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such, the long-term performance goal of
the CS is to ‘‘broaden and deepen the
U.S. exporter base.’’
Furthermore, the CS is mandated by
the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 to improve program
performance and achieve better results
for the American people. Based on this
mandate, the CS developed new metrics
driven by the 2008 Program Assessment
Rating Tool (PART) to measure the
effectiveness and impact of the CS at
broadening and deepening the U.S.
exporter base.
In order to collect information that
establishes the baseline metrics for some
of these new performance measures and
provides data points for determining
how to meet program performance
goals, the CS requests approval to
conduct market research on prospective
and existing U.S. exporters using the
following four surveys:
1. Commercial Service Brand Analysis
and Strategy Survey (Form ITA–8710):
The CS must increase awareness of our
organization and the services provided
to U.S. companies. Currently, there is no
research available about CS awareness
and brand position. This survey was
designed to measure four new
performance metrics (awareness,
consideration, transaction and loyalty)
related to broadening and deepening the
U.S. exporter base.
2. Market Segmentation Survey of
Moderate U.S. Exporters—
Manufacturers (Form ITA–8711): The
CS must gain market knowledge and
generate statistically valid
characterizations about the needs of
exporting companies, especially small
and medium-sized enterprises. This
survey was designed to identify
different segments of U.S.
manufacturers so that the organization
can measure our ability to broaden and
deepen the exporter base of each unique
segment.
3. Market Segmentation Survey of
U.S. Exporters—Service Providers
(Form ITA–8712): CS must gain market
knowledge and generate statistically
valid characterizations about the needs
of exporting companies. This survey
was designed to identify different
segments of U.S. service providers so
that the organization can measure our
ability to broaden and deepen the
exporter base of each unique segment.
4. Market Evaluation Survey of NonExporting Companies (Form ITA–8713):
CS must gain market knowledge and
generate statistically valid
characterizations about the needs of
non-exporting companies. This survey
was designed to uncover the needs of
U.S. companies that are not currently
exporting so that the CS can measure
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the organization’s ability to turn nonexporters into exporters.
The information will be used to
improve and better target services
provided to the public. Without this
information, the CS is unable to
measure program performance and
systematically determine the needs and
benefits desired of U.S. companies and
how best to meet these needs in order
to broaden and deepen the U.S. exporter
base.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: One-time, annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OMB Desk Officer, David
Rostker, FAX number (202) 395–5806,
or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: September 5, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit 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 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Evaluation of Public Visitors’
Experience of Exhibits at Mokupapapa
Discovery Center.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 31.
Number of Respondents: 250.
Average Hours per Response: 7 to 8
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The National Marine
Sanctuary Program (NMSP) education
team has embarked on an ambitious
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evaluation project that will allow the
NMSP to assess education program
outcomes and impacts across all sites
and activities and to link outcome
measures to program efforts. The
purpose of this effort is to evaluate if the
current exhibits at the Mokupapapa
Discovery Center (Hilo, HI) are meeting
the goals and objectives of the
educational mandates of the National
Marine Sanctuaries Act, particularly in
relation to the relatively recent
establishment of the
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National
Monument in the Northwest Hawaiian
Islands (NWHI). Randomly selected
visitors to the Mokupapapa Discovery
Center will be interviewed when leaving
to explore their understanding of the
location and geography of the islands, as
well as their perception of interpretive
messages, including the significance
and sensitivity of the NWHI ecology.
Application of findings from this
evaluation will assist in adjusting
program content, format, range of
activities, and target audiences to
improve overall effectiveness of
educational efforts and expenditures.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: One-time only.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: September 5, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–21031 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: NIST Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP) Client Impact
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0693–0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 1,067.
Number of Respondents: 8,000.
Average Hours per Response: 8
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) sponsors the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP), a national
network of fifty-nine locally-based
manufacturing extension centers. The
centers work with small manufacturers
to help improve their productivity,
profitability, and enhance their overall
economic competitiveness. Each center
is a partnership involving federal, state,
local, and client resources. The MEP
Centers provide hard-to-find technical
assistance and latest business practices
within reach of the nation’s more than
330,000 small and mid-sized
manufacturers.
