[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33990]
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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 of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
Bureau: International Trade Administration.
Title: Survey of International Air Travelers.
Agency Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 0625-0227.
Type of Request: Extension-Regular Submission.
Burden: 24,840 hours.
Number of Respondents: 165,600.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration, Tourism
Industries' ``Survey of International Air Travelers'' is the only
source for estimating international travel and passenger fare exports
and imports for this country. This program also supports the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis mandate to collect
and report this type of information which is used to calculate Gross
Domestic Products for the United States. In addition, this project
serves as the core data source for Tourism Industries. Numerous reports
and analyses are developed to assist businesses in increasing U.S.
exports in international travel. An economic impact of international
travel on state economies, visitation estimates, traveler profiles,
presentations and reports are generated by Tourism Industries to help
the federal government agencies and the travel industry better
understand the international market. It is also a service that the U.S.
Department of Commerce provides to travel industry businesses seeking
to increase international travel and passenger fare exports for the
country. It provides the only comparable estimates of nonresident
visitation to the states and cities within the U.S., as well as U.S.
resident travel abroad. Traveler characteristics data are also
collected to help travel related businesses better understand the
international travelers to and from the U.S. so they can develop
targeted marketing and other planning related materials.
Affected Public: International travelers departing the United
States 18 years or older which includes U.S. and non-U.S. residents.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary survey.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and
Constitution, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room
10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 within 30
days of publication of this Federal Register notice.
Dated: December 18, 1998.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-33990 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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