[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18203]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 071701A]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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: Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.
    Form Number(s): CD-346.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0432.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,517.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 4.75 hours for an application, 45 
minutes for a letter of recommendation, 90 minutes for an annual 
report, 5 minutes for a ``no concurrent work'' statement, 45 minutes 
for a CD-346, and 1 hour for a biography/photograph submission.
    Needs and Uses: The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recognizes 
outstanding scholarship by providing financial support to graduate 
students pursuing masters and doctoral degrees in the areas of marine 
biology, oceanography, and maritime archaeology. Applicants must submit 
information that allows NOAA to make scholarship selections and those 
applicants selected to receive scholarships must submit additional 
information that enables NOAA to arrange funding and track their 
academic progress.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time, annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 
14th and 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 of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 13, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-18203 Filed 7-19-01; 8:45 am]
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