[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48417-48418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19205]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Educational 
Partnership Program (EPP), Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship 
Program, Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program, and Recruitment, 
Training, and Research Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing

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effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 7, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Meka Laster, 301-713-9437 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for revision and extension of a current information 
collection.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office 
of Education (OEd) collects, evaluates and assesses student data and 
information for the purpose of selecting successful candidates, 
generating internal NOAA reports and articles to demonstrate the 
success of its program. The OEd requires applicants to its student 
scholarship programs to complete an application for NOAA undergraduate 
scholarship programs. Part of the application package requires 
completion of a NOAA student scholar reference form in support of the 
scholarship application by academic professors/advisors. NOAA OEd 
student scholar alumni are also requested to provide information to 
NOAA for internal tracking purposes. NOAA OEd grantees are required to 
update the student tracker database with the required student 
information. In addition, the collected student data supports NOAA 
OEd's program performance measures.
    Revision: New to the alumni student data collection are the Dr. 
Nancy Foster Scholarship Program and the Recruiting, Training, and 
Research Program. Both programs have a need to collect information on 
their program alumni.

II. Method of Collection

    Electronic applications and electronic forms are required from 
participants, and the primary methods of submittal are email and 
Internet transmission of electronic forms. Approximately 1% of the 
application and reference forms may be mailed.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0568.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,604.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,612.
    Estimated Time per Response: Student and Performance Measures 
Tracking System database form, 17 hours; undergraduate application 
form, 8 hours; reference forms, 1 hour; alumni update form, 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,404.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $300 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: August 5, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-19205 Filed 8-7-13; 8:45 am]
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