[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63377-63378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25916]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Submission for OMB Approval; Comment Request; Proposal and 
Application for Federal Assistance, and Civil Rights Guidelines

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: Proposal for Federal Assistance, Application for Federal 
Assistance and Civil Rights Guidelines.
    Agency Form Number: ED-900P and ED-900A.
    OMB Approval Number: 0610-0094.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 48,700 hours (9,900 for ED-900P and 38,800 for ED-900A).
    Average Hours Per Response: ED-900P Proposal for Federal 
Assistance--9 hours, ED-900A-Application for Federal Assistance and 
Civil Rights Guidelines--48.5 hours.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,900 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 high skill, high wage jobs through world-class capacity 
building, infrastructure, business assistance, research grants and 
strategic initiatives. The information in the application is needed to 
determine conformance to statutory and regulatory requirements, the 
quality of the scope of work proposed to address the pressing needs and 
other economic problem(s) of the area, the merits of the activity for 
which funding is requested and the ability of the prospective 
applicants to carry out the proposed activities successfully. Those 
interested in obtaining a grant are to first submit a preapplication 
and then be invited to submit an application. The Civil Rights 
Guidelines are required by the Department of Justice Regulations at 28 
CFR 42.404, which directs Federal agencies to publish (Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended) guidelines for each type of 
program to which they extend financial assistance, where such 
guidelines would be appropriate to provide detailed information of the 
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. To 
responsibly administer its programs, EDA must obtain certain data on 
the jobs to be created and saved, by those that apply for and receive 
its assistance (applicants and recipients), and by those that create or 
save 15 or more jobs as a result of EDA's assistance.

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    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government and not-for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time for preapplication and application, and on 
occasion for the Civil Rights Guidelines for post-approval and 
monitoring compliance.
    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 7, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-25916 Filed 10-10-02; 8:45 am]
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