[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 41166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16998]


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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: NIST Associates Information System.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Burden Hours: 2,000.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: NIST Associates (NA) will include guest 
researchers, research associates, contractors, and other non-NIST 
employees that require access to the NIST campuses or resources. The 
NIST Associates Information System (NAIS) information collection 
instrument(s) are completed by incoming NAs. They are asked to provide 
personal identifying data including home address, date and place of 
birth, employer name and address, and basic security information. The 
data provided by the collection instruments is input into NAIS, which 
automatically populates the appropriate forms, and is routed through 
the approval process. NIST's Office of Security receives security forms 
through the NAIS process and is able to allow preliminary access to 
NIST for NAs. The data collected is the basis for further security 
investigations as necessary.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jessica 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, FAX Number (202) 395-5167, or 
[email protected]).

    Dated: July 6, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-16998 Filed 7-11-12; 8:45 am]
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