[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36899-36900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15676]


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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: Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0432.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (reinstatement with changes of 
a previously approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Average Hours per Response: Applications, 8 hours; letters of 
recommendation, 45 minutes; biographies and photos, 1 hour; annual 
reports, 90 minutes; evaluations, 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,920.
    Needs and Uses: The proposed information collection is a 
reinstatement of a previous collection, with revisions in the 
requirements: a pre- and post-evaluation by participants, and a new 
application form.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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Office of Education (OEd) collects, evaluates and assesses student data 
and information for the purpose of selecting successful scholarship 
candidates, generating internal NOAA reports and articles to 
demonstrate the success of its program. The Dr. Nancy Foster 
Scholarship Program is available to graduate students pursuing masters 
and doctoral degrees in the areas of marine biology, oceanography and 
maritime archaeology. The OEd requires applicants to the Dr. Nancy 
Foster Scholarship Program to complete an application and to supply 
references (e.g., from academic professors and advisors) in support of 
the scholarship application. Scholarship recipients are required to 
conduct a pre- and post-evaluation of their studies through the 
scholarship program to gather information about the level of knowledge, 
skills and behavioral changes that take place with the students before 
and after their program participation. The evaluation results support 
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries program performance 
measures. Scholarship recipients are also required to submit an annual 
progress report, a biographical sketch, and a photograph.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually or one time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 6616, 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 [email protected].

    Dated: June 17, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-15676 Filed 6-22-11; 8:45 am]
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