[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 199 (Friday, October 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26143]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

    DOC 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 of 1995, Public Law 104-
13. This request is on behalf of DOC and 11 other agencies: Department 
of Energy; Department of State; Health and Human Services; NASA; Peace 
Corps; General Services Administration; Department of the Treasury; 
U.S. Mint; Department of the Interior; Department of Transportation; 
and, Social Security Administration. An ``emergency'' review has been 
requested by October 15, 1996.
    Title: Performance Management Action Team Vendor Survey.
    Agency Form Number: Not applicable.
    OMB Approval Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Request: New Collection; Emergency Review.
    Burden: 5,400 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 21,600.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce, on behalf of all 
agencies participating in the Performance Measurement Action Team 
(PMAT) Coordinating Council, requests approval to issue a survey to 
their respective vendor communities. The purpose of the proposed vendor 
survey is to assist agencies in establishing quantitative and 
qualitative customer service standards for gauging performance. Due to 
the many changes resulting from the implementation of the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) and the Federal Acquisition Reform 
Act (FARA), as well as organizational business process reengineering 
(BPR) efforts, it is vital to assess the affect of these changes on the 
vendor community. The results of this survey will become a part of the 
PMAT assessment and utilized in developing customer standards.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 
482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk 
Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 
20503 or contacted by phone (202) 395-7340.

    Dated: October 4, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-26143 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]
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