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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Dec 28 2005 11:00:00 GMT

DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provision of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104 13.

Bureau: International Trade Administration.

Title: Export Assistance Center Internet Web Site Form.

Agency Form Number: ITA4148P.

OMB Number: 06250237.

Type of Request: Regular Submission.

Burden: 700 hours.

Number of Respondents: 7,000.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: U.S. Export Assistance Centers, which are a combined effort of the U.S. Department of Commerce, ExportImport Bank, and Small Business Administration provides a comprehensive array of export counseling and trade finance services to small and mediumsized U.S. exporting firms. It proposes the extension of the Office of Management and Budget's authorization for this information collection form to continue the usefulness of its interactive website. In addition, this generic f

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Dec 28 2005 11:00:00 GMT

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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: 2006 Census Test Coverage Followup.

Form Number(s): DD1301 (CFU) & DD1301 (HUV).

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 9,266 hours.

Number of Respondents: 55,600.

Avg Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget to conduct the 2006 Census Test Coverage Followup (CFU) operation. Improving coverage, or how well the Census Bureau counts people and housing units in the census, is one of the major goals for the 2010 Census. To achieve this goal, the Census Bureau is conducting an iterative series of tests that will provide an opportunity to evaluate new or improved question wording, methodology, technology,

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Dec 28 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce 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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Technology Administration.

Title: National Medal of Technology.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06920001.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 2,625.

Number of Respondents: 105.

Average Hours Per Response: 25.

Needs and Uses: This information collection is critical for the Nomination Evaluation Committee to determine nomination eligibility and merit for selection of the Nation's leading technological innovators honored by the President of the United States. The National Medal of Technology Nomination Application solicits nominations that recognize an individual or company's extraordinary leadership and innovation in technological achievement. The information is needed in order to comply with Public Law

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Dec 28 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Bureau: International Trade Administration.

Title: Watch DutyExemption and 7113 Jewelry DutyRefund Program Forms.

Agency Form Number: ITA340P, 360P, 361P.

OMB Number: 06250134.
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Type of Request: RevisionRegular Submission.

Burden: 64 hours 16 min.

Number of Respondents: 4 (Form ITA340P) and 8 (Forms ITA360P & 361P).

Avg. Hours Per Response: 6 minutes (Forms ITA340 & 361P) and 0 minutes (Form ITA360P).

Needs and Uses: Public Law 97446, as amended by Public Law 103 465, Public Law 10636 and Public Law 108429 requires the Department of Commerce and the Interior to administer the distribution of watch duty exemptions and watch and jewelry duty refunds to program producers in the U.S. insular possessions and the Northern Mariana Islands. The pri