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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99840-99841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29021]

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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; Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application Package

    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 08/16/2024 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application Package.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0384.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision and Extension of a current information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,400.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes each for a project summary, 
data management template, milestone Gantt chart and current and pending 
federal support; 5.5 hours for a semi-annual report; 5 hours for an 
annual report, 10 hours for a CRP final report, 10.5 hours for the RSP 
final report.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,912.5.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection. The National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's Coastal Ocean Program (COP) now known as 
the Competitive Research Program (CRP) under the National Centers for 
Coastal Ocean Science provides direct financial assistance through 
grants and cooperative agreements for research supporting the 
management of coastal ecosystems and the NOAA Restore Science Program. 
The statutory authority for COP is Public Law 102-567 sec. 201 (Coastal 
Ocean Program). NOAA was authorized to establish and administer the 
Restore Science Program, in consultation with the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, by the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, 
Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) of the Gulf 
States Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-141, sec. 1604). Identified in the 
RESTORE Act as the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, 
Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program, the Program is 
commonly known as the NOAA RESTORE Science Program (RSP). In addition 
to standard government application requirements, applicants for 
financial assistance are required to submit a project summary form, 
current and pending form and a Data Management form template for both 
programs. The Data Management form template is an addition to the 
application package. Data Management is a required element of the 
application package and the use of this form the will reduce the public 
burden by providing a specific format instead of requiring each 
applicant to create their own format. The Key Contacts form has been 
removed from the collection. CRP recipients are required to file annual 
progress reports and a project final report using CRP formats. The RSP 
recipients are required to file semiannual progress reports, a final 
report and a Gantt chart showing project milestones using RSP formats. 
All of these requirements are needed for better evaluation of proposals 
and monitoring of awards.
    Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or Tribal 
government; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually, semi-annually, and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The statutory authority for COP is Public Law 102-
567 sec. 201 (Coastal Ocean Program). NOAA was authorized to establish 
and administer the Restore Science Program, in consultation with the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by the Resources and Ecosystems 
Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) 
of the Gulf States Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-141, sec. 1604).
    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

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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 0648-0384.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-29021 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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