Notice2024-11083
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science Membership Application
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Published
May 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44638-44639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11083]
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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;
Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
Membership Application
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
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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 December 22, 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: Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for
Forensic Science Membership Application.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0070.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision of a current information collection.
Number of Respondents: 500 per year.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
Burden Hours: 42 hours.
Needs and Uses: The information requested will allow NIST to fill
new positions created within the Organization of Scientific Area
Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science and to replace positions vacated
by resignation or rotation. Over 500 OSAC Members participate in the
OSAC with up to \1/3\ of them being eligible for reappointment or
replacement each year. This effort provides a coordinated U.S. approach
to the development of scientifically sound forensic science standards
and ensures broad participation from forensic science practitioners,
researchers, metrologists, quality assurance experts, defense, and
prosecution.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Frequency: Once a year.
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 0693-0070.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-11083 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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