Information Services Order Form; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Information Services Order Form; Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public

and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the

continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room

5327, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Phone

number: (202) 482-3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should

be directed to: Brenda Coleman, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service,

Export Promotion Service, Room 2202, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230. Phone number: (202) 482-2505, and fax number

(202) 482-4433.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS) Export Assistance

Centers offer their clients DOC programs, market research, and services

to enable the client to begin exporting or to expand existing exporting

efforts.

The Information Services Order Form is used by US&FCS trade

specialists in the Export Assistance Centers to collect information

about clients in order to determine which programs or services would

best help clients meet their export goals. This form is required for

clients to order US&FCS programs and services. Certain programs are

tailored for individual clients, e.g., the Agent Distributor Service,

which identifies potential overseas agents or distributors for a

particular U.S. manufacturer.

The form is being revised because some of the product names have

changed or have been discontinued.

II. Method of Data Collection

Trade specialists gather information from clients at the Export

Assistance Centers.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625-0143.

Form Number: ITA-4096P.

Type of Review: Revision-Regular submission.

Affected Public: Companies interested in ordering export promotion

products or services.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,675.

Estimated Time Per Response: Range from 5 to 60 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 483 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this

collection is $122,750.00 ($16,852.00 for respondents and $105,898.00

for federal government).

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including whether the information shall have practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden

(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on respondents, including through the use of

automated collection techniques or forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized

and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information

collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Dated: June 3, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 98-15294 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]

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