National Estuaries Restoration Inventory

OMB Control No: 0648-0479	ICR Reference No: 200909-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200606-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Estuaries Restoration Inventory
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/18/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/14/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2010
Responses	31	0	234
Time Burden (Hours)	103	0	787
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Collection of estuary habitat restoration project information (e.g., location, habitat type, goals, status, monitoring information) will be undertaken in order to populate a restoration project database mandated by the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000. The database is intended to provide information to improve restoration methods, provide the basis for required reports to Congress, and track estuary habitat acreage restored. Estuary habitat restoration project information will be submitted by habitat restoration project managers through an interactive Web site, and will be accessible to the public via Internet for data queries and project reports.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 106 - 457 108 Name of Law: Estuary Restoration Act of 2000

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 26202	06/01/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 46969	09/14/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name Update existing projects in database NA National Estuaries Restoration Inventory - Inventory Fields National Estuaries Restoration Inventory - entry of new projects into database NA National Estuaries Restoration Inventory - Inventory Fields

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	31	234	0	0	-203	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	103	787	0	0	-684	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The current estimate of burden (103 hours annually) for the information collection renewal is 684 hours less than the previous burden estimate of 787 hours. This estimated decrease is a result of a previous overestimate of the burden, due to the following reasons: (1) as of March 2009, only ten projects have been selected for funding through the Estuary Restoration Act (ERA), two of which have been completed. (2) Very few voluntary submissions have been provided, in part, because NOAA has focused efforts on importing data for existing projects funded by Federal agencies from those agencies’ internal tracking systems. Most of the few projects that had been manually submitted for inclusion in NERI already had project entries in the database. (3) Currently, all of the data in the inventory (except the ERA-funded project records) is imported from existing tracking systems. The time required to input this data does not fit under our burden hours since Federal staff are doing the primary data collection and data entry.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $77,500

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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: Marti McGuire 7275515785

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 09/14/2009

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