[Federal Register: November 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 229)]
[Notices]               
[Page 66797-66798]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) 
Information Collection System.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0693-0003.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,338.
    Number of Respondents: 850.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2.75 hours.

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    Needs and Uses: This information is collected from all 
laboratories, testing and calibration, that apply for NVLAP 
accreditation. It is used by NVLAP to assess laboratory conformance 
with applicable criteria as defined in 15 CFR part 285, section 285.14. 
An accredited laboratory's contact information and scope of 
accreditation are published annually in the NVLAP Directory of 
Accredited Laboratories, and quarterly on NVLAP's Web site. The 
information provides a service to customers in business and industry, 
including regulatory agencies and purchasing authorities that are 
seeking competent laboratories to perform testing and calibration 
services.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, and Federal, State or Local government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jacqueline Zeiher, (202) 395-4638.
    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 Jacqueline Zeiher, OMB Desk Officer.

    Dated: November 21, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-29625 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]

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