[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24264]


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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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Request for Restoration Ideas--New Bedford Harbor.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0302.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 100 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 50 (generally 2 responses each).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), state and federal natural 
resource trustees, are responsible for the restoration of natural 
resources injured by releases of hazardous substances at designated 
Superfund sites. The New Bedford Harbor Trustee Council was established 
by consent decree to plan, implement, and oversee natural resource 
restoration activities for the New Bedford Harbor. The information 
requirement provides an opportunity for the public to formally suggest 
restoration ideas which the Trustee Council could undertake. Each 
restoration idea is evaluated and ranked as to how well the project 
meets certain criteria. The form helps the public to organize their 
thoughts and provide answers in a consistent manner.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
organizations, not-for-profit institutions, federal government, state, 
local or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 3, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-24264 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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