[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19177-19178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7641]


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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

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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: Survey of the Need for the Improvement of the Infrared 
Reflectance Measurements Standards.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Burden Hours: 50 Hours.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Sensor Science Division (SSD) of the Physical 
Measurement Laboratory (PML) of 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. For many 
years, the SSD has been working to establish physical standards, 
measurement methods and measurement services in the infrared, and in 
recent years there have been numerous inquiries and requests for NIST 
to address specific needs, many of which are related to infrared 
reflectance. The purpose of this survey is to assess infrared optical 
properties measurement community 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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions; Federal government; State, local, or tribal 
government.
    Frequency: Once.
    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 Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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, OMB Desk Officer, Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123, Fax Number (202) 
395-5167, or [email protected]).

    Dated: March 27, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-7641 Filed 3-29-12; 8:45 am]
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