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International Trade
Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
II. Method of Collection
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 1, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Christopher Kemp, Office of
Foreign-Trade Zones, 1401 Constitution
Ave., Room 21013, NW., Washington,
DC, (202) 482–0862, or email,
Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov, or fax
(202) 482–0002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This information collection is
proposing a revision to the currently
approved information collection
instrument to include updated language
to reflect the revised Foreign-Trade
Zones Board regulations and to remove
certain questions from the report which
are no longer required.
The Foreign-Trade Zone Annual
Report is the vehicle by which ForeignTrade Zone grantees report annually to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board,
pursuant to the requirements of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a81u). The annual reports submitted by
grantees are the only complete source of
compiled information on FTZs. The
data and information contained in the
reports relates to international trade
activity in FTZs. The reports are used by
the Congress and the Department of
Commerce to determine the economic
effect of the FTZ program. The reports
are also used by the FTZ Board and
other trade policy officials to determine
whether zone activity is consistent with
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U.S. international trade policy, and
whether it is in the public interest. The
public uses the information regarding
activities carried out in FTZs to evaluate
their effect on industry sectors. The
information contained in annual reports
also helps zone grantees in their
marketing efforts.
The Foreign-Trade Zone Annual
Report is collected from zone grantees
in a web-based, electronic format.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0625–0109.
Form Number(s): ITA–359P.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: State, local, tribal
governments; not-for-profit institutions
that have been granted foreign-trade
zone authority.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
173.
Estimated Time per Response: 12 to
95 hours (depending on size and
structure of foreign-trade zone).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 11,660.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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 cost) 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 other 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: April 28, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Report
From Foreign-Trade Zones
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 1, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Christopher Kemp, Office of Foreign-Trade Zones, 1401
Constitution Ave., Room 21013, NW., Washington, DC, (202) 482-0862, or
email, Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov, or fax (202) 482-0002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This information collection is proposing a revision to the
currently approved information collection instrument to include updated
language to reflect the revised Foreign-Trade Zones Board regulations
and to remove certain questions from the report which are no longer
required.
The Foreign-Trade Zone Annual Report is the vehicle by which
Foreign-Trade Zone grantees report annually to the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board, pursuant to the requirements of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act (19
U.S.C. 81a-81u). The annual reports submitted by grantees are the only
complete source of compiled information on FTZs. The data and
information contained in the reports relates to international trade
activity in FTZs. The reports are used by the Congress and the
Department of Commerce to determine the economic effect of the FTZ
program. The reports are also used by the FTZ Board and other trade
policy officials to determine whether zone activity is consistent with
U.S. international trade policy, and whether it is in the public
interest. The public uses the information regarding activities carried
out in FTZs to evaluate their effect on industry sectors. The
information contained in annual reports also helps zone grantees in
their marketing efforts.
II. Method of Collection
The Foreign-Trade Zone Annual Report is collected from zone
grantees in a web-based, electronic format.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0625-0109.
Form Number(s): ITA-359P.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: State, local, tribal governments; not-for-profit
institutions that have been granted foreign-trade zone authority.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 173.
Estimated Time per Response: 12 to 95 hours (depending on size and
structure of foreign-trade zone).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,660.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
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 cost) 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 other 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: April 28, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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