[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28952-28953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12177]


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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).

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    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.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Average Hours Per Response: 160.
    Burden Hours: 9,600.
    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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly, Bi-yearly, Yearly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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]).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to OIRA [email protected] or fax to (202) 975-5806.

    Dated: May 15, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12177 Filed 5-19-15; 8:45 am]
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