[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 4900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02078]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for 
Export Trade Certificate of Review

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 April 3, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, 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 Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 21028, Washington, DC 
20230. Phone: 202-482-5131. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Title III of the Export Trading Company Act (hereinafter ``the 
Act'') of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-290, 15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), authorizes the 
Secretary of Commerce to issue, with the concurrence of the Attorney 
General, an Export Trade Certificate of Review to any person that 
establishes that its proposed export trade, export trade activities, 
and methods of operation meet the four standards found in Section 
303(a) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. An Export Trade Certificate 
of Review provides the certificate holder and its members with limited 
antitrust preclearance for specified export-related activities. 
Application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review is voluntary. The 
information to be collected is found at 15 CFR part 325.3--Export Trade 
Certificates of Review. The collection of information is necessary for 
both the Departments of Commerce and Justice to conduct an analysis, in 
order to determine whether the applicant and its members are eligible 
to receive the protection of an Export Trade Certificate of Review and 
whether the applicant's proposed export-related conduct meets the 
standards in Section 303(a) of the Act. The collection of information 
constitutes the essential basis of the statutory determinations to be 
made by the Secretary of Commerce and the Attorney General.
    The Department of Commerce conducts its economic and legal analysis 
of the information supplied by applicants through the Office of Trade 
and Economic Analysis and the Office of the General Counsel. In the 
Department of Justice, analysis is conducted by the Antitrust Division.
    Title III was enacted to reduce uncertainty regarding the 
application of U.S. antitrust laws to export activities. An Export 
Trade Certificate of Review provides its holder and members named in 
the Certificate with (a) protection from government actions under state 
and federal antitrust laws for the export conduct specified in the 
Certificate, and (b) certain protection from private suits, by limiting 
liability in private actions to actual damages when the challenged 
activities are covered by an Export Trade Certificate of Review.

II. Method of Collection

    The form is sent by request to U.S. firms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0625-0125.
    Form Number(s): ITA-4093P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
    Estimated Time per Response: 32 hours (application); 2 hours 
(annual report).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 440 hours.
    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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-02078 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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