[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14496-14497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4115]


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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: Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Federal Financial Assistance Applicants.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,000.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is needed to ensure 
that all projects supported by NOAA through grants or other financial 
assistance awards comply with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347), the Council on Environmental Quality's 
(CEQ) Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and 
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 216-6. The National Environmental 
Policy Act and CEQ implementing regulations require that an 
environmental analysis be completed for all major federal actions 
significantly affecting the environment. In order to determine NEPA 
compliance requirements for a project being funded by NOAA, NOAA must 
assess information which can only be provided by the federal financial 
assistance applicant.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or 
households; business or other for-profit organizations; State, Local or 
Tribal government.
    Frequency: 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

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notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, 
or [email protected].

    Dated: March 16, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4115 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am]
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