[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46869-46870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18553]


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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

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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: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
    Title: Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0083.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Number of Respondents: 2,400.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and 
Executive Order 12919, authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to assess 
the capabilities of the defense industrial base to support the national 
defense and to develop policy alternatives to improve the international 
competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to 
meet defense program needs. The information collected from this 
voluntary survey will be used to assist small and medium-sized firms in 
defense transition and in gaining access to advanced technologies and 
manufacturing processes available from Federal Laboratories. The goal 
is to improve regions of the country adversely affected by cutbacks in 
defense spending and military base closures. While the previous survey 
focused primarily on those small businesses that were impacted by 
defense downsizing, it became apparent that non-defense dependent firms 
could also benefit from the variety of services offered. Therefore, the 
latest survey includes firms who manufacture products for non-defense 
end-uses, including NASA programs.
    Affected Public: Business and 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: August 7, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-18553 Filed 8-11-08; 8:45 am]
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