Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
CRCP Question Bank and Core Model Survey Form	Modified
0648-0646 Justification for Change - American Samoa.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2020-06-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
200210	CRCP Question Bank and Core Model Survey Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0646	ICR Reference No: 202006-0648-014
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201911-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/30/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/23/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB notes that the agency is working on a revision request for this collection to restructure these surveys as a hybrid generic collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2021	09/30/2021	09/30/2021
Responses	1,765	0	1,765
Time Burden (Hours)	652	0	652
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) created the Coral Reef Conservation Program to safeguard and ensure the welfare of the coral reef ecosystems along the coastlines of America's States and Territories. The administration of this program has potential economic and cultural impacts on the lives of nearby residents. In accordance with its mission goals, NOAA has designed a household survey to help assess the impacts of the Coral Reef Conservation Program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 6401 et seq. Name of Law: Coral Reef Conservation 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:
	83 FR 8655	02/28/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 22963	05/17/2018
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
CRCP Question Bank and Core Model Survey	N/A, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA , N/A	QUESTION BANK ,   Coral Reef Survey Core Questions ,   CNMI survey ,   PR survey ,   Guam survey ,   USVI survey ,   Florida survey ,   NCRMP Hawaii Survey 2019 ,   American Samoa Survey

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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	1,765	1,765	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	652	652	0	0	0	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: Adjustments: The main adjustment, resulting in a decrease in annualized burden of 623 (from 1,275 to 652), is due to the interval of surveying having changed from every three to four years, to five to seven. Minor sample size changes, previously approved, are due to the need for more spatially representative information to allow in some jurisdictions for the analysis of data at island scale (or smaller). These changes in sample sizes are in accordance with approved non-substantive change requests since 2012. These changes also allow for the socioeconomic information to be better aligned with the biophysical information also being collected as part of the overall national coral reef monitoring program.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $395,000

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 06/23/2020

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