[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 34905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14794]


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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 Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) Grant 
Monitoring.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0660-0001.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 6,779.
    Number of Respondents: 1,950.
    Average Hours Per Response: 28 hours for online responses and 39 
hours for paper responses.
    Needs and Uses: The Public Broadcasting Act authorizes grants to be 
awarded for the planning and construction of public telecommunications 
facilities. NTIA/PTFP must collect construction schedules/planning 
timetables that gives NTIA/PTFP the ability to monitor a project. 
Quarterly performance reports are required to alert NTIA/PTFP if the 
project is falling behind in its completion. The close-out reports 
ensure that Federal funds were expended in accordance with the grant 
award. Annual reports help maintain and protect the Federal interest 
for the statutorily-specified 10-year period.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal government.
    Frequency: Quarterly, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: June 6, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-14794 Filed 6-10-03; 8:45 am]
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