Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program-Laboratory Application for Assessment and Recognition, 17955 [E8-6684]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 17955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6684]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Project 25 
Compliance Assessment Program--Laboratory Application for Assessment 
and Recognition

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at dHynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Dereck Orr, Program Manager for Public Safety 
Communications, NIST's Office of Law Enforcement Standards, Building 1, 
Room 2209, Boulder, CO 80305; 303-497-5400 (or via the Internet at 
dereck.orr@nist.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The September 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina made apparent the 
need for public safety radio systems to interoperate, regardless of who 
manufactured the equipment. In response, and per Congressional 
direction, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) developed the Project 25 
Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) to improve public safety 
confidence in purchasing land mobile radio (LMR) equipment built to 
Project 25 LMR (P25) standards. Especially those P25 standards related 
to improving interoperability between different manufacturer's radio 
systems. The NIST/DHS P25 CAP is the system that will improve the 
conformance, performance and interoperability of LMR used by public 
safety personnel. The P25 CAP is a voluntary system that provides a 
mechanism for the recognition of testing laboratories based on 
internationally accepted standards. It identifies competent 
laboratories through assessments by trained Laboratory Assessment Teams 
and promotes the acceptance of compliant test results from these 
laboratories. Information collected through this process is to 
establish the suitability of applying laboratories, confirm equipment 
as meeting P25 standards, and gather basic business information.

II. Method of Collection

    The application will be available on NIST/Office of Law Enforcement 
Standards Web site (https://www.eeel.nis.gov/oles/public_safety.html) 
in Adobe PDF format. The form can be completed on-line or by hand and 
submitted via facsimile, e-mail or mail to the designated official 
listed on the application.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; federal government; and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $100.

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 cost) 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 also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: March 27, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-6684 Filed 4-1-08; 8:45 am]
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