Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 77 / Thursday, April 23, 2009 / Notices 18547 

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), 

Department of Commerce. 

Title: Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation, Planning, Protection, or 

Restoration. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0459. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 1,405. 

Number of Respondents: 69. 

Average Hours per Response: State 

plans, 120 hours; plan revisions, 35 

hours; project proposals, 15 hours; final 

applications, 3 hours and 30 minutes; 

and reporting, 1 hour and 30 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The FY 2002 

Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations 

Act directed the Secretary of Commerce 

to establish a Coastal and Estuarine 

Land Conservation Program (CELCP) to 

protect important areas that have 

significant conservation, recreation, 

ecological, historical, or aesthetic 

values, or that are threatened by 

conversion, and to issue guidelines for 

this program delineating the criteria for 

grant awards (16 U.S.C. 1456d). The 

guidelines establish procedures for 

eligible applicants, who choose to 

participate in the program, to use when 

developing state conservation plans, 

proposing or soliciting projects under 

this program, applying for funds and 

carrying out projects under this program 

in a manner that is consistent with the 

purposes of the program. NOAA also 

has, or is given, authority under the 

Coastal Zone Management Act, annual 

appropriations or other authorities, to 

issue funds to coastal states and 

localities for planning, conservation, 

acquisition, protection, restoration, or 

construction projects. This information 

collection will enable NOAA to 

implement the CELCP, under its current 

or future authorization, and facilitate 

the review of similar projects under 

different, but related authorities. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Frequency: Semi-annually and one 

time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

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: April 17, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; SURF (Summer 

Undergraduate Research Fellowship) 

Program Student Applicant 

Information 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(DOC), as part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

the continuing and proposed 

information collection, 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 June 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental Forms 

Clearance Officer, Department of 

Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of 

Terrell Vanderah, NIST, 100 Bureau 

Drive, Stop 8520, Gaithersburg, MD 

20899, tel. (301) 975–5785, or 

terrell.vanderah@nist.gov. In addition, 

written comments may be sent via email to terrell.vanderah@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The purpose of this collection is to 

gather information needed for the SURF 

(Summer Undergraduate Research 

Fellowship) Program. The information 

will be provided by student applicants 

and will be described in the Proposal 

Review Process and Evaluation Criteria 

sections of the Federal Register Notice 

for the SURF Program. The information 

will be used by the Program Directors 

and technical evaluators and is needed 

to determine eligible students, select 

students for the program, and place 

selected students in appropriate 

research projects that match their needs, 

interests, and academic preparation. 

The information includes: student 

name, host institution, e-mail address/ 

contact information, home address, 

class standing, first- and second-choice 

of NIST laboratories they wish to apply 

to, academic major/minor, current 

overall GPA, need for housing and 

gender (for housing purposes only), 

availability dates, resume, personal 

statement of commitment and research 

interests, two letters of 

recommendation, academic transcripts, 

and ability to verify U.S. citizenship or 

permanent legal residency. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Student Application Information 

Form will be available on the Web; the 

collection is currently limited to paper 

form but can be submitted as hardcopy 

or scanned and submitted via e-mail. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0042. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $0. 

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 will 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, e.g., the use of 


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