[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26119]


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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 the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 USC Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Fastener Quality Act.
    Agency Form Number(s): NIST 1269L and 1269-R.
    OMB Approval Number: 0693-0015.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 116 reporting/recordkeeping hours.
    Number of Respondents: 13.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 4 hours for application requirements.
    Needs and Uses: As required by the Fastener Quality Act, NIST 
established a program under which private entities may apply for 
approval to engage directly in the accreditation of laboratories for 
the testing of fasteners under the Act and to accredit registrars that 
register manufacturing facilities that utilize quality assurance 
systems. The information collected is used to make sure that the 
applicant meets all the criteria set forth in the law to ensure that 
the industry only produces high quality fasteners meeting the standards 
and specifications established by the International Organization for 
Standardization.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, recordkeeping.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maya Bernstein, (202) 395-4816.
    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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 24, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26119 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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