[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 51443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20417]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Technology 
Innovation Program Application Requirements

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 3, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Barbara Lambis at 301-975-4447 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) is a competitive cost 
sharing program designed to assist U.S. businesses and institutions of 
higher education or other organizations, such as national laboratories, 
governmental laboratories (not including NIST), and nonprofit research 
institutes, to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the 
United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of 
critical national need sponsored by the Department of Commerce's 
National Institute of Standards and Technology. High-risk, high-reward 
research is research that:
    a. Has the potential for yielding transformational results with 
far-ranging or wide-ranging implications;
    b. Addresses areas of critical national need that support, promote, 
and accelerate innovation in the United States and is within NIST's 
areas of technical competence; and is too novel or spans too diverse a 
range of disciplines to fare well in the traditional peer-review 
process.
    This request is for the information collection requirements 
associated with submission of proposals for TIP funding. The intent of 
the collection is to meet statutory requirements for TIP, as well as 
compliance with 15 CFR part 14.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper or electronically via www.grants.gov.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0693-0050.
    Form Number: NIST-1022.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; Federal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 37 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,100.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $37,500.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: August 28, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-20417 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 am]
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