OMB reminds Coast Guard that the control number and its expiration date should be displayed on all instruction materials related to this information collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2013
92
0
65
10,760
0
3,315
14,450
0
0
The U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Bridge Administration requires information obtained from the BPAG to evaluate navigational and environmental impacts of proposed bridge projects that cross the navigable waters of the U.S. Respondents include public and private bridge owners.
US Code:
33 USC 401
Name of Law: Navigation and Navigable Waters
In June 2009, the Coast Guard Bridge Program conducted an internal workload management audit to better determine program output. This caused no additional public burden and due to this agency estimate the Coast Guard was able to better determine the actual burden hours and separate those burden hours into new low and high impact project categories. Total public burden hours of the Bridge Permit Program were an estimated 3,315 in FY 08. Actual public burden hours for FY 08 was 3,672, an increase of 357 burden hours using old calculation methods. There was no change to the information being collected; however, due to the internal workload management audit, the previous average number of 51 hours per response is no longer applicable. The new low and high impact projects categories more accurately capture the hours of response. Using the information from the audit it has been determined that it now requires 62 hours per response for low impact projects and 141 hours per response for high impact projects. This was the first year that the burden hours were broken out into low and high impact so there is no historical data available to show the adjustments for low and high impact projects. Total public burden hours for FY 11 are estimated at 10,760. Having adjusted the calculations, from this point on the Program anticipates typical changes in burden which are normally attributed to the number of bridge permit applications received, increased complexity of bridge projects and their impacts on the environment, as well as increases in the complexity of environmental laws. Depending upon the foregoing, future public burden hours may remain the same, increase or decrease. While historical data for FY 09 and FY 10 showed relatively moderate growth, FY 11 experienced a substantial increase in burden hours due to the previously mentioned documentation of work (25 work-in-progress applications) that has never before been captured.
This agency estimate also identified a substantial increase in the estimated annualized cost to the Federal Government since the last OMB approval period. The cost estimates provided in section 14 above utilize the hourly workload estimates identified in the audit which were previously grossly underestimated. The ICR has been updated to capture the cost per respondent in ROCIS; the annual cost burden was not captured in the previous submission.
$1,129,503
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
J. Christopher Jaufmann 202 372-1512
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.
BPAG COMDTPUB P16591.3C Final CG-612 Submission.docx
30 Day Federal Register.doc
1625-0015 33 USC 525.pdf
Bridge Permit Application Guide (BPAG)