Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Federal Register: March 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 62)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

The Department of Commerce will submit 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 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: International Trade Administration (ITA).

Title: Annual Report from Foreign-Trade Zones.

Form Number(s): ITA-359P.

OMB Control Number: 0625-0109.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 14,674.

Number of Respondents: 163.

Average Hours per Response: 38 to 211 hours (depending on size and structure of the foreign-trade zone).

Needs and Uses: The Foreign-Trade Zone Annual Report is the vehicle by which Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) grantees report annually to the

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, pursuant to the requirements of the Foreign

Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u). The annual reports submitted by grantees are the only complete source of compiled information on FTZ's.

The data and information contained in the reports relates to international trade activity in FTZ's. The reports are used by the

Congress and the Department to determine the economic effect of the FTZ program. The reports are also used by the FTZ Board and other trade policy officials to determine whether zone activity is consistent with

U.S. international trade policy, and whether it is in the public interest. The public uses the information regarding FTZ's activities to evaluate their effect on industry sectors. The information contained in annual reports helps zone grantees in their marketing efforts.

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments; not-for- profit institutions.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance

Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov.

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, Fax number (202) 395-7285 or via the Internet at David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.

Dated: March 25, 2008.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

FR Doc. E8-6486 Filed 3-28-08; 8:45 am

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