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proposed extension of the use of the
U.S. Government (USG) Trade
Information Request Form by the Trade
Promotion Coordination Committee’s
(TPCC) Advocacy Network. The form is
used to evaluate requests for USG
advocacy in connection with overseas
commercial bids, offers, and proposals
directed at foreign governments. The
International Trade Administration’s
(ITA) Advocacy Center marshals federal
resources to assist U.S. commercial
interests competing for foreign
government commercial projects,
procurements, investments, and
business ventures worldwide. The
mission of the Advocacy Center is to
coordinate USG commercial advocacy
in order to promote U.S. exports and
trade, which both creates and sustains
U.S. employment. The Advocacy Center
works with and coordinates activities
within the TPCC, which is chaired by
the Secretary of Commerce and includes
19 federal agencies involved in export
promotion.
The purpose of the Trade Information
Request is to collect the information
necessary to evaluate whether it would
be in the U.S. national interest to
provide advocacy on a specific case.
USG advocacy guidelines exist to assist
USG personnel in determining whether
and to what extent USG advocacy is
appropriate in connection with a
transaction involving U.S. interests. The
Trade Information Request Form was
developed to collect only the
information necessary to help the USG
make a national interest determination
consistent with the advocacy guidelines.
The Advocacy Center, appropriate ITA
officials, U.S. Embassy/Consulate
officials worldwide, and other federal
government agencies (the Advocacy
Network) that provide advocacy
support, will require firms seeking USG
advocacy support to complete the
request.
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II. Method of Collection
When U.S. commercial interests
request USG advocacy assistance, they
are either sent Form ITA–4136P or
referred to the Advocacy Center’s Web
site from which Form ITA–4136P may
be downloaded, completed, signed, and
filed.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0625–0238.
Form Number: ITA–4136P.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Commercial Interests
seeking USG advocacy.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 205.
Estimated Total Annual Costs:
$15,300.00 ($9,175.00 for respondents
and $6,125.00 for federal government).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the 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: December 5, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6–20881 Filed 12–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Internet Export Finance Matchmaker;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
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(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before February 6, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
1401 Constitution Ave., NW.,
PO 00000
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Washington, DC 20230, or 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: Jessica Sanderson, The
Advocacy Center, Room 3814A,
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482–
2429, and fax number; (202) 482–3508.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed extension of the use of the
Internet Export Finance Matchmaker.
The program is used to assist U.S. firms
in identifying trade finance
opportunities and promoting the
competitiveness of U.S. financial
services in international trade. The
mission of the International Trade
Administration (ITA) is to coordinate
U.S. Government (USG) commercial
advocacy in order to promote U.S.
exports and trade, which both creates
and sustains U.S. employment. The ITA
interacts with private financial
institutions in insurance, banking,
leasing, factoring, bartering, and
counter-trade; U.S. financing agencies,
such as the Export-Import Bank and the
Overseas Private Investment
Corporation; multilateral development
banks, such as the World Bank, Asian
Development Bank, and others.
To facilitate contact between
exporters and financial institutions, the
Office of Finance has developed an
interactive Internet trade finance
matchmaking program to link exporters
seeking trade finance with banks and
other financial institutions. The
information collected from financial
institutions regarding the trade finance
products and services they offer is
compiled into a database. An exporter is
able to electronically submit a one-page
form identifying the potential export
transaction and type of financing
requested. This information is
electronically matched with the
financial institution(s) that meet the
requirements of the exporter. After a
match has been made, a message is
electronically sent to both the exporter
and the financial institution containing
information about the match, and
contact information for either party to
initiate communication. This program is
designed to implement the Department
of Commerce’s goal of improving access
to trade financing for small business
exporters.
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II. Method of Collection
Electronic submission to the
International Trade Administration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
III. Data
OMB Number: 0625–0232.
Form Number: ITA–4146P.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Business or other
For-Profit Organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Time per Response:
Exporters: 10 Minutes.
Financial Institutions: 30 Minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 90.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $3,150.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the 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: December 5, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6–20883 Filed 12–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Notice of Application to Amend
an Export Trade Certificate of Review.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Export Trading Company
Affairs (‘‘ETCA’’), International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, has received an application
to amend an Export Trade Certificate of
Review (‘‘Certificate’’). This notice
summarizes the proposed amendment
and requests comments relevant to
whether the Certificate should be
issued.
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Jeffrey Anspacher, Director, Export
Trading Company Affairs, International
Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131
(this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail
at oetca@ita.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of
the Export Trading Company Act of
1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the
Secretary of Commerce to issue Export
Trade Certificates of Review. An Export
Trade Certificate of Review protects the
holder and the members identified in
the Certificate from state and federal
government antitrust actions and from
private treble damage antitrust actions
for the export conduct specified in the
Certificate and carried out in
compliance with its terms and
conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the
Export Trading Company Act of 1982
and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the
Secretary to publish a notice in the
Federal Register identifying the
applicant and summarizing its proposed
export conduct.
