[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 101 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30411-30412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10470]


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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 (NOAA).
    Title: Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Exploration Licenses.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0145.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 40.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Average Hours Per Response: 20 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act requires 
applicants for an exploration license to submit information for NOAA to 
make a determination as to the applicants' eligibility to meet the 
provisions of the legislation. The information will be used to 
determine the financial, environmental and technological eligibility of 
the applicant to meet the requirements of the Act to conduct 
exploration activities. Licensees are required to submit annual 
reports.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

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    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 20, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-10470 Filed 5-25-05; 8:45 am]
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