[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 118 (Monday, June 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29471-29472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14540]


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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: Application for Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer 
Corps.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0047.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 56-42; 56-42D.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Average Hours per Response: Application, 2 hours; reference, 15

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minutes; and applicant interview, 5 hours.
    Burden Hours: 2,475.
    Needs and Uses: The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps is the 
uniformed service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, a bureau of the United States Department of Commerce. 
The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of professionals trained in 
engineering, earth sciences, oceanography, meteorology, fisheries 
science, and other related disciplines who serve their country by 
supporting NOAA's mission of surveying the Earth's oceans, coasts, and 
atmosphere to ensure the economic and physical well-being of the 
Nation. NOAA Corps officers operate vessels and aircraft engaged in 
scientific missions and serve in leadership positions throughout NOAA. 
Persons wishing to apply for an appointment in the NOAA Commissioned 
Officer Corps must complete an application package.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 16, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-14540 Filed 6-19-09; 8:45 am]
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