[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2287]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Economic Impact of Cholesterol SRMs/Definitive Methods Program; 
Proposed Data Collection

ACTION: Proposed data collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Acting 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information on 
the information collection instruments(s) and instructions should be 
directed to Michael Welch, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 324 
(Chemistry), Room B-156, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, Phone: 301-975-3100), 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    NIST seeks to assess economic impacts of its cholesterol SRMs and 
related programs. The respondents will be U.S. clinical laboratories 
and clinical instrument producers and their customers. The results will 
be used by NIST for program evaluation purposes.

II. Method of Collection

    Personnel of firms in the U.S. clinical laboratories and clinical 
instrument producers and their customers may respond to questionnaires 
by mail, fax, E-mail, or telephone.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: None.
    Affected Public: Personnel of firms in the U.S. clinical 
laboratories and clinical instrument industries and their customers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,500 (25  x  $100 per hour fully 
burdened cost for a senior level technical manager.) There are no 
equipment or maintenance costs associated with this collection.

IV. Requests for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques and other forms of information technology. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or 
included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: January 24, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-2287 Filed 1-29-97; 8:45 am]
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