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OMB Control No: 0648-0119	ICR Reference No: 202207-0648-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201901-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Coastal Zone Management Program Administration
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/28/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/19/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2023
Responses	353	0	359
Time Burden (Hours)	8,916	0	10,626
Cost Burden (Dollars)	850	0	824

Abstract: This request is for a revision and extension of this collection of information. Three revised documents have been developed, reviewed and finalized. First, minor edits to update dates have been made to the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Performance Measurement System Coastal Management Program Guidance (April 2011, updated June 2022). Second, the OCM FY2022 Performance Progress Report Guidelines (2022) have been revised to include minor formatting and copy edits and to add a financial reporting table. The cooperative agreement performance reports are reviewed by agency personnel who determine whether the state is adhering to its approved coastal zone management program and whether it is making continued progress toward coastal management goals. The addition of the table is intended to ensure consistency with NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) grants requirements as well as CZMA strategic priorities. The addition of the table should result in a negligible increase in burden as the states should have this information available. Third, the Coastal Zone Management Act Program Change Procedures have been revised through the rulemaking process to update the program change regulations resulting in the elimination of the distinction between ‘‘routine program changes (RPCs)’’ and ‘‘amendments.’’ This removes the program change analysis done by states to determine if a change is substantial, and therefore an amendment, and instead requires states to describe the nature of the program change and indicate whether the state believes the program change would impact CZMA program approvability areas, national interest objectives, or compliance with other Federal laws. The revisions also streamline the documentation that all states would adhere to when submitting a program change. Combined, these changes decrease annual burden hours for program change submittals. Coastal zone management grants provide funds to states and territories to implement federally approved coastal zone management plans, revise assessment documents and multi-year strategies, submit requests to approve amendments or program changes, and to submit section 306A documentation on their approved coastal zone management plans. Funds are also provided to states and territories to develop their coastal management documents. The information submitted is used to determine if activities achieve national coastal management and enhancement objectives and whether states and territories are adhering to their approved plans.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1451 et. seq. Name of Law: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (amended in 1996)

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:
	87 FR 12434	03/04/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 43007	07/19/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	353	359	0	-6
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,916	10,626	-270	-1,440
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	850	824	0	26

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The decrease in burden hours is due to revised program change regulations under the CZMA. The reduction in responses and burden time is a result of a decrease in the number of respondents in the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs. The $26 increase in costs is the correction of an error in ROCIS from the previous submission.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $264,616

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Patmarie Nedelka 3015631127

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