[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20213-20214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11116]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted the following information 
collection requirement to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13.
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Competitive Enhancement and Defense Needs Assessment.
    Agency Number: None.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0083.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Burden: 1,995 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,900.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: To encourage defense diversification as well as 
increase the competitiveness of small-and medium-size firms nationwide, 
the Bureau of Export Administration will conduct a Needs Assessment 
Survey. The purpose of this program is to provide information on 
existing federal and state government resources available to assist 
firms in achieving their growth and development objectives. The 
information collected will be used to match appropriate government 
programs with the needs of firms that seek to diversify their 
operations.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Wassmer, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC's Acting Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Victoria Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.


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    Dated: April 29, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-11116 Filed 5-3-96; 8:45 am]
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