[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28573-28574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13344]



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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 (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposals for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: International Trade Administration (ITA).
    Title: NATO International Competitive Bidding List Application.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-4023P.
    OMB Approval Number: 0625-0055.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 60 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: U.S. firms that want to participate in NATO 
International Competitive Bidding under the NATO Security Investment 
Program must be certified as being technically and financially 
competent. The information provided is used to determine if a company 
is eligible to bid on NATO funded projects.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    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 (ITA).
    Title: Antidumping and Countervailing Duties - Procedures for 
[[Page 28574]] Initiation of Downstream Product Monitoring.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0625-0200.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 15 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 15 hours.
    Needs and Uses: In 1988, the Tariff Act was amended. Under this 
provision a domestic producer of an article that is like a component 
part of a downstream product may petition the Department of Commerce to 
designate the downstream product for monitoring. If the Department 
accepts the petition, the U.S. International Trade Commission will 
monitor the trade in the downstream product. The Department of Commerce 
considers such reports in determining whether to self-initiate an 
antidumping or countervailing duty investigation.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    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: Special Access -- Special Regime Export Declaration.
    Agency Approval Number: ITA-370P.
    OMB Approval Number: 0625-0179.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 10,483 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 119,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Ranges between 3 and 18 minutes for the 
reporting requirements and 1 minute per exported shipment for 
recordkeeping.
    Needs and Uses: The Special Access and Special Regime Programs have 
been established to provide increased access to the United States 
market for textile products assembled abroad from fabric formed and cut 
in the U.S. The information being collected is used by the Committee 
for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) and the U.S. 
Customs Service in two ways: (1) to determine whether merchandise 
exported from a participating Caribbean country or Mexico is properly 
certified as entitled to entry under the Special Access or the Special 
Regime and (2) to conduct audits to determine whether U.S. fabric was 
used to produce the final product.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Coastal Economic Indicators.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 475.
    Number of Respondents: 475.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Part of NOAA's statutory mandate under the Coastal 
Zone Management Act is to undertake technical assistance and 
management-oriented research. Under this authority, and with 
consultation with its state partners, NOAA is proposing to establish a 
database of economic statistics related to coastal and marine resources 
and areas. The data will be used to increase awareness of the economic 
importance of our nation's coastal and marine assets.
    Affected Public: Not for-profit institutions, federal, state, and 
local government representatives.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Coastal Resources Awareness.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 175 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,050.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under he Coastal Zone Management Act, NOAA is 
responsible for undertaking technical assistance and management-
oriented research. Through this survey, NOAA will be seeking to 
determine whether coastal zone management efforts by the states have 
contributed to improved awareness of, and concern for, coastal 
resources and their importance to the national and local economies.
    Affected Public: Not for-profit institutions, state, local 
governments.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (703) 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: May 23, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-13344 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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