[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 225 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 70321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27602]


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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: Export Trading Companies Contact Facilitation Services.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0120.
    Form Number(s): ITA 4094P.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,500.
    Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Many U.S. firms do not export because of a fear of 
the risks involved in exporting, lack of knowledge about the 
international marketplace, and insufficient resources. These firms need 
a venue to find one another and share the risks and costs of exporting, 
and they need the assistance of companies that specialize in providing 
export trade facilitation services. The Export Trading Company Act of 
1982 directs the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to (a) encourage the 
formation of export associations and export service firms, and (b) 
provide an exporter referral service that will facilitate contact 
between producers and export service firms. DOC fulfills its mandate 
through the Contact Facilitation Service (CFS). The CFS provides a 
platform for U.S. producers to (a) find one another and form export 
alliances, to achieve economies of scale, and (b) locate export service 
firms and attract foreign importers.
    The current CFS registration form is available online via the 
Internet at http://www.exportyellowpages.com. The Export Yellow 
Pages[supreg], a DOC program, produces two directories that draw upon 
CFS data collection (a) ``The Export Yellow Pages[supreg]'', a 
directory of U.S. producers of goods and services, and (b) the ``U.S. 
Trade Assistance Directory,'' a directory of export trade facilitation 
firms and other providers of export assistance. These directories are 
accessible by international traders worldwide, via the Internet at 
http://www.exportyellowpages.com, and as a single print directory 
published on an annual basis. The print directory is distributed to 
Commerce Export Assistance Centers and U.S. embassies and consulates 
worldwide.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; State, 
local or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395-3647.
    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 7845, 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 Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-7285 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: November 17, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-27602 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
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