[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 14125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6388]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: Office of the Secretary, Office of Acquisition Management.
    Title: Applicant for Funding Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 0605-0001.
    Form Number(s): CD-346.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 375.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce, thru its bureaus, 
assists reliable, capable individuals and firms in pursuit of various 
business development projects, business enterprise development and 
other forms of economic development. The CD-346 is used to assist 
programs and grants administration officials in determining the fiscal 
responsibility and financial integrity of principal officers and 
employees of organizations, firms, and other entities which are 
recipients or beneficiaries of grants, cooperative agreements, loans, 
loan guarantees or other forms of federal financial assistance.
    Through the name check process, background information is collected 
on key individuals associated with proposed financial assistance 
recipient organizations. It also identifies those principals who have 
been convicted of, or are presently facing, criminal charges or are 
under investigation for fraud, theft, perjury or other matters which 
have significant impact on questions of management honesty or financial 
integrity.
    The Office of Inspector General has passed the responsibility for 
administration of the name check process and stewardship of the Form 
CD-346 to the Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), Grants Management 
Division (GMD).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; individuals and households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395-5887.
    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 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: March 18, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-6388 Filed 3-23-10; 8:45 am]
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