[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16324-16325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06440]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 
Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) 
Membership Application

    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 January 14, 2021 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: Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic 
Science (OSAC) Membership Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-0070.
    Form Number(s):
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a current information 
collection.

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    Number of Respondents: 1,000 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 84 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The information requested will allow NIST to fill 
new positions created within the Organization of Scientific Area 
Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) and to replace positions vacated 
by resignation or rotation. Over 550 OSAC Members participate in the 
OSAC with up to \1/3\ of them being eligible for reappointment or 
replacement each year. This effort provides a coordinated U.S. approach 
to the development of scientifically sound forensic science standards 
and ensures broad participation from forensic science practitioners, 
researchers, metrologists, quality assurance experts, defense, and 
prosecution.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Frequency: Once a year.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: 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 0693-0070.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-06440 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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