[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63599-63600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25306]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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: Sea Grant Program Application Requirements for Grants, for 
Sea Grant Fellowships, including the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy 
Fellowships, and for Designation as a Sea Grant College or Sea Grant 
Institute.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0362.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 90-1, 90-2 and 90-4.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 162.
    Average Hours per Response: Form 90-1, 30 minutes; Form 90-2, 20 
minutes; Form 90-4, 15 minutes; Application for Designation as a Sea 
Grant College or Regional Consortium, 20 hours; Application for a Sea 
Grant Fellowship, 2 hours.
    Burden Hours: 857.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    The objectives of the National Sea Grant College Program, as stated 
in the Sea Grant legislation (33 U.S.C. 1121-1131) are to increase the 
understanding, assessments, development, utilization, and conservation 
of the Nation's ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. The program 
accomplishes these objectives by conducting research, education, and 
outreach programs.
    Grant monies are available for funding activities that help obtain 
the objectives of the Sea Grant Program. Both single and multi-project 
grants are awarded, with the latter representing about 80 percent of 
the total grant program. In addition to other standard grant 
application requirements, three forms are required with the grants. 
These are the Sea Grant Control Form 90-1, used to identify the 
organizations and personnel who would be involved in the grant and 
briefly summarize the

[[Page 63600]]

proposed activities under the grant; the Project Record Form 90-2, 
which collects summary data on projects; and the Sea Grant Budget Form 
90-4, which provides information similar to, but more detailed than on, 
forms SF-424A or SF-424C. In addition, the National Sea Grant College 
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) provides for application for designation 
of a public or private institution of higher education, institute, 
laboratory, or State or local agency as a Sea Grant college or Sea 
Grant institute.
    Revision: The Project Record Form has been revised, based on public 
comments.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations; individuals or households; state, local and 
tribal governments.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain 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: October 21, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-25306 Filed 10-23-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-KA-P