[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9615]


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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: Economic Development Administration (EDA).
    Title: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies and Planning 
Investments.
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0093.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 35,880.
    Number of Respondents: 521.
    Average Hours per Response: 69.
    Needs and Uses: In order to receive investment assistance under 
EDA's Public Works, Economic Adjustment, and most economic development 
Planning Programs, applicants must undertake a planning process that 
results in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). A CEDS 
also is a prerequisite for a region's designation by EDA as an Economic 
Development District (see 13 CFR parts 303, 305.2, and 307.2 of EDA's 
regulations). The CEDS planning process and resulting CEDS is designed 
to guide the economic growth of an area and provides a mechanism for 
coordinating the efforts of individuals, organizations, local 
governments, and private industry concerned with economic development. 
This collection of information is required to ensure that recipients of 
EDA funds understand and are able to comply with EDA's CEDS 
requirements.
    Affected Public: State and local governments; Indian tribes; 
institutions of higher education; non-profit organizations; for-profit 
organizations; private individuals.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Sharon Mar, (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 7845, 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 Sharon Mar, OMB Desk Officer, fax number (202) 395-5806, or [email protected].

    Dated: April 23, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9615 Filed 4-27-09; 8:45 am]
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