Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 38886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18453]


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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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 5).
    Agency: Economic Development Administration.
    Title: Requirement for Approved Construction Projects.
    Agency Form Number: Not Applicable.
    OMB Approval Number: 0610-0096.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 23,200 hours.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,160 respondents.
    Average Hours Per Response: 20.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is needed to monitor 
construction projects for compliance with Federal and other program and 
administrative requirements as set forth in EDA's authorizing 
legislation the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as 
amended, including the comprehensive amendments by the Economic 
Development Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-393, (PWEDA), EDA's 
implementing regulations at 13 CFR parts 305 and 308, and the Common 
Rule as set forth at 15 CFR parts 14 and 24. The information collected 
from grant recipients is used by EDA to safeguard the public's interest 
in the grant assets, and to promote the effective use of grant funds 
accomplishing the purpose for which they were granted. Additionally, 
the information is used to monitor project progress in order to detect 
delays and to offer assistance to resolve delays when appropriate. EDA 
uses information gathered to analyze and report on program performance.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government and not-for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, quarterly and semiannually.
    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 Linda Engelmeier, DoC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
LEngelme@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, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 15, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-18453 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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