97-30222. Economic Impact Assessment of NIST Ncar-Field Scanning Measurements of Antennas Program

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61491-61492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30222]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Economic Impact Assessment of NIST Ncar-Field Scanning 
Measurements of Antennas Program

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce both 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 20, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Mr. Andrew Repjar, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
Laboratory, Mailcode

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813.08, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 20899. He can be reached by 
phone at [phone] or by e-mail at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    NIST seeks to assess economic impacts of its program for near-field 
measurements of antennas. The respondents will be U.S. suppliers and 
users of microwave antennas used in satellites, earth terminals, radar 
and communications systems. The results will be applied by NIST for 
program evaluation purposes.
    NIST conducts economic impact studies to (1) provide management 
with information on the nature and magnitude of NIST research projects, 
(2) to convey to the policy and budget processes the rates of return to 
society for expenditures by NIST, and (3) to provide data necessary to 
comply with the Government Performance and Results Act requirements. 
The resulting information is used both for evaluation of completed and 
ongoing research and related projects and for strategic planning.
    The range of technology infrastructure developed in NIST 
laboratories and through cooperative projects with industry leverage 
the productivity of all stages of U.S. domestic economic activity (R&D, 
production, and marketing) and thereby increase economic growth and 
economic well being.

II. Method of Collection

    Personnel of organizations in the U.S. microwave industry may 
respond to questionnaires by mail, fax, E-mail, or telephone.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission for a new requirement.
    Affected Public: Personnel of organizations in the U.S. microwave 
industry and their customers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,500 (25 hours  x  $100 per hour for 
a senior level technical manager to respond). No equipment or 
maintenance costs are associated with this data collection.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function 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; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: November 10, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-30222 Filed 11-17-97; 8:45 am]
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