[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 37495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17570]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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, Pub. L. 104-13.
Agency: International Trade Administration.
Title: Participation Agreement and Trade Mission Application.
Agency Form Number: ITA-4008P-1.
OMB Number: 0625-0147.
Type of Request: Revision-Emergency Submission.
Burden: 2,688 hours.
Number of Respondents: 7,500.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 20 minutes--65 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Participation Agreement and Trade Mission
Application forms are the vehicles by which individual firms agree to
participate in the Department of Commerce's (DOC) trade promotion
program, identify the products or services they intend to sell or
promote, and record their required participation fees. DOC is revising
the current Form ITA-4008P-1, ``Trade Mission Application,'' to clarify
and refine the information sought, which relates to industry sector and
principal line of business, size of company, content of products, and
export experience. Two questions are being added to assist in verifying
the legitimacy of a company and performing background security checks
on applicants seeking to participate in trade missions led by the
Secretary of Commerce.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit, not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit,
voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
Copies of the above information collection can be obtained by
calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Department Forms Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, 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 in the Federal Register.
Dated: July 6, 1999.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-17570 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-FP-P
