[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 49436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20289]


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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 Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers 
(NIST Summer Institute) and the NIST Research Experience for Teachers 
(NIST RET) Applicant Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0059.
    Form Number(s): NIST-1103.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision/extension of a 
currently approved information collection).
    Burden Hours: 100.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.
    Needs and Uses: The NIST Summer Institute and the NIST RET are two 
competitive financial assistance (cooperative agreement) programs that 
offer middle school (Grades 6-8) science teachers an opportunity to 
participate in hands-on activities, lectures, tours, visits, or in 
scientific research with scientists and engineers in NIST laboratories. 
The aim is to encourage them to inspire students to pursue careers in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
    This request is for the information collection for form (NIST-1103) 
that must be completed by nominated teachers. The request for 
Additional Applicant Information Requirement is no longer needed for 
this collection and has been removed. Information is used in making 
cooperative agreement decisions.
    Affected Public: U.S. public school districts, U.S. accredited 
private educational institutions, and U.S. middle school (Grades 6-8) 
science teachers.
    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 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 Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: August 5, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20289 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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