Section 384 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (Public Law 109–58) established the Coastal Impact
Assistance Program (CIAP). This program provides Federal grant
funds derived from Federal offshore lease revenues to oil-producing
States for: • Conservation, protection, or restoration of coastal
areas, including wetlands; • Mitigation of damage to fish,
wildlife, or natural resources; • Planning assistance and the
administrative costs of complying with these objectives; •
Implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or
comprehensive conservation management plan; and • Mitigation of the
impact of Outer Continental Shelf activities through funding of
onshore infrastructure projects and public service needs. The
States of Alabama, Alaska, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Texas are eligible for CIAP funding. Also eligible to receive CIAP
funds are 67 coastal political subdivisions in the 6 States. The
affected States have prepared Statewide CIAP plans that include
proposed projects. The federally approved CIAP plans have also been
coordinated through a public review process.
We estimate that we will
receive 1,982 responses totaling 15,624 annual burden hours for
this information collection. This is net increase of 783 responses
and 2,037 annual burden hours from the previous submission. The
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management submitted the previous ICR. The
Fish and Wildlife Service assumed responsibility for CIAP in 2011.
We are reporting as a program change, a decrease of 393 responses
and 8,121 annual burden hours relating to portions of CIAP. This is
a result of deleting several ICs. We no longer accept applications
so we deleted all ICs relating to the application process. We do
not require bi-annual reports and deleted the IC. We are reporting
as an adjustment, an increase of 1,176 responses and 10,158 annual
burden responses. This is a result of increasing the number of
responses and/or completion times, based on our experience in
administering CIAP for the past 3 years.
$2,406,096
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Hope Grey 703 358-2482
hope_grey@fws.gov
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.