[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 101 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30050-30051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11600]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Foreign-Trade Zones Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0139.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 6,651.
    Number of Respondents: 74.
    Average Hours per Response: 38 to 151 hours (depending on type of 
application).
    Needs and Uses: The Foreign-Trade Zone Application is the vehicle 
by which individual firms or organizations apply for foreign-trade zone 
(FTZ) status, subzone status, or expansion of an existing zone. The FTZ 
Act and regulations require that an application with a description of 
the proposed project be made to the FTZ Board (19 U.S.C. 81b and 81f; 
15 CFR 400.24-26) before a license can be issued or a zone can be 
expanded. It is also required that applications contain detailed 
information on facilities, financing, operational plans, proposed 
manufacturing operations, need, and economic impact. The manufacturing 
activity in zones, which is primarily conducted in subzones, can 
involve issues related to domestic industry and trade policy impact. 
Such applications must include specific information on the Customs 
tariff-related savings that result from zone procedures and the 
economic consequences of permitting such savings. The FTZ Board needs 
complete and accurate information on the proposed operation and its 
economic effects because the Act and regulations authorize the Board to 
restrict or prohibit operations that are detrimental to the public 
interest.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government; not-for-profit 
institutions; and business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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

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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: May 20, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-11600 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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