[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 144 (Friday, July 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43407-43408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17066]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for 
Insular Watch and Jewelry Program Benefits

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 take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 23, 
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: Faye Robinson, Statutory Import Programs Staff, (202) 
482-3526, [email protected] and fax number (202) 482-0949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Public Law 97-446, as amended by Public Law 103-465, Public Law 
106-36, and Public Law 108-429, requires the Departments of Commerce 
and the Interior (Departments) to administer the distribution of watch 
duty-exemptions and watch and jewelry duty-refunds to program producers 
in the U.S. insular possessions and the Northern Mariana Islands. The 
primary consideration in collecting information is the enforcement of 
the law and the information gathered is limited to that necessary to 
prevent abuse of the program and to permit a fair and equitable 
distribution of its benefits. The ITA-334P is the principal program 
form used for recording operational data on the basis of which program 
entitlements are distributed among the producers. This form also serves 
as the producer's application to the Departments for these entitlements 
and is completed biannually by watch and jewelry assemblers and 
manufacturers. A proposed modification to form ITA-334P is planned, by 
dividing it into four forms, so that there is an annual and mid-year 
application for watch producers and an annual and mid-year application 
for jewelry producers. This would not involve any increase in the 
amount of information collected.

II. Method of Collection

    The form is sent to each watch and jewelry producer biannually. The 
form is also available at http://ita-web.ita.doc.gov/doc/eFormsPub.nsf 
and may be completed online and printed, and submitted via mail.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0625-0040.
    Form Number: ITA-334P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $600.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on (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.

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    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: July 22, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-17066 Filed 7-24-08; 8:45 am]
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