[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P