[Federal Register: November 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 224)]
[Notices]               
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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), 
Department of Commerce.
    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: 2,225.
    Number of Respondents: 850.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours, 37 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This information is collected from all testing and 
calibration laboratories that apply for National Voluntary Laboratory 
Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accreditation. It is used by NVLAP to 
assess laboratory conformance with applicable criteria as defined in 15 
CFR Part 285, Section 285.14. The information provides a service to 
customers in business and

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industry, including regulatory agencies and purchasing authorities that 
are seeking competent laboratories to perform testing and calibration 
services. An accredited laboratory's contact information and scope of 
accreditation are provided on NVLAP's Web site (http://www.nist.gov/nvlap
).

    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: 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) 395-5167, or 
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov).


    Dated: November 16, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-19668 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am]

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