[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 20943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9780]


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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 
the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP).
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0660-0001.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 7,836 per year.
    Number of Respondents: 1,966 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: NTIA estimates that it takes an average 
of 39 hours a year to gather the information, complete the reports, and 
submit them to NTIA/PTFP.
    Needs and Uses: Construction schedules/planning timetables are 
obtained to ensure the ability of NTIA/PTFP to monitor a project 
through quarterly performance reports, which alert NTIA/PTFP if the 
project is falling behind in its completion. Close-out reports enable 
the agency to be sure that Federal funds were expended in accordance 
with the grant award. Annual reports enable the agency to be sure that 
the Federal interest is maintained and protected for the statutorily 
specified 10-year period.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or 
tribal governments.
    Frequency: Varies--some on occasion, some quarterly, some annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Department of Commerce, Room 5027, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at [email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 13, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-9780 Filed 4-18-00; 8:45 am]
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