83 FR 3301 - National Institute of Standards and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 16 (January 24, 2018)

Page Range		3301-3302
FR Document		2018-01236

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


National Institute of Standards and Technology

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic Request 
for Customer Service-Related Data Collections.

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Darla Yonder, Management Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau 
Drive, MS 1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301-975-4064, or via email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory agency of the 
Department of Commerce, proposes to conduct a number of individual 
information collections that are both quantitative and qualitative. The 
information collections will be designed to determine the type and 
quality of the products, services, and information our key customers 
want and expect, as well as their satisfaction with and awareness of 
existing products, services, and information. In addition, NIST 
proposes other customer service satisfaction data collections that 
include, but may not be limited to focus groups, reply cards that 
accompany product distributions, and Web-based surveys and dialog boxes 
that offer customers the opportunity to express their level of 
satisfaction with NIST products, services, and information and for 
ongoing dialogue with NIST. NIST will limit its inquiries to data 
collections that solicit voluntary options and will not collect 
information that is required or regulated. No assurances of 
confidentiality will be given. However, it will be completely optional 
for survey participants to provide their name or affiliation 
information if they wish to provide comments for which they elect to 
receive a response.

II. Method of Collection

    NIST will collect this information by electronic means, as well as 
by mail, fax, telephone, and person-to-person interactions.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0693-0031.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a current information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals, not-for-profit institution.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120,000.
    Less than 2 minutes for a response card, 2 hours for focus group 
participation. The average estimated response time for the completion 
of a collection instrument is expected to be less than 30 minutes per 
response(s).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: None.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection;

