[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 178 (Monday, September 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 54960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21935]


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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: Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0432.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours per Response: Application package, 8 hours; Letter of 
Recommendation: 45 minutes; Bio/Photograph Submission: 1 hour; Annual 
Report: 1 hour, 30 minutes; and Evaluation: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,917.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office 
of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) collects, evaluates and assesses 
student data and information for the purpose of selecting successful 
scholarship candidates, generating internal NOAA reports and articles 
to demonstrate the success of its program. The Dr. Nancy Foster 
Scholarship Program is available to graduate students pursuing masters 
and doctoral degrees in the areas of marine biology, oceanography and 
maritime archaeology. The ONMS requires applicants to the Dr. Nancy 
Foster Scholarship Program to complete an application and to supply 
references (e.g., from academic professors and advisors) in support of 
the scholarship application. Scholarship recipients are required to 
conduct a pre- and post-evaluation of their studies through the 
scholarship program to gather information about the level of knowledge, 
skills and behavioral changes that take place with the students before 
and after their program participation. The evaluation results support 
ONMS performance measures. This form is revised from the one previously 
approved. Scholarship recipients are also required to submit an annual 
progress report, a biographical sketch, and a photograph.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually and one time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: September 10, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-21935 Filed 9-12-14; 8:45 am]
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