[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54785-54786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21602]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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: Steel Import License.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 166,667 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: On March 5, 2002, the President announced temporary 
safeguards for the steel industry. As part of those safeguards, the 
President mandated that the Commerce Department and the Secretary of 
the Treasury institute an import licensing system to facilitate the 
monitoring of certain steel imports. The Import License information is 
necessary for the U.S. Government to assess import trends of covered 
products, especially covered products imported from countries excluded 
from the President's safeguard provisions. In order to monitor steel 
imports and to effectively implement the safeguards cited in the 
President's announcement, the Department of Commerce must collect and 
provide timely aggregated summaries about imports of certain steel 
products, especially from the countries excluded from the remedy. The 
Steel Import License proposed by the Import Administration of the 
Department of Commerce will be the tool used to collect the necessary 
information. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will use the 
information to track increases in imports from excluded countries. If a 
surge is noted, USTR will initiate consultations with the country 
increasing its steel exports to the U.S. and discuss ways the country 
could reduce this steel trade to historical levels.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    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 6608, 
14th and

[[Page 54786]]

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 20, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer
[FR Doc. 02-21602 Filed 8-23-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P