[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 61328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28121]


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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 Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: NIST Construction Grant Program Applicant Requirements.
    Form Number(s): NIST-1101, NIST-1101A, and NIST-1102.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0055.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension).
    Burden Hours: 125,000.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours per Response: 500.
    Needs and Uses: The NIST Construction Grant Program (Program) is a 
competitive financial assistance (grant) program for research science 
buildings through the construction of new buildings or expansion of 
existing buildings. For purposes of this program, (1) ``research 
science building'' means a building or facility whose purpose is to 
conduct scientific research, including laboratories, test facilities, 
measurement facilities, research computing facilities, and 
observatories; and (2) ``expansion of existing buildings'' means that 
space to conduct scientific research is being expanded from what is 
currently available for the supported research activities.
    This request is for the information collection requirements 
associated with requesting proposals. The information will be used to 
make final selections of funding recipients.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    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 Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5806 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: November 19, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-28121 Filed 11-23-09; 8:45 am]
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