[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 73462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25415]


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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; Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

    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 July 7, 2020, (85 FR 40620) during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
    Title: Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0432.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours per Response: Application and transcripts: 8 hours; 
Letters of recommendation: 45 minutes; Biographical sketch and 
photograph of awardees: 1 hour; Annual progress reports: 4 hours; Pre- 
and post-evaluations and exit interview: 10 minutes each.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1932.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension of an existing 
information collection.
    NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries administers the Dr. 
Nancy Foster Scholarship Program which recognizes outstanding 
achievement in master's and doctoral degrees in oceanography, marine 
biology, or maritime archaeology--this can include but is not limited 
to ocean and/or coastal: Engineering, social science, marine education, 
marine stewardship, resource management disciplines--and particularly 
to encourage women and members of minority groups to apply. The 
scholarship supports independent graduate level research through 
financial support of graduate degrees in such fields. Gender and 
minority status are not considered when selecting award recipients. 
However, special outreach efforts are employed to solicit applications 
from women and members of minority groups. Scholarships are distributed 
by disciplines, institutions, and geography, and by degree sought, with 
selections within distributions based on financial need, the potential 
for success in a graduate level studies program (academic achievement), 
and the potential for achieving research and career goals. Data 
collection in the form of a full application, letters of 
recommendation, grade point average documents, research outline, a 
letter of financial need statement, and a declaration statement are all 
required to apply for the scholarship.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1445c-1 and 16 U.S.C. 1445c.
    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 by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0432.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-25415 Filed 11-17-20; 8:45 am]
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