[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14349]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application of License To Enter Watches and Watch Movements Into 
the Customs Territory of the United States

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c) (2) (A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 6, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6608, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 or via the 
Internet at [email protected]. or by phone at (202) 482-3129.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Faye Robinson, Statutory Import Programs Staff, FCB 
Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; Phone 
number: (202) 482-3526, and fax number: (202) 482-0949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Public Law 97-446, as amended by Public Law 103-465, requires the 
Departments of Commerce and the Interior to administer the distribution 
of duty-exemptions and duty-refunds to watch producers in the U.S. 
insular possessions and the Northern Mariana Islands. Public Law 106-
36, enacted June 25, 1999, provides for the distribution of duty-refund 
benefits for any jewelry within heading 7113 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States which is the product of the U.S. 
Territories and the Northern Mariana Islands in accordance with the new 
provisions of the note in chapter 71 and additional U.S. note 5 to 
chapter 91. The primary consideration in collecting information is the 
enforcement of the laws and the information gathered is limited to that 
necessary to prevent abuse of the program and to permit a fair and 
equitable distribution of its benefits. Form ITA-334P is the principal 
program form used for recording the operational data on the basis of 
which program entitlements are distributed among the producers (and the 
provision of which to the Departments constitutes their application for 
these entitlements). The form is completed by watch and watch movement 
manufacturers and has been modified with special instructions for 
completion by the new jewelry manufacturers. Because the duty-refund 
benefit has been changed from an annual benefit to a biannual benefit, 
Form ITA-334P is also used, with modified instructions, to gather the 
information needed to calculate the interim duty-refund certificate for 
the jewelry and watch manufacturers.

II. Method of Collection

    The Department of Commerce sends Form ITA-334P to each watch 
producer biannually. A company official completes the form and returns 
it to the Department of Commerce.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0625-0040.
    Form Number: ITA-334P.
    Type of Review: Revision--regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this 
collection is $40,350 ($350 for respondents and $40,000 for federal 
government (included are most administration costs of program).

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 3, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-14349 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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