[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 25144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6378]


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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 Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) Grant 
Monitoring.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0660-0001.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 6,758.
    Number of Respondents: 1,950.
    Average Hours Per Response: NTIA/PTFP estimates that it takes an 
average of 28 hours a year for those who respond online and 39 hours a 
year for those who respond on paper to gather the information, complete 
the reports, and submit them.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this program is to assist, through 
matching funds, in the planning and construction of public 
telecommunications facilities. The reporting requirements: Construction 
schedules/planning timetables are obtained to ensure the ability of 
NTIA/PTFP to monitor a project through the quarterly performance 
reports; close-out reports enable the agency to ensure that Federal 
funds were expended in accordance with the grant award; and the annual 
reports enable the agency to be sure that the Federal interest is 
maintained and protected for the statutorily specified 10-year period.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or 
tribal governments.
    Frequency: Annually and quarterly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Kristy LaLonde, contact information below.
    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, 1401 
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 Kristy LaLonde, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: April 24, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-6378 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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