[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49181-49182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23057]


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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: Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0432.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Average Hours per Response: Dr. Nancy Foster application form: 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 a revision and extension of a 
current information collection. The evaluation form has been completely 
redesigned.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office 
of National Marine Sanctuaries

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(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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    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: October 19, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23057 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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