[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 164 (Monday, August 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 52089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18495]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact Survey

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on May 27, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact 
Survey.
    OMB Control Number 0693-0021.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of current information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 13,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 12 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 2,600.
    Needs and Uses: The objective of the NIST Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership Program (MEP) is to enhance productivity, technological 
performance, and strengthen the global competitiveness of small-and 
medium-sized U.S.-based manufacturing firms. Through this client impact 
survey, the MEP will collect data necessary for program accountability; 
analysis and research into the effectiveness of the MEP program; 
reports to stakeholders; GPRA; continuous improvement efforts; 
knowledge sharing across the MEP system; and identification of best 
practices. Collection of this data is needed in order to comply with 
the MEP charter, as mandated by Congress.
    Affected Public: Private sector.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Not applicable.
    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 submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0693-0021.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-18495 Filed 8-21-20; 8:45 am]
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