[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26334-26335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8834]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) will submit to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the emergency provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Bureau: International Trade Administration (ITA).
    Title: Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota Established Under the 
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 for Imports of Certain Cotton 
Woven Fabrics.

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    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: None.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: 10.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1.
    Needs and Uses: The Tax Relief and Heath Care Act of 2006 (``the 
Act'') contains provisions to assist the men's and boys'' cotton 
shirting industry. Among these provisions, the Act creates an annual 
tariff rate quota (TRQ) providing for temporary reductions through 
December 31, 2009 in the import duties of cotton woven fabrics suitable 
for making men's and boys' cotton shirts (new Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTS) headings 9902.52.08, 9902.52.09, 
9902.52.10, 9902.52.11, 9902.52.12, 9902.52.13, 9902.52.14, 9902.52.15, 
9902.52.16, 9902.52.17, 9902.52.18, and 9902.52.19). The reduction in 
duty is limited to 85 percent of the total square meter equivalents of 
all imported woven fabrics of cotton containing 85 percent or more by 
weight cotton used by manufacturers in cutting and sewing men's and 
boy's cotton shirts in the United States and purchased by such 
manufacturer during calendar year 2000.
    Section 406(b)(1) of the Act requires the Secretary of Commerce to 
fairly allocate the tariff rate quota. More specifically, the Secretary 
of Commerce must issue licenses and ensure that the tariff rate quota 
is fairly allocated to eligible manufacturers under such headings 
9902.52.08 through 9902.52.19. The TRQ is effective for goods entered 
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 
2007, and will remain in force through 2009. The TRQ will be allocated 
each year and a TRQ allocation will be valid only in the year for which 
it is issued.
    The reduction of import duties provided by the TRQ will be of 
considerable benefit to firms that receive TRQ allocations. It will 
lower the firms' cost of production, enabling them to better compete 
with foreign imports.
    The Department of Commerce has prepared, and will transmit to OMB 
for approval, an interim final rule to implement these 
responsibilities. The major firms that stand to benefit from the TRQ 
were consulted during this process.
    The Department must collect a notarized affidavit in order to carry 
out its responsibilities under the Act pursuant to Section 406(b)(3) of 
the Act .
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th & 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via the Internet at 
[email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by May 31, 2007 to David Rostker, OMB Desk 
Officer, via the Internet at [email protected] or fax (202) 
395-7285.

    Dated: May 3, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-8834 Filed 5-8-07; 8:45 am]
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