[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11653-11654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6140]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Special Access/Special Regime Export Declaration; Proposed 
Information Collection

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 the 
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 May 11, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th & 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: Lori E. Mennitt, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 3009, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482-3400, and fax number: 
(202) 482-0858.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The ITA-370P Form is necessary in order to implement the U.S. 
Special Textile Program with the Caribbean and Andean Trade Preference 
Act designated countries. The Special Access Program was established to 
provide increased access to the United States market for textile 
products assembled abroad from fabric formed and cut in the United 
States.
    Throughout the ITA-370P Form, the Committee for the Implementation 
of Textile Agreements (CITA) is provided with certifications that U.S. 
formed and cut fabric is being exported to a participating country, 
assembled into a finished product, and imported back into the United 
States.

II. Method of Data Collection

    Form ITA-370 P is a three part document with pre-carboned copies. 
Each part of the document, the Shipper's Declaration, the Assembler's 
Declaration, and the Importer's Declaration, is in the form of a 
certification which must be completed and signed by participating 
companies.
    The ITA-370P form and the information collected on it are used by 
CITA and the U.S Customs Service to determine whether merchandise 
exported for a participant Caribbean country is properly certified to 
enter under the Special Access Program; and to conduct audits to 
determine whether U.S. formed and cut fabric was used to produce the 
final product.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0625-0179.
    Form Number: ITA-370P.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Companies participating in the Special Access 
Program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300-350 companies participate 
annually.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,350 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this 
collection is $290,000.00 ($150,000 for respondents and $140,000 for 
federal government).

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

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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: March 2, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-6140 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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