[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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