[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 46433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22208]


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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: American Management and Business Internship Training (AMBIT) 
Program: Applications.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Number: 0625-0224.
    Type of Request: Revision-Regular Submission.
    Burden: 465.
    Number of Respondents: 265.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 1-3 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Department of Commerce's International 
Trade Administration (ITA), in collaboration with the International 
Fund for Ireland (IFI), has established the American Management & 
Business Internship Training (AMBIT) program. AMBIT provides one-week 
to six-month training programs for managers and technical experts from 
Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of Ireland, thereby improving 
their skills while enhancing U.S. commercial opportunities in the 
region. AMBIT was launched in 1995 to demonstrate America's interest in 
supporting the peace process by encouraging economic development in 
Northern Ireland and the Six Border Counties of Ireland.
    The U.S. Department of Commerce works in partnership with the IFI, 
an organization established in 1986 by the British and Irish 
Governments to promote economic/social progress and to encourage 
contact, dialog, and reconciliation in the region. The United States, 
the European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand contribute to 
the IFI budget.
    Affected Public: Business or other non-profit, individuals (non-
U.S. citizens).
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    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 or via internet at 
[email protected].
    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: August 30, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-22208 Filed 9-4-01; 8:45 am]
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