[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 17532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08269]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute for Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NIST Center for 
Neutron Research (NCNR) Information Management System Collection

AGENCY: National Institute for Standards and Technology, 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 June 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to 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 Elizabeth Reinhart, NIST Management and Organization 
Office, [email protected] (301) 975-8707.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Information Management 
System (IMS) is a public facing, web-based application to collect, 
manage and report operational data related to NCNR's role as a unique 
national user facility which was chartered to serve the nation's 
scientific community by providing unique experimental apparatus for 
scientific studies using neutron scattering. In order to fulfill that 
mission, NCNR established a complex business process to fairly 
distribute available scientific resources to prospective external 
users, outlined by the following steps:
     Registration of NCNR users
     Collection of scientific experiment proposals
     Regularly scheduled peer review of said proposals
     Merit-based award of available experimental resources
     Experiment date scheduling for selected projects 
(instrument scheduling)
     Collection and management of data required by the NCNR 
site access protocol
     Managing the Health Physics training of arriving 
scientists
     Coordination of administrative data
     Collection of data in support of related activities such 
as NCNR Summer School for facility users
     Management of the research results such as collected data, 
and subsequent publications
     Numerous reporting functions used to evaluate and manage 
the NCNR activities

II. Method of Collection

    Information will be collected electronically through the internet.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0693-XXX (New Collection).
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Scientific personnel using NCNR user facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.00.

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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-08269 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
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