[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 44818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20855]


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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 
(NTIA).
    Title: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Grant 
Monitoring.
    OMB Control Number: 0660-0001.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 5,080.
    Number of Respondents: 1,950.
    Average Hours Per Response: 28.
    Needs and Uses: NTIA administers the Public Telecommunications 
Facilities Program (PTFP). The purpose of the program is to assist, 
through matching funds, in the planning and construction of public 
telecommunications facilities. The reporting requirements include (1) 
Construction schedules/planning timetables to enable NTIA/PTFP to 
monitor a project through quarterly performance reports, which alert 
NTIA/PTFP if the project is on-schedule for completion; (2) close-out 
reports to ensure the agency that Federal funds were expended in 
accordance with the grant award; and (3) annual reports to assure the 
agency that the Federal interest is maintained and protected for the 
statutorily specified 10-year period.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or 
tribal governments.
    Frequency: Quarterly; annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395-5887.
    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, 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 Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7258 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: August 25, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-20855 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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