Notice2021-23277
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Manufacturing Extension Partnership Management Information Reporting
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Published
October 26, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59148-59149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23277]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Manufacturing Extension Partnership Management Information
Reporting
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on July 6, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
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Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Management Information
Reporting.
OMB Control Number 0693-0032.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular, revision of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 51.
Average Hours per Response: 22 Hours for Quarterly Review, 6 Hours
for Semi-Annual Review, 30 hours for the Annual Review; 80 hours for
Panel Review.
Burden Hours: 6,120 hours for quarterly, semi-annual, and annual
Review; and 1,360 hours for Panel Review.
Needs and Uses: NIST MEP offers technical and business solutions to
small- and medium-sized manufacturers to improve their productivity,
improve profitability, and enhance their economic competitiveness. This
is a major program which links all 50 states and Puerto Rico and the
manufacturers through more than 350 affiliated MEP Centers and Field
Offices. NIST MEP has many legislative and contractual requirements for
collecting data and information from the MEP Centers. This information
is used for the following purposes: (1) Program Accountability, (2)
Reports to Stakeholders, (3) Continuous Improvement; and (4)
Identification of Distinctive Practices.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Frequency: Quarterly, Semi-Annually, and Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0693-0032.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-23277 Filed 10-25-21; 8:45 am]
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