[Federal Register: November 30, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 229)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

 
Award for Excellence in Economic Development--Request for 
Comments

ACTION: New collection, comment request.

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    The Department of Commerce (DoC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following Emergency 
information collection under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 5).
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA).
    Title: Award for Excellence in Economic Development
    Agency Form Number: Not Applicable.
    OMB Approval Number:
    Type of Request: New.
    Burden: 150 hours.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: EDA provides a broad range of economic development 
assistance to help distressed communities design and implement 
effective economic development strategies. Part of this assistance 
includes disseminating information about best practices and encouraging 
collegial learning among economic development practitioners. EDA has 
created the Award for Excellence in Economic Development to recognize 
outstanding economic development activities of national importance. In 
order to make Awards for Excellence in Economic Development, EDA must 
collect two kinds of information: (a) Information identifying the 
nominee and contacts within the organization being nominated and (b) 
information explaining why the nominee should be given the award. The 
information will be used to determine those applicants best meeting the 
preannounced selection criteria. Use of a nomination form standardizes 
and limits the information collected as part of the nomination process. 
This makes the competition fair and eases any burden on applicants and 
reviewers alike. Participation in the competition is voluntary. The 
award is strictly honorary.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government and not-for 
profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
    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 5027, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 10 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: November 23, 1999.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-31004 Filed 11-29-99; 8:45 am]
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