[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 72953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29750]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Coastal Zone Management Program Administration Grants, 
Performance Reports, Amendments and Routine Program Changes, Section 
306A and Section 309 Requirements, and Section 6217 Coastal Nonpoint 
Pollution Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0119.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 34.
    Average Hours Per Response: Coastal Zone Management Performance 
Tracking, 25 hours; performance reports: Year 1, Sections A and B, 35 
hours; Year 2, Section A, 10 hours; Year 3, Section A, 5 hours; Section 
C, 2 hours; amendments and program change documentation, 20 hours; 
Section 306a Application Checklist and documentation, 5 hours; Section 
309 Strategy & Assessment Document Preparation, 260 hours; Section 309 
Competitive Funding--Section A Semi-annual Performance Report on 
Project Implementation and Section 305 Section A Semi-Annual 
Performance Report, 2 hours each; Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 
Program Document Preparation and Section 305 Program Development 
Document, 1 hour each.
    Burden Hours: 9,144.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    In 1972, in response to intense pressure on United States (U.S) 
coastal resources, and because of the importance of U.S. coastal areas, 
the U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
(CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1451 et. seq. The CZMA authorized a federal program 
to encourage coastal states and territories to develop comprehensive 
coastal management programs. The CZMA has been reauthorized on several 
occasions, most recently with the enactment of the Coastal Zone 
Protection Act of 1996. (CZMA as amended). The program is administered 
by the Secretary of Commerce, who in turn has delegated this 
responsibility to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 
(NOAA) National Ocean Services (NOS).
    The coastal zone management grants provide funds to states and 
territories to: implement federally-approved coastal management 
programs; complete information for the Coastal Zone Management Program 
(CZMP) Performance Management System; develop program assessments 
multi-year strategies to enhance their programs within priority areas 
under Section 309 of the CZMA; submit documentation as described in the 
CZMA Section 306a on the approved coastal zone management programs; 
submit requests to update their federally-approved programs through 
amendments or program changes; and develop and submit state coastal 
nonpoint pollution control programs (CNP) as required under Section 
6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments.
    Revision: The CZMP Performance Measurement System has been revised 
to reduce the number of measures on which state programs are required 
to report, resulting in an overall decrease in reporting burden for the 
performance measurement system. The assessment process under CZMA 
Section 309 has also been refined to rely more on readily available 
existing data and allow states to more quickly focus their assessments 
on high-priority enhancement areas.
    Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments.
    Frequency: Annually, semi-annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: November 18, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-29750 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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