[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4488]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) Reviewer Information 
Form.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0660-0010.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 42.
    Number of Respondents: 252.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) promotes the 
widespread availability and use of digital network technologies in the 
public and non-profit sectors. To accomplish this objective, TOP 
provides matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments and 
non-profit entities for model projects that demonstrate innovative uses 
of digital network technologies in under-served communities. TOP 
projects address specific challenges and realize opportunities for 
change in such areas as lifelong learning, community and economic 
development, government and public services, safety, health, culture, 
and the arts.
    As part of TOP's process to select projects for funding, external 
experts are used to review applications. The collection of information 
about potential reviewers is used to determine their eligibility and 
availability and to facilitate payment for services rendered if they 
are selected to review.
    Affected Public: Individuals from state and local government, non-
profit institutions, and business and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 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: February 20, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-4488 Filed 2-25-02; 8:45 am]
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