Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Financial Assistance Applicants

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Financial Assistance Applicant Form and Instruction	Modified
Proposed Revised FAA Questionnaire - 2015 - 30 April revision.docx Supplementary Document	2015-11-16
0538 FRN pub 051315_27291.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-10-06
0538 Supporting Statement 2015 Revision Extension v2.doc Supporting Statement A	2015-11-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4652	Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Financial Assistance Applicant Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0538	ICR Reference No: 201510-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201207-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Financial Assistance Applicants
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/16/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/06/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2015
Responses	1,000	0	1,000
Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	0	3,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,790	0	1,750

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Abstract: The National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”; 42 U.S.C. §§4321-4370) requires federal agencies to complete an environmental analysis for all major federal actions. This Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Financial Assistance Applicants (Questionnaire) is used by the NOAA to collect information about proposed activities for NEPA and other environmental compliance requirements. The Questionnaire is used in conjunction with NOAA Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA). Applicants are only required to answer questions from the Questionnaire that are specified in the FOA they are applying to. The applicable questions can be inserted into the FOA with reference to the OMB Approval Number xfor this form; or, the FOA can specify which questions an applicant must answer, with the entire OMB-approved Questionnaire attached to the FOA. This Questionnaire has been revised to remove repetitive questions, revise specific questions to use plain language instead, and add questions relevant to more NOAA programs. The revision reduced the overall number of questions by 22.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 4321-4347 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy 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:
	80 FR 27291	05/13/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 60365	10/06/2015
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
Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Financial Assistance Applicant	NA, NA	Environmental Compliance Questionnaire ,   FAA Questionnaire

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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	1,000	1,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	3,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,790	1,750	0	0	40	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $72,000

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

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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: 10/06/2015

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