[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45609-45610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21273]


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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: Advocacy Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0220.
    Form Number(s): ITA-4133P.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 200.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

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    Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration's (ITA) 
Advocacy Center marshals Federal resources to assist U.S. firms 
competing for foreign government procurements worldwide. The Advocacy 
Center works closely with the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee, 
which is chaired by the Secretary of Commerce, and includes 19 Federal 
agencies involved in export promotion.
    Advocacy assistance is wide and varied, but most often it is used 
to assist U.S. companies that must deal with foreign governments or 
government-owned entities to win or maintain business transactions in 
foreign markets. The Advocacy Center's goal is to ensure opportunities 
for American companies in the international marketplace.
    The purpose of the Advocacy Questionnaire is to collect the 
information necessary to evaluate whether it would be appropriate to 
provide USG advocacy assistance on a given transaction. The Advocacy 
Center, appropriate ITA officials, officers/Ambassadors at U.S. 
Embassies/Consulates worldwide and other federal agencies that provide 
advocacy support to U.S. companies, request companies seeking USG 
advocacy support to complete the questionnaire. The information derived 
from a completed questionnaire is critical in helping the Advocacy 
Center determine whether it is in the U.S. national interest to 
advocate on a specific transaction.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Wendy L. Liberante, Phone (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 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 Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167 or via 
the Internet at [email protected]

    Dated: August 31, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-21273 Filed 9-2-09; 8:45 am]
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