[Federal Register: July 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 132)]
[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, Pub. L. 104-13.
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Participation Agreement and Trade Mission Application.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-4008P-1.
    OMB Number: 0625-0147.
    Type of Request: Revision-Emergency Submission.
    Burden: 2,688 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 20 minutes--65 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Participation Agreement and Trade Mission 
Application forms are the vehicles by which individual firms agree to 
participate in the Department of Commerce's (DOC) trade promotion 
program, identify the products or services they intend to sell or 
promote, and record their required participation fees. DOC is revising 
the current Form ITA-4008P-1, ``Trade Mission Application,'' to clarify 
and refine the information sought, which relates to industry sector and 
principal line of business, size of company, content of products, and 
export experience. Two questions are being added to assist in verifying 
the legitimacy of a company and performing background security checks 
on applicants seeking to participate in trade missions led by the 
Secretary of Commerce.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection can be obtained by 
calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Department Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington DC 20503 within 30 
days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: July 6, 1999.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-17570 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
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