[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50083-50084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20356]


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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 of 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: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Management 
Information Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0032.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Average Hours per Response: 160.
    Burden Hours: 9,600.

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    Needs and Uses: NIST MEP offers technical and business assistance 
to small- and medium-sized manufacturers. This is a major program which 
links all 50 states and Puerto Rico and the manufacturers through more 
than 400 affiliated MEP Centers and Field Offices. NIST MEP has a 
number of legislative and contractual requirements for collecting data 
and information from the MEP Centers. This information is used for the 
following purposes: (1) Program accountability, (2) reports to 
stakeholders, (3) continuous improvement; and (4) identification of 
distinctive practices.
    Revision: In order to reflect new NIST MEP initiatives and new data 
needs, NIST MEP has identified a need to revise its existing reporting 
processes by adding additional elements that will enable NIST MEP to 
better monitor and assess the extent to which the Centers are meeting 
program goals and milestones.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly, Bi-annually, Annually.
    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 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 Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: August 15, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-20356 Filed 8-17-12; 8:45 am]
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