[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16733-16734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05003]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Sea Grant Program Application Requirements for Grants, for Sea 
Grant Fellowships, Including the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy 
Fellowships, and for Designation as a Sea Grant College or Sea Grant 
Institution

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on December 13, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Sea Grant Program Application Requirements for Grants, for 
Sea Grant Fellowships, including the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy 
Fellowships, and for Designation as a Sea Grant College or Sea Grant 
Institution.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0362.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 90-1, 90-2, and 90-4.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 680.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes for a Sea Grant Control 
form; 20 minutes for a Project Record Form; 15 minutes for a Sea Grant 
Budget form; and 20 hours for an application for designation as a Sea 
Grant college or Sea Grant institute.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,091.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension of an existing 
information collection.
    The objectives of the National Sea Grant College Program, as stated 
in the Sea Grant legislation (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) are to increase 
the understanding, assessments, development, utilization, and 
conservation of the Nation's ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. 
It accomplishes these objectives by conducting research, education, and 
outreach programs. Grant monies are available for funding activities 
that help obtain the objectives of the Sea Grant Program. Both single 
and multi-project grants are awarded, with the latter representing 
approximately 80 percent of the total grant program. In addition to 
other standard grant application requirements, three forms are required 
with the grants. The Sea Grant Control Form (NOAA Form 90-1) is used to 
identify the organizations and personnel who would be involved in the 
grant and briefly summarize the proposed activities under the grant. 
The Project Record Form (NOAA Form 90-2), which collects summary data 
on projects, helps the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO)

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evaluate the proposals during its funding decisions. The Sea Grant 
Budget Form (NOAA Form 90-4) provides information similar to, but more 
detailed than, standardized budget forms SF-424A or SF-424C, and allows 
the NSGO to determine whether or not the breakdown cost of multi-
project grant awards is reasonable. Collectively, the data supplied in 
these documents form the basis for many of NSGO's responses to the 
Administration, the Congress, other agencies, and to the public about 
the scope of Sea Grant activities.
    The National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) also 
provides for the designation of a public or private institution of 
higher education, institute, laboratory, or State or local agency as a 
Sea Grant college or Sea Grant institute. Applications are required for 
designation of Sea Grant Colleges and Sea Grant Institutes, although no 
forms are required. The data the collection provides helps the National 
Sea Grant Office determine the suitability of the applicant for meeting 
the standards and conditions for being a Sea Grant College as set forth 
in 33 U.S.C. 1126 and 15 CFR 918.5.
    Affected Public: Academic and not-for-profit institutions; 
individuals or households; business or other for-profit organizations; 
State, local, or Tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0362.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-05003 Filed 3-7-24; 8:45 am]
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