[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 77177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28130]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 122004C]


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: Weather Modification Activities Reports.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 17-4, 17-4A, 17-4B.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0025.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 330.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for Forms 17-4 and 17-4A; 5 
hours for Form 17-4B.
    Needs and Uses: The Weather Modification Activities Reports are 
required by Public Law 92-205, Section 6(b). All entities which engage 
in weather modification (e.g. cloud-seeding to enhance precipitation or 
disperse fog) are required to report various data to NOAA. NOAA 
maintains the data for use in scientific research, historical 
statistics, international reports, and other purposes.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; Federal 
government; State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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: December 17, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-28130 Filed 12-23-04; 8:45 am]
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