[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 3877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1005]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket Number 0909100442-1012-03]


Effectiveness of Federal Agency Participation in Standardization 
in Select Technology Sectors for National Science and Technology 
Council's Sub-Committee on Standardization; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department 
of Commerce.

ACTION: Request for information, extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, on behalf 
of the National Science and Technology Council's Sub-Committee on 
Standards, announces the extension of the period for submission of 
comments responsive to the December 8, 2010 Request for Information on 
the effectiveness of Federal agencies' participation in the development 
and implementation of standards and conformity assessment activities 
and programs. The new comment period deadline is 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 
March 7, 2011.

DATES: Comments are due by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments will be accepted by e-mail only. Comments should be 
sent to [email protected] with the subject line ``Standardization 
feedback for Sub-Committee on Standards.'' All comments received will 
be posted at: http://standards.gov/standards_gov/nstcsubcommitteeonstandards.cfm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajit Jillavenkatesa, 100 Bureau Drive, 
Stop 1060, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1060, 301-975-8519, 
[email protected]. Media inquiries may be directed to the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Public and Business 
Affairs at [email protected] or 301-975-NIST (6478).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 8, 2010, the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology (NIST), on behalf of the Sub-Committee on 
Standards under the National Science and Technology Council's Committee 
of Technology, published in the Federal Register a Request for 
Information with the objective of informing the development of case 
studies that will examine the effectiveness of Federal agencies' 
participation in standards-setting efforts led by the private sector 
(75 FR 76397) and to solicit public comment on this issue.
    The original comment period was scheduled to end on February 7, 
2011. As set forth in the Request for Information, the Sub-Committee on 
Standards is specifically interested in comments that address questions 
set out in the Request for Information, as they relate to the following 
technologies:
    1. Smart Grid.
    2. Health Information Technology.
    3. Cyber Security.
    4. Emergency Communications Interoperability.
    5. Radioactivity Detectors and Radiation Monitors (ANSI N42.3x and 
N42.4x).
    6. Other technologies involving significant Federal agency 
participation in standards setting.
    NIST announces that the period for submission of comments 
responsive to the December 8, 2010 notice has been extended until 5 
p.m. Eastern Time on March 7, 2011 to allow the public additional time 
to submit input on the above subjects.

    Dated: January 12, 2011.
Patrick Gallagher,
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Co-Chair, 
National Science and Technology Council's Sub-Committee on Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-1005 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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