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OMB Control No: 0648-0472	ICR Reference No: 200911-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200905-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NOAA Community-based Restoration Program Progress Reports
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/27/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/07/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	08/31/2012	08/31/2012
Responses	500	0	500
Time Burden (Hours)	4,145	0	4,145
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This collection is needed to assist with the administration and evaluation of the NOAA Community-based Restoration Program (CRP), which has provided financial assistance on a competitive basis to over 1200 habitat restoration projects since 1996. The information is used to provide accountability for the CRP and NOAA on the expenditure of federal funds used for restoration, contributes to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) "acres restored" measure and to the President's Wetlands Initiative goal of 3 million acres of wetland restoration, enhancement and protection by 2010. Information is required only from parties receiving CRP funds. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would like to make several non-substantive changes to the format of its information collection to make it simpler to understand and use by grantees. In particular, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grantees that have their first semi-annual progress reports due to NOAA in January 2010 should find that the modification to a consolidated format provides some relief from the complex reporting requirements they already face overall.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 661 Name of Law: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 117 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 4941	01/28/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 23995	05/22/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	500	500
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,145	4,145
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Adjustment: There are approximately 75 fewer new grantees per year (fewer habitat restoration projects are being supported annually at increased award amounts), and a related reduction in responses from 800 to 500. The estimated total annual burden hours for this information collection is reduced by approximately half of that previously estimated, from 8,240 to 4,145. This reduction is due to : 1) the decrease in annual responses as well as to an average of 2 hours reduction in response time for the semi-annual reports, and half an hour for the final reports and 2) recipients successful in competing for larger awards tending to be organizations with more capacity and expertise in handling the reporting requirements, and to be more experienced in carrying out habitat restoration projects and in tracking performance. Program change: Costs have decreased from $2,940 to zero, based on 100% electronic submission.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $85,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Robin Bruckner 3017130174 ext. 153

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