Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)

Federal Register Volume 79, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)

Notices

Page 51545

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2014-20566

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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: National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact Survey.

OMB Control Number: 0693-0021.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of currently approved information collection).

Number of Respondents: 10,000.

Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.

Burden Hours: 1,667.

Needs and Uses: The objective of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP) is to enhance productivity, technological performance, and strengthen the global competitiveness of small-and medium-sized U.S.-based manufacturing firms. Through this client impact survey, the MEP will collect data necessary for program accountability; analysis and research into the effectiveness of the MEP program; reports to stakeholders; Government Performance and Results Act; continuous improvement efforts; knowledge sharing across the MEP system; and identification of best practices. Collection of this data is needed in order to comply with the MEP charter, as mandated by Congress.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRASubmission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Dated: August 26, 2014.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

FR Doc. 2014-20566 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am

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