[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22541]



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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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Survey of Optoelectronics Industry to Assess the Current 
Status of Optoelectronics R&D and Manufacturing in the U.S.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: None assigned.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new collection of information.
    Burden: 2,400 hours.
    Average Hours Per Response: 4.
    Number of Respondents: 600 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is needed to 
complete an assessment of the current status of the U.S. 
optoelectronics industry in such areas as production methods, 
technological development, economic performance, and international 
competitiveness. This survey is being initiated because a number of 
U.S. industry associations involved in optoelectronics and optics 
recently cited the need for a critical technology assessment of the 
U.S. optoelectronics industry. The health of the U.S. optoelectronics 
industry is particularly important because this technology has a number 
of critical defense applications.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassemer (202) 385-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC 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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New 
Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20230.

    Dated: August 18, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-22541 Filed 8-22-97; 8:45 am]
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