[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31480-31481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12368]


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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; National Institute for Standards and Technology NIST Center 
for Neutron Research (NCNR) Information Management System (IMS) and 
Summer School Application

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and

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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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public 
comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed 
information collection must be received on or before August 13, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by 
mail to Maureen O'Reilly, Management Analyst, NIST, at 
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 0693-0081 in 
the subject line of your comments. Do not submit Confidential Business 
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Siddharth Khosla, IT Specialist, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 6100, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301-975-4640, [email protected].

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: 0693-0081.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

IV. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau 
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy 
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed 
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden 
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-12368 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
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