[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 208 (Friday, October 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18004]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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.
    Title: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) 
Application Form.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0660-0003.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 23,830.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Average Hours per Response: On-line application, 75 hours; printed 
application, 84 hours. In addition, in every grant cycle, NTIA/PTFP 
requires revised information to be submitted by applicants under 
serious consideration for funding, 4 hours for an on-line application, 
and 7 hours for a printed application.
    Needs and Uses: The PTFP assist, through matching funds, in the 
planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities. The 
application makes possible the required competitive review process for 
making decisions on which applicants are funded.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or 
tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Alison Zaleski, (202) 395-6466.
    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 Alison Zaleski, OMB Desk Officer, fax number (202) 395-5806, or on 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: October 24, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-18004 Filed 10-26-06; 8:45 am]
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