[Federal Register: December 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 247)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 122004C]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Weather Modification Activities Reports.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 17-4, 17-4A, 17-4B.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0025.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 330.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for Forms 17-4 and 17-4A; 5
hours for Form 17-4B.
    Needs and Uses: The Weather Modification Activities Reports are
required by Public Law 92-205, Section 6(b). All entities which engage
in weather modification (e.g. cloud-seeding to enhance precipitation or
disperse fog) are required to report various data to NOAA. NOAA
maintains the data for use in scientific research, historical
statistics, international reports, and other purposes.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; Federal
government; State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.


    Dated: December 17, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-28130 Filed 12-23-04; 8:45 am]