Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 218 / Monday, November 14, 2005 / Notices 69135 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Quarterly Survey of the 

Finances Of Public-Employee 

Retirement Systems. 

Form Number(s): F–10. 

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0143. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 300 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Avg Hours Per Response: 45 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau 

requests continued OMB clearance of 

the Quarterly Survey of the Finances of 

Public Employee Retirement Systems. 

Over 2.2 trillion dollars in publicemployee retirement system assets in 

the financial markets are controlled by 

a small number of large systems. The 

2002 Census of Governments identified 

2,670 state and local government 

administered public-employee 

retirement systems. The 100 largest 

systems, as measured by the system 

assets, account for about 90 percent of 

the total assets of all systems. This 

survey is used to collect financial data 

from these 100 systems for policy 

makers and economists to follow the 

changing characteristics of these funds. 

This survey was initiated by the U.S. 

Census Bureau at the request of both the 

Council of Economic Advisors and the 

Federal Reserve Board. The most 

important information this survey 

provides is the quarterly change in 

composition of the securities holdings 

of the public employee retirement 

systems component of the economy. 

The Federal Reserve Board uses these 

data to track the public sector portion of 

the flow of funds accounts. The Bureau 

of Economic Analysis uses the quarterly 

retirement information on corporate 

stock holdings to estimate dividends 

received by state and local government 

retirement systems that, in turn, are 

used in preparing the national income 

and product accounts. Additionally, 

these data are a significant part of the 

information base needed to analyze 

investment trends and help in the 

formulation of governmental economic 

policies and investment decisions. 

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Section 182. 

OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, 

(202) 395–5103. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–3129, Department of 

Commerce, room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

mclayton@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk 

Officer either by fax (202–395–7245) or 

e-mail (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: November 7, 2005. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22510 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted 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: U.S. Measurement Systems 

Biophotonics Survey. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 10. 

Number of Respondents: 60. 

Average Hours Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: NIST would like to 

determine the industry expectations for 

metrology needs of biophotonics 

applied to cell and tissue diagnostics 

aspects of health care over the next 10 

years. To begin this process, NIST will 

sponsor a workshop entitled 

Biophotonic Tools for Cell and Tissue 

Diagnostics. This workshop will focus 

on diagnostic techniques involving the 

interaction between biological systems 

and photons. The survey will collect 

limited background information (e.g., 

professional training and interests). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: One-time only. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–3123, or 

Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: November 7, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22511 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted 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: NIST Three-Year Generic 

Request for Customer Service-Related 

Data Collections. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0693–0031. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 3,022. 

Number of Respondents: 12,000. 

Average Hours Per Response: 2 

minutes for a response card, and 2 hours 

for focus group participation. The 

average estimated response time is 

expected to be 30 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: NIST will conduct 

surveys, focus groups, and other 

customer satisfaction/service data 

collections. The collected information is 

needed and will be used to determine 

the kind and the quality of products, 

services, and information our key 

customers want and expect, as well as 

their satisfaction with and awareness of 

existing products, services and 

information. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, and Federal, State, Local, or 

Tribal government. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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