[Federal Register: August 6, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 151)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted 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 of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Application.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Number: 0625-0139.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Estimated Burden: 9,314 hours.
    Estimated Number of Applicants: 100.
    Est. Avg. Hours Per Application: 20-120 hours (depending on the 
type of application).
    Needs and Uses: The Foreign Trade Zones Application is the vehicle 
by which individual firms or organizations apply for foreign-trade zone 
(FTZ) status, for subzone status, or for expansion of an existing zone. 
The FTZ Act and Regulations require that an application with a 
description of the proposed project be made to the FTZ Board (19 U.S.C. 
81b and 81f; 15 CFR Sec. 400.24-26) before a license can be issued or a 
zone can be expanded. The Act and Regulations require that applications 
contain detailed information on facilities, financing, operational 
plans, proposed manufacturing operations, need, and economic impact. 
Manufacturing activity in zones, which is primarily conducted in 
subzones, can involve issues related to domestic industry and trade 
policy impact. Such applications must include specific information on 
the Customs-tariff related savings that result from zone procedures and 
the economic consequences of permitting such savings. The FTZ Board 
needs complete and accurate information on the proposed operation and 
its economic effects because the Act and Regulations authorize the 
Board to restrict or prohibit operations that are detrimental to the 
public interest.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments or not-for-
profit institutions applying for foreign trade zone status, for subzone 
status, or for modification of existing status.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a license, voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk 
Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503 within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

    Dated: July 31, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-21008 Filed 8-5-98; 8:45 am]
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