[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 31516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12416]


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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: Economic Development Administration (EDA).
    Title: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0091.
    Form Number(s): ED-840P.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 800 (500 petitions for certification and 300 
adjustment proposals).
    Average Hours Per Response: 8 hours and 12 minutes for petitions 
for certification; 120 hours for adjustment proposals; 1 hour for 
hearing.
    Burden Hours: 40,101 (4,100 for petitions for certification; 36,000 
for adjustment proposals; 1 hour for hearing).
    Needs and Uses: The information contained in Form ED-840P is 
necessary for EDA to evaluate whether proposed projects satisfy 
eligibility and programmatic requirements contained in chapters 3 and 5 
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (U.S.C.2341 et seq.) 
and the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-
40) which reauthorized the program.
    If the petitioner or any other person or organization with 
substantial interest submits a request for a public hearing, the 
Secretary of Commerce is directed to provide for a public hearing and 
afford such interested persons an opportunity to produce evidence and 
be heard.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167, or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: May 21, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-12416 Filed 5-23-13; 8:45 am]
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