[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20416-20417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8044]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 332-528]


Used Electronic Products: An Examination of U.S. Exports; 
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Used Electronic 
Products Questionnaire

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (Commission) will submit a request for approval of a 
questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget for review.

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DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before June 1, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laura Bloodgood, Project 
Leader, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436 (or via email at [email protected]).
    Additional Information: Copies of the questionnaire and supporting 
investigation documents may be obtained from project leader Laura 
Bloodgood ([email protected] or 202-708-4726) or deputy project 
leader Andrea Boron ([email protected] or 202-205-3433). 
Supporting documents may also be downloaded from the Commission Web 
site at http://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/What_We_Are_Working_On.htm.
    Purpose of Information Collection: The form is for use by the 
Commission in connection with Investigation No. 332-528, Used 
Electronic Products: An Examination of U.S. Exports, instituted under 
the authority of section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1332(g)). This investigation was requested by the United States Trade 
Representative (USTR). The Commission expects to deliver the results of 
its investigation to the USTR by February 10, 2013.

Summary of Proposal

    (1) Number of forms submitted: 1.
    (2) Title of form: Used Electronic Products Questionnaire.
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data 
gathering, scheduled for 2012.
    (5) Description of respondents: U.S. firms acquiring, refurbishing, 
repairing, reselling, recycling, and/or exporting used electronic 
products in 2011.
    (6) Estimated number of respondents: 5,000.
    (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the form per 
respondent: 2.5 hours.
    (8) Information obtained from the form that qualifies as 
confidential business information will be so treated by the Commission 
and not disclosed in a manner that would reveal the individual 
operations of a firm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The U.S. Trade Representative has directed the Commission to 
prepare a report that (1) provides estimates and details of U.S. 
exports of used electronic products, and the share of exports compared 
to all used electronic products sold or processed in the United States, 
(2) describes U.S. companies that export used electronic products, and 
(3) describes the foreign enterprises that import used electronic 
products from the United States. The Commission will base its report on 
a review of available data and other information, including the 
collection of primary data through a survey of enterprises engaged in 
the processing of used electronic products.
    The report will cover 2011 annual data, and to the extent 
practicable will estimate and describe the following:
    a. The type, volume, and value of, and foreign markets of 
significance for, exports of used electronic products from the United 
States;
    b. The forms and activities, with respect to used electronic 
products, of enterprises receiving U.S. exporters' shipments, most 
common end uses of exports in the foreign market (i.e., further 
processing, final disposal, etc.), and the extent of cross-border, 
intra-firm shipments by U.S. exporters;

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    c. The characteristics of used electronic products exported from 
the United States, including product condition (e.g., working, non-
working, remanufacturable, refurbishable, repairable), composition of 
shipments (single product type, multiple product types), and the extent 
to which exports are processed (broken down or stripped), or remain 
intact prior to exportation;
    d. The forms, activities and characteristics of domestic exporting 
enterprises (e.g., original equipment manufacturers, remanufacturers, 
refurbishers, brokers, recyclers, nonprofits, etc.) including the 
extent to which the exporter is foreign-invested;
    e. The relative share of sales by U.S. companies of used electronic 
products that are (1) Exported, (2) sold to firms in the United States, 
(3) processed by the exporter itself, and (4) disposed of by the 
exporter itself; and
    f. The factors affecting trade in used electronic products.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents will be mailed a letter directing them to download and 
fill out a form-fillable PDF questionnaire. Once complete, respondents 
may submit it by uploading it to a secure webserver, emailing it to the 
study team, faxing it, or mailing a hard copy to the Commission.

III. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on (1) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    The draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be 
downloaded from the USITC Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/332528comments.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.

     Issued: March 30, 2012.

    By order of the Commission.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-8044 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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