[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50290-50291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25441]


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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: National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
    Title: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) 
Application Form.
    Agency Form Number: Not applicable.
    OMB Approval Number: 0660-0003.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Burden: 40,250 hours.
    Ave. Hours Per Response: Approximately 89 hours.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 450.
    Needs and Uses: The Public Broadcasting Act authorizes grants to be 
awarded for the planning and construction of public telecommunications 
facilities. Members of the public telecommunications community must 
complete a standardized form to provide information for evaluation by 
PTFP through a competitive review process.
    Affected Public: State and local governments and non-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Tim Fain, (202) 395-3561.
    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 St. and 
Constitution Ave, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Tim Fain, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.


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    Dated: September 19, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-25441 Filed 9-24-97; 8:45 am]
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