[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 52417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22573]


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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: Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity 
Applicants.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0538.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (O and extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 736.
    Average Hours per Response: 4 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,030.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection through the Environmental 
Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Federal Financial Assistance Applicants (Questionnaire). 
This Questionnaire is used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) to collect information about proposed activities 
for the purpose of complying with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(``NEPA,'' 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370) and other environmental compliance 
requirements associated with proposed activities. NEPA requires federal 
agencies to complete an environmental analysis for all major federal 
actions, including funding non-federal activities through federal 
financial assistance awards where federal participation in the funded 
activity is expected to be significant. The Questionnaire is used in 
conjunction with NOAA Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
    The NOFO will indicate the specific questions to which an applicant 
must respond in one of three ways: (1) The applicable questions are 
inserted directly into the NOFO with reference to the OMB Control 
Number (0648-0538) for this form; (2) the NOFO will specify which 
questions (e.g., 1, 2) an applicant must answer, with the entire OMB-
approved Questionnaire attached to the NOFO; or (3) applicants to be 
recommended for funding will be required to answer relevant questions 
from the Questionnaire. The federal program officer will determine 
which questions are relevant to each specific applicant. Answers must 
be provided before the application can be submitted for final funding 
approval.
    This Questionnaire has been revised to (1) remove repetitive 
questions; (2) revise specific questions to use plain language; and (3) 
add questions that would be helpful to a wider range of NOAA programs.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations; 
individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; state, local, 
or tribal government; and Federal government.
    Frequency: 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.

Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-22573 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am]
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