The FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State
Appropriations Act directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish
a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to protect
important areas that have significant conservation, recreation,
ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened
by conversion, and to issue guidelines for this program delineating
the criteria for grant awards, (16 U.S.C. 1456d). The guidelines
establish procedures for eligible applicants, who choose to
participate in the program, to use when developing state
conservation plans, proposing or soliciting projects under this
program, applying for
The increased estimate for the
annual recordkeeping and reporting hours is due to an increase in
the projected number of project proposals received each year as
more states participate in the competitive program (the estimated
number of proposals has increased from 50 to 60). The increased
annual estimate of burden hours for the CELCP plans reflects the
fact that a number of state plans submitted for review and approval
by NOAA require additional revision prior to approval, so the
number of revision responses has been increased for the renewal
period (previously 22 new plans were expected; for this next 3-year
period, we estimate 1 new plan and 27 revisions). In addition,
while the number of states that have not yet developed a CELCP plan
for NOAA review/approval decreased significantly, the estimate of
time needed to develop an initial draft was increased from 35 hours
to 120 hours, based on feedback from respondents. NOTE: The
recordkeeping/reporting cost increased from $516 to $523: the
increased number of proposals and increased postage costs were
almost balanced by the increase in electronic submissions. However,
in ROCIS, the previous cost is shown as $1,000, as the cost was
rounded up when the information collection was migrated to
ROCIS.
$8,000
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
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No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.