[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 3859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1788]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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.
    Title: Application for Commission in the NOAA Officer Corps.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 56-42, 56-42A, 56-42C, and 56-42D.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0047.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 184.
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour for an application; and 10 
minutes for a reference.
    Needs and Uses: The NOAA Corps is the smallest of the seven 
uniformed services of the United States and is an integral part of 
NOAA. The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of professionals trained in 
engineering, earth sciences, oceanography, meteorology, fisheries 
science, and other related disciplines who serve in assignments within 
the five major Line Offices of NOAA. Persons wishing to obtain a NOAA 
Corps Commission must submit an application package, including an eye 
test and five references.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 
Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-0266, 
Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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: January 17, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-1788 Filed 1-24-03; 8:45 am]
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