Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 16214 [05-6229]

Download as PDF 16214 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 30, 2005 / Notices 4. Regardless of the score an application receives, if RUS determines that the Project is technically or financially infeasible, RUS will notify the applicant, in writing, and the application will be returned with no further action. B. Phone: (202) 690–4493. C. Fax: (202) 720–1051. D. Main point of contact: Orren E. Cameron III, Director, Advanced Services Division, Telecommunications Program, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. C. Selection Process Grant applications are ranked by final score. RUS selects applications based on those rankings, subject to the availability of funds. Dated: March 24, 2005. Curtis M. Anderson, Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 05–6267 Filed 3–29–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P VI. Award Administration Information A. Award Notices RUS recognizes that each funded project is unique, and therefore may attach conditions to different projects’ award documents. RUS generally notifies applicants whose projects are selected for awards by faxing an award letter. RUS follows the award letter with a grant agreement that contains all the terms and conditions for the grant. An applicant must execute and return the grant agreement, accompanied by any additional items required by the grant agreement. B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements The items listed in paragraph IV.B.2.k of this notice, and the Community Connect Grant Program regulation, application guide and accompanying materials implement the appropriate administrative and national policy requirements. C. Reporting 1. Performance reporting. All recipients of Community Connect Grant Program financial assistance must provide annual performance activity reports to RUS until the project is complete and the funds are expended. A final performance report is also required; the final report may serve as the last annual report. The final report must include an evaluation of the success of the project. See 7 CFR 1739.19. 2. Financial reporting. All recipients of Community Connect Grant Program financial assistance must provide an annual audit, beginning with the first year a portion of the financial assistance is expended. Audits are governed by United States Department of Agriculture audit regulations. Please see 7 CFR 1739.20. VII. Agency Contacts A. Web site: https://www.usda.gov/rus/ commconnect.htm. The RUS’s Web site maintains up-to-date resources and contact information for the Community Connect Grant Program. VerDate jul<14>2003 15:07 Mar 29, 2005 Jkt 205001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request DOC has submitted to the Office for Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Agency: International Trade Administration. Title: Advocacy Questionnaire. OMB Number: 0625–0220. Agency Form Number: ITA–4133P. Type of Request: Regular Submission. Burden: 205 hours. Number of Respondents: 200. Avg. Hours Per Response: 30 minutes. Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration’s (ITA) Advocacy Center marshals federal resources to assist U.S. firms competing for foreign government procurements worldwide. The Advocacy Center works closely with the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee which is chaired by the Secretary of Commerce and includes 19 Federal agencies involved in export promotion. Advocacy assistance is wide and varied, but most often is employed to assist U.S. commercial interests that must deal with foreign governments or government-owned corporations to win or maintain business transactions in foreign markets. The Advocacy Center is at the core of the President’s National Export Strategy and its goal to ensure opportunities for American companies in the international marketplace. The purpose of the Advocacy Questionnaire is to collect the necessary information to evaluate whether a firm qualifies for USG advocacy assistance. The Advocacy Center, appropriate ITA officials, officers at U.S. Embassies/ Consulates worldwide, and other federal government agencies that provide advocacy support (the Advocacy Network) to U.S. firms, will request firm(s) seeking USG advocacy support to complete the questionnaire. Without PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 this information, we would be unable to determine if a firm is eligible for U.S. government advocacy. Affected Public: Business community. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395–7340. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; e-mail: dHynek@doc.gov. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, at David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–7285, within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Dated: March 24, 2005. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 05–6229 Filed 3–29–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Gear-Marking Requirements in Antarctic Fisheries. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: 0648–0367. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 11. Number of Respondents: 4. Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours, 45 minutes. Needs and Uses: The vessels participating in Antarctic fisheries must mark the vessel’s fishing gear with official vessel identification number, Federal permit or tag number, or some other specified form of identification. The information is used for enforcement purposes. The authority for this requirement comes from the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. E:\FR\FM\30MRN1.SGM 30MRN1

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office for Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Advocacy Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 0625-0220.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-4133P.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 205 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration's (ITA) 
Advocacy Center marshals federal resources to assist U.S. firms 
competing for foreign government procurements worldwide. The Advocacy 
Center works closely with the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee 
which is chaired by the Secretary of Commerce and includes 19 Federal 
agencies involved in export promotion.
    Advocacy assistance is wide and varied, but most often is employed 
to assist U.S. commercial interests that must deal with foreign 
governments or government-owned corporations to win or maintain 
business transactions in foreign markets. The Advocacy Center is at the 
core of the President's National Export Strategy and its goal to ensure 
opportunities for American companies in the international marketplace.
    The purpose of the Advocacy Questionnaire is to collect the 
necessary information to evaluate whether a firm qualifies for USG 
advocacy assistance. The Advocacy Center, appropriate ITA officials, 
officers at U.S. Embassies/Consulates worldwide, and other federal 
government agencies that provide advocacy support (the Advocacy 
Network) to U.S. firms, will request firm(s) seeking USG advocacy 
support to complete the questionnaire. Without this information, we 
would be unable to determine if a firm is eligible for U.S. government 
advocacy.
    Affected Public: Business community.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, 
Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; e-mail: dHynek@doc.gov.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, at 
David--Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395-7285, within 30 days of the 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: March 24, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6229 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]
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