[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 46340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22037]


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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).
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Information Reporting.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Burden: 4,944 hours.
    Average Hours Per Response: Ranges between .03 and 24 hours 
depending on the requirement. Most respondents will average 68 hours on 
an annual basis.
    Needs and Uses: The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
purpose is to strengthen the global competitiveness of U.S.-based 
manufacturing by providing information, decision support, and 
implementation assistance to smaller manufacturing firms in adopting 
new, more advanced manufacturing technologies, techniques, and business 
best practices. The purpose of this proposed comprehensive reporting 
system will be to obtain information to determine whether the 
investment in the Centers is providing efficient and effective transfer 
of technology to smaller manufacturers in the United States.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, federal government, 
state, local or tribal government.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of 
Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 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 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20230.

    Dated: August 20, 1999.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-22037 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am]
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