Notice2023-20933
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact Survey
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Published
September 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65952-65953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20933]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request;
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact Survey
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
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collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on
April 7, 2023, 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.
Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact
Survey.
OMB Control Number 0693-0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of current information collection.
Number of Respondents: 14,500.
Average Hours per Response: 12 minutes.
Burden Hours: 2,900 hours.
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: Private Sector.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
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 0693-0021.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-20933 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
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