[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1060-1061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-115]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of the 
Need for the Improvement of Infrared Reflectance Measurements and 
Standards

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 March 9, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 Leonard Hanssen (Tel. (301) 975-2344, email: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This is a request for a new information collection.
    The Sensor Science Division (SSD) of the Physical Measurement 
Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
is responsible for providing standards for the characterization of the 
optical properties of materials for the United States. This serves the 
needs of a wide range of industries as well as government and academic 
laboratories. An increasingly important part of the optical spectrum is 
the infrared spectral range from 1 [micro]m to 20 [micro]m. Over the 
past two decades, the SSD has been working to establish physical 
standards, measurement methods and measurement services in the 
infrared. As part of this ongoing effort, and in response to many 
inquiries and requests in recent years, NIST plans to survey members of 
the infrared optical properties measurement community. The purpose of 
the survey is to assess their needs for standard reference materials, 
calibration services, workshops, courses, and other means for 
improvement of the quality of their measurement data and traceability 
to national standards.

II. Method of Collection

    The survey will be will be sent as an email attachment to the 
participants; and the completed survey will be returned to NIST via 
email.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.

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    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 60.
    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: January 4, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-115 Filed 1-6-12; 8:45 am]
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