[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 228 (Monday, November 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 62559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28518]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) will submit to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the emergency provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office of Administrative Services.
    Title: DOC National Environmental Policy Act Environmental 
Questionnaire and Checklist.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): CD-593.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2.
    Burden Hours: 400.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce (DOC) requests an 
emergency review of a new information collection request for the DOC 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Questionnaire 
and Checklist (EQC). This emergency review will facilitate the 
execution of projects authorized under the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 and other DOC projects. The EQC was developed 
to assist DOC in complying with NEPA by facilitating the collection of 
data concerning potential environmental impacts, streamlining the 
collection of that data, and maintaining consistency in quality and 
quantity of information received.
    The EQC will allow DOC reviewers to rapidly review infrastructure 
projects, facilitate in evaluating the potential environmental impacts 
of a project, and help in determining the appropriate level of 
documentation (Categorical Exclusion, Environmental Assessment, or 
Environmental Impact Statement) necessary to comply with NEPA.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions; Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to retain or obtain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395-5855.
    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 by December 7, 2009 to Nicholas Fraser, OMB 
Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5806 or via the Internet at 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 24, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-28518 Filed 11-27-09; 8:45 am]
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