[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 4883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1800]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (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: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: Current Industrial Reports Program, Apparel.
    Form Number(s): MQ23A.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0560.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 5,808 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,077.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 53 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau conducts this survey quarterly 
(some small companies report annually) to collect information on 
apparel production. The domestic apparel industry is provided some 
protection from imports through bilateral trade agreements. The 
Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) provides the legal framework for the 
regulation of trade. The Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements (CITA) negotiates bilateral trade agreements and determines 
whether and when to request consultations with an exporting country to 
avoid market disruptions in the United States. The MFA requires that 
requests for consultations be accompanied by a factual statement of 
market disruption prepared by the Office of Textiles and Apparel 
(OTEXA). Quarterly Census Bureau data from this survey provide the 
detailed information needed by CITA and OTEXA to meet this requirement.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly and Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maria Gonzalez, (202) 395-7313.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 
482-3271, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Maria Gonzalez, OMB Desk Officer, room 
10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 19, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-1800 Filed 1-24-95; 8:45 am]
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