67 FR 232 pgs. 71939-71940 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Management Information Reporting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 232Pages: 71939 - 71940
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-30606 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Management Information Reporting
ACTION:
Notice.
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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (2)(A)).
DATES:
Written comments must be submitted on or before February 3, 2003.
ADDRESSES:
Direct written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov ).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Brian Clark, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4800, 301-975-8841 (phone) and 301-926-3787 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), sponsored by NIST, is a national network of locally-based manufacturing extension centers working with small manufacturers to help improve their productivity, improve profitability and enhance their economic competitiveness.
The collected information will provide the MEP with information regarding the centers' performance in the delivery of technology, and business solutions to US-based manufacturers. The information obtained will assist in determining the performance of the MEP Centers at both a local and national level, as well as, the impact on the national economy. Responses to the collection of information are mandatory per the regulations governing the operation of the MEP Program (15 CFR 290, 291, 292, and H. R. 1274-Section 2).
II. Method of Collection
Web forms will be the primary method to collect and analyze a wide range of information.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0693-0032.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
Estimated Time Per Response: 68 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,048.00.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public: $202,400.
IV. Requests 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 costs) 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 will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: November 27, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-30606 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
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