[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 6877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3376]



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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, Pub. L. 
104-13.

    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Participation Agreement, Trade Mission Application and 
Conditions of Participation.
    Agency Form Numbers: ITA-4008P, ITA-4008P-1 and ITA-4008P-A.
    OMB Number: 0625-0147.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 2,792 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 20 minutes and 70 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce's International Trade 
Administration (ITA) sponsors overseas trade promotion events in which 
U.S. companies display, demonstrate, and promote their goods and 
services in foreign markets. These events include trade fairs, trade 
and seminar missions, and catalogue shows. Form ITA-4008P, 
Participation Agreement (PA), is the vehicle by which individual firms 
agree to participate in ITA's trade promotion program, identify the 
products and/or services they intend to sell or promote, and record 
their required financial contribution to the Department of Commerce. 
Together with the relevant ``Conditions of Participation'' they form a 
contract between an individual firm and the U.S. Department of 
Commerce. Form ITA-4008P-1, Trade Mission Application, is used to 
solicit information only from those firms seeking to participate in 
Department of Commerce overseas trade missions covered by the Statement 
of Policy Governing Overseas Trade Missions of the Department of 
Commerce issued on March 3, 1997. The Secretary's policy statement 
concluded that companies that wish to be considered for participation 
on a trade mission must meet certain criteria and make certain 
certifications. The information collected permits the Department to 
determine the eligibility and appropriateness of a firm's participation 
relative to other applicants and to the participation criteria set out 
in the Secretary's policy statement. This information includes the name 
and title of the individual(s) participating in the mission, number of 
employees, U.S. content of the applicant's products, export experience 
of the firm, line of business, and objectives of participation. 
Together with the Form ITA-4008P, ``Participation Agreement'' and ITA-
4008P-A, ``Conditions of Participation'', ITA-4008P-1, Trade Mission 
Application forms a contract between an individual firm and the U.S. 
Department of Commerce. For trade missions led by the Secretary of 
Commerce, a Supplemental Form for Secretarial Trade Missions is added 
to the trade mission application. For security purposes and to protect 
the safety and integrity of the trade mission and its participants, a 
background screening is conducted on each trade mission applicant. The 
information requested for security purposes is not used for any other 
purpose. The Secretarial Trade Mission Supplement also collects the 
type of business entity and date and state of formation. This 
information is used to assist in verifying the legitimacy of the 
company. Finally, the addendum includes a request for biographical and 
company information. This information may be used for promotional 
purposes.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    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 calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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: February 6, 2003.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-3376 Filed 2-10-03; 8:45 am]
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