[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 157 (Monday, August 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41371-41372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19581]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National 
Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Information 
Collection System

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

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 October 16, 
2009.

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 the attention of Vanda R. White, National Voluntary 
Laboratory Accreditation Program, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140; 
phone: (301) 975-3592; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This information is collected from all testing or calibration 
laboratories that apply for NVLAP accreditation. The applicants provide 
the minimum information necessary for NVLAP to evaluate the competency 
of laboratories to carry out specific tests or calibrations or types of 
tests or calibrations. The applicant provides such information as name, 
address, phone and fax numbers, and contact person, and selects the 
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methods or parameters for which the laboratory is seeking 
accreditation. The application must be signed by the Authorized 
Representative of the laboratory, who commits the laboratory to comply 
with NVLAP's accreditation requirements. The information collection is 
mandated by 15 CFR 285.

II. Method of Collection

    An application for accreditation is provided to each new or renewal 
applicant laboratory and can be submitted to NVLAP either 
electronically or by mail.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0693-0003.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; and Federal, State or local government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 850.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,125.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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 11, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-19581 Filed 8-14-09; 8:45 am]
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