OMB requests
that the agency submit a revision request for this collection to
restructure these surveys as a hybrid generic collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2021
09/30/2021
09/30/2021
1,765
0
1,765
652
0
652
0
0
0
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) created the Coral Reef Conservation Program
to safeguard and ensure the welfare of the coral reef ecosystems
along the coastlines of America's States and Territories. The
administration of this program has potential economic and cultural
impacts on the lives of nearby residents. In accordance with its
mission goals, NOAA has designed a household survey to help assess
the impacts of the Coral Reef Conservation Program.
Adjustments: The main
adjustment, resulting in a decrease in annualized burden of 623
(from 1,275 to 652), is due to the interval of surveying having
changed from every three to four years, to five to seven. Minor
sample size changes, previously approved, are due to the need for
more spatially representative information to allow in some
jurisdictions for the analysis of data at island scale (or
smaller). These changes in sample sizes are in accordance with
approved non-substantive change requests since 2012. These changes
also allow for the socioeconomic information to be better aligned
with the biophysical information also being collected as part of
the overall national coral reef monitoring program.
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.