[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41299-41300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17625]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 070803F]


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 (NOAA).

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    Title: NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application 
Package.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0384.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,100.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for a budget form; 30 
minutes for a project summary; 5 hours for an annual report; 10 hours 
for a final report; and 10 minutes to provide the extra copies 
required.
    Needs and Uses: The Coastal Ocean Program (COP) provides direct 
financial assistance for the management of coastal ecosystems. 
Applicants for assistance are required to provide information in 
addition to the Standard Forms and grant application information. These 
additional requirements include a COP summary proposal budget form and 
a COP project summary. Applicants may also be required to provide up to 
20 copies of their proposals. Successful applicants must file annual 
progress reports and a project final report in accordance with COP 
formats.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions (universities, 
colleges, junior colleges, technical schools, laboratories); State, 
Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    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: July 3, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17625 Filed 7-10-03; 8:45 am]
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