[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 36875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18043]
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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, Pub. L. 104-13.
Bureau: International Trade Administration.
Title: The Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT)
Program Applications and Questionnaires.
Agency Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0625-0225.
Type of Request: Regular Submission.
Burden: 2,137 hours.
Number of Respondents: 1,300.
Avg. Hours Per Response: Range from 15 minutes to 6 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Special American Business Internship Training
(SABIT) programs of the Department of Commerce's International Trade
Administration (ITA), is a key element in the U.S. Government's efforts
to support the economic transition of the Newly Independent States
(NIS) of the former Soviet Union. SABIT places business executives and
scientists from the Independent States in U.S. firms for one-to-six
month internships to gain firsthand experiences working in a market
economy. This unique private sector-U.S. Government partnership was
created in order to tap the U.S. private sector's expertise in
assisting the NIS's transition to a market economy while boosting U.S.-
NIS long-term trade.
Under the ``regular'' (grants) SABIT program, qualified U.S. firms
will receive funds through a cooperative agreement with ITA to help
defray the cost of hosting interns. The information collected by the
Application is needed by the SABIT staff to recruit and screen
respondents and provide U.S. firms with a pool of eligible candidates
from which to select interns. Intern applications are required to
determine the suitability of candidates for SABIT internships. Feedback
surveys and end-of-internship reports are needed to enable SABIT to
track the success of the program as regards trade between the U.S. and
NIS, as well as to improve the content and administration of the
programs.
The closing date for applications and supplemental materials is
approximately 120 days after date of publication in the Federal
Register. Pursuant to section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as amended (the ``Act'') funding for the program will be provided
by the Agency for International Development (A.I.D.).
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit,
voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (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, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk
Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503.
Dated: July 1, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-18043 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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