Notice of Information Collection, 35393-35394 [E5-3149]

Download as PDF 35393 Notices Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 117 Monday, June 20, 2005 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request June 14, 2005. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. Comments regarding (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it VerDate jul<14>2003 17:24 Jun 17, 2005 Jkt 205001 displays a currently valid OMB control number. Farm Service Agency Title: Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program (DDAP). OMB Control Number: 0560–NEW. Summary of Collection: The 2004 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment (DDAP) Program is administered and implemented under the general direction of and supervision of the Farm Service Agency through the State and County Committees in Counties declared disaster by the President due to hurricanes in 2004. Section 103 of the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2005 authorizes the DDAP (Pub. L. 108–324), which provide for the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to dairy producers for dairy production and spoilage losses in counties declared a disaster by the President of the United States in 2004 due to hurricanes. Need and Use of the Information: The objective of the program is to make direct payments to dairy producers to help them recover from devastating losses and weather the current economic crisis that has resulted from the 2004 hurricanes. The information collected on CCC–742, 2004 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program Application, will be used to establish eligibility and payment amounts. Without the information, there would be no way to implement the program, account for funds issued, or ensure that program requirements are met. Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households; Business or other-for-profit. Number of Respondents: 3,000. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 3,240. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 05–12058 Filed 6–17–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–05–P PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Notice of Information Collection ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. Bureau: International Trade Administration. Title: Commercial Service Client Focus Groups. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (2) (A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 19, 2005. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. E-mail: dHynek@doc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to: Joseph Carter, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482– 3342; E-mail: joseph.carter@mail.doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The International Trade Administration’s U.S. Commercial Service is mandated by Congress to help U.S. businesses, particularly small and medium-sized companies, export their products and services to global markets. As part of its mission, the U.S. Commercial Service currently uses ‘‘Quality Assurance Surveys’’ to collect feedback from the U.S. business clients it serves. These surveys ask the client to evaluate the U.S. Commercial Service on its customer service provision. Results from the surveys are used to make improvements to the agency’s business processes in order to provide better and more effective export assistance to U.S. companies. In E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 35394 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 117 / Monday, June 20, 2005 / Notices addition to collecting client feedback through Quality Assurance Surveys, the U.S. Commercial Service would like to institutionalize client focus groups as another mechanism to obtain further client feedback and substantiate customer service trends we are seeing in the surveys. Client focus groups will enrich the quantitative data of surveys by providing a qualitative context for the trends that emerge. The purpose of the attached client focus group questioning routes is to collect feedback from U.S. businesses that receive export assistance services from the U.S. Commercial Service. In providing these services, the U.S. Commercial Service promotes the goods and services of small and medium-sized U.S. businesses in foreign markets. II. Method of Collection Recruit firms over phone using Commercial Service domestic offices (USEACs). Data collection will be conducted during face-to-face interview forums (6–8 participants per focus group) by a client focus group moderator who will transcribe via computer. All comments from participants will be anonymous III. Data OMB Number: 0625–XXXX. Form Number: ITA–XXXX. Type of Review: Regular Submission. Affected Public: U.S. companies that are recruited by the U.S. Commercial Service. Estimated Number of Respondents: 96. Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 192 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this collection is $6720.00. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB VerDate jul<14>2003 17:24 Jun 17, 2005 Jkt 205001 approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: June 14, 2005. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E5–3149 Filed 6–17–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review NAFTA Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Correction to Notice of First Request for Panel Review. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Notice of First Request in NAFTA Case No. USA–CDA–2005– 1904–04 published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2005 listed an incorrect date for the first request filing on behalf of Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada (formerly known as Donohue Fores Products Inc.), Produits Forestiers Petit Paris Inc., Produits Forestiers la Tuque Inc., and Societe en Commandite Scierie Opitciwan. The correct date of filing was May 31, 2005. Dated: June 13, 2005. Caratina L. Alston, United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. [FR Doc. 05–12045 Filed 6–17–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NIST Three-Year Generic Request for Customer ServiceRelated Data Collections ACTION: The Department of Commerce (DOC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the continuing and proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 19, 2005. Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory agency of the Department of Commerce, proposes to conduct a number of surveys, both quantitative and qualitative. The surveys will be designed to determine the type and quality of the products, services, and information our key customers want and expect, as well as their satisfaction with and awareness of existing products, services, and information. In addition, NIST proposes other customer service satisfaction data collections that include, but may not be limited to focus groups, reply cards that accompany product distributions, and web-based surveys and dialog boxes that offer customers the opportunity to express their level of satisfaction with NIST products, services, and information and for ongoing dialogue with NIST. NIST will limit its inquiries to data collections that solicit strictly voluntary options and will not collect information that is required or regulated. No assurances of confidentiality will be given. However, it will be completely optional for survey participants to provide their name or affiliation information if they wish to provide comments for which they elect to receive a response. In addition, NIST will not have electronic tracking and will not set cookies for web-based customer responses. II. Method of Collection Notice. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or a copy of the collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Ami Carbaugh, Management Analyst, NIST, 301–975–4064 or via e-mail to ami.carbaugh@nist.gov. ADDRESSES: Sfmt 4703 NIST will collect this information by electronic means, as well as by mail, fax, telephone, and person-to-person interaction. III. Data OMB Number: 0693–0031. Form Numbers: None. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Business or for-profit organizations, individuals or households, not-for-profit institutions. E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 117 (Monday, June 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35393-35394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3149]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Information Collection

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Commercial Service Client Focus Groups.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (2) (A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 19, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th & 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. E-mail: dHynek@doc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Joseph Carter, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482-3342; E-mail: 
joseph.carter@mail.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The International Trade Administration's U.S. Commercial Service is 
mandated by Congress to help U.S. businesses, particularly small and 
medium-sized companies, export their products and services to global 
markets.
    As part of its mission, the U.S. Commercial Service currently uses 
``Quality Assurance Surveys'' to collect feedback from the U.S. 
business clients it serves. These surveys ask the client to evaluate 
the U.S. Commercial Service on its customer service provision. Results 
from the surveys are used to make improvements to the agency's business 
processes in order to provide better and more effective export 
assistance to U.S. companies. In

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addition to collecting client feedback through Quality Assurance 
Surveys, the U.S. Commercial Service would like to institutionalize 
client focus groups as another mechanism to obtain further client 
feedback and substantiate customer service trends we are seeing in the 
surveys. Client focus groups will enrich the quantitative data of 
surveys by providing a qualitative context for the trends that emerge. 
The purpose of the attached client focus group questioning routes is to 
collect feedback from U.S. businesses that receive export assistance 
services from the U.S. Commercial Service. In providing these services, 
the U.S. Commercial Service promotes the goods and services of small 
and medium-sized U.S. businesses in foreign markets.

II. Method of Collection

    Recruit firms over phone using Commercial Service domestic offices 
(USEACs). Data collection will be conducted during face-to-face 
interview forums (6-8 participants per focus group) by a client focus 
group moderator who will transcribe via computer. All comments from 
participants will be anonymous

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0625-XXXX.
    Form Number: ITA-XXXX.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: U.S. companies that are recruited by the U.S. 
Commercial Service.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 96.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 192 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this 
collection is $6720.00.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the 
agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; 
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or forms of information technology. Comments 
submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included 
in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they 
also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 14, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-3149 Filed 6-17-05; 8:45 am]
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