[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48503-48504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19834]


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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), 
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 October 15, 
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 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; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This is a request to extend the currently approved information 
collection. This information is collected from all testing or 
calibration laboratories that apply for NVLAP accreditation. Applicants 
provide information, such as name, address, phone and fax numbers, 
contact person(s), and select the test 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 is necessary to evaluate the competency of laboratories to 
carry out specific tests or calibrations or types of tests or 
calibrations. The information collection is mandated by 15 CFR part 
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 (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    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, 23 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,026.
    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

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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 8, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19834 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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