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OMB Control No: 1024-0031	ICR Reference No: 201609-1024-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201309-1024-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/NPS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance Program, 54 USC §200305
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: 10/21/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	5,994	0	5,944
Time Burden (Hours)	44,744	0	45,454
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF Act) (54 USC §200305) was enacted to help preserve, develop, and ensure access for the public to outdoor recreation opportunities. The LWCF Act provides funds for and authorizes Federal assistance to the States for planning, acquisition, and development of needed land and water areas and facilities. In accordance with the LWCF Act, the National Park Service (we, NPS) administers the LWCF State Assistance Program, which provides matching grants to States and through the States to local units of government. As used in this information collection request, the term “States” includes the 50 States; the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands; the District of Columbia; and the Territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. LWCF grants are provided to States on a matching basis for up to 50 percent of the total project-related allowable costs. Grants to eligible insular areas may be for 100 percent assistance. The LWCF State Assistance Program gives maximum flexibility and responsibility to the States. States establish their own priorities and criteria and allocate their grant money through a competitive selection process based on a Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Payments for all projects are made to the State organization that is authorized to accept and administer funds paid for approved projects. Local units of government participate in the program as subgrantees of the State with the State retaining primary grant compliance responsibility.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 54 USC §200305 Name of Law: Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965

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 12949	03/11/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 72824	10/21/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	5,994	5,944	0	50
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	44,744	45,454	-710	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: We are reporting an increase of 50 annual responses and a decrease of 710 total annual burden hours from our 2013 submission. The increased annual responses are due to an increased annual appropriation for this program since our last submission in 2013. The decreased annual burden hours are due to adjusted completion times as a result of our public outreach and experience administering this collection. It should be noted an error was discovered during this renewal process with the response time submitted in 2013 for the “Extension of 3-Year Limit for Delayed Outdoor Recreation Development” IC. The burden response time was mistakenly reported as 161 hours per response during our 2013 submission rather than the correct 16 hours per response. This has been corrected in ROCIS, resulting in a decrease of 725 burden hours for this IC (shown in the table included in the response for question 15 on the supporting statement).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $530,996

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]? 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: Madonna Baucum 202 354-1916 madonna_baucum@nps.gov

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