16 May 2006
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[Federal Register: May 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 94)]
[Notices]
[Page 28306-28307]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr16my06-44]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fastener
Quality Act Requirements
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (DOC), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the continuing and
proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instruments and instructions
should be directed to Wayne Stiefel, International Legal Metrology
Group, 301-975-4011, or stiefel@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a
component of the Technology Administration reporting to the Under
Secretary for Technology, under the Fastener Quality Act (the Act)
(Pub. L. 101-592 amended by Pub. L. 104-113, Pub. L. 105-234 and Pub.
L. 106-34) is required to accept an affirmation from laboratory
accreditation bodies and quality system registrar accreditation bodies.
They are required to meet International Organization for
Standardization/International Electro-Technical Commission (ISO/IEC)
Guide 17011 (replaced ISO/IEC Guides 58 and 61). An organization having
made such an affirmation to NIST may accredit either fastener testing
laboratories or quality system registrars for fastener manufacturers in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Fastener Quality Act.
NIST will solicit information declarations from U.S. and foreign
private accreditation bodies. The information collected will enable
NIST to compile a list of accreditation bodies able to provide
accreditations meeting all the requirements of the Act and of the
procedures, 15 CFR part 280.
Section 10 of the Act requires NIST to accept petitions from
persons publishing a document setting forth guidance or requirements
providing equal or greater rigor and reliability compared to ISO/IEC
Guide 17025 (replaced ISO/IEC Guide 25), ISO/IEC 17011 or ISO/IEC Guide
62. The petitions to consider a document as an alternative to one of
the ISO/IEC documents may be accepted by the Director of NIST for use
provided the document provides equal or greater rigor and reliability
as compared to the ISO/IEC document.
II. Method of collection
Applicants submit required information in paper form.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0693-0015.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour and 30 minutes per
accreditation, and 20 hours per petition.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 22.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $442.
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 will 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
[[Page 28307]]
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, e.g., the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 11, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-7427 Filed 5-15-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-13-P