[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11614-11615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4093]


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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: Sea Grant Program Application Requirements for Grants, for 
Sea Grant

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Fellowships and for Designation as a Sea Grant College or Regional 
Consortium.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0362.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 857.
    Number of Respondents: 162.
    Average Hours Per Response: Control forms, 30 minutes; program 
record forms, 20 minutes; budget forms, 15 minutes; applications for 
designation as a Sea Grant college or regional consortium, 20 hours; 
and fellowship applications, 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Applications are required for the designation of a 
public or private institution of higher education, institute, 
laboratory, or State or local agency as a Sea Grant college or Sea 
Grant institute. Applications are also required in order to be awarded 
a Sea Grant Fellowship, including the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy 
Fellowships. The grant monies are available for funding activities that 
help attain the objectives of the Sea Grant Program. In addition to the 
SF-424 and other standard grant application requirements, three NOAA 
forms are required with a grant application. These are the Sea Grant 
Control Form, used to identify the organizations and personnel who 
would be involved in the grant; the Project Record Form, which collects 
summary data on projects; and the Sea Grant Budget Form (used in place 
of the SF-424A or SF-424C).
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or 
households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: February 28, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-4093 Filed 3-3-08; 8:45 am]
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