[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71462-71463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23409]


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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

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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: Evaluation of NOAA's Bay Watershed Education and Training 
(B-WET) Programs.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0530.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,235.
    Number of Respondents: 6,528.
    Average Hours Per Response: One half hour for students; 20 minutes 
for teachers; 1 hour for program providers; 20 minutes for professional 
development teachers; 1 hour for professional development program 
providers; and 20 minutes for past professional development teachers.
    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 (PD) programs..
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; 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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 22, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-23409 Filed 11-28-05; 8:45 am]
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