[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 74169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30055]


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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: Application for Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer 
Corps.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0047.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 56-42, 56-42A.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Average Hours per Response: Applications, 2 hours; interviews, 5 
hours; reference letters, 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 2,475.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    The NOAA Commissioned Corps is the uniformed component of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a bureau of the 
Department of Commerce. Officers serve under Presidentially-confirmed 
appointments (33 U.S.C. Chapter 17, Subchapter 1, Sections 853 and 854 
and PL 112-166 Section 2. (gg)(1), Presidential Appointment Efficiency 
and Streamlining Act of 2011). The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of 
professionals trained in engineering, earth sciences, oceanography, 
meteorology, fisheries science, and other related disciplines, who are 
dedicated to the service of their country and optimization of NOAA's 
missions to ensure the economic and physical well-being of the Nation. 
NOAA Corps officers serve in assignments throughout NOAA, as well as in 
each of NOAA's Line Offices (National Environmental Satellite, Data, 
and Information Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
Ocean Service, National Weather Service, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, and Office of Program, Planning, and 
Integration).
    Persons wishing to be considered for a NOAA Corps Commission must 
submit a complete application package, including NOAA Form 56-42, at 
least three letters of recommendation, and official transcripts. A 
personal interview must also be conducted. Eligibility requirements 
include a bachelor's degree with at least 48 credit hours of science, 
engineering, or other disciplines related to NOAA's missions (including 
either calculus or physics), excellent health, normal color vision with 
uncorrected visual acuity no worse than 20/400 in each eye (correctable 
to 20/20), and ability to complete 20 years of active duty commissioned 
service prior to their 62nd birthday.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, 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: December 10, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-30055 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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