[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 39970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18780]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commence (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 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology.
    Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program Evaluation Pilot 
Survey.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: N/A.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 213 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 850.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program is 
a nationwide network of services and support for smaller manufacturers 
giving them access to new technologies, resources, and expertise. The 
goal of the program is to improve the global competitiveness of U.S. 
manufacturing establishments. This collection will measure the impact 
of these centers on the nation's manufacturers.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
LE[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Virginia Huth, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 15, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-18780 Filed 7-22-99; 8:45 am]
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