[Federal Register: March 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 57)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    The Department of Commerce 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).
    Title: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program 
Student Applicant Information.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 400.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: 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 was described in the Proposal Review Process and 
Evaluation Criteria sections of the Federal Register Notice for the 
SURF Program published in the Federal Register on February 20, 2003. 
The information will be used by the Program Directors and technical 
evaluators and is needed to determine eligible students, select 
students for the program using the Evaluation Criteria, 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, home address, class 
standing, first- and second-choice NIST laboratories they wish to apply 
to, academic major and minor, current overall GPA, gender (for housing 
purposes only), availability dates, resume, personal statement of 
commitment and research interests, two letters of recommendation, 
academic transcripts, verification of U.S. citizenship or permanent 
legal residency, and verification of health coverage.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jacqueline Zeiher, (202) 395-4638.
    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 6625, 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 Jacqueline Zeiher, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 19, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-7000 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]

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