[Federal Register: March 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 57)] [Notices] [Page 14394] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr25mr03-41] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P