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they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Maximum convenience and Customs purposes, the accompany product distributions, and
Inches written description of the scope of this order
pounds Web-based surveys and dialog boxes
is dispositive. that offer customers the opportunity to
30 > ≤ 32 .............................. 130 [FR Doc. 2018–01351 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 a.m.] express their level of satisfaction with
32 > ≤ 34 .............................. 140 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P NIST products, services, and
34 > ≤ 36 .............................. 150
36 > ≤ 38 .............................. 160
information and for ongoing dialogue
38 > ≤ 40 .............................. 170 with NIST. NIST will limit its inquiries
40 > ≤ 42 .............................. 180 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to data collections that solicit voluntary
42 > ≤ 44 .............................. 190 options and will not collect information
44 > ≤ 46 .............................. 200 National Institute of Standards and that is required or regulated. No
46 > ≤ 48 .............................. 210 Technology assurances of confidentiality will be
48 > ≤ 50 .............................. 220 given. However, it will be completely
50 > ≤ 52 .............................. 230 Proposed Information Collection; optional for survey participants to
52 > ≤ 54 .............................. 240 Comment Request; Generic Request
54 > ≤ 56 .............................. 250
provide their name or affiliation
for Customer Service-Related Data information if they wish to provide
56 > ≤ 58 .............................. 260 Collections.
58 > ≤ 60 .............................. 270 comments for which they elect to
National Institute of Standards
AGENCY: receive a response.
Weight to width ratio tool cabinets and Technology (NIST), Commerce. II. Method of Collection
21 > ≤ 25 .............................. 155 ACTION: Notice. NIST will collect this information by
25 > ≤ 28 .............................. 170 SUMMARY: The Department of
28 > ≤ 30 .............................. 185 electronic means, as well as by mail,
30 > ≤ 32 .............................. 200
Commerce, as part of its continuing fax, telephone, and person-to-person
32 > ≤ 34 .............................. 215 effort to reduce paperwork and interactions.
34 > ≤ 36 .............................. 230 respondent burden, invites the general
III. Data
36 > ≤ 38 .............................. 245 public and other Federal agencies to
38 > ≤ 40 .............................. 260 take this opportunity to comment on OMB Control Number: 0693–0031.
40 > ≤ 42 .............................. 280 proposed and/or continuing information
42 > ≤ 44 .............................. 290 collections, as required by the
Form Number(s): None.
44 > ≤ 46 .............................. 300 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Type of Review: Revision of a current
46 > ≤ 48 .............................. 310 information collection.
48 > ≤ 50 .............................. 320 DATES: Written comments must be Affected Public: Business or other for-
50 > ≤ 52 .............................. 330 submitted on or before March 26, 2018. profit organizations, individuals, not-
52 > ≤ 54 .............................. 340 ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments for-profit institution.
54 > ≤ 56 .............................. 350 to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
56 > ≤ 58 .............................. 360 Paperwork Clearance Officer, Estimated Number of Respondents:
58 > ≤ 60 .............................. 370 Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 120,000.
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Less than 2 minutes for a response
Also excluded from the scope of the order card, 2 hours for focus group
are service carts. The excluded service carts
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). participation. The average estimated
have all of the following characteristics: response time for the completion of a
(1) Casters, wheels, or other similar devices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collection instrument is expected to be
which allow the service cart to be rolled from Requests for additional information or
place to place; less than 30 minutes per response(s).
copies of the information collection
(2) an open top for storage, a flat top or flat instrument and instructions should be Estimated Total Annual Burden
lid on top of the unit that opens; directed to Darla Yonder, Management Hours: 15,000.
(3) a space or gap between the casters, Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
wheels, or other similar devices, and the Public: None.
bottom of the enclosed storage space (e.g., 1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301–
drawers) of at least 10 inches; and 975–4064, or via email to Darla.yonder@ IV. Request for Comments
(4) a total unit height, including casters, of nist.gov.
less than 48 inches. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Also excluded from the scope of the order the proposed collection of information
are non-mobile work benches. The excluded I. Abstract is necessary for the proper performance
non-mobile work benches have all of the In accordance with Executive Order of the functions of the agency, including
following characteristics: 12862, the National Institute of whether the information shall have
(1) A solid top working surface; Standards and Technology (NIST), a practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
(2) no drawers, one drawer, or two drawers agency’s estimate of the burden
in a side-by-side configuration; and
non-regulatory agency of the
Department of Commerce, proposes to (including hours and cost) of the
(3) the unit is supported by legs and has
no solid front, side, or back panels enclosing conduct a number of individual proposed collection of information; (c)
the body of the unit. information collections that are both ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Also excluded from the scope of the order quantitative and qualitative. The clarity of the information to be
are metal filing cabinets that are configured information collections will be designed collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
to hold hanging file folders and are classified to determine the type and quality of the burden of the collection of information
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the products, services, and information our on respondents, including through the
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United States (HTSUS) at subheading key customers want and expect, as well use of automated collection techniques
9403.10.0020. or other forms of information
Merchandise subject to the order is
as their satisfaction with and awareness
of existing products, services, and technology.
classified under HTSUS categories
9403.20.0021, 9403.20.0026, 9403.20.0030 information. In addition, NIST proposes Comments submitted in response to
and 7326.90.8688, but may also be classified other customer service satisfaction data this notice will be summarized and/or
under HTSUS category 7326.90.3500. While collections that include, but may not be included in the request for OMB
HTSUS subheadings are provided for limited to focus groups, reply cards that approval of this information collection;

