[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 77053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31617]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No.: 021028258-2258-01]


Notice of Intent To Disseminate Infrared Spectral Library

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology has 
recently announced its intent to add condensed phase infrared spectra 
to its current library of gas phase infrared spectra. NIST plans on 
making this library widely available via the Internet for scientists, 
engineers and other parties interested in gas phase infrared spectra. 
This notice solicits comments concerning proposed plans for 
disseminating this new data through the Internet.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 15, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the attention of Dr. Stephen 
Stein at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 
8380, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-8380.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Stein by writing to the 
above address or by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at 
(301) 975-2444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 8, 2002, NIST published a notice 
in the Federal Register entitled ``Notice of Intent to Update Infrared 
Spectral Library'', in which comments were invited concerning the 
addition of approximately 10,000 digitized, condensed-phase infrared 
spectra to an existing NIST gas-phase collection. NIST received two 
comments from one individual. One of those comments made to that notice 
raised the issue of what methods NIST will use to disseminate the 
database. Based upon that comment, NIST decided that the means of data 
dissemination should be opened for discussion. As a result, NIST has 
decided to re-open the comment period and request public comments on 
the issue of the means of data dissemination by NIST. Therefore, in 
this notice, we invite interested parties to provide comments 
concerning possible means of dissemination of this new data. Current 
NIST plans are to publish this data on the Internet via the NIST 
WebBook (http://webbook.nist.gov/) in the same manner as currently 
employed for the gas-phase infrared data. This data is made freely 
available on a single-spectrum lookup basis, with individual spectra 
selected for display by users. No library searching or full or partial 
database downloading capabilities are planned.

    Dated: December 4, 2002.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 02-31617 Filed 12-13-02; 8:45 am]
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