[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44006-44007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15869]


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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: NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application 
Package.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0384.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes each for a project summary, 
key contacts and current and pending federal support; 5 hours for a 
semi-annual report; 5 hours for an annual report and 10 hours for a 
final report.
    Burden Hours: 1,050.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection. The National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's Coastal Ocean Program (COP) provides 
direct financial assistance through grants and cooperative agreements 
for research supporting the management of coastal ecosystems. The 
statutory authority for COP is Public Law 102-567 Section 201 (Coastal 
Ocean Program). In addition to standard government application 
requirements, applicants for financial assistance are required to 
submit a project summary form, current and pending form and a key 
contacts form. Recipients are required to file annual progress reports 
and a project final report using COP formats. All of these requirements 
are needed for better evaluation of proposals and monitoring of awards.
    This revision is the addition of the NOAA RESTORE Act Science 
Program. This program provides direct financial assistance through 
grants and cooperative agreements for research, observation, and 
monitoring to support, to the maximum extent practicable, the long-term 
sustainability of the ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat, and the 
recreational, commercial, and charter-fishing industry in the Gulf of 
Mexico. NOAA was authorized to establish and administer the Program, in 
consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by the Resources 
and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived 
Economies (RESTORE) of the Gulf States Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-141, 
Section 1604). Identified in the RESTORE Act as the Gulf Coast 
Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology 
Program, the Program is commonly known as the NOAA RESTORE Act Science 
Program. The NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program will use the standard 
government application forms for financial assistance as well as the 
COP project summary form, current and pending form and a key contacts 
form. Recipients are required to file semi-annual progress reports and 
a project final report using a revised COP format. These additional 
forms are necessary for consistency. The main purpose of this 
information collection is to enable the NOAA RESTORE Act Science 
Program to provide summaries of each proposed project, the key 
applicant contact information and their current and pending Federal 
funding. The information gathered will enable the NOAA RESTORE Act 
Science Program to properly and quickly evaluate proposals in a 
collaborative environment with its partner agencies.
    Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal 
government; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually, semi-annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

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    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: June 29, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-15869 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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