[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19442]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Application.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: 0693-0006.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 100.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Needs and Uses: The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement 
Act of 1987 established an annual quality award either presented by the 
President or the Secretary of Commerce. Applications for the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award submit an eligibility application, and 
if declared eligible, an application package. NIST uses the information 
provided to assess and make selections for this Award.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Award applications are accepted on an annual basis.
    Respondent's Obligation: The voluntary application must be 
submitted in order to be considered for the Award.
    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 Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication to Virginia 
Huth, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: July 18, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-19442 Filed 7-23-97; 8:45 am]
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