[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71115-71116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24198]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of

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information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: 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.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0260.
    Form Number(s): ITA-4156P.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 10.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    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 boys' 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 TRQ is fairly 
allocated to eligible manufacturers under the above headings. 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is effective for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for 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 these firms' cost of production, enabling them to better compete 
with foreign imports.
    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 and 
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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-7285 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: December 10, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-24198 Filed 12-13-07; 8:45 am]
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