[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20501-20502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7831]


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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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Management and Oversight of the National Estuarine Research 
Reserve System.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0121.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 18,040.
    Number of Respondents: 29.
    Average Hours Per Response: Applications (additional required 
documents), 1 hour; annual reports, 5 hours; site nominations, site 
profiles and management plans, 2,000 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Estuarine Research Reserve System 
consists of carefully-selected estuarine areas of the U.S. that are 
designated, preserved, and managed for research and educational 
purposes. Information is needed from states to review proposed 
designations. The sites selected must develop management plans and site 
profiles. Grantees must submit annual work plans/reports.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.

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    Frequency: Annual and 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 19, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-7831 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]
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