[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 186 (Monday, September 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49362-49363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23290]


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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: Jones and NOAA Awards Nominations.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 25.
    Needs and Uses: The 1990 reauthorization of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act (CZMA) authorized NOAA to ``implement a program to 
promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying and 
acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field.'' As authorized 
in Section 314 of the CZMA, the Walter B. Jones Awards recognize three 
categories of excellence: Coastal Steward of the Year, Excellence in 
Local Government, and Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study. 
The CZMA authorizes NOAA to conduct public ceremonies to acknowledge 
such awards, which are based on responses to a biannual call for 
nominations.
    In conjunction with the Walter B. Jones Awards, NOAA instituted 
several

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additional categories of awards, to recognize: Volunteer of the Year; 
Non-governmental Organization of the Year; Excellence in Promoting 
Cultural & Ethnic Diversity; Excellence in Business Leadership; and the 
Susan Snow Cotter Award for Excellence in Ocean and Coastal Resource 
(NOAA re-named this award in honor of Susan Snow Cotter in 2007).
    Affected Public: State, local and Tribal governments; not-for-
profit institutions.
    Frequency: Biannually.
    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: September 22, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-23290 Filed 9-25-09; 8:45 am]
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