[Federal Register: May 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 95)]
[Notices]               
[Page 28100]
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 will submit 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: Evacuation Movement and Behavior Questionnaires.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,111.
    Number of Respondents: 6,666.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The data will be collected via questionnaires on 
occupant behavior during regularly scheduled evacuation drills from 
high-rise buildings (varying heights, 1-10 stories, 11-20 stories, 21-
35 stories, and 35+ stories) across the United States. The occupant 
behavioral information is to ascertain the occupants' knowledge of the 
procedure, awareness of the event, and behavior during the evacuation. 
This data will be used to improve egress designs for buildings, safety 
assessment models, and occupant training and education about what to do 
in an emergency.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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) 395-5806 or via 
the Internet at Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: May 12, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10854 Filed 5-14-08; 8:45 am]

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