[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]


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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]
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