[Federal Register: April 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 73)]
[Notices]               
[Page 18877-18878]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0083.
    Type of Request: Renewal of an existing collection of information.
    Burden: 2,000 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes per response.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and 
Executive Order 12919, authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to assess 
the capabilities of the defense industrial base to support the national 
defense and to develop policy alternatives to improve the international 
competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to 
meet defense program needs. The information collected from voluntary 
surveys will be used to assist small and medium-sized firms in defense 
transition and in gaining access to advanced technologies and 
manufacturing processes available from Federal Laboratories. The goal 
is to improve regions of the country adversely by cutbacks in defense 
spending and military base closures.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of 
Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230 (or via Internet at LEngelme@doc.gov).

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    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20230.

    Dated: April 9, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-9490 Filed 04-15-99; 8:45 a.m.]
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