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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit 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),
Department of Commerce.
Title: Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation, Planning, Protection, or
Restoration.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0459.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 1,405.
Number of Respondents: 69.
Average Hours per Response: State
plans, 120 hours; plan revisions, 35
hours; project proposals, 15 hours; final
applications, 3 hours and 30 minutes;
and reporting, 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The FY 2002
Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations
Act directed the Secretary of Commerce
to establish a Coastal and Estuarine
Land Conservation Program (CELCP) to
protect important areas that have
significant conservation, recreation,
ecological, historical, or aesthetic
values, or that are threatened by
conversion, and to issue guidelines for
this program delineating the criteria for
grant awards (16 U.S.C. 1456d). The
guidelines establish procedures for
eligible applicants, who choose to
participate in the program, to use when
developing state conservation plans,
proposing or soliciting projects under
this program, applying for funds and
carrying out projects under this program
in a manner that is consistent with the
purposes of the program. NOAA also
has, or is given, authority under the
Coastal Zone Management Act, annual
appropriations or other authorities, to
issue funds to coastal states and
localities for planning, conservation,
acquisition, protection, restoration, or
construction projects. This information
collection will enable NOAA to
implement the CELCP, under its current
or future authorization, and facilitate
the review of similar projects under
different, but related authorities.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Semi-annually and one
time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
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Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: April 17, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; SURF (Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship)
Program Student Applicant
Information
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(DOC), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
the continuing and proposed
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 22, 2009.
Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental Forms
Clearance Officer, Department of
Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of
Terrell Vanderah, NIST, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 8520, Gaithersburg, MD
20899, tel. (301) 975–5785, or
terrell.vanderah@nist.gov. In addition,
written comments may be sent via email to terrell.vanderah@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
The purpose of this collection is to
gather information needed for the SURF
(Summer Undergraduate Research
Fellowship) Program. The information
will be provided by student applicants
and will be described in the Proposal
Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
sections of the Federal Register Notice
for the SURF Program. The information
will be used by the Program Directors
and technical evaluators and is needed
to determine eligible students, select
students for the program, and place
selected students in appropriate
research projects that match their needs,
interests, and academic preparation.
The information includes: student
name, host institution, e-mail address/
contact information, home address,
class standing, first- and second-choice
of NIST laboratories they wish to apply
to, academic major/minor, current
overall GPA, need for housing and
gender (for housing purposes only),
availability dates, resume, personal
statement of commitment and research
interests, two letters of
recommendation, academic transcripts,
and ability to verify U.S. citizenship or
permanent legal residency.
II. Method of Collection
The Student Application Information
Form will be available on the Web; the
collection is currently limited to paper
form but can be submitted as hardcopy
or scanned and submitted via e-mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–0042.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $0.
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 will 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, e.g., the use of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit 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),
Department of Commerce.
Title: Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation, Planning,
Protection, or Restoration.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0459.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 1,405.
Number of Respondents: 69.
Average Hours per Response: State plans, 120 hours; plan revisions,
35 hours; project proposals, 15 hours; final applications, 3 hours and
30 minutes; and reporting, 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations
Act directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and
Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) to protect important areas
that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical,
or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion, and to issue
guidelines for this program delineating the criteria for grant awards
(16 U.S.C. 1456d). The guidelines establish procedures for eligible
applicants, who choose to participate in the program, to use when
developing state conservation plans, proposing or soliciting projects
under this program, applying for funds and carrying out projects under
this program in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of the
program. NOAA also has, or is given, authority under the Coastal Zone
Management Act, annual appropriations or other authorities, to issue
funds to coastal states and localities for planning, conservation,
acquisition, protection, restoration, or construction projects. This
information collection will enable NOAA to implement the CELCP, under
its current or future authorization, and facilitate the review of
similar projects under different, but related authorities.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Semi-annually and one time.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: April 17, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9273 Filed 4-22-09; 8:45 am]
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