NIST MEP surveys all clients
provided substantive services and
collects data on sales, investment, cost
savings, and jobs impacts as well as a
limited set of qualitative questions.
NIST MEP surveys center clients for two
primary purposes:
• To collect aggregate information on
program performance indicators to
report to various stakeholders on
program performance. The survey
provides information about the
quantifiable impacts that clients
attribute to the services provided by
MEP centers. NIST MEP also conducts
other episodic studies to evaluate the
system’s impact that corroborate and
complement the survey results.
• To provide center-specific program
performance and impact information for
center use. Centers use this information
to communicate results to their own
stakeholders, at both the state and
federal level. The Centers’ management
and NIST MEP use these results to
evaluate center performance and
effectiveness. The MEP Center review
criteria and process place a strong
emphasis on a center’s ability to
demonstrate impacts based on the
survey results.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra,
(202) 395–3123.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
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calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–5806 or
via the Internet at
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: September 5, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–21032 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit 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 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS).
Title: Prior Notification of Exports
Under License Exception AGR.
OMB Control Number: 0694–0123.
Form Number(s): BIS–748P.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 161.
Number of Respondents: 167.
Average Hours per Response: 58
minutes.
Needs and Uses: Section 906 of the
Trade Sanctions Reform and Export
Enhancement Act (TSRA) requires that
exports of agricultural commodities,
medicine or medical devices to Cuba or
to the government of a country that has
been determined by the Secretary of
State to have repeatedly provide support
for acts of international terrorism, or to
any other entity in such a country, are
made pursuant to one-year licenses
issued by the U.S. Government. The
TSRA further provides that the
requirements of one-year licenses shall
not be more restrictive than license
exceptions administered by the
Department of Commerce, except that
procedures shall be in place to deny
licenses for these exports to any
country, or entity within a country,
promoting international terrorism.
To meet the requirements of TSRA,
BIS has imposed a prior notification
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procedure under License Exception
AGR, and exports and certain reexports
of agricultural commodities will be
authorized under License Exception
AGR.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
retain or obtain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285 or
via the Internet at
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: September 5, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–21033 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 48–2008]
Foreign-Trade Zone 176—Rockford, IL
Application for Subzone Cellusuede
Products, Inc. (Flock Fiber) Rockford,
IL
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Greater Rockford Airport
Authority, grantee of FTZ 176,
requesting special-purpose subzone
status for the manufacture of flock fiber
at the facility of Cellusuede Products,
Inc. (Cellusuede), located in Rockford,
Illinois. The application was submitted
pursuant to the provisions of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations
of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was
formally filed on September 3, 2008.
The Cellusuede facility (55
employees, 9 acres, 7–9 million pounds
of flock per year) is located at the
intersection of North Madison Street
and Prairie Street, in Rockford, Illinois.
The facility is used to manufacture and
warehouse precision cut flocking (duty-
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 1,067.
Number of Respondents: 8,000.
Average Hours per Response: 8 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) sponsors the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a
national network of fifty-nine locally-based manufacturing extension
centers. The centers work with small manufacturers to help improve
their productivity, profitability, and enhance their overall economic
competitiveness. Each center is a partnership involving federal, state,
local, and client resources. The MEP Centers provide hard-to-find
technical assistance and latest business practices within reach of the
nation's more than 330,000 small and mid-sized manufacturers.
NIST MEP surveys all clients provided substantive services and
collects data on sales, investment, cost savings, and jobs impacts as
well as a limited set of qualitative questions. NIST MEP surveys center
clients for two primary purposes:
To collect aggregate information on program performance
indicators to report to various stakeholders on program performance.
The survey provides information about the quantifiable impacts that
clients attribute to the services provided by MEP centers. NIST MEP
also conducts other episodic studies to evaluate the system's impact
that corroborate and complement the survey results.
To provide center-specific program performance and impact
information for center use. Centers use this information to communicate
results to their own stakeholders, at both the state and federal level.
The Centers' management and NIST MEP use these results to evaluate
center performance and effectiveness. The MEP Center review criteria
and process place a strong emphasis on a center's ability to
demonstrate impacts based on the survey results.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5806 or via
the Internet at Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: September 5, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-21032 Filed 9-10-08; 8:45 am]
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