[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 80887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33102]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Export Trading 
Companies Contact Facilitation Services

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

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 27, 
2012.

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 Jeffrey Anspacher Senior Economist, Office of 
Competition and Economic Analysis; (202) 482-6015; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    One of the goals of the Export Trading Company (ETC) Act of 1982 is 
to increase U.S. exports of goods and services by encouraging a more 
efficient provision of export trade services to U.S. producers. Section 
104 of the Act directs the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide 
a service to facilitate contact between producers of exportable goods 
and services, and firms offering export trade services. The Export 
Trading Company Contact Facilitation Service (CFS) is a database 
designed to carry out the goal of Section 104 of the Act by putting 
U.S. producers of goods and services together with U.S. export service 
providers.
    The DOC's International Trade Administration (ITA) maintains the 
CFS database of U.S. producers and export service providers (export 
trading and export management firms, export sales agents, freight 
forwarders, and other export trade service providers) through a public-
private partnership. The producers and export service providers 
voluntarily register their export interests online at http://www.exportyellowpages.com for inclusion in the CFS. The Export Yellow 
Pages[reg], an ITA program, uses the CFS to help promote U.S. goods and 
services, and enable U.S. producers to locate export service providers.
    The commercial profiles of CFS registrants are accessible at http://www.exportyellowpages.com. CFS registrants are also listed in an 
annual print directory distributed worldwide. The CFS print and 
electronic directories are made available through ``The Export Yellow 
Pages''. Without the information collected by the form, the CFS 
database and the resulting directories would be unreliable and 
ineffective, because end-users of this data need current information 
about the listed companies.

II. Method of Collection

    Form ITA-4094P is accessible to U.S. firms at http://www.exportyellowpages.com. This form can also be sent by request to 
U.S. firms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0625-0120.
    Form Number(s): ITA-4094P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state, local, or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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: December 21, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-33102 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]
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