[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 238 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66085-66086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29595]


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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.
    Title: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) 
Application Information.
    OMB Control Number: 0660-0003.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 23,830.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Average Hours per Response: 75 hours for online applications; and 
84 hours for printed applications. In every grant cycle, applicants 
under serious consideration for funding are required to submit revised 
information, 4 hours for information completed online; and 7 hours for 
printed material.
    Needs and Uses: The PTFP is a competitive grant-making program that 
operates an annual application review process. The grant proposals 
describe unique projects intended to provide broadcasting or 
telecommunications services to the general public. The collected 
information is used to determine which projects are funded.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or 
tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or 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

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Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5806 or via the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: December 8, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-29595 Filed 12-11-09; 8:45 am]
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