[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14112]


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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, Public Law 104-
13.
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Imports of Certain Worsted Wool Fabric: Implementation of 
Tariff Rate Quota Established Under Title V of the Trade and 
Development Act of 2000.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-4139P, and ITA-4140P.
    OMB Number: 0625-0240.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Estimated Burden: 352 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24.
    Est. Avg. Hours Per Response: 1--24 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 
(``the Act'') contains several provisions to assist the wool products 
industries. These include the establishment of tariff rate quotas (TRQ) 
for a limited quantity of worsted wool fabrics. The Act requires the 
President to fairly allocate the TRQ to persons who cut and sew men's 
and boys' worsted wool suits and suit like jackets and trousers in the 
United States, and who apply for an allocation based on the amount of 
suits they produce in the prior year. The Act further requires the 
President, on an annual basis, to consider requests from the 
manufacturers of the apparel products listed above, to modify the 
limitation on the quantity of imports subject to the TRQ. The Act 
specifies factors to be considered in making determinations on such 
requests. The TRQ is effective for goods entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2001, and will remain 
in force through 2003. A TRQ allocation will be valid only in the year 
for which it is issued.
    On December 1, 2000, the President issued Proclamation 7383 that, 
among other things, delegates authority to the Secretary of Commerce to 
allocate the TRQ; to consider, on an annual basis, requests to modify 
the limitation on the quantity of the TRQ and to recommend appropriate 
modifications to the President; and to issue regulations to implement 
these provisions. On January 22, 2001, the Department of Commerce 
published regulations establishing procedures for allocation of the 
tariff rate quotas (66 FR 6459, 15 CFR part 335) and for considering 
requests for modification of the limitations (66 FR 6459, 15 CFR part 
340).
    The Department must collect certain information in order to fairly 
allocate the TRQ to eligible persons and to make informed 
recommendations to the President on whether or not to modify the 
limitation on the quantity of the TRQ. This request for comment is for 
the proposed information collections after July 31, 2001.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 
14th and Constitution, NW., Washington, DC 20230
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 within 30 
days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: May 31, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-14112 Filed 6-4-01; 8:45 am]
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