[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 101 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30049-30050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11582]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 International Trade Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for 
an Export Trade; Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to comment on its continuing information 
collections, as required by the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 22, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via the Internet 
at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Shirley Hooker, Export Trading Company Affairs, 
Industry Analysis, phone: (202) 482-5131, e-mail: [email protected] and fax: (202) 482-1790.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Title III of the Export Trading Company Act (hereinafter ``the 
Act'') of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-290, 15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), authorizes the 
Secretary of Commerce to issue, with the concurrence of the Attorney 
General, an Export Trade Certificate of Review to any person that 
establishes that its proposed export trade, export trade activities, 
and methods of operation meet the four standards found in Section 303 
(a) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. An Export Trade Certificate of 
Review provides the certificate holder and its members with limited 
antitrust immunity for specified export-related activities. Application 
for an Export Trade Certificate of Review is voluntary. The information 
to be collected is found at 15 CFR part 325--Export Trade Certificates 
of Review. The collection of information is necessary for both the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice to conduct an antitrust analysis, 
in order to determine whether the applicant's proposed export-related 
conduct meets the standards in Section 303(a) of the Act. The 
collection of information constitutes the essential basis of the 
statutory determinations to be made by the Secretary of Commerce and 
the Attorney General.
    The Department of Commerce conducts its economic and legal analysis 
of the information supplied by applicants through Export Trading 
Company Affairs and the Office of the General Counsel. In the 
Department of Justice, analysis is conducted by the Antitrust Division.
    Title III was enacted to reduce uncertainty regarding the 
application of U.S. antitrust laws to export activities--especially 
joint export activities involving domestic competitors. Among other 
benefits, the Export Trade Certificate of Review provides its holder 
and members named in the Certificate with (a) immunity from government 
actions under state and federal antitrust laws for the export conduct 
specified in the Certificate, and (b) some protection from frivolous 
private suits, by limiting liability in private actions to actual 
damages when the challenged activities are covered by an Export Trade 
Certificate of Review.

II. Method of Collection

    Form ITA-4093P is sent by request to U.S. firms.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0625-0125.
    Form Number: ITA-4093P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12 .
    Estimated Time per Response: 32 hours .
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 384.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $55,296.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 20, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-11582 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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