79 FR 32 pgs. 9168-9169 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; DOC National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 32Pages: 9168 - 9169
Pages: 9168, 9169FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-03343 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; DOC National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist
AGENCY:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES:
Written comments must be submitted on or before April 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Steve Kokkinakis at 240-533-9021 or steve.kokkinakis@noaa.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for revision and extension of a currently approved information collection.
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The Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist (EQC) provides federal financial assistance applicants and DOC staff with a tool to ensure that the necessary project and environmental information is obtained. The EQC was developed to collect data concerning potential environmental impacts that the applicant for federal financial assistance possesses and to transmit that information to the Federal reviewer. The EQC will allow for a more rapid review of projects and facilitate DOC's evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of a project and level of NEPA documentation required. DOC staff will use the information provided in answers to the questionnaire to determine compliance requirements for NEPA and conduct subsequent NEPA analysis as needed. Information provided in the questionnaire may also be used for other regulatory review requirements associated with the proposed project, such as the National Historic Preservation Act.
Revision: The checklist is being revised to improve understanding and clarity of the questions.
II. Method of Collection
The main method of submission is electronic. Some supporting documents may be mailed.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0690-0028.
Form Number: CD-593.
Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a currently approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or tribal government; and Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,000 in miscellaneous costs ($5 × approximately 200 respondents who would mail attachments rather than emailing them).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 11, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-03343 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
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