[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65665-65666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26643]


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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: Usage of Elevators for Occupant Evacuation Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0061.
    Form Number(s): None.

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    Type of Request: Regular submission (reinstatement with change of a 
previously approved information collection).
    Burden Hours: 375.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: NIST's research on elevators has primarily focused 
on the technical aspects of ensuring safe and reliable evacuation for 
the occupants of tall buildings. In addition, the International Code 
Council and the National Fire Protection Association provide 
requirements for the use of elevators for both occupant evacuation and 
fire fighter access into the building. However, there still is little 
understanding of how occupants use elevator systems during fire 
emergencies.
    The main focus of this research effort is to gain an understanding 
of how elevators are currently used by occupants of existing multi-
story buildings in the United States during fire emergencies. This 
research aims to summarize emergency plans and procedures from 
buildings that make use of one or multiple elevators from the existing 
elevator system (used for normal building traffic) for the evacuation 
of building occupants during fire emergencies. The respondents will be 
contacted to fill out a questionnaire asking about how the buildings' 
evacuation plans incorporate the use of the existing elevator system to 
evacuate occupants during fire emergencies, specifically individuals 
with disabilities, if at all.
    Revisions: After further review of the survey, it was determined 
that some of the survey questions could potentially identify the 
respondent or at least the individuals with which the respondent works; 
and the possibility to identify individuals within the respondent's 
building (i.e., the building occupants or residents). These questions 
were revised or deleted.
    Affected Public: Selected individuals, such as building managers 
and designated safety personnel, who are familiar with or in charge of 
developing emergency procedures for multi-story buildings in the United 
States, including both federal and private sector buildings.
    Frequency: One time only.
    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, FAX Number (202) 395-5167, or 
[email protected]).

    Dated: October 25, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-26643 Filed 10-29-12; 8:45 am]
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