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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 225 / Thursday, November 20, 2008 / Notices
Dated: October 28, 2008.
James M. Andrew,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E8–27586 Filed 11–19–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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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: International Trade
Administration.
Title: Application for Insular Watch
and Jewelry Program Benefits.
OMB Control Number: 0625–0040.
Form Number(s): ITA–334P, 334P–1,
334P–2, 334P–3.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 30.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
Needs and Uses: Public Law 97–446,
as amended by Public Law 103–465,
Public Law 106–36 and Public Law
108–429 requires the Departments of
Commerce and the Interior to
administer the distribution of watch
duty exemptions and watch and jewelry
duty refunds to program producers in
the U.S. insular possessions and the
Northern Mariana Islands. The primary
consideration in collecting information
is to enforce the law, prevent abuse of
the program, and permit a fair and
equitable distribution of its benefits.
The form used to collect the information
is the principal program form to record
the annual and mid-year operational
data, on the basis of which program
entitlements are calculated and
distributed among the producers. A
proposed modification to the form
(ITA–334P) is planned, by dividing it
into four forms, so that there is an
annual and mid-year application for
watch producers and an annual and
mid-year application for jewelry
producers. This would not involve any
increase in the amount of information
collected. This will allow program
producers to receive their duty refund
benefit on a biannual basis rather than
solely on an annual basis.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Biannually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefit.
OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante,
(202) 395–3647.
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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 7845, 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 Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk
Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7285 or
via the Internet at
Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 17, 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: International Trade
Administration.
Title: Export Trading Companies
Contact Facilitation Services.
OMB Control Number: 0625–0120.
Form Number(s): ITA 4094P.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 4,500.
Number of Respondents: 18,000.
Average Hours per Response: 15
minutes.
Needs and Uses: Many U.S. firms do
not export because of a fear of the risks
involved in exporting, lack of
knowledge about the international
marketplace, and insufficient resources.
These firms need a venue to find one
another and share the risks and costs of
exporting, and they need the assistance
of companies that specialize in
providing export trade facilitation
services. The Export Trading Company
Act of 1982 directs the U.S. Department
of Commerce (DOC) to (a) encourage the
formation of export associations and
export service firms, and (b) provide an
exporter referral service that will
facilitate contact between producers and
export service firms. DOC fulfills its
mandate through the Contact
Facilitation Service (CFS). The CFS
provides a platform for U.S. producers
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to (a) find one another and form export
alliances, to achieve economies of scale,
and (b) locate export service firms and
attract foreign importers.
The current CFS registration form is
available online via the Internet at
https://www.exportyellowpages.com. The
Export Yellow Pages, a DOC program,
produces two directories that draw
upon CFS data collection (a) ‘‘The
Export Yellow Pages’’, a directory of
U.S. producers of goods and services,
and (b) the ‘‘U.S. Trade Assistance
Directory,’’ a directory of export trade
facilitation firms and other providers of
export assistance. These directories are
accessible by international traders
worldwide, via the Internet at https://
www.exportyellowpages.com, and as a
single print directory published on an
annual basis. The print directory is
distributed to Commerce Export
Assistance Centers and U.S. embassies
and consulates worldwide.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; State, local or tribal
government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefit.
OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante,
(202) 395–3647.
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 7845, 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 Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk
Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7285 or
via the Internet at
Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 17, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Firms Program
Economic Development
Administration (EDA).
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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: International Trade Administration.
Title: Export Trading Companies Contact Facilitation Services.
OMB Control Number: 0625-0120.
Form Number(s): ITA 4094P.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 4,500.
Number of Respondents: 18,000.
Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
Needs and Uses: Many U.S. firms do not export because of a fear of
the risks involved in exporting, lack of knowledge about the
international marketplace, and insufficient resources. These firms need
a venue to find one another and share the risks and costs of exporting,
and they need the assistance of companies that specialize in providing
export trade facilitation services. The Export Trading Company Act of
1982 directs the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to (a) encourage the
formation of export associations and export service firms, and (b)
provide an exporter referral service that will facilitate contact
between producers and export service firms. DOC fulfills its mandate
through the Contact Facilitation Service (CFS). The CFS provides a
platform for U.S. producers to (a) find one another and form export
alliances, to achieve economies of scale, and (b) locate export service
firms and attract foreign importers.
The current CFS registration form is available online via the
Internet at https://www.exportyellowpages.com. The Export Yellow
Pages[supreg], a DOC program, produces two directories that draw upon
CFS data collection (a) ``The Export Yellow Pages[supreg]'', a
directory of U.S. producers of goods and services, and (b) the ``U.S.
Trade Assistance Directory,'' a directory of export trade facilitation
firms and other providers of export assistance. These directories are
accessible by international traders worldwide, via the Internet at
https://www.exportyellowpages.com, and as a single print directory
published on an annual basis. The print directory is distributed to
Commerce Export Assistance Centers and U.S. embassies and consulates
worldwide.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; State,
local or tribal government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefit.
OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395-3647.
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 7845, 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 Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-7285 or via
the Internet at Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 17, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-27602 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
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