[Federal Register: June 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 104)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

 
Petition by a Firm for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for 
Trade Adjustment Assistance; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Patricia A. Flynn, Director, Operations Review and 
Analysis, Economic Development Administration, Room 7814B, Washington, 
DC 20230, and (202) 482-5353.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information collection is needed to ascertain whether a firm is 
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance. To be certified 
eligible, a firm must demonstrate that increased imports of articles 
directly competitive with its products contributed importantly to 
declines in sales or production and to actual or threatened job loss. 
Impact of increased imports. The information is required under Chapter 
3 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.

II. Method of Collection

    The form is used by firms affected by import competition to 
petition EDA for certification of impact. Information submitted in the 
petition form is a major phase in obtaining a firm's history, including 
sales, production and employment data (the firm provides quarterly 
unemployment security forms submitted to the state, a description of 
the products produced by such firm, tax returns and/or financial 
statements, a firm's decline in sales accounts, and brochures of such 
firm's production).

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III. Data

    OMB Number(s): 0610-0091.
    Agency Form Number: ED-840P.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,576 hours.
    Affected Public: Business firms which vary in size, including small 
firms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 197.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,576.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $230,274.

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 equality, 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: May 26, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-14417 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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