Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Management Information Reporting, 19931 [E9-9832]
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available at USPTO facilities and also
can be accessed at the USPTO Web site.
Additionally, the USPTO provides the
information to other entities, including
Patent and Trademark Depository
Libraries (PTDLs). The PTDLs maintain
the information for use by the public.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit;
not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
e-mail: Nicholas.A.Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be
publicly available in electronic format
through the Information Collection
Review page at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Paper copies can be obtained by:
• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0055 Post Registration
(Trademark Processing) copy request’’
in the subject line of the message.
• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan K. Fawcett.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Administrative Management
Group, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent on
or before June 1, 2009 to Nicholas A.
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via e-mail at
Nicholas.A.Fraser@omb.eop.gov or by
fax to (202) 395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Administrative
Management Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP)
Management Information Reporting
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST).
ACTION: 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
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collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 29, 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
tools and instructions should be
directed to, Kenneth P. Voytek, National
Institute of Standards and Technology—
Manufacturing Extension Partnership,
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4800,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–4800, 301–
975–4614 (phone). In addition, written
comments may be sent via e-mail to
kenneth.voytek@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Sponsored by NIST, the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MEP) is a national network of locally
based manufacturing extension centers
working with small manufacturers to
assist them improve their productivity,
improve profitability and enhance their
economic competitiveness. The
information collected will provide the
MEP with information regarding MEP
Center performance regarding the
delivery of technology, and business
solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers.
The collected information will assist in
determining the performance of the
MEP Centers at both local and national
levels, provide information critical to
monitoring and reporting on MEP
programmatic performance, and 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 collected will include
center inputs and activities including
services delivered, clients served, center
staff, quarterly expenses and revenues,
partners and affiliates, strategic plan,
operating plans, and client success
stories. No confidentiality for
information submitted is promised or
provided.
II. Method of Collection
Web forms will be used to collect and
analyze the wide range of information
from the MEP Centers.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–0032.
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Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
59.
Estimated Time per Response: 120
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,080.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $389,400.
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 24, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP) Management Information Reporting
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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 29, 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 tools and instructions should be
directed to, Kenneth P. Voytek, National Institute of Standards and
Technology--Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
4800, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4800, 301-975-4614 (phone). In addition,
written comments may be sent via e-mail to kenneth.voytek@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Sponsored by NIST, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is
a national network of locally based manufacturing extension centers
working with small manufacturers to assist them improve their
productivity, improve profitability and enhance their economic
competitiveness. The information collected will provide the MEP with
information regarding MEP Center performance regarding the delivery of
technology, and business solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers. The
collected information will assist in determining the performance of the
MEP Centers at both local and national levels, provide information
critical to monitoring and reporting on MEP programmatic performance,
and 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 collected will include center inputs
and activities including services delivered, clients served, center
staff, quarterly expenses and revenues, partners and affiliates,
strategic plan, operating plans, and client success stories. No
confidentiality for information submitted is promised or provided.
II. Method of Collection
Web forms will be used to collect and analyze the wide range of
information from the MEP Centers.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693-0032.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 59.
Estimated Time per Response: 120 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,080.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $389,400.
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 24, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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