[Federal Register: December 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 248)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
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: Technology Administration.
    Title: National Medal of Technology.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0692-0001.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,625.
    Number of Respondents: 105.
    Average Hours Per Response: 25.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is critical for the 
Nomination Evaluation Committee to determine nomination eligibility and 
merit for selection of the Nation's leading technological innovators 
honored by the President of the United States. The National Medal of 
Technology Nomination Application solicits nominations that recognize 
an individual or company's extraordinary leadership and innovation in 
technological achievement. The information is needed in order to comply 
with Public Law 96-480 and Public Law 105-309.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; and, Federal 
Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Kristy LaLonde, (202) 395-3087.
    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 Kristy LaLonde, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-5806 or via 
the Internet at Kristy_L._LaLonde@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: December 21, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-7972 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]

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