[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40101-40102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19910]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Feedback Forms for WebMetrics

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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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 
(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 25, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct written comment to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental 
Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Sharon Laskowski, National Institute of Standards 
and Technology (NIST), Building 225, Room A216, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This submission under the Paperwork Reduction Act represents a 
request for a new collection by NIST. The NIST WebMetrics Tool Suite 
contains rapid, remote, and automated tools to help in producing usable 
web sites. The NIST WebMetrics Tool Suite consists of three tools: the 
Static Analyzer Tool (WebSAT), the Category Analysis Tool (WebCAT), and 
the Visual Instrumenter Tool (WebVIP).
    WebSAT checks the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) of a web page 
against numerous usability guidelines. The output from WebSAT consists 
of identification of potential usability problems which should be 
investigated further through user testing.
    WebCAT lets the usability engineer quickly construct and conduct a 
simple category analysis across the web.
    WebVIP lets the usability engineer rapidly instrument a web site 
for local or remote testing by employing visual instrumenting as well 
as automated techniques.
    Users of the NIST WebMetrics tools may provide NIST with comments 
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the tools through the use of the automated feedback forms, ``Feedback 
Forms for NIST WebMetrics'', which are accessible from the NIST 
WebMetrics web site. The feedback forms allow users to comment on any 
problems they had with using the tools, the helpfulness of the tools, 
and suggestions for the functionality of the tools. Users are not 
obligated to provide comments in order to access and use the tools. 
Comments are strictly voluntary.

II. Method of Collection

    Applicants will submit information to NIST via the NIST WebMetrics 
web site.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, Federal Government, state or local government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The estimate of the total annual cost 
to submit this information for fiscal year 1998 and future years is $0. 
There is no cost since no capital expenditures are required. The only 
cost is a person's time.

IV. Request 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: July 21, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-19910 Filed 7-24-98: 8:45am]
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