[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 95 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 27889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11159]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 051104D]


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).
    Title: Management and Oversight of the National Estuarine Research 
Reserve System.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0121.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 14,105.
    Number of Respondents: 28.
    Average Hours Per Response: 522.
    Needs and Uses: The National Estuarine Research Reserve System 
consists of carefully-selected estuarine areas of the U.S. that are 
designated, preserved, and managed for research and educational 
purposes. The information is needed from states to review proposed 
designations. Sites selected must develop management plans. The 
grantees must submit annual work plans/reports.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, and not-for-
profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually, on occasion.
    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, FAX number 202-395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: May 11, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-11159 Filed 5-14-04; 8:45 am]
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