[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42360-42361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15132]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Davidson Fellowship

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on April 2, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Title: Davidson Fellowship.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, new information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 519.
    Average Hours per Response: 8 minutes per survey.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Office for Coastal Management (OCM) in the 
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Department of Commerce is funding a new, two-year 
fellowship program called the ``FY20-21 Margaret A. Davidson Graduate 
Fellowship for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System'' 
(Davidson Fellowship). Funding is being made available through a 
competitive process to master's and doctoral students actively enrolled 
in a graduate program at an accredited university, through the use of a 
cooperative agreement to the university. The goals of the Davidson 
Fellowship are to build the next generation of leaders in estuarine 
science and coastal management by affording qualified graduate students 
the opportunity to conduct collaborative science within the National 
Estuarine Research Reserve System; partake in professional development 
opportunities; and receive mentoring to support professional growth.
    The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a national 
program administered by the Office for Coastal Management. The National 
Estuarine Reserve System has an interest in balancing the needs of the 
natural environment and coastal economies and is one of the primary 
programs responsible for implementing the Coastal Zone Management Act. 
All Davidson Fellowship projects must be conducted in a research 
reserve and should be designed to contribute to one of the reserve's 
priority management areas, and thus enhance the scientific 
understanding of the natural or social science aspects of the research 
subject matter. One fellow was selected in Spring 2020 for each of the 
29 reserves for a two-year duration. Mentoring and professional 
development activities will be provided to build knowledge and skills 
needed to successfully contribute to the workforce responsible for the 
coast. These opportunities are also designed to create a strong network 
among the fellows during their tenure and into the early portion of 
their careers.
    The purpose of this information collection is to gather information 
on the effectiveness of the Davidson Fellowship program in reaching the 
desired outcomes, so that we can adaptively manage and make continuous 
improvements to the program. This information collection will take 
place initially in Fall 2020, as the first cohort of fellows begins 
their program, and will gather information from selected fellows, their 
faculty advisors, contacts from each university's sponsored program 
office, reserve staff, and NOAA federal and contract staff supporting 
the Davidson Fellowship program. It will take place again in Fall 2022, 
as the second cohort of fellows begins their program and the first 
cohort of fellows finishes, and will gather information from selected 
fellows, their faculty advisors, contacts from each university's 
sponsored program office, reserve staff, and NOAA federal and contract 
staff supporting the Davidson Fellowship program.
    More information on the fellowship can be found at this link: 
Davidson Fellowship website.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State government; 
Federal government.
    Frequency: Incoming Fellows, Outgoing Fellows, and Introductory 
surveys: once; Full surveys: Biennially.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972, as amended CZMA, 16 U.S.C. 1461, establishes the National 
Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS). 16 U.S.C. 1461 (e)(1)(B) 
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to any coastal 
state or public or private person for purposes of supporting research 
and monitoring within a National Estuarine Research Reserve that are 
consistent with the research guidelines developed under subsection (c).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or

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by using the search function and entering the title of the collection.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-15132 Filed 7-13-20; 8:45 am]
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