[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03104]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration.


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: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Foreign-Trade Zone Applications.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0139.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Number of Respondents: 288.
    Average Hours per Response: New Zone Application, 131 hours; 
Subzone Application, 4.5 hours; Reorganization/Expansion Application, 
99 hours; Production Notification, 5.5 hours; Production Application, 
34 hours; Minor Boundary Modifications, 3.5 hours; Waivers, 9 hours.
    Burden Hours: 2,532.
    Needs and Uses: The Foreign-Trade Zone Application is the vehicle 
by which individual firms or organizations apply for foreign-trade zone 
(FTZ) status, for subzone status, production authority, or for 
expansion/reorganization of an existing zone. 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 production operations, need, and economic impact. Production 
activity in zones or 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.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments or not-for-
profit institutions which are FTZ grantees, as well as private 
companies.
    Frequency: As necessary to receive FTZ benefits.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-03104 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
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