[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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