[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 115 (Thursday, June 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 35063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11889]


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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 (BIS).
    Title: Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0083.
    Type of Request: Renewal of an existing collection of information.
    Burden: 3,000 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes per response.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and 
Executive Order 12919, authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to assess 
the capabilities of the defense industrial base to support the national 
defense and to develop policy alternatives to improve the international 
competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to 
meet defense program needs. The information collected from voluntary 
surveys will be used to assist small and medium-sized firms in defense 
transition and in gaining access to advanced technologies and 
manufacturing processes available from Federal Laboratories. The goal 
is to improve regions of the country adversely by cutbacks in defense 
spending and military base closures.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, DOC Paperwork Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    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: June 13, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11889 Filed 6-15-05; 8:45 am]
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