[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 8430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4161]


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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). This collection has been submitted under 
the emergency Paperwork Reduction Act procedures.
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Provisional Listing of Facilities and Registrars.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection--Emergency Review.
    Burden: 200 reporting/recordkeeping hours.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 3 hours for reporting requirements; one 
hour for recordkeeping.
    Needs and Uses: NIST has determined that the implementation of the 
Fastener Quality Act (FQA) may cause undue burden on the industry or 
force NIST to postpone the implementation date. The fastener industry 
affected by this collection of information uses a quality assurance 
system of manufacturing that has to be registered through NIST-approved 
accreditors for FQA.
    Because the registration cannot be accomplished before the 
implementation date, NIST has developed an alternative approach. NIST 
will be collecting information from persons seeking provisional 
listing. The information obtained will provide assurance that applicant 
organizations comply with the Act during the one-year provisional 
listing period.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maya Bernstein, (202) 395-3785.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC 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 Maya Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10236, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20503. A clearance has been requested by Tuesday, February 24, 1998.

    Dated: February 12, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-4161; Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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