Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 28, 2009 / Notices 4941 

Dated: January 16, 2009. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–1720 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; NOAA Communitybased Restoration Program Progress 

Reports 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Robin Bruckner, 301–713– 

0174 or via the Internet at 

Robin.Bruckner@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The NOAA Community-based 

Restoration Program (CRP) provides 

financial assistance on a competitive 

basis to implement grass-roots, 

community-based habitat restoration, 

debris prevention and removal, and dam 

and other barrier removal activities 

through individual projects or 

restoration partnerships. The NOAA 

Restoration Center (RC) within the 

NOAA Fisheries Service Office of 

Habitat Conservation intends to 

continue requiring specific information 

on projects funded under various grants 

initiatives managed by the RC as part of 

routine progress reporting. Recipients of 

NOAA funds under these initiatives will 

be required to submit information 

including project location, restoration 

techniques used, species benefited, 

acres restored, stream miles opened to 

access for diadromous fish, volunteer 

participation, and other parameters. 

This information collection is necessary 

to track and report on the large number 

of community-based projects being 

implemented with RC support around 

the country. This information will be 

used to continue populating a database 

of NOAA-funded habitat restoration, 

debris prevention and removal, and 

barrier removal projects. The database, 

with its robust querying capabilities, is 

instrumental to accurate and timely 

responses to NOAA, Department of 

Commerce, Congressional, and 

constituent inquiries. It also ensures 

accountability for federal funds 

expended for community-based 

activities, reported by NOAA through 

the Government Performance and 

Reporting Act ‘‘acres restored’’ 

performance measure. The grant 

recipients are required by the NOAA 

Grants Management Division to submit 

periodic performance reports and a final 

report for each award. This collection 

will stipulate the information to be 

provided in these reports until the 

Performance Progress Report standard 

forms family (SF–PPR) comes into use 

government-wide, at which time this 

information collection will be 

discontinued. 

II. Method of Collection 

The reporting form and format outline 

will be provided to funding recipients 

and will also be available on the 

Restoration Center’s home page. 

Electronic submission of forms and 

progress report narratives will be 

encouraged but is not required. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0648–0472. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local and Tribal 

Governments, business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time Per Response: Interim 

reports: 9 hours and 45 minutes; final 

reports: 11 hours and 45 minutes. Three 

semi-annual reports and one final report 

over a 24-month period are required for 

each award; however, information 

collected and submitted for any single 

report need not be collected again for 

subsequent reports. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8,240. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $2,940. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 22, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–1743 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Continued Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Questionnaire To 

Support Review of Federal Assistance 

Applications 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 


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