[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25093]



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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.
    Title: NIST Generic Clearance for Usability Data Collections.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0043.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 8,500.
    Average Hours per Response: Varied, dependent upon the data 
collection method used. The possible response time to complete a 
questionnaire may be 15 minutes or 2 hours to participate in an 
empirical study.
    Burden Hours: 5,000.
    Needs and Uses: NIST will conduct information collections of 
usability data involving usage of technological devices (such as web 
sites, handheld computers, cell phones, and robots.) This information 
will enable NIST researchers to study human-computer interactions and 
help establish guidelines and standards for more effective and 
efficient interactions.
    Affected Public: Individual or households; State, Local or Tribal 
Government; Federal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-5167, or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: October 5, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-25093 Filed 10-11-12; 8:45 am]
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