[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5100]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application of License To Enter Watches and Watch Movements Into 
the Customs Territory of the United States

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Phone 
number: (202) 482-3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Faye Robinson, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 
4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; Phone number: 
(202) 482-3526, and fax number: (202) 482-0949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Pub. L. 97-446, as amended by Pub. L. 103-465, requires the 
Department of Commerce and the Interior to administer the distribution 
of duty-exemptions and duty-refunds to watch producers in the U.S. 
insular possessions and the Northern Mariana Islands. The primary 
consideration in collecting information is the enforcement of the law 
and the information gathered is limited to that necessary to prevent 
abuse of the program and to permit a fair and equitable distribution of 
its benefits. Form ITA-334P is the principal program form used for 
recording the annual operational data on the basis of which program 
entitlements are distributed among the producers (and the provision of 
which to the Departments constitutes their annual application for these 
entitlements).

II. Method of Collection

    The Department of Commerce sends Form ITA-334P to each watch 
producer annually. A company official completes the form and returns it 
to the Department of Commerce.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0625-0040.
    Form Number: ITA-334P.
    Type of Review: Revision-Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this 
collection is $30,125.00 ($125 for respondents and $30,000 for federal 
government (included are most administration costs of program)).

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: February 24, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-5100 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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