98-31235. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64676-64677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31235]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted 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).
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Advocacy Questionnaire.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-4133P.
    OMB Number: 0625-0220.
    Type of Request: Revision-Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Avg. Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed revisions to 
the Advocacy Questionnaire used by the Trade Promotion Coordination 
Committee (TPCC) Advocacy Network to evaluate requests for U.S. 
Government (USG) advocacy in connection with overseas bids and 
proposals. The International Trade Administration's Advocacy Center 
marshals federal resources to assist U.S. firms competing for foreign 
government procurements worldwide. The mission of the Advocacy Center 
is to promote U.S. exports and create U.S. jobs and coordinate USG 
advocacy among the TPCC. The Advocacy Center is under the umbrella of 
the TPCC, which is chaired by the Secretary of Commerce and includes 19 
federal agencies involved in export promotion. The TPCC is tasked with 
assessing USG advocacy in order to achieve increased exports and jobs 
for American workers. The purpose of the Advocacy Questionnaire is to 
collect the information necessary to make an evaluation as to whether a 
U.S. firm qualifies for USG advocacy assistance. The Advocacy Center, 
appropriate ITA officials, our U.S. Embassies worldwide, and other 
federal government agencies (the Advocacy Network) that provide 
advocacy support to U.S. firms, will require U.S. firm(s) seeking USG 
advocacy support to complete the Questionnaire.
    Affected Public: Companies that desire USG advocacy.
    Frequency: On occasion.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, [phone].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Englemeier, Departmental Forms Clearance 
Officer, [phone], Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 within 30 
days of the publication of this notice.

    Dated: November 18, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-31235 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am]
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