Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: June 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 114)]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted 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: Technology Administration.

Title: National Medal of Technology Nomination Applications.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0692-0001.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change.

Burden: 2,500 hours.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 25.

Needs and Uses: The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act established an annual National Medal of

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Technology Award. This Award is the highest honor bestowed by the President to America's leading innovators who have made considerable contributions to enhancing America's competitiveness and standard of living. The information provided through the nomination process is used by the Evaluation Committee to determine eligibility and merit according to specified criteria.

Affected Public: Individuals, Business or other for-profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, and the Federal Government.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits, voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Maya Bernstein, (202) 395-4816.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Maya Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 9, 1998. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98-15760Filed6-12-98; 8:45 am]

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