Request for Public Comments
Interested parties may submit written
comments relevant to the determination
whether an amended Certificate should
be issued. If the comments include any
privileged or confidential business
information, it must be clearly marked
and a nonconfidential version of the
comments (identified as such) should be
included. Any comments not marked
privileged or confidential business
information will be deemed to be
nonconfidential. An original and five (5)
copies, plus two (2) copies of the
nonconfidential version, should be
submitted no later than 20 days after the
date of this notice to: Export Trading
Company Affairs, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 7021–B H,
Washington, DC 20230. Information
submitted by any person is exempt from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
However, nonconfidential versions of
the comments will be made available to
the applicant if necessary for
determining whether or not to issue the
Certificate. Comments should refer to
this application as ‘‘Export Trade
Certificate of Review, application
number 05–2A001.’’ A summary of the
application for an amendment follows.
Summary of the Application
Applicant: Central America Poultry
Export Quota, Inc. (‘‘CA–PEQ’’), 901
New York Avenue, NW., Third Floor,
Washington, DC 20001–4413.
Contact: Kyd D. Brenner, Partner,
DTB Associates, LLP, Telephone: (202)
661–7098.
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Application No.: 05–2A001.
Date Deemed Submitted: November
28, 2006.
The original CA–PEQ Certificate was
issued on January 30, 2006 (71 FR 6753,
February 9, 2006) and last amended on
July 11, 2006 (71 FR 40076, July 14,
2006).
Proposed Amendment
1. CA–PEQ seeks to amend the Export
Trade Activities and Methods of
Operation section of its certificate at
part 2 (Implementation), F (Contents of
Bid), first sentence, (ii) from: the
quantity of poultry bid, in an amount
that is a multiple of 25 metric tons to:
the quantity of poultry bid, with a
minimum bid of one metric ton.
2. CA–PEQ seeks to allow for the
public disclosure of the following two
additional pieces of information
regarding the result of its public tender
process: (a) The average bid price for all
successful bids; and (b) the names of the
successful bidders. This change would
be reflected by amending the Export
Trade Activities and Methods of
Operation section of its certificate at
part 2 (Implementation), H
(Confidentiality of Information) from:
The Administrator shall treat all bids
and their contents as confidential. The
Administrator shall disclose any such
information only to another neutral
third party or authorized government
official of the United States, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua,
signatories to the DR–CAFTA, and only
where necessary to ensure the effective
operation of the TRQ System or where
required by law (including appropriate
disclosure in connection with the
arbitration of a dispute). However, after
the issuance of all TRQ Certificates from
an open-tender process, the
Administrator shall notify all bidders
and shall disclose publicly (i) the total
tonnage for which TRQ Certificates were
awarded, and (ii) the lowest price per
metric ton of all successful bids to: The
Administrator shall treat all bids and
their contents as confidential. The
Administrator shall disclose any such
information only to another neutral
third party or authorized government
official of the United States, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua,
signatories to the DR–CAFTA, and only
where necessary to ensure the effective
operation of the TRQ System or where
required by law (including appropriate
disclosure in connection with the
arbitration of a dispute). However, after
close of each open-tender process the
Administrator shall notify all bidders
and shall disclose publicly (i) the total
tonnage for which TRQ certificates were
awarded, (ii) the lowest price per metric
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[FR Doc No: E6-20883]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Internet Export Finance Matchmaker; Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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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(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 1401
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230, or 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: Jessica Sanderson, The Advocacy Center, Room 3814A,
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20230; Phone number: (202) 482-2429, and fax number; (202) 482-3508.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed extension of the use
of the Internet Export Finance Matchmaker. The program is used to
assist U.S. firms in identifying trade finance opportunities and
promoting the competitiveness of U.S. financial services in
international trade. The mission of the International Trade
Administration (ITA) is to coordinate U.S. Government (USG) commercial
advocacy in order to promote U.S. exports and trade, which both creates
and sustains U.S. employment. The ITA interacts with private financial
institutions in insurance, banking, leasing, factoring, bartering, and
counter-trade; U.S. financing agencies, such as the Export-Import Bank
and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; multilateral
development banks, such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and
others.
To facilitate contact between exporters and financial institutions,
the Office of Finance has developed an interactive Internet trade
finance matchmaking program to link exporters seeking trade finance
with banks and other financial institutions. The information collected
from financial institutions regarding the trade finance products and
services they offer is compiled into a database. An exporter is able to
electronically submit a one-page form identifying the potential export
transaction and type of financing requested. This information is
electronically matched with the financial institution(s) that meet the
requirements of the exporter. After a match has been made, a message is
electronically sent to both the exporter and the financial institution
containing information about the match, and contact information for
either party to initiate communication. This program is designed to
implement the Department of Commerce's goal of improving access to
trade financing for small business exporters.
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II. Method of Collection
Electronic submission to the International Trade Administration.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0625-0232.
Form Number: ITA-4146P.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Business or other For-Profit Organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Time per Response: Exporters: 10 Minutes.
Financial Institutions: 30 Minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 90.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $3,150.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the 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: December 5, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-20883 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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