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OMB Control No: 1028-0107	ICR Reference No: 201608-1028-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201302-1028-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No: Catherine M Cullinane Thomas
Title: Economic Contribution of Federal Investments in Restoration of Degraded, Damaged, or Destroyed Ecosystems.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/19/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/15/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	6	0	900
Time Burden (Hours)	22	0	358
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The mission of the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (NRDA Restoration Program) is to restore natural resources injured as a result of oil spills or hazardous substance releases into the environment. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the DOI Office of Policy Analysis are conducting this information collection at the request of the NRDA Restoration Program. The NRDA Restoration Program is weighing the pros and cons of collecting restoration cost data as part of contractor reporting requirements for restoration projects associated with Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) cases. The collection described under this request is designed to refine potential expenditure and project summary questions prior to developing e contractor reporting requirements. This is a continuation of collection OMB-1028-0107 that was initiated in 2013. Case studies and methods developed through this original collection are published in a USGS Open File Report titled “Estimating the Economic Impacts of Ecosystem Restoration—Methods and Case Studies” . USGS and the DOI Office of Policy Analysis are modifying the survey instruments and analysis methodologies based on lessons learned from the original effort. This collection will result in additional case studies that will test modified survey instruments and analysis methods. Expenditure data will be collected and economic impacts will be estimated for approximately 10 DOI restoration projects per year for 3 years.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 9601 Name of Law: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
   US Code: 33 USC 2701 Name of Law: Oil Pollution Act
   US Code: 33 USC 1251-1376 Name of Law: Clean Water 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:
	81 FR 43224	07/01/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 79045	11/10/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Follow Up Contact
Project Manager Survey - State Local Tribal Govt	na, na	,
Project Managers Survey - Private Industry	na, na	,
Project Summary Survey: Introductory Call

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	6	900	-894
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22	358	-336
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $21,773

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: James Sayer 650 329-4093 jsayer@usgs.gov

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