[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6694-6695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02340]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of the 
Need for the Improvement of the Infrared Reflectance Measurements 
Standards

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Leonard Hanssen, Sensor Science Division, NIST, 100 
Bureau Dr., Stop 8442, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8442, telephone: 301-975-
2344, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    NIST plans to survey members of the infrared optical properties 
measurement

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community concerning their needs for standard reference materials, 
calibration services, workshops, courses, and other means for 
improvement of the quality of their measurement data and traceability 
to national standards.

II. Method of Collection

    The survey will be delivered in electronic format as a WORD Form 
document. It will be sent as an email attachment to the survey 
participants. The participants will return the filled out forms to 
NIST, similarly via email.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0693-0065.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Businesses, academic institutions, and Federal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,500.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: February 2, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-02340 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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