[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46433-46434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22209]


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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: SABIT: Applications and Questionnaires.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Number: 0625-0225.
    Type of Request: Revision-Regular Submission.
    Burden: 6,088.
    Number of Respondents: 2,800.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Special American Business Internship Training 
(SABIT) programs of the Department of Commerce's International Trade 
Administration (ITA), are 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.
    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

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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. 01-22209 Filed 9-4-01; 8:45 am]
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