[Federal Register: June 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 103)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National
Estuaries Restoration Inventory
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 July 31, 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 Perry Gayaldo, (301) 713-0174 or Perry.Gayaldo@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Collection of estuary habitat restoration project information
(e.g., location, habitat type, goals, status, monitoring information)
is in process in order to continue to populate a restoration project
database mandated by the Estuary Restoration Act (ERA) of 2000. The
National Estuaries Restoration Inventory (NERI) contains information
for estuary habitat restoration projects funded through the ERA as well
as non-ERA project data that meet quality control requirements and data
standards established under the Act. The database provides information
to improve restoration methods, provides the basis for required reports
to Congress, and tracks estuary habitat acreage restored. It is
accessible to the public via the Internet for data queries and project
reports. Recipients of ERA funds are required to submit specific
information on habitat restoration projects into the NERI database
through an interactive Web site available over the Internet (https://
neri.noaa.gov/). The projects that are not funded through the ERA can
be voluntarily entered into the database by project managers. Other
Federal agencies and private grant programs may also require recipients
to enter project information in the NERI database.
II. Method of Collection
Project managers will electronically submit estuary restoration
project information via NOAA's National Estuaries Restoration Inventory
(NERI) Web site. The Web site contains a user-friendly data entry
interface for project managers to enter and submit project information
to the NERI database. To facilitate the collection of information
through the data entry interface, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) provides worksheets containing database fields that can
be downloaded and printed from the Web site. These worksheets can be
used by project managers to guide information collection, and can then
serve as a reference as project managers enter project information
through the Web site. The reporting forms are also available in paper
format to be sent to project managers as necessary.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0479.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local, and
tribal governments; and businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 115.
Estimated Time per Response: Four hours for new projects submitted,
with an estimated 70 new projects to be submitted annually. This
includes approximately three hours for collecting project information
and writing the project abstract and one hour for entering information
into the database. For existing projects, two hours are expected for
updates, with an estimated 50 projects to be updated annually.
Information originally collected and submitted for a project does not
need to be collected again to update the project.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 380 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
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: May 27, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12641 Filed 5-29-09; 8:45 am]
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