[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59362-59363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25488]


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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 and Estuarine Land Conservation, Planning, 
Protection, or Restoration.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0459.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 51.
    Average Hours per Response:: CELCP Plans, 120 hours to develop, 35 
hours to revise or update; project application and checklist, 20 hours; 
semi-annual and annual reporting, 5 hours each.
    Burden Hours: 1,410.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    NOAA has, or is given, authority under the Coastal Zone Management 
Act (CZMA), annual appropriations or other authorities, to issue funds 
to coastal states, localities or other recipients for planning, 
conservation, acquisition, protection, restoration, or construction 
projects. The required information enables NOAA to implement the CELCP, 
under its current or future authorization, and facilitate the review of 
similar projects under different, but related, authorities.
    This includes projects funded through:
     The Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CZMA 
Section 307A) to protect important coastal and estuarine areas that 
have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or 
aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion, and procedures 
for eligible applicants who choose to participate in the program to use 
when developing state conservation plans, proposing or soliciting 
projects under this program, applying for funds, and carrying out 
projects under this program in a manner that is consistent with the 
purposes of the program pursuant to program guidelines which can be 
found on NOAA's website at: www.coast.noaa.gov/czm/landconservation/ or 
may be obtained upon request via the contact information listed above;
     the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (CZMA 
Section 315) Land Acquisition and Construction program;
     the Coastal Zone Management Program's low-cost acquisition 
and construction program (CZMA Section 306A); or the
     Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: One time and semi-annually.
    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.


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    Dated: November 19, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25488 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am]
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