[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41670-41671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16789]
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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: MEP Management Information Reporting System for the Business
and Talent Management Self-Diagnostic Tool.
OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
Number of Respondents: 600.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
Burden Hours: 300.
Needs and Uses: NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a
national network of locally based manufacturing extension centers
working with small manufacturers to assist them improve productivity,
improve profitability and enhance their economic competitiveness.
The invitation to use to use the tool will be discussed during
consultations with clients. Manufacturing clients that choose to use
the SMARTalent self-diagnostic tool will use it twice a year. First to
understand how well their business goals and workforce practices are
aligned. The second time they will use it that year will be to check on
their progress. After they use it one time, they will understand where
to make changes or enhancements to their business processes and talent
management. There will be no need to use it more than twice a year:
once to understand their operational baseline and the second time to
check on their progress in aligning goals and workforce actions.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
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Frequency: Biennially.
Respondent's Obligation: None.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: July 11, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-16789 Filed 7-16-14; 8:45 am]
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