[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5944-5945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2513]


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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: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Examiner 
Applications.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0006.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 900 (100--Awards; 800--Examiners).
    Average Hours per Response: Award application, 74 hours; Examiner
    Application, 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 8,200.
    Needs and Uses: Public Law 100-107, the Malcolm Baldrige Quality 
Improvement Act of 1987, established an annual U.S. National Quality 
Award. The Secretary of Commerce leads, and NIST develops and manages 
the Award in corporation with the private sector. The purposes of the 
Award are to promote competitiveness and quality awareness, recognize 
the performance achievements of the U.S. companies, and to share 
successful strategies and practices. The law explicitly states that 
``An origination may qualify for an award only if it permits a rigorous 
evaluation of the way in which its business and other operations have 
contributed to improvements in quality.'' The collection of the 
information required of the Award and Examiner applicants make it 
possible for NIST to evaluate the applications,

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grant the Awards, select Examiners, and comply with statutory 
responsibilities.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; government entities. Individuals with 
expertise in the business, education, health care, and/or nonprofit 
fields are eligible to apply as a member to the Board of Examiners.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: February 2, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2513 Filed 2-4-10; 8:45 am]
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