[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48133-48134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18497]


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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 Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact 
Survey.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0693-0021.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,083.
    Number of Respondents: 6,500.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), 
sponsored by NIST, is a national network of locally based manufacturing 
extension centers working with small manufacturers to help them improve 
their productivity, improve profitability and enhance their economic 
competitiveness. The collection of information from clients about the 
impact of MEP services is essential for NIST officials to evaluate 
program strengths and weaknesses and plan improvements in program 
effectiveness and efficiency. This information is not available from 
existing programs or other sources.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

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    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6608, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 
Internet at [email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days after publication to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 17, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-18497 Filed 7-22-02; 8:45 am]
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