[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44557-44558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15266]


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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, Public Law 104-
13.
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Export Trading Companies Contact Facilitation Service.
    Agency Form Number: ITA 4094P.
    OMB Number: 0625-0120.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 3,625 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 14,500.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Many U.S. firms do not export because of a fear of 
the risks involved in exporting, lack of knowledge about the 
international marketplace, and insufficient resources. These firms need 
a venue to find one another and share the risks and costs of exporting, 
and they need the assistance of companies that specialize in providing 
export trade facilitation services. The Export Trading Company Act of 
1982 directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to (a) encourage the 
formation of export associations and export service firms, and (b) 
provide an exporter referral service that will facilitate contact 
between producers and export service firms. Commerce fulfills its 
mandate through the Contact Facilitation Service (CFS). The CFS 
provides a platform for producers to (a) find one another and form 
export alliances, to achieve economies of scale, and (b) locate export 
service firms and attract foreign importers.
    The CFS registration form is currently available on-line via the 
Internet at http://www.myexports.com and in hard copy. 
MyExports[supreg], a U.S. Department of Commerce public-private 
partnership, produces two directories that draw upon CFS data 
collection: (a) ``The Export Yellow Pages[supreg] ;'' (also known as 
the ``U.S. Exporters' Yellow Pages[supreg] ''), a directory of U.S. 
producers of goods and services, and (b) the ``U.S. Trade Assistance 
Directory,'' a directory of export trade facilitation firms. These 
directories are accessible via the Internet at http://www.myexports.com 
and in print by international traders located worldwide.
    Without the subject information collection, the Contact 
Facilitation Service provided through the MyExports' public-private 
partnership would be unreliable and ineffective, because users of this 
kind of information need current and consistent information about the 
listed companies.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, state, local or tribal Governments.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.

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    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. Email: [email protected]. Phone: (202) 482-0266.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, [email protected] or fax (202) 395-7285 within 30 days of the 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: July 28, 2005.
Madeline Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-15266 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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