Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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 of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13.

Agency: International Trade Administration.

Title: Survey of International Air Travelers (In-Flight Survey).

Form Number: Not applicable.

OMB Number: 0605-0007 (new number to be assigned since this survey,

previously conducted by the United States Travel and Tourism

Administration, will now be conducted ITA.

Type of Review: Renewal-Regular submission.

Burden: 24,840 hours.

Number of Respondents: 165,000.

Avg. Hour Per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration, Tourism

Industries office ``Survey of International Air Travelers'' is the only

source for estimating international travel and passenger fare exports

and imports for this country. This program also supports the U.S.

Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis mandate to collect

and report this type of information which is used to calculate GDP for

the United States. This project also serves as the core data source for

Tourism Industries. Numerous reports and analyses are developed to

assist businesses in increasing U.S. exports in international travel.

An economic impact of international travel on state economies,

visitation estimates, traveler profiles, presentations and reports are

generated by Tourism Industries to help the federal government agencies

and the travel industry better understand the international market. It

is also a service that the U.S. Department of Commerce provides to

travel industry businesses seeking to increase international travel and

passenger fare exports for the country. It provides the only comparable

estimates of non-resident visitation to the states and cities within

the U.S., as well as U.S. resident travel abroad. Traveler

characteristics data are also collected to help travel related

businesses better understand the international travelers to and from

the U.S. so they can developed targeted marketing and other planning

related materials.

Affected Public: International travelers departing the United

States 18 years or older which includes U.S. and non-U.S. residents.

Frequency: Monthly.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Wassmer, (202) 395-7340.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained

by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance

Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information

collection should be sent to Victoria Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room

10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: December 3, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96-31587 Filed 12-12-96; 8:45 am]

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