[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19690-19691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5626]


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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: Application for Commission in the NOAA Officer Corps.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0047.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 184.
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Average Hours Per Response: One hour for applications; ten minutes 
for references.
    Needs and Uses: The NOAA Corps is the smallest of the seven 
uniformed services of the United States and is an integral part of 
NOAA. The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of professionals trained in 
engineering, earth sciences,

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oceanography, meteorology, fisheries science, and other related 
disciplines who serve in assignments within the five major Line Offices 
of NOAA. Persons wishing to obtain a NOAA Corps Commission must submit 
an application package, and five references.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    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 notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 11, 2006
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-5626 Filed 4-14-06; 8:45 am]
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