[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 15653] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-8376] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: The U.S. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Data Collection System. Agency Form Number: Not Applicable. OMB Approval Number: 0648-0157. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Burden: 27 hours. Avg. Hours Per Response: 3 hours. Number of Respondents: 9. Needs and Uses: NOAA's GOES Data Collection System collects and transmits environmental data from remote platforms. NOAA allows other users access to any excess capacity on the system if they meet certain criteria, which primarily are that they are sponsored by a government agency needing the data, and that another carrier service is not adequate. NOAA needs information to determine if applicants meet these criteria. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, individuals, businesses or other for-profit organizations, state, local or tribal government. Frequency: One-time per applicant. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. OMB Desk Officer: Adele Morris, (202) 395-7340. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3272, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication to Adele Morris, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Dated: March 27, 1997. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 97-8376 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-12-P