[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 72787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29723]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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 (NIST).
    Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Expanded Services 
Center Information and Reporting System.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Average Hours per Response: 80.
    Burden Hours: 4,800.
    Needs and Uses: Sponsored by the National institute of Standards 
and Technology (NIST), the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is 
a national network of locally-based manufacturing extension Competitive 
Award Recipients working with small manufacturers to assist in 
improving their productivity, profitability, and enhance their economic 
competitiveness. This collection will provide information regarding MEP 
Competitive Award Recipient performance of the delivery of technology 
and business solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers.
    The information will also assist in determining the performance of 
the MEP Competitive Award Recipients at both local and national levels, 
will provide information critical to monitoring and reporting on MEP 
programmatic performance, and will assist management in policy 
decisions. Responses to the collection of information are mandatory per 
the regulations governing the operation of the MEP Program (15 CFR 
parts 290, 291, 292, and H.R. 1274--section 2). The information will 
include the recipient inputs and activities including services 
delivered, clients served, Competitive Award Recipient staff, quarterly 
expenses and revenues, partners and affiliates, strategic plan, 
operating plans, and client success stories.
    Affected Public: NIST MEP Competitive Award Recipients.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d3915243338361d39323e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26426e5f48434d6642494508414950">[email protected]</span></a>).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to OMB Desk Officer, Jasmeet Seehra, FAX Number (202) 395-5167, or via 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98d2f9ebf5fdfdecc7d3b6c7cbfdfdf0eaf9d8f7f5fab6fdf7e8b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fd5feecf2fafaebc0d4b1c0ccfafaf7edfedff0f2fdb1faf0efb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: November 22, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29723 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]
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