[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 41993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20629]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted the following collection 
requirement to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology.
    Title: National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership (MEP) Program Evaluation Survey.
    Agency Number: None.
    OMB Number: 0607-0016 currently approved for Census.
    Burden: 1410 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 8,460.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This is a new submission by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 
Previously, the information collection was approved under a submission 
by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Census Bureau. This collection 
activity is being conducted in partnership with the Census Bureau.
    The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a growing 
nationwide system of services and support for smaller manufacturers 
giving them unprecedented access to new technologies, resources, and 
expertise. Sponsored by NIST, the MEP is comprised of a network of 
locally based Manufacturing Extension Centers.
    Obtaining specific information from clients about the impact of MEP 
services is essential for NIST MEP officials to evaluate program 
strengths and weaknesses and plan improvements in program effectiveness 
and efficiency. This information is not available from existing 
programs or other sources.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Once Per Respondent.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Virginia Huth, (202) 395-6929.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC's Acting Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Virginia Huth, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 7, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-20629 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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