Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposals for collection of information under

the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).

Title of Survey: Approval of Triangular Transactions Involving

Commodities Covered by a U.S. Import Certificate.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0694-0009.

Type of Request: Extension.

Burden: 1 hour.

Number of Respondents: One.

Avg. Hours Per Response: Around 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The U.S. and a number of other countries have

established import and delivery verification procedures for the purpose

of controlling international trade of strategic commodities. These

procedures require that, when required by the exporting country, the

importer certifies to the government of the importing country that he

will not reexport such commodities except in accordance with export

control regulations of that country. The government of the importing

country, in turn, certifies that such representations have been made.

However, it is possible that the U.S. purchaser is not actually going

to import the item into the U.S. Rather the item will be transferred to

a third party outside the U.S. In those instances, the U.S. purchaser

must submit information to BXA to make sure that the transaction is

permitted under the U.S. export regulations.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).

Title: Defense Priorities and Allocations System.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval: 0694-0053.

Type of Request: Reinstatement without change.

Burden: 16,667 recordkeeping hours.

Number of Respondents: 25,000.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 1 minute per order.

Needs and Uses: Under the Defense Production Act of 1950, the

President is given authority to allocate materials and facilities and

to establish priorities in the performance of contracts and orders in

support of the national defense. Persons receiving orders under the

DPAS regulations must retain records for 3 years. The recordkeeping

requirement is used to create an audit trail in order to determine

compliance with the Act.

Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: On occasion.

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Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).

Title: Resource Matching Program Workshop Follow-Up Survey.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New.

Burden: 68 hours.

Number of Respondents: 810.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Secretary Brown initiated the Resource Matching

Program as part of the Administration's defense conversion program. The

program is designed to provide assistance to small firms,

subcontractors, prime contractors, communities and others seeking

access to financial, technical, and regulatory information. The

information provided through the phone survey will be used to determine

the effectiveness of the workshops.

Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations,

state and local governments.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Weather Modification Activities Reports.

Agency Form Numbers: NOAA Forms 17-4, 17-4A, and 17-4B.

OMB Approval Number: 0648-0025.

Type of Request: Extension.

Burden: 240 reporting and recordkeeping hours.

Number of Respondents: 40.

Avg. Hours Per Response: Varies depending on requirement but ranges

between 30 minutes and 5 hours.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations,

federal, state, local governments.

Frequency: On occasion, annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered and Threatened

Species.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648-0230.

Type of Request: Extension.

Burden: 520 hours.

Number of Respondents: 204.

Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 30 minutes and 80 hours

depending on the requirement.

Needs and Uses: The Endangered Species Act imposed, with certain

exceptions, prohibitions against the taking of endangered species.

However, persons may incidentally take listed species if they obtain

approval from the Secretary. To do so, certain information needs to be

provided so that a permit or certificate of inclusion can be issued.

Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit

organizations, not-for-profit institutions, federal, state, local, and

tribal governments.

Frequency: On occasion, annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

(NTIA).

Title: User Profile--Spectrum Management Internet Server.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New.

Burden: 1,667 hours.

Number of Respondents: 10,000.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.

Needs and Uses: To permit NTIA to provide timely and effective

service to the public, specific information will be requested from

those members of the public using NTIA's Internet servers. The

information being collected will be used to develop focused mailing

lists and to determine customer satisfaction with the services offered.

Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit

organizations, not-for-profit institutions, farms, federal, state,

local and tribal governments.

Frequency: One-time per respondent.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Virginia Huth, (202) 395-3785, Room 10236, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Agency: Department of Commerce--Office of the Secretary.

Title: Women-Owned Small Business Sources.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0605-0019.

Type of Request: Extension.

Burden: 300 hours.

Number of Respondents: 25.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 12 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce encourages the use of

women-owned small businesses in its acquisition programs. For all

negotiated contracts with large businesses above $500,000, the

contractor is required to develop a list of qualified bidders that are

women-owned small businesses. The list is to be used in awarding sub-

contracts.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Agency: United States Travel and Tourism Administration (USTTA).

Title: Survey of International Air Travelers.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0604-0007.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Burden: 24,840 hours.

Number of Respondents: 165,600.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The National Tourism Policy Act directs the

Department to assist in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of

tourism data. This survey provides consumer marketing data on

international travelers and is used to identify and analyze specific

foreign travel markets.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Copies of the above information collection proposals can be

obtained by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance

Officer, (202) 482-3271, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information

collections should be sent to the appropriate Desk Officer listed

above.

Dated: June 29, 1995

Gerald Tache,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 95-16505 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]

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