[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2254]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB)

    DOC has submitted to 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: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review.
    Form numbers: Agency--ITA-4093P, OMB--0625-0125.
    Type of request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 15 respondents; 480 reporting hours.
    Average hours per response: 32 hours.
    Needs and uses: The Export Trading Company Act of 1982 required the 
Department of Commerce to establish a program to evaluate applications 
for Export Trade Certificates of Review, and with concurrence of the 
Department of Justice, issue such certificates in appropriate cases. 
The information contained in the application is used by both 
Departments in determining whether or not to approve an application and 
issue an Export Trade Certificate of Review. A certificate provides its 
holder and members named in the certificate with immunity from 
government actions under state and Federal antitrust laws for the 
export conduct specified in the certificate. It also provides 
disincentives for frivolous private suits and limits liability in 
private actions to actual damages, when the challenged activities are 
covered by an Export Trade Certificate of Review and undertaken in 
conformity with its terms and conditions. Title III was enacted to 
reduce uncertainty regarding application of U.S. antitrust laws to 
export activities--especially those involving joint action by domestic 
competitors. This antitrust uncertainty was cited as one of the major 
impediments to increased U.S. exports.
    Affected public: State or local governments, businesses or other 
for profit; small businesses or organizations; non-profit organizations 
(especially trade associations)
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB desk officer: Gary Waxman, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing DOC Clearance Officer, Edward Michals, (202) 482-
3271, Department of Commerce, room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Gary Waxman, OMB Desk Officer, room 3208, 
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 26, 1994.
Edward Michals,
Departmental Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-2254 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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