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to, focus groups, reply cards that
accompany product distributions, and
Web-based surveys and dialogue boxes
that offer customers the opportunity to
express their views on the programs
they are asked to evaluate. NIST will
limit its inquiries to data collections
that solicit strictly voluntary opinions
and will not collect information that is
required or regulated. Steps will be
taken to assure anonymity of
respondents in each activity covered
under this request.
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Dated: April 3, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–7897 Filed 4–7–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
II. Method of Collection
NIST will collect this information by
mail, fax, electronically, telephone and
person-to-person sessions.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Notice.
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 8, 2009.
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 Darla Yonder, Management
Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–1710,
telephone 301–975–4064 or via e-mail
to darla.yonder@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
In accordance with Executive Order
12862, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), a
non-regulatory agency of the
Department of Commerce, proposes to
conduct a number of surveys, both
quantitative and qualitative, designed to
evaluate our current programs from a
customer’s perspective. NIST proposes
to perform program evaluation data
collections by means of, but not limited
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for Program Evaluation Data
Collections
ACTION:
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for Usability Data Collections
OMB Control Number: 0693–0033.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit organizations, not-for-profit
institutions, individuals or households,
Federal Government, State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Varied
dependent upon the data collection. The
response time may vary from two
minutes for a response card or two
hours for focus group participation. The
average time per response is expected to
be 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,022.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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.
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Notice.
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 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
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 Darla Yonder, Management
Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–1710,
telephone 301–975–4064, or via e-mail
to darla.yonder@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In accordance with Executive Order
12862, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), a
non-regulatory agency of the
Department of Commerce, proposes to
conduct a number of data collection
efforts—both quantitative and
qualitative—to determine requirements
and evaluate usability and utility of
NIST research for measurement and
standardization work. These data
collection efforts may include, but may
not be limited to electronic
methodologies, empirical studies, video
and audio data collections, interviews,
and questionnaires. For example, data
collection efforts will be conducted at
search and rescue training exercises for
rescue workers using robots. Other
planned data collection efforts include
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for Program Evaluation Data Collections
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 8, 2009.
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 Darla Yonder, Management Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau
Drive, MS 1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1710, telephone 301-975-4064 or
via e-mail to darla.yonder@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory agency of the
Department of Commerce, proposes to conduct a number of surveys, both
quantitative and qualitative, designed to evaluate our current programs
from a customer's perspective. NIST proposes to perform program
evaluation data collections by means of, but not limited to, focus
groups, reply cards that accompany product distributions, and Web-based
surveys and dialogue boxes that offer customers the opportunity to
express their views on the programs they are asked to evaluate. NIST
will limit its inquiries to data collections that solicit strictly
voluntary opinions and will not collect information that is required or
regulated. Steps will be taken to assure anonymity of respondents in
each activity covered under this request.
II. Method of Collection
NIST will collect this information by mail, fax, electronically,
telephone and person-to-person sessions.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693-0033.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, individuals or households, Federal Government,
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Varied dependent upon the data
collection. The response time may vary from two minutes for a response
card or two hours for focus group participation. The average time per
response is expected to be 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,022.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
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: April 3, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-7897 Filed 4-7-09; 8:45 am]
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