[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46650-46651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16903]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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: NOAA Teacher At Sea Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0283.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,125.
    Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes to read and complete 
application, 15 minutes to complete a Health Services Questionnaire, 15 
minutes to deliver and discuss recommendation forms to persons from 
whom recommendations are being requested, 15 minutes for those persons 
to complete a recommendation form, and 2 hours for a follow-up report.
    Burden Hours: 758.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    NOAA provides educators an opportunity to gain first-hand 
experience with field research activities through the NOAA Teacher at 
Sea Program. Through this program, educators spend up to 4 weeks at sea 
on a NOAA research vessel, participating in an on-going research 
project with NOAA scientists. The application solicits information from 
interested educators: Basic personal information, teaching experience 
and ideas for applying program experience in their classrooms, plus two 
recommendations and a NOAA Health Services Questionnaire required of 
anyone selected to participate in the program. Once educators are 
selected and participate on a cruise, they write a report detailing the 
events of the cruise and ideas for classroom activities based on what 
they learned while at sea. These materials are then made available to 
other educators so they may benefit from the experience, without 
actually going to sea themselves. NOAA does not collect information 
from this universe of respondents for any other purpose.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time for applicants and those providing 
recommendations; for participants, a total of three times in one year.
    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.


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    Dated: July 13, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-16903 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am]
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