[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25697]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comprehensive Economic Development 
Strategy (CEDS)--Comment Request

ACTION: Extension of a currently approved collection, comment request.

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    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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA).
    Title: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Guidelines.
    Agency Form Number: Not Applicable.
    OMB Approval Number: 0610-0093.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 34,430 hours.
    Average Hours Per Response: (1) Initial CEDS for Districts and 
other EDA supported Planning Organizations--242 hours; (2) CEDS 
Document for non-districts and non-EDA supported organizations--27 
hours; (3) Annual CEDS Report--52 hours; and (4) CEDS Update--77 hours.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 640 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) 
provides investments that will help our partners across the nation 
(states, regions and communities) create wealth and minimize poverty by 
promoting a favorable business environment to attract private capital 
investment and higher skill, higher wage jobs through world-class 
capacity building, infrastructure, business assistance, research grants 
and strategic initiatives.
    Information gathered through CEDS is needed by EDA to ensure that 
areas served by an EDA-supported planning organization have or are 
developing a continuous community-based planning process and have 
thoroughly thought out what type of economic development is needed in 
the area to alleviate unemployment, underemployment, and/or depressed 
incomes. This information is required under the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, including the 
comprehensive amendments by the Economic Development Administration 
Reform Act of 1998, Public Law 105-393, (PWEDA). Additionally, 
information is used by EDA to determine: if statutory requirements are 
met on eligibility for projects for public works and economic 
adjustment (except for strategy/planning); district designation 
requirements; and if planning requirements are met. CEDS is the 
foundation for most of EDA's programs. CEDS is a continuous, broad 
based and diverse process put in place to describe and to address 
economic distress through a particular economic development project(s) 
activity(es).
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government and not-for 
profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time for Initial Document, Annual Report, and 
Updates are due every five (5) years for districts and other EDA-
supported planning organizations.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via 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: October 4, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-25697 Filed 10-8-02; 8:45 am]
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