[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 76811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30177]



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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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: (1) Office 
of Education, Educational Partnership Program (EPP), (2) Ernest F. 
Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program; (3) Dr. Nancy Foster 
Scholarship Program; and, (4) National Marine Fisheries Service 
Recruitment, Training, and Research Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0568.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 3,581.
    Average Hours per Response: Scholarship applications, 8 hours; 
references and alumni surveys, 1 hour; student performance measures 
tracking, 28 hours.
    Burden Hours: 9,513.
    Needs and Uses: 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: One time and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain 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 13, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-30177 Filed 12-18-13; 8:45 am]
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