[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11208-11209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5787]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Submission for OMB; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
emergency 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.

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    Title: Questionnaire for ITA Client Companies.
    Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Number: None.
    Type of Review: New Collection-Emergency Submission.
    Burden: 167 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Avg. Hour Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce's International Trade 
Administration (ITA) provides export promotion products to help U.S. 
firms operate in global markets. ITA's target audience for this 
assistance is the small to medium size firms. The Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) has recently instructed the ITA in budget passback 
language to conduct a study of the elasticity of the costs for these 
products. The ``Questionnaire for ITA Client Companies,'' collection of 
information will be used to: (1) Identify and gather pricing and cost 
data on the top revenue generating ITA products and services; (2) 
gather information on fee structure, cost, and key characteristics of 
repeat customers; and (3) develop recommendations on pricing 
strategies.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Dennis Marvich, (202) 395-5871.
    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, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Dennis Marvich, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 2, 1998.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Management Control Division, Office of Management 
and Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-5787 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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