Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Federal Register: June 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 118)

Notices

Page 29471-29472

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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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: Application for Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer

Corps.

OMB Control Number: 0648-0047.

Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 56-42; 56-42D.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Number of Respondents: 1,800.

Average Hours per Response: Application, 2 hours; reference, 15

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minutes; and applicant interview, 5 hours.

Burden Hours: 2,475.

Needs and Uses: The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps is the uniformed service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, a bureau of the United States Department of Commerce.

The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of professionals trained in engineering, earth sciences, oceanography, meteorology, fisheries science, and other related disciplines who serve their country by supporting NOAA's mission of surveying the Earth's oceans, coasts, and atmosphere to ensure the economic and physical well-being of the

Nation. NOAA Corps officers operate vessels and aircraft engaged in scientific missions and serve in leadership positions throughout NOAA.

Persons wishing to apply for an appointment in the NOAA Commissioned

Officer Corps must complete an application package.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance

Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.

Dated: June 16, 2009.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

FR Doc. E9-14540 Filed 6-19-09; 8:45 am

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