Data Collection on Marine Protected and Managed Areas

OMB Control No: 0648-0449	ICR Reference No: 201504-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Data Collection on Marine Protected and Managed Areas
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/04/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/03/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	67	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	29	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Executive Order 13158 directs the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior to work with partners to inventory the protection of U.S. ocean and coastal resources by developing a national system of marine protected areas. The Departments of Commerce and the Interior plan to work closely with state, territorial, local, and tribal governments, as well as other stakeholders, to identify and inventory the nation's existing marine protected and managed areas. Toward this end, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) have created a data form to be used as a survey tool to collect and analyze information on these existing sites. This survey allows NOAA and DOI to better understand and evaluate the existing protections for marine resources within marine protected and managed areas in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 13158 Name/Subject of EO: Marine Protected Areas

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:
	80 FR 5515	02/02/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 18193	04/03/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title Form No. Form Name Data Collection on Marine Protected and Managed Areas NA Data Form for National Marine Protected Areas Inventory Respondent Updates to Database NA Data Form for National Marine Protected Areas Inventory Biannual survey of managers NA Recreational uses survey for non-federal managers

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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	67	0	0	15	-48	100
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	29	0	0	25	-46	50
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: Program Change: The addition of a bi-annual survey of MPA managers and staff will require an additional 25 hours per year to gather this information. Adjustment: However, due to the number of sites that have already been added to the MPA Inventory over the past decade, the number of responses has decreased from 750 from 2008-2011 to 300 from 2012-2015 to 52 from 2015-2018. Overall, the number of hours for updates and new site additions will be reduced from 50 to 4. Thus, the net decrease in hours will be -21.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,250

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: Lauren Wenzel 301 563-1136

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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: 04/03/2015

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