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with the recordkeeping of NCSR-related 

information.) 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $36,630. 

Dated: July 12, 2011. 

David Epperson, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

[Docket ID No. BOEM–2011–0001] 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Activity: Coastal Impact Assistance 

Program (CIAP), Renewal of a 

Collection; Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements that address the 

BOEMRE’s Coastal Impact Assistance 

Program (CIAP), which is a grant 

program. This notice also provides the 

public a second opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

these requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

August 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior (1010–0170). Please also submit 

a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by 

any of the means below. 

• Electronically: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled, 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BOEM– 

2011–0001 then click search. Follow the 

instructions to submit public comments 

and view supporting and related 

materials available for this collection. 

BOEMRE will post all comments. 

• E-mail: 

cheryl.blundon@boemre.gov. Mail or 

hand-carry comments to: Department of 

the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference ICR 1010–0170 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. To 

see a copy of the entire ICR submitted 

to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov 

(select Information Collection Review, 

Currently Under Review). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Coastal Impact Assistance 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0170. 

Abstract: With the passage of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) 

was given responsibility for the Coastal 

Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) 

through the amendment of Section 31 of 

the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1356a Appendix A). The 

following requirements from this 

amendment necessitate the collection of 

information. 

‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A producing State or 

coastal political subdivision shall use all 

amounts received under this section, 

including any amount deposited in a trust 

fund that is administered by the State or 

coastal political subdivision and dedicated to 

uses consistent with this section, in 

accordance with all applicable Federal and 

State law, only for 1 or more of the following 

purposes: 

(A) Projects and activities for the 

conservation, protection, or restoration of 

coastal areas, including wetland. 

(B) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, 

or natural resources. 

(C) Planning assistance and the 

administrative costs of complying with this 

section. 

(D) Implementation of a federally-approved 

marine, coastal, or comprehensive 

conservation management plan. 

(E) Mitigation of the impact of outer 

Continental Shelf activities through funding 

of onshore infrastructure projects and public 

service needs. 

(2) COMPLIANCE WITH AUTHORIZED 

USES.—If the Secretary determines that any 

expenditure made by a producing State or 

coastal political subdivision is not consistent 

with this subsection, the Secretary shall not 

disburse any additional amount under this 

section to the producing State or the coastal 

political subdivision until such time as all 

amounts obligated for unauthorized uses 

have been repaid or reobligated for 

authorized uses. 

(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 23 

percent of amounts received by a producing 

State or coastal political subdivision for any 

1 fiscal year shall be used for the purposes 

described * * *’’ 

Information needs to be submitted by 

the government jurisdictions to meet all 

the requirements of the CIAP State Plan 

Guidelines as well as requirements on 

the procurement contracts. Responses 

are mostly required to obtain or retain 

a benefit. No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ 

nature are asked. BOEMRE protects 

information considered proprietary 

according to the Freedom of Information 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR 2). 

According to the EPAct, in order to 

receive funds, the states must submit 

CIAP State Plans that contain required 

components including an 

implementation plan of the state’s 

program and identification of the 

proposed use of CIAP funds. The 

identification will be provided in the 

Plan as brief descriptions of the 

proposed projects. Upon approval of a 

Plan, recipients will be able to submit 

grant applications for a project. 

Applicants submit proposals for funding 

in response to a Notice of Funding 

Availability that we publish on 

Grants.gov and on our program web 

pages. Proposals are submitted through 

Grants.gov. An application consists of 

OMB required forms for grants; a 

detailed project description or narrative 

to demonstrate that the project has 

maintained the integrity of the brief 

description in the Plan and still meets 

EPAct criteria; and documentation such 

as Federal, State, or local government 

required permits with which the 

recipient is stating it has met Federal, 

State, or local laws. 

Once an application for a project is 

approved, BOEMRE is required to 

monitor the projects to determine that 

the CIAP funds are being used for 

appropriate expenses. The monitoring 

will be achieved through the grant 

regulations that require, at a minimum, 

a recipient to provide an annual 

progress and financial status reports. 

Recipients are evaluated by contracting 

officers via Grants.gov application 

efforts. The recipients that are 

determined by the evaluations to likely 

have difficulties in implementing and 

managing the CIAP funded projects will 

be required to submit semi-annual 

reports. Once the recipient has 

demonstrated the ability to implement 

and manage their projects, the 

requirement can be returned to annual 

reports. 

BOEMRE needs the information 

required so that technical experts can 

determine how well it addresses the 

requirements identified in the 

authorizing EPAct legislation and 

monitor the projects to meet specific 

requirements. 


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Frequency: Submissions are annually, 

bi-annually, or specific to the 

requirement which is usually on 

occasion. 

Description of Respondents: 

Approximately 73 total respondents. 

This includes 6 states and 67 boroughs, 

parishes, etc. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 

13,587 hours. The following table 

details the individual components and 

estimated hour burdens. In calculating 

the burdens, we assumed that 

respondents perform certain 

requirements in the normal course of 

their activities. We consider these to be 

usual and customary and took that into 

account in estimating the burden. 

CIAP reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement Hour burden Average number of 

annual reponses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Submit Project Narrative ..................................................................................................... 42 192 projects ........... 8,064 

Submit annual Performance Reports .................................................................................. 8 192 reports ............ 1,536 

Submit bi-annual Performance Reports .............................................................................. 8 192 reports ............ 1,536 

Notify BOEMRE in case of delays, adverse conditions, etc., which impair ability to meet 

objectives of the award including statement of action taken or contemplated or assistance required (including non-construction and construction grants).

8 45 notifications ....... 360 

Request termination and supporting information ................................................................ 6 15 requests ............ 90 

Retain all records/documentation for 3 years ..................................................................... .5 192 projects ........... 96 

Retain records longer than 3 years if they relate to claim, audit, litigation, etc ................. Exempt under 

5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c) 0 

Telephone follow-up discussion on Financial Capabilities ................................................. 8 76 discussions ....... 608 

Develop language and individual signage at CIAP Sites—Estimated 30 construction 

projects with temp signs initially—permanent signs 2–4years.

8 30 signs ................. 240 

Submission of photographs/CDs of projects for tracking purposes ................................... 4 250 projects ........... 1,000 

Voluntarily submit draft Coastal Impact Assistance Plan with appropriate supporting 

documentation.

1 4 plans ................... 4 

Submit final Coastal Impact Assistance Plan and all supporting documentation (i.e., 

Governor’s certification of public participation; Appendices C, D, and E).

1 4 plans ................... 4 

Request delay by states for submitting final plan, with relevant data ................................ 1 1 request ................ 1

Request minor changes and/or amendments to a plan ..................................................... 8 6 requests .............. 48 

Total Burden ................................................................................................................. ........................ 1,199 Responses ... 13,587 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no paperwork nonhour cost burdens associated with the 

collection of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 

requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide 

notice * * * and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information * * *’’ 

Agencies must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on January 28, 

2011, we published a Federal Register 

notice (76 FR 5192) announcing that we 

would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. We 

have received no comments in response 

to this effort. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments to the offices listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. 

Therefore, to ensure maximum 

consideration, OMB should receive 

public comments by August 22, 2011. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

BOEMRE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703) 

787–1025. 

Dated: June 1, 2011. 

Doug Slitor, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18453 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R5–FHC–2011–N135; 53330–1335– 

0000–J3] 

Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control 

Alternatives Workgroup 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 

meeting of the Lake Champlain Sea 

Lamprey Control Alternatives 

Workgroup (Workgroup). The 

Workgroup’s purpose is to provide, in 

an advisory capacity, recommendations 


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