[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44478-44479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21099]


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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 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Institute of Science and Technology.
    Title: Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award Application.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0693-0006.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 10,000.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours Per Response: 100.
    Needs and Uses: The Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award is nationwide 
award to promote the awareness of performance excellence, recognize 
excellent performance achievements of U.S. organizations, and to share 
successful quality strategies and practices. The information provided 
is used to evaluate the applicant's eligibility to receive the Award.

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    Affected Public: U.S. organizations that choose to apply for the 
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 5033, 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: August 10, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-21099 Filed 8-13-99; 8:45 am]
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