[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 32580] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-15650] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Economic Development Administration (EDA). Title: Area Designations and Overall Economic Development Program Guidelines. Agency Form Number: Not Applicable. OMB Approval Number: 0610-0093. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Burden: 176,100 hours. Average Hours Per Response: Varies depending on the requirement but ranges between 120 and 240 hours. Number of Respondents: Approximately 865 respondents and recordkeepers. Needs and Uses: This information collection is needed to ascertain if an area has a planning process in place and has thoroughly thought out what type of economic development needs to take place in the area to alleviate unemployment, underemployment, and to increase incomes. The information requested is used by EDA program officials to determine eligibility for the following: area designations, approval of boundary changes for designated areas, and approval of Overall Economic Development Programs. The information is required under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-136), as amended. Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments and not-for- profit organizations. Frequency: On occasion, annually, every five years. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (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 of this notice to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Dated: June 9, 1997. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 97-15650 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-34-P