Notice2024-15625
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
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Published
July 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57878-57879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15625]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application for Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer
Corps
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on May 9, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: Application for Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer
Corps.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0047.
Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 56-42 & 56-42a and Form 56-80A.
Type of Request: Regular submission [revision and extension of a
current information collection].
Number of Respondents: 300.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours--Written applications; 5
hours--Interviews; 15 minutes--References; 15 minutes--Aviation
Summary.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,550.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for revision and extension of an
existing information collection.
The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps is the uniformed service of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a bureau of the
United States Department of Commerce. Officers serve under Senate-
confirmed appointments and Presidential commissions (33 U.S.C. chapter
17, subchapter 1, sections 853 and 854). The NOAA Corps provides a
cadre of professionals trained in engineering, earth sciences,
oceanography, meteorology, fisheries science, and other related
disciplines who serve their country by supporting NOAA's mission of
surveying the Earth's oceans, coasts, and atmosphere to ensure the
economic and physical well-being of the Nation.
NOAA Corps officers operate vessels and aircraft engaged in
scientific missions and serve in leadership positions throughout NOAA.
Individuals wishing to apply for an appointment in the NOAA
Commissioned Officer Corps must complete an application package,
including NOAA Form 56-42, at least three letters of recommendation,
and official transcripts. A personal interview must also be conducted.
Eligibility requirements include a bachelor's degree with at least 48
credit hours of science, engineering, or other disciplines related to
NOAA's mission, excellent health, and normal color vision with
uncorrected visual acuity no worse than 20/400 in each eye (correctable
to 20/20).
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This request is to add a new form to the collection in order to
collect information about an applicant's aviation experience. Form 56-
80A is included as part of the NOAA Corps Direct-to-Aviation
application process. Form 56-80A is specific to those public applicants
who wish to follow the Direct-to-Aviation career path.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. chapter 17, subchapter 1, sections 853
and 854.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0047.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-15625 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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