[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36080-36081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15357]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Foreign-Trade 
Zone Application

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

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

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public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 Christopher J. Kemp, Office of Foreign-Trade Zones, 
(202) 482-0862, or e-mail, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Foreign-Trade Zone Application is the vehicle by which 
individual firms or organizations apply for foreign-trade zone (FTZ) 
status, for subzone status, manufacturing authority or for expansions 
and reorganizations of existing zones. The FTZ Act and Regulations 
require that an application with a description of the proposed project 
be made to the FTZ Board (19 U.S.C. 81b and 81f; 15 CFR 400.24-26) 
before a license can be issued or a zone can be expanded. The Act and 
Regulations require that applications contain detailed information on 
facilities, financing, operational plans, proposed manufacturing 
operations, need, and economic impact. Manufacturing activity in zones 
and subzones can involve issues related to domestic industry and trade 
policy impact. Such applications must include specific information on 
the customs-tariff related savings that result from zone procedures and 
the economic consequences of permitting such savings. The FTZ Board 
needs complete and accurate information on the proposed operation and 
its economic effects because the Act and Regulations authorize the 
Board to restrict or prohibit operations that are detrimental to the 
public interest.

II. Method of Collection

    U.S. firms or organizations submit applications in paper format 
along with an electronic copy to the Office of Foreign-Trade Zones.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0625-0139.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments; not-for-
profit institutions applying for foreign-trade zone status, subzone 
status, or modification of existing status.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 74.
    Estimated Time per Response: 34 to 148 hours (depending on type of 
application).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,969.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $140,553.

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 cost) 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 other forms of information 
technology.
    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: June 16, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-15357 Filed 6-20-11; 8:45 am]
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