[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 52981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17577]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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: National Voluntary Conformity Assessment System Evaluation 
(NVCASE) Program.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0693-0019.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 30.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3.
    Needs and Uses: This information is required by NIST to evaluate 
laboratories, certification bodies, quality system registrars, and 
accreditation entities that apply for recognition to provide services 
to U.S. manufacturers. The information collected is essential to enable 
NIST to thoroughly evaluate applicant's conformance with all the 
requirements of 15 CFR part 286. The manufacturers' products must 
satisfy mandatory regulations of the importing country prior to import.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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 of publication of this notice 
to Jacqueline Zeiher, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5806, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17577 Filed 9-2-05; 8:45 am]
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