[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 33055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15978]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Format for Petition Requesting Relief Under U.S. 
Countervailing Duty Law.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-366P.
    OMB Approval Number: 0625-0148.
    Type of Request: Revision-regular submission.
    Burden: 200 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 40.
    Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration, Import 
Administration, AD/CVD Enforcement, implements the U.S. anti-dumping 
and countervailing duty law. Import Administration investigates 
allegations of unfair trade practices by foreign governments and 
producers and, in conjunction with the U.S. International Trade 
Commission, can impose duties on the product in question to offset the 
unfair practices. Form ITA 366-P--Format for Petition Requesting Relief 
Under the U.S. Countervailing Duty Law--is designed for U.S. companies 
or industries that are unfamiliar with the countervailing duty law and 
the petition process. The Form is designed for potential petitioners 
that believe a foreign competitor is being subsidized unfairly. Since a 
variety of detailed information is required under the law before 
initiation of a countervailing duty investigation, the Form is designed 
to extract such information in the least burdensome manner possible. 
Several revisions were made to the Form in an attempt to make it more 
``user friendly'' and to ensure that the format complies with the 
Uruguay Round Agreement.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental 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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 12, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-15978 Filed 6-17-97; 8:45 am]
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