[Federal Register: April 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 72)]
[Notices]
[Page 19968-19969]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Agency proposal for the collection of information submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Commission has submitted a proposal for
the collection of information to OMB for approval. The proposed
information collection is a 3-year extension of the current ``generic
clearance'' (approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
control No. 3117-0016) under which the Commission can issue information
collections (specifically, producer, importer, purchaser, and foreign
producer questionnaires and certain institution notices) for the
following types of import injury investigations: antidumping duty,
countervailing duty, escape clause, NAFTA safeguard, market disruption,
and ``interference with programs of the USDA.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of the
date this notice appears in the Federal Register. Comments should be
sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed information
collection proposal can be obtained from Debra Baker, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission (telephone no. 202-
205-3180; e-mail Debra.Baker@usitc.gov). General information concerning
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server
(http://www.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) The proposed information collection
consists of five basic forms, namely the Sample Producers', Sample
Importers', Sample Purchasers', and Sample Foreign Producers'
questionnaires (separate forms are provided for questionnaires issued
for investigations and five-year reviews) and
Sample Notice of Institution for Five-Year Reviews. The types of
items contained within the questionnaires and institution notice are
largely determined by statute. Actual questions formulated for use in a
specific investigation depend upon such factors as the nature of the
industry, the relevant issues, the ability of respondents to supply the
data, and the availability of data from secondary sources.
(2) The information collected through questionnaires issued under
the generic clearance for import injury investigations are consolidated
by Commission staff and form much of the statistical base for the
Commission's determinations. Affirmative Commission determinations in
antidumping and countervailing duty
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investigations result in the imposition of additional duties on imports
entering the United States. If the Commission makes an affirmative
determination in a five-year review, the existing antidumping or
countervailing duty order will remain in place. The data developed in
escape-clause, market disruption, and interference-with-USDA-program
investigations (if the Commission finds affirmatively) are used by the
President/U.S. Trade Representative to determine the type of relief, if
any, to be provided to domestic industries. The submissions made to the
Commission in response to the notices of institution of five-year
reviews form the basis for the Commission's determination of whether a
full or expedited review should be conducted.
(3) Likely respondents consist of businesses (including foreign
businesses) or farms that produce, import, or purchase products under
investigation. Estimated total annual reporting burden for the period
July 2005-June 2008 that will result from the collections of
information is presented below.
Table 1.--Projected Annual Burden Data, by Type of Information Collection, July 2005-June 2008
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Producer Purchaser Foreign Institution
Item question- Importer question- producer notices for 5- Total
naires questionnaires naires questionnaires year reviews
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Estimated burden hours imposed annually for July 2005-June 2008
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Number of respondents................................... 952 1,370 1,070 814 61 4,267
Frequency of response................................... 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total annual responses.................................. 952 1,370 1,070 814 61 4,267
Hours per response...................................... 52.7 38.5 26.3 50.6 14.8 40.6
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Total hours......................................... 50,170 52,745 28,141 41,188 904 173,148
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(4) Responses to the questionnaires are mandatory. No record-
keeping burden is known to result from the proposed collections of
information.
Issued: April 12, 2005.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-7599 Filed 4-14-05; 8:45 am]
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