[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21814]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.
    Title: National Security and Critical Technology Assessment of the 
U.S. Industrial Base.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0119.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Burden: 24,000 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 4 hours per response.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce/BIS, in coordination 
with other government agencies and private entities, conduct 
assessments of U.S. industries deemed critical to our national 
security. The information gathered is needed to assess the health and 
competitiveness as well as the needs of the targeted industry sector in 
order to maintain a strong U.S. industrial base. Data obtained from the 
surveys will be used to prepare an assessment of the current status of 
the targeted industry, addressing production, technological 
developments, economic performance, employment and academic trends, and 
international competitiveness.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: 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 6608, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20230.

    Dated: August 22, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-21814 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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