[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2783]


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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: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
    Title: Request to Initiate an Investigation under Section 232 of 
the Trade Expansion Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0120.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,000.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours per Response: 7 hours and 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Upon request, BIS will initiate an investigation to 
determine the effects of imports of specific commodities on the 
national security, and will make the findings known to the President 
for possible adjustments to imports through tariffs. The findings are 
made publicly available and are reported to Congress. The purpose of 
this collection is to account for the public burden associated with the 
surveys distributed to determine the impact on national security.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations; and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    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 Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, [email protected] or by 
fax to (202) 395-5167.

    Dated: February 5, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2783 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]
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