[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 104 (Thursday, May 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13617]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Agency Form Submitted for OMB Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Commission has submitted a 
request for emergency processing for review and clearance of 
questionnaires to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The 
Commission has requested OMB approval of this submission by June 3, 
2002.

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    Effective Date: May 14, 2002.
    Purpose of Information Collection: The questionnaires are for use 
by the Commission in connection with investigation No. 332-435, Tools, 
Dies, and Industrial Molds: Competitive Conditions in the United Sates 
and Selected Foreign Markets, instituted under the authority of section 
332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). This 
investigation was requested by the House Committee on Ways and Means 
(the Committee). The Commission expects to deliver the results of its 
investigation to the Committee by October 21, 2002.
    Summary of Proposal:
    (1) Number of forms submitted: 2.
    (2) Title of form: U.S. Producers' Questionnaire--Tools, Dies, and 
Industrial Molds: Competitive Conditions in the United States and 
Selected Foreign Markets: and U.S. Purchasers' Questionnaire--
Questionnaire--Tools, Dies, and Industrial Molds: Competitive 
Conditions in the United States and Selected Foreign Markets:
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Producer/Purchaser questionnaires, single 
data gathering, scheduled for 2002.
    (5) Description of respondents: U.S. firms that produce and 
purchase tools, dies, and industrial molds.
    (6) Estimated number of respondents: Producers: 333; Purchasers: 
100.
    (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the forms: 
Producer: 4,995 hours; Purchaser: 1,000.
    (8) Information obtained from the form that qualifies as 
confidential business information will be so treated by the Commission 
and not disclosed in a manner that would reveal the individual 
operations of a firm.
    Additional Information or Comment: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents will be posted on the Commission's Internet site 
at http://www.usitc.gov or may be obtained from Karen Taylor (USITC, 
telephone no. (202) 708-4101). Comments about the proposal should be 
directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Room 10102 (Docket Library), Washington, DC 
20503, ATTENTION: Desk Officer for the International Trade Commission. 
All comments should be specific, indicating which part of the 
questionnaire is objectionable, describing the concern in detail, and 
including specific suggested revisions or language changes. Copies of 
any comments should be provided to Robert Rogowsky, Director, Office of 
Operations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, who is the Commission's designated Senior 
Official under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this 
matter can be obtained by contacting our TTD terminal (telephone no. 
202-205-1810). General information concerning the Commission may also 
be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 24, 2002.
Marilyn Abbott,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-13617 Filed 5-29-02; 8:45 am]
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