[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 37187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17848]


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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: Generic Clearance for Usability Data Collections.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0043.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Average Hours per Response: Response time may vary dependent upon 
the data collection method used. The response time will vary from 15 
minutes to complete a questionnaire or up to three hours to participate 
in an empirical study. Average response time is expected to be 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the NIST, 
a non-regulatory agency of the Department of Commerce, proposes to 
conduct a number of data collection efforts, both quantitative and 
qualitative, to determine requirements and evaluate usability and 
utility of NIST research for measurement and standardization work. 
These data collection efforts may include, but may not be limited to 
electronic methodologies, empharical studies, video and audio data 
collections, interviews, and questionnaires. For example, data 
collection efforts may be conducted at search and rescue training 
exercises for rescue workers using robots. Other planned data 
collections include evaluations of software for use by the intelligence 
community. The participation will be strictly voluntary; regulated 
information will not be collected. The results of the data collected 
will be used to guide NIST research. Steps will be taken to ensure 
anonymity of respondents in each activity covered under this request.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: July 22, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-17848 Filed 7-27-09; 8:45 am]
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