The Take Pride in America Program
(under 16 USC 4601-4608) runs a National Awards Program, based on
public nominations, to honor outstanding stewardship by individuals
and organizations for activities under the Act.
US Code:
16
USC 4601 Name of Law: Take Pride in America Act
Our current estimate of the
number of applications that we expect to receive is 179, rather
than the 500 we estimated in our previous renewal application.
(Over the past four years we have received an average of 179
nominations per year, with 5 of these, on the average, coming from
Federal agencies.) The total [public] burden hours are thus 174.
The frequency of response is once a year, prior to the judging for
the annual National Awards Ceremony and is entirely voluntary. This
brings our total [public] burden hours to only 174 hours per year
(174 public respondents x 1 hour = 174 hours). This represents a
reduction (an adjustment) in burden hours of 326 hours per
year.
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.