[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32637-32638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15760]


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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 the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Technology Administration.
    Title: National Medal of Technology Nomination Applications.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0692-0001.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change.
    Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 25.
    Needs and Uses: The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
established an annual National Medal of

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Technology Award. This Award is the highest honor bestowed by the 
President to America's leading innovators who have made considerable 
contributions to enhancing America's competitiveness and standard of 
living. The information provided through the nomination process is used 
by the Evaluation Committee to determine eligibility and merit 
according to specified criteria.
    Affected Public: Individuals, Business or other for-profit 
organizations, not-for-profit institutions, and the Federal Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maya Bernstein, (202) 395-4816.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Maya Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10235, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 9, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-15760 Filed 6-12-98; 8:45 am]
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