[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70957-70958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27735]
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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: Estuary Habitat Restoration Program Inventory.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0479.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
collection).
Number of Respondents: 6.
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours for each new project; 2 hours
for updates.
Burden Hours: 18.
Needs and Uses: The Estuary Restoration Act (ERA) of 2000 (Act) was
signed into law in November 2000 and makes restoring our nation's
estuaries a national priority by leveraging limited federal resources
with state, local, and private funding. As part of the Act, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to
develop and maintain a database of estuary restoration projects. The
purpose of the database is to provide information to improve
restoration methods, provide information for
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reports transmitted to Congress (Section 108(b)), and track the acres
of habitat restored. Project information collected and maintained is
made available to the public through project summaries. The database
contains project information for projects funded through the ERA that
meet quality control requirements and data standards established under
the Act. This information collection is a requirement only for those
parties receiving ERA funds.
Affected Public: Not-for-Profit Institutions, and State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-27735 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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