[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 38671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17189]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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.
Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Average Hours per Response: 12 minutes.
Burden Hours: 2,000.
Needs and Uses: The objective of the NIST Manufacturing Extension
Partnership Program (MEP) is to enhance productivity, technological
performance, and strengthen the global competitiveness of small-and
medium-sized U.S.-based manufacturing firms. Through this client impact
survey, the MEP will collect data necessary for program accountability;
analysis and research into the effectiveness of the MEP program;
reports to stakeholders; GPRA; continuous improvement efforts;
knowledge sharing across the MEP system; and identification of best
practices. Collection of this data is needed in order to comply with
the MEP charter, as mandated by Congress.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit institutions.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17189 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am]
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