[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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