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Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 4,950.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0 (no capital costs).

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–12600 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

TITLE: Involuntary Child and Spousal

Support Allotments of NOAA Corps

Officers.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Steve Eisenberg, NOAA

Commissioned Personnel Center, 1315

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910–3282 (301–713–3453, ext. 102).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Spouses, ex-spouses, or children of

active NOAA Corps officers may seek to

obtain involuntary deductions or

allotments from an officer’s pay if the

officer has failed to make periodic

payments under a support order. To

obtain such an allotment the person, or

that person’s attorney or agent must,

provide a certified copy of the support

order, information identifying the

officer, and related information.

II. Method of Collection

No form is used. Respondents follow

the procedures detailed in 15 CFR

15.25.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0242.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0 (no capital expenditures

required).

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–12601 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

TITLE: Marine Fisheries Initiative

(MARFIN).

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Ellie Francisco Roche,

State/Federal Liaison Office (F/SERx2),

National Marine Fisheries Service, 9721

Executive Center Drive, N., St.

Petersburg, FL 33702 (813) 570–5324.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

MARFIN is a competitive Federal

assistance program that promotes and

endorses programs that seek to optimize

research and development benefits from

U.S. marine fishery resources through

cooperative efforts that involve the best

research and management talents to

accomplish priority activities. This

grant program is described in the

‘‘Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance’’ (CFDA) under program

11.433, Marine Fisheries Initiative.

Persons seeking grants must submit

applications, and those obtaining grants

must submit semi-annual and annual

reports.

II. Method of Collection

Standard and program forms are used,

supported by narrative documentation