[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 123 (Monday, June 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31007-31008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15320]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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) Management 
Information Reporting System.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0032.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 7,080.
    Number of Respondents: 59.
    Average Hours per Response: 120.
    Needs and Uses: Sponsored by NIST, the Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership (MEP) is a national network of locally-based manufacturing 
extension centers working with small manufacturers to assist them in 
improving their productivity, profitability, and enhance their economic 
competitiveness. The information collected will provide the MEP with 
information regarding MEP Center performance regarding the delivery of 
technology, and business solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers. The 
collected information will assist in determining the performance of the 
MEP Centers at both local and national levels, provide information 
critical to monitoring and reporting on MEP programmatic performance, 
and assist management in policy decisions. Responses to the collection 
of information are mandatory per the regulations governing the 
operation of the MEP Program (15 CFR parts 290, 291, 292, and H.R. 
1274--section 2). The information collected will include center inputs 
and activities including services delivered, clients served, center 
staff, quarterly expenses and revenues, partners and affiliates, 
strategic plan, operating plans, and client success stories. No 
confidentiality for information submitted is promised or provided.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly, annually, and biennially.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek,

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Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of 
Commerce, Room 7845, 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 via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: June 24, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-15320 Filed 6-26-09; 8:45 am]
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