[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 37325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12783]


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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 emergency provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Evaluation of NOAA's Bay Watershed Education and Training 
(B-WET) Programs.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,838.
    Number of Respondents: 7,427.
    Average Hours Per Response: 25 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA seeks to ascertain whether B-WET-funded 
Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) programs are 
improving students' stewardship and academic achievement as well as 
teachers' confidence in implementing MWEEs with their students. NOAA, 
with additional funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Keith 
Campbell Foundation, has contracted with an external team of evaluators 
to conduct an initial, exploratory evaluation to collect baseline data 
on the MWEE and professional development programs.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or 
Tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 before July 15, 2005, to David Rostker, OMB 
Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: June 23, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-12783 Filed 6-28-05; 8:45 am]
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