94-13768. Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget: Expedited Review Requested

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget: Expedited Review Requested

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
``expedited'' 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: Commerce Trade Fair Privatization Application
Agency Form Number: ITA-4234P
OMB Approval Number: None
Type of Request: New Collection--EXPEDITED REVIEW
    Burden: 50 Respondents; 600 burden hours; average hours per 
response--12 hours
Needs and Uses: This collection will be used in evaluating and 
selecting applicants qualified to assume organization and management of 
U.S. pavilions in overseas trade fairs previously managed by the 
Department of Commerce
Affected Public: Business and other for profit and non-profit entities 
in the United States
Frequency: On occasion
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit
OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].

    A copy of the Application is published below. Any questions can be 
directed to Gerald Tache, DOC Clearance Officer, [phone], 
Department of Commerce, room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments for the proposed information collection should be 
sent to Don Arbuckle, OMB Desk Officer, room 3208, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 1, 1994.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization.

FORM ITA-4134P

OMB No. 0625-  Expires:________

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 12 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate 
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including 
suggestions for reducing this burden, to Reports Clearance Officer, 
International Trade Administration, Room 4001, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230 and to the Office of Information and 
regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork 
Reduction Project (0625-  ), Washington DC 20503.
Commerce Trade Fair Privatization Application
    [Name of Applicant] hereby applies for Certification to promote, 
recruit and manage a U.S. Pavilion or exhibitor group at the following 
overseas trade event. In connection with this application, the 
following information is submitted:
    1. Name of event.
    2. Date and location of event.
    3. Name, business and mailing address of the Applicant.
    4. Contact name, title and telephone and fax numbers.
    5. The event's major industry or product themes.
    6. Name of overseas event organizer or authority (``overseas fair 
authority'').
    7. Name, title, address and telephone and fax numbers of the 
overseas fair authority's principal contact.
    8. A detailed description of the Applicant's experience in trade 
fair and pavilion management. Please cite specific examples of 
successful recruitment of a minimum of 20 U.S. exhibitors for domestic 
and/or international trade shows with the same industry theme(s) as the 
show for which Certification is sought. (International trade show 
experience is preferred).
    9. A detailed description of the Applicant's ability to provide 
personnel resources sufficient to plan, implement, and organize a 
successful U.S. pavilion or exhibitor group and the capability to 
provide exhibition and sundry trade services to exhibitors.
    10. A detailed description of the promotional campaign to be 
conducted by the Applicant to attract exhibitors of U.S. products. 
Please cite specific steps organizer will take to target and recruit 
small, medium-sized and new-to-market firms.
    11. A detailed description of the promotional campaign to be 
conducted by the Applicant to attract importers, distributors, agents, 
buyers and end-users to the event.
    12. Net area for exhibit space for U.S. pavilion or group of U.S. 
exhibitors. Please include satisfactory documentation, in English, from 
the overseas fair authority of a lease or an option to lease the 
necessary exhibition space if selected as the organizer of a U.S. 
pavilion within one or more of the venue's halls, and a letter 
indicating the Applicant's acceptance of the terms, if selected. If 
unable to provide the above documentation, please explain why you are 
unable to do so. (Note: Certification will be withdrawn and the $1,500 
contribution forfeited if this documentation is not received within 30 
days of notification of selection.)
    13. Which (if any) of the Applicant's services and responsibilities 
will be contracted out to another party.
    14. The Applicant's proposed fee schedule in U.S. dollars, 
including the amount to be charged for ``turnkey'' booths and for raw 
exhibit space, the basic services to be included in these fees, and any 
fees for additional services to be provided.
    15. Specific support services, including expert staff support, to 
be requested of Commerce.
    [Name of Applicant] agrees to abide by the attached Conditions of 
Participation, which are incorporated into this application by 
reference and are expressly made a part hereof. We certify that the 
information contained in this application is true and correct to the 
best of our knowledge and will inform Commerce promptly of any material 
changes. We understand that our non-refundable $1,500 contribution is 
due not more than 14 days after receipt of notice of our selection. We 
also understand that, if we fail to recruit the minimum number of firms 
for, or withdraw from, the event, we may be deemed ineligible for 
future Commerce support for the event in subsequent years.

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[FR Doc. 94-13768 Filed 6-6-94; 8:45 am]
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