[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30342]


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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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology.
    Title: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), 
NVLAP Information Collection System.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0693-0003.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 2,750 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 3 hours annually (reporting and 
recordkeeping).
    Needs and Uses: NVLAP provides accreditation to testing and 
calibration laboratories world wide. Accreditation means that a 
laboratory has been judged to be technically competent to perform 
calibration and other testing services. To be considered for NVLAP 
accreditation, a laboratory must make application. The information 
provided, as well as the on site review, is used to evaluate the 
competency of the laboratory. If the criteria are met, then NVLAP 
accreditation is granted.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, not-
for profit institutions, federal government, state, tribal, local 
governments.
    Frequency: Annually, on occasion, recordkeeping.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits
    OMB Desk Officer: Virginia Huth, (202) 395-6929.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental 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 Virginia Huth, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10236, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: November 12, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-30342 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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