[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 43652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18447]


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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: Weather Modification Activities Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0025.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 1704ar1 and 1704r1.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 55.
    Needs and Uses: This is an extension of a current information 
collection.
    Section 6(b) of Public Law 92-205 requires that persons who engage 
in weather modification activities (e.g., cloud seeding) provide 
reports prior to and after the activity. They are also required to 
maintain certain records. The requirements are detailed in 15 CFR part 
908. NOAA uses the data for scientific research, historical statistics, 
international reports and other purposes.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; individuals or households; state, local or 
tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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: July 18, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-18447 Filed 7-20-11; 8:45 am]
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