[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17153-17154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9215]
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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: Application for the President's ``E'' Award for Excellence
in Exporting.
Agency Form Number: ITA 725P.
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OMB Number: 0625-0065.
Type of Request: Regular Submission.
Burden: 1,644 hours.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 27.4.
Needs and Uses: The ``E'' Award Program was established by
Executive Order 10978 on December 5, 1961. The ``E Star'' Program was
authorized by the Secretary of Commerce on August 4, 1969. The
Executive Order authorized the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation
with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the heads of
other Government departments and agencies, to establish procedures for
the nomination and the granting of awards. The application form is the
vehicle designed to determine eligibility for the award within
established criteria.
Affected Public: U.S. firms and organization and American
subsidiaries of foreign-owned or controlled corporations.
Frequency: Ongoing; at the wishes of the applicant.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain an award; voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Dennis Marvich, (202) 395-5871.
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 Dennis Marvich, OMB Desk Officer, Room
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: April 1, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-9215 Filed 4-7-98; 8:45 am]
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