[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 52505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18468]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Petition by a Firm for Certification of Eligibility To Apply 
for Trade Adjustment Assistance, and Adjustment Proposals

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on June 24, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department 
of Commerce.
    Title: Petition by a Firm for Certification of Eligibility to Apply 
for Trade Adjustment Assistance, and Adjustment Proposals.
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0091.
    Form Number(s): ED-840P.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 300 (150 petitions for certification and 150 
adjustment proposals).
    Average Hours per Response: 53 hours for petitions for 
certification and 120 hours for adjustment proposals.
    Burden Hours: 25,950 (7,950 hours for petitions for certification 
and 18,000 for adjustment proposals).
    Needs and Uses: The information collected on Form ED-840P, Petition 
by a Firm for Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Trade 
Adjustment Assistance, and relevant supporting documentation is used to 
determine whether a firm satisfies the eligibility and programmatic 
requirements contained in chapters 3 and 5 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341). If certified as eligible for 
Trade Adjustment Assistance following submission of Form ED-840P, firms 
must create an EDA-approved Adjustment Proposal in order to receive 
Trade Adjustment Assistance.
    The statutory authorization for the TAAF program sunset in two 
stages. First, on July 1, 2021, the TAAF program reverted to more 
limited eligibility criteria. Second, as of June 30, 2022, assistance 
could not be provided to new firms. After that date, assistance could 
only be provided to firms that had previously submitted a petition 
under the TAAF program. EDA wishes to extend the current information 
collection for the TAAF program so that EDA may continue to review and 
approve adjustment proposals from certified firms, and in case the TAAF 
program is re-authorized by Congress.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: During application for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Chapters 3 and 5 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0610-0091.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-18468 Filed 8-25-22; 8:45 am]
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