[Federal Register: November 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 218)]
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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: 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 for-profit 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]

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