[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58374-58375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23100]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-WSFR-2014-N205; FVWF58520900000]
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Coastal Impact Assistance Program
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This information collection is scheduled to
expire on September 30, 2014. We may not conduct or sponsor and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number. However, under OMB
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regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before October 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRASubmission@omb.eop.gov
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
(mail), or hopegrey@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-
0147'' in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hopegrey@fws.gov (email)
or 703-358-2482 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request
OMB Control Number: 1018-0147.
Title: Coastal Impact Assistance Program.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 73.
Description of Respondents: 6 States (Alabama, Alaska, California,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) and 67 coastal political
subdivisions in these States.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion for amendments/changes to a
project and other requests; annually for reports; and ongoing for
recordkeeping.
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Completion time
Activity Number of per response Total annual
responses (hours) burden hours
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Submit annual reports.................................. 479 8 3,832
Notify FWS in case of delays, adverse conditions, etc., 60 8 480
that impair ability to meet objectives of an award....
Request termination and supporting information......... 45 6 270
Maintain records....................................... 756 0.5 378
Telephone followup discussion on financial capabilities 100 8 800
Develop language and individual signage at CIAP Sites.. 100 8 800
Submission of photographs/CDs of projects for tracking 250 4 1,000
purpose...............................................
Request changes and/or amendments to a project......... 192 42 8,064
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TOTALS............................................. 1,982 ................. 15,624
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Abstract: Section 384 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L.
109-58) established the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP). This
program provides Federal grant funds derived from Federal offshore
lease revenues to oil-producing States for:
Conservation, protection, or restoration of coastal areas,
including wetlands;
Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural
resources;
Planning assistance and the administrative costs of
complying with these objectives;
Implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or
comprehensive conservation management plan; and
Mitigation of the impact of Outer Continental Shelf
activities through funding of onshore infrastructure projects and
public service needs.
The States of Alabama, Alaska, California, Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Texas are eligible for CIAP funding. Also eligible to receive CIAP
funds are 67 coastal political subdivisions (CPS) in the 6 States. The
affected States have prepared Statewide CIAP plans that include
proposed projects. The federally approved CIAP plans have also been
coordinated through a public review process.
Once a project is approved, we must monitor the project to
determine that the CIAP funds are being used for appropriate expenses.
The monitoring will be achieved through the grant regulations that
require grantees to provide, at a minimum, an annual progress report
and a financial status report.
Comments Received and Our Responses
On July 25, 2014, we published in the Federal Register (79 FR
43503) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve the
collection of information associated with CIAP. We solicited comments
for 60 days, ending on September 23, 2014. We received no comments.
Request for Public Comments
We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email
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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: September 24, 2014.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-23100 Filed 9-26-14; 8:45 am]
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