[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 36875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18043]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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, Pub. L. 104-13.
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: The Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) 
Program Applications and Questionnaires.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Number: 0625-0225.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 2,137 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Range from 15 minutes to 6 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Special American Business Internship Training 
(SABIT) programs of the Department of Commerce's International Trade 
Administration (ITA), is a key element in the U.S. Government's efforts 
to support the economic transition of the Newly Independent States 
(NIS) of the former Soviet Union. SABIT places business executives and 
scientists from the Independent States in U.S. firms for one-to-six 
month internships to gain firsthand experiences working in a market 
economy. This unique private sector-U.S. Government partnership was 
created in order to tap the U.S. private sector's expertise in 
assisting the NIS's transition to a market economy while boosting U.S.-
NIS long-term trade.
    Under the ``regular'' (grants) SABIT program, qualified U.S. firms 
will receive funds through a cooperative agreement with ITA to help 
defray the cost of hosting interns. The information collected by the 
Application is needed by the SABIT staff to recruit and screen 
respondents and provide U.S. firms with a pool of eligible candidates 
from which to select interns. Intern applications are required to 
determine the suitability of candidates for SABIT internships. Feedback 
surveys and end-of-internship reports are needed to enable SABIT to 
track the success of the program as regards trade between the U.S. and 
NIS, as well as to improve the content and administration of the 
programs.
    The closing date for applications and supplemental materials is 
approximately 120 days after date of publication in the Federal 
Register. Pursuant to section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as amended (the ``Act'') funding for the program will be provided 
by the Agency for International Development (A.I.D.).
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (202) 395-5871.
    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, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk 
Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: July 1, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-18043 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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