[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 34347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13543]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; the Building 
Construction Technology Extension Pilot Client Impact Survey

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 August 6, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 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 Dede McMahon, NIST MEP, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4800, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800; (301-975-8328); 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This is a request for a new information collection.
    Sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and the 
Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy/
Building Technologies Office (EERE/BTO), the Building Construction 
Technology Extension Pilot (BCTEP) is focused on training building 
operators in the principles and practices of building energy systems 
re-tuning. Re-tuning is a systematic semi-automated process of 
identifying operational problems in commercial and industrial 
buildings. It leverages data collected from the building automation 
system to identify opportunities to improve the building operations and 
provides guidance on implementing corrections at no cost or very low 
cost, leading to a reduction in the overall energy consumption.
    NIST MEP, in collaboration with the DOE EERE/BTO, has funded 3 
projects in CA, NY and PA to develop, refine and test curricula for 
buildings that do and do not have building automation systems, then 
train trainers to deliver the curriculum to building operators, using 
real commercial, government and industrial buildings as the test beds.
    The purpose of the survey is to collect information that will 
provide the MEP with information regarding Competitive Award Recipient 
performance regarding the delivery of technology and business solutions 
to U.S.-based clients.

II. Method of Collection

    Information will be collected electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13.
    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 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: June 4, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-13543 Filed 6-6-13; 8:45 am]
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