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they also will become a matter of public contained in the SUPPLEMENTARY information on ONMS and its advisory
record. INFORMATION section. councils can be found at http://
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For sanctuaries.noaa.gov.
Sheleen Dumas,
further information on a particular Advisory Council Membership
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer. advisory council or available seats,
please contact the site as identified in Under Section 315 of the NMSA,
[FR Doc. 2018–01236 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am] advisory council members may be
this notice’s SUPPLEMENTARY
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INFORMATION section on Contact appointed from among: (1.) Persons
Information for Each Site, below. For employed by federal or state agencies
general inquiries related to this notice or with expertise in management of natural
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE resources; (2.) members of relevant
ONMS advisory councils established
pursuant to the National Marine regional fishery management councils;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric and (3.) representatives of local user
Administration Sanctuaries Act or Executive Order
13178, contact Kate Spidalieri, National groups, conservation and other public
Solicitation for Applications for Advisory Council Specialist interest organizations, scientific
(Kate.Spidalieri@noaa.gov; 240–533– organizations, educational
Advisory Councils Established
organizations, or others interested in the
Pursuant to the National Marine 0679).
protection and multiple use
Sanctuaries Act and Executive Orders SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section management of sanctuary resources. For
AGENCY: Office of National Marine 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1445A) allows Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and the Secretary of Commerce to establish Council, Executive Order 13178 Section
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), advisory councils to advise and make 5(f) specifically identifies member and
Department of Commerce (DOC). recommendations regarding the representative categories.
designation and management of national The charter for each advisory council
ACTION: Notice of Solicitation. marine sanctuaries. Executive Order defines the number and type of seats
13178 similarly established a Coral Reef and positions on the council; however,
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Ecosystem Reserve Council pursuant to as a general matter, available seats could
ONMS will solicit applications to fill the NMSA for the Northwestern include: Conservation, education,
seats on its 13 national marine Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem research, fishing, whale watching,
sanctuary advisory councils and the Reserve. In this Supplementary diving and other recreational activities,
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Information section, NOAA provides boating and shipping, tourism, harbors
Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory details regarding the Office of National and ports, maritime business,
Council (advisory councils), under the Marine Sanctuaries, the role of advisory agriculture, maritime heritage, and
National Marine Sanctuaries Act and councils, and contact information for citizen-at-large.
the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands each site. For each of the 14 advisory councils,
Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Executive applicants are chosen based upon their
Order, respectively. Vacant seats, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
particular expertise and experience in
including positions (i.e., primary and (ONMS)
relation to the seat for which they are
alternate), for each of the advisory ONMS serves as the trustee for a applying; community and professional
councils will be advertised differently at network of underwater parks affiliations; views regarding the
each site in accordance with the encompassing more than 600,000 square protection and management of marine
information provided in this notice. miles of marine and Great Lakes waters or Great Lakes resources; and possibly
This notice contains web page links and from Washington state to the Florida the length of residence in the area
contact information for each site, as well Keys, and from Lake Huron to American affected by the site. Applicants chosen
as additional resources on advisory Samoa. The network includes a system as members or alternates should expect
council vacancies and the application of 13 national marine sanctuaries and to serve two or three-year terms,
process. Papahānaumokuākea and Rose Atoll pursuant to the charter of the specific
DATES: Please visit individual site web marine national monuments. National national marine sanctuary advisory
pages, or reach out to a site as identified marine sanctuaries protect our nation’s council or Northwestern Hawaiian
in this notice’s SUPPLEMENTARY most vital coastal and marine natural Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
INFORMATION section on Contact and cultural resources, and through Advisory Council.
Information for Each Site, regarding the active research, management, and More information on advisory council
timing and advertisement of vacant public engagement, sustain healthy membership and processes, and
seats, including positions (i.e., primary environments that are the foundation for materials related to the purpose,
or alternate), for each of the advisory thriving communities and stable policies, and operational requirements
councils. economies. for advisory councils can be found in
One of the many ways ONMS ensures the charter for a particular advisory
Applications will only be accepted in
public participation in the designation council (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
response to current, open vacancies and
and management of national marine management/ac/council_charters.html)
in accordance with the deadlines and
sanctuaries is through the formation of and the National Marine Sanctuary
instructions included on each site’s
advisory councils. Advisory councils Advisory Council Implementation
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website.
are community-based advisory groups Handbook (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
ADDRESSES: Vacancies and applications established to provide advice and management/ac/acref.html).
are specific to each site’s advisory recommendations to ONMS on issues
council. As such, questions about a including management, science, service, Contact Information for Each Site
specific council or vacancy, including and stewardship; and to serve as • Channel Islands National Marine
applications, should be directed to a liaisons between their constituents in Sanctuary Advisory Council: Channel
site. Contact Information for Each Site is the community and the site. Additional Islands National Marine Sanctuary,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 2018.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Darla Yonder, Management Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301-975-4064, or via email to [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 3301