[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 60826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24023]


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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).
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Building Construction Technology Extension Pilot (BCTEP) 
Client Impact Survey.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 13.
    Needs and Uses: The Building Construction Technology Extension 
Pilot (BCTEP) sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and 
the Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy/
Building Technologies Office (EERE/BTO), is focused on training 
building operators in the principles and practices of building energy 
systems re-tuning. Re-tuning is a systematic semi-automated process of 
identifying operational problems in commercial and industrial 
buildings. The information collected under this request will be used to 
monitor and evaluate the Competitive Award Recipients' participation in 
the project as well as providing Congress with quantitate information 
required for government-supported programs. The reporting criterion is: 
Project accountability; project evaluation; award recipient evaluation; 
analysis and research; reports to stakeholders; continuous improvement; 
knowledge sharing; and identification of distinctive practices.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not 
for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: September 26, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-24023 Filed 10-1-13; 8:45 am]
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