[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71134-71135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30299]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Requirements for 
Approved Construction Investments

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

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collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA).
    Title: Requirements for Approved Construction Investments.
    Agency Form Number: Not Applicable.
    OMB Approval Number: 0610-0096.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 23,200 hours.
    Average Hours Per Response: 20 burden hours.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,160 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.
    The Requirements for Approved Construction Investments is needed to 
monitor construction projects for compliance with Federal and other 
program and administrative requirements as set forth in EDA's 
authorizing legislation (Pub. L. 105-393) and EDA's implementing 
regulations at 13 CFR parts 305 and 308, and the Common Rule as set 
forth at 15 CFR parts 14 and 24. The information collected from grant 
recipients is used by EDA to safeguard the public's interest in the 
grant assets, and to promote the effective use of grant funds 
accomplishing the purpose for which they were granted. Additionally, 
the information is used to monitor project progress in order to detect 
delays and to offer assistance to resolve delays when appropriate. EDA 
uses information gathered to analyze and report on program performance 
for over 600 projects which at any one time are still in design or 
construction.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government and not-for 
profit organizations.
    Frequency: On Occasion, Quarterly and Semiannually.
    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: November 25, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-30299 Filed 11-27-02; 8:45 am]
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