[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19549-19550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9995]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Agency proposal for the collection of information submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13), the Commission has submitted a proposal for 
the collection of information to OMB for approval. The proposed 
information collection is a 3-year extension of the current ``generic 
clearance'' (approved by the Office of Management and Budget under 
control No. 3117-0016) under which the Commission can issue information 
collections (specifically, producer, importer, purchaser, and foreign 
producer questionnaires and certain institution notices) for the 
following types of import injury investigations: countervailing duty, 
antidumping, escape clause, market disruption, NAFTA safeguard, and 
``interference with programs of the USDA.'' Any comments submitted to 
OMB on the proposed information collection should be specific, 
indicating which part of the questionnaires or study plan are 
objectionable, describing the problem in detail, and including specific 
revisions or language changes.

DATES: To be assured of consideration, comments should be submitted to 
OMB on or before May 21, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments about the proposal should be directed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: David 
Rossker, Desk Officer for U.S. International Trade Commission. Copies 
of any comments should be provided to Robert Rogowsky (United States 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., Washington, DC 
20436).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed collection of 
information and supporting documentation may be obtained from Debra 
Baker (USITC, tel. no. 202-205-3180). Hearing-impaired persons can 
obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD 
terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will 
need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should 
contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General 
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing 
its internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    (1) The proposed information collection consists of five forms, 
namely the Sample Producers', Sample Importers', Sample Purchasers', 
and Sample Foreign Producers' questionnaires (separate forms are 
provided for questionnaires issued for the five-year reviews) and 
Sample Notice of Institution for Five-Year Reviews.
    (2) The types of items contained within the sample questionnaires 
and institution notice are largely determined by statute. Actual 
questions formulated for use in a specific investigation depend upon 
such factors as the nature of the industry, the relevant issues, the 
ability of respondents to supply the data, and the availability of data 
from secondary sources.
    (3) The information collected through questionnaires issued under 
the generic clearance for import injury investigations are consolidated 
by Commission staff and form much of the statistical base for the 
Commission's determinations. Affirmative Commission determinations in 
countervailing duty and antidumping investigations result in the 
imposition of additional duties on imports entering the United States. 
If the Commission makes an affirmative determination in a five-year 
review, the existing antidumping or countervailing duty order will 
remain in place. The data developed in escape-clause, market 
disruption, and interference-with-USDA-program investigations (if the 
Commission finds affirmatively) are used by the President/U.S. Trade 
Representative to determine the type of

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relief, if any, to be provided to domestic industries. The submissions 
made to the Commission in response to the notices of institution of 
five-year reviews form the basis for the Commission's determination 
whether a full or expedited review should be conducted.
    (4) Likely respondents consist of businesses (including foreign 
businesses) or farms that produce, import, or purchase products under 
investigation. Estimated total annual reporting burden for the period 
July 1999-June 2002 that will result from the collection of information 
is presented below.

                              Table 1--Projected Annual Burden Data, by Type of Information Collection, July 1999-June 2002
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                                                                                                                                Institution
                                                                   Producer        Importer        Purchaser        Foreign     notices for
                             Item                               questionnaires  questionnaires  questionnaires     producer        5-year       Total
                                                                                                                questionnaires    reviews
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                                                                             Estimated burden hours imposed annually for July 1999-June 2002
Number of respondents.........................................            890             871             575             208            86        2,630
Frequency of response.........................................              1               1               1               1             1            1
Total annual responses........................................            890             871             575             208            86        2,630
Hours per response............................................           52.6            44.1            23.2            28.0           7.4         39.9
Total hours...................................................         46,825          38,426          13,335           5,832           636      105,054
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    No recordkeeping burden is known to result from the proposed 
collection of information.

    Issued: April 15, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-9995 Filed 4-20-99; 8:45 am]
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