[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 30654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8213]


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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: NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Management 
Information Reporting.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0693-0032.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 7,493.
    Number of Respondents: 59.
    Average Hours per Response: 127.
    Needs and Uses: NIST MEP offers technical and business assistance 
to small- and medium-sized manufacturers. This is a major program which 
links all 50 states and Puerto Rico and the manufacturers through more 
than 400 affiliated MEP Centers and Field Offices. NIST MEP has a 
number of legislative and contractual requirements for collecting data 
and information from the MEP Centers. This information is used for the 
following purposes: (1) Program Accountability, (2) Reports to 
Stakeholders, (3) Continuous Improvement; and (4) Identification of 
Distinctive Practices.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    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 Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 22, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-8213 Filed 5-26-06; 8:45 am]
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