[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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