[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 241 (Friday, December 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 65521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31587]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13.
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Survey of International Air Travelers (In-Flight Survey).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    OMB Number: 0605-0007 (new number to be assigned since this survey, 
previously conducted by the United States Travel and Tourism 
Administration, will now be conducted ITA.
    Type of Review: Renewal-Regular submission.
    Burden: 24,840 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 165,000.
    Avg. Hour Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration, Tourism 
Industries office ``Survey of International Air Travelers'' is the only 
source for estimating international travel and passenger fare exports 
and imports for this country. This program also supports the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis mandate to collect 
and report this type of information which is used to calculate GDP for 
the United States. This project also serves as the core data source for 
Tourism Industries. Numerous reports and analyses are developed to 
assist businesses in increasing U.S. exports in international travel. 
An economic impact of international travel on state economies, 
visitation estimates, traveler profiles, presentations and reports are 
generated by Tourism Industries to help the federal government agencies 
and the travel industry better understand the international market. It 
is also a service that the U.S. Department of Commerce provides to 
travel industry businesses seeking to increase international travel and 
passenger fare exports for the country. It provides the only comparable 
estimates of non-resident visitation to the states and cities within 
the U.S., as well as U.S. resident travel abroad. Traveler 
characteristics data are also collected to help travel related 
businesses better understand the international travelers to and from 
the U.S. so they can developed targeted marketing and other planning 
related materials.
    Affected Public: International travelers departing the United 
States 18 years or older which includes U.S. and non-U.S. residents.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    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, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, 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 Victoria Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 3, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-31587 Filed 12-12-96; 8:45 am]
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