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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for 
clearance the following proposals for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration.
    Title: Semiconductor Infrastructure Assessment.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 300 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 3 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Commerce is conducting an assessment of key 
suppliers to the U.S. semiconductor industry to identify weaknesses in 
the supply base which could inhibit this critical industry's ability to 
meet commercial and defense production requirements as defined by the 
industry's 15 year business plan. The information will be used to 
institute remedial action where weaknesses are found to exist.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Commercial News USA.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-4063P.
    OMB Approval Number: 0625-0061.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 917 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 25 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: As part of its export promotion activities, ITA 
publishes COMMERCIAL NEWS USA. The purpose of the publication is to 
promote new American products and technology to overseas buyers. Firms 
wishing to participate must submit an application. The information is 
used to determine if the product meets the program's criteria.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, small 
businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Foreign Trade Zone Application.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 8,470 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 90.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies but ranges between 19 and 128 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Foreign Trade Zone Act requires that a one-time 
application be made for authority to establish a foreign-trade zone 
project. The information on the facility, financing, operational plans, 
proposed manufacturing, and economic needs is used in making a decision 
on whether or not to approve the request.
    Affected Public: State or local governments, businesses or other 
for-profit institutions, small businesses or organizations, non-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposals can be 
obtained by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3271, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections should be sent to Don Arbuckle, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: September 15, 1994
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-23319 Filed 9-20-94; 8:45 am]
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