A Formative Evaluation of NOAA's Sentinel Site Program

OMB Control No: 0648-0698	ICR Reference No: 201405-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: A Formative Evaluation of NOAA's Sentinel Site Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/30/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	125	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	42	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The NOAA Sentinel Site Program (SSP) is a collaborative effort that leverages existing resources and efforts to promote resilient coastal communities and ecosystems in the face of change. The primary purpose of the recently established NOAA Sentinel Site Program is to directly engage local, state, and federal managers as part of a cooperative team. By doing so, managers can ensure the types of science conducted, information gathered, and products developed are immediately usable and relevant for better management. With this point in mind, it is critical to determine a baseline of who is actually using the products and services developed by the Sentinel Site Cooperatives (SSC), and to what degree is capacity being built among and between coastal professionals and organizations through communications generated through the SSC. This will ensure that meaningful program-level evaluation can take place throughout the life of the NOAA SSP. The proposed baseline survey will serve as a critical means to document current attitudes, awareness, understanding, and communication patterns so that NOAA can establish a point from which to evaluate effectiveness and measure success over time.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1451 et seq. Name of Law: Coastal Zone Management Act

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:
	79 FR 3138	02/13/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 27571	05/14/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Sentinal Site Survey NA Sentinal Site Suruvey

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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	125	0	0	125	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	42	0	0	42	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,600

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: Chris Ellis 8437401195

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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: 05/14/2014

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