[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 44558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15267]


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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: Survey of International Air Travelers.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: 0625-0227.
    Type of Request: Extension-Regular Submission.
    Burden: 24,840 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 99,360.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration, Tourism 
Industries' ``Survey of International Air Travelers'' is the only 
source for estimating international travel and passenger fare exports 
and imports for this country. This program also supports the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis mandate to collect 
and report this type of information which is used to calculate Gross 
Domestic Products for the United States. In addition, this project 
serves as the core data source for Tourism Industries. Numerous reports 
and analyses are developed to assist businesses in increasing U.S. 
exports in international travel. An economic impact of international 
travel on state economies, visitation estimates, traveler profiles, 
presentations and reports are generated by Tourism Industries to help 
the federal government agencies and the travel industry better 
understand the international market. It is also a service that the U.S. 
Department of Commerce provides to travel industry businesses seeking 
to increase international travel and passenger fare exports for the 
country. It provides the only comparable estimates of nonresident 
visitation to the states and cities within the U.S., as well as U.S. 
resident travel abroad. Traveler characteristics data are also 
collected to help travel related businesses better understand the 
international travelers to and from the U.S. so they can develop 
targeted marketing and other planning related materials.
    Affected Public: International travelers departing the United 
States 18 years or older which includes U.S. and non-U.S. residents.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary survey.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7285.
    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 Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. E-mail: [email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, at [email protected] or fax (202) 395-7285 within 30 days of publication 
of this Federal Register notice.

    Dated: July 28, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-15267 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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