39864 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 28, 2000 / Notices

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 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Agency: U.S. Department of

Commerce.

Title: Applicant Background Survey.

Form Number: Pending OMB

approval.

Agency Approval Number: 0690-xxxx.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 2,812.5 hours.

Number of Respondents: 45,000

annually.

Avg Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Department of

Commerce is below parity with the

relevant civilian labor force

representation for many of our primary

occupations. The only method to

determine if there are barriers in the

recruitment and selection process for

these occupations is to track groups that

apply and how they fare through the

selection process. Without this

information, DOC does not have the

ability to evaluate the effectiveness of its

recruitment efforts, or to determine

barriers in its selection process. There is

no other objective way to make these

determinations, and no source of this

information other than from applicants.

The race and national origin (RNO)

information of job applicants was

previously collected by all Federal

agencies using OPM Form 1386. The

form expired several years ago and DOC

is seeking to establish a replacement

form. Completion of the form is

voluntary. It will not be a required part

of the application package. A number of

Federal agencies have already recreated

this form for the same purpose

collecting race, national origin, gender

and disability information of job

applicants.

The information is not provided to

selecting officials and plays no part in

the selection of individuals. Instead, it

is used in summary form to determine

trends over many selections within a

given occupation or organizational area.

The information is treated in a very

confidential manner.

Affected Public: Individual or

households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Section 7201 of Title

5 of the U.S. Code, Title VII of the U.S.

Civil Rights Action of 1964, as

amended, the Rehabilitation Act of

1973, as amended, 29 CFR Section 1607.

OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter,

(202) 395–5103.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5033, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230

(or via the Internet at

Lengelme@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 of publication of this notice

to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk Officer,

room 10201, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

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BILLING CODE 3510–BS–P

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, Public Law 104–13.

Bureau: International Trade

Administration.

Title: Internet Export Finance

Matchmaker.

OMB Number: 0625–0232.

Type of Request: Regular Submission.

Burden: 350 hours.

Number of Respondents: 2000.

Avg. Hours Per Response: Exporters

10 minutes.

Export Service Firms: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Office of

Finance assists U.S. firms in identifying

trade finance opportunities and

promotes the competitiveness of U.S.

financial services in international trade.

The Office of Finance interacts with

private financial institutions in

insurance, banking, leasing, factoring,

barter, and counter trade; U.S. financing

agencies, such as the Export-Import

Bank and the Overseas Private

Investment Corporation; and

multilateral development banks, such as

the World Bank, Asian Development

Bank, and others. To facilitate contact

between exporters and financial

institutions, the Office of Finance is

developing an interactive INTERNET

trade finance match-making program to

link exporters seeking trade finance

with banks and other financial

institutions. The information collected

from financial institutions regarding the

trade finance products and services they

offer will be compiled into a database.

An exporter will be able to

electronically submit a form identifying

the potential export transaction and

type of financing requested. This

information will be electronically

matched with the financial institution(s)

that meet the requirements of the

exporter. After a match has been made,

a message will be electronically sent to

both the exporter and the financial

institution containing the information

about the match, and contact

information for either party to initiate

communication. This program is

designed to implement the Department

of Commerce’s goal of improving access

to trade financing for small business

exporters.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit; voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395–7340.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482–3272, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution, NW., Washington, DC

20230. Email LEngelme@doc.gov.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent to

David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room

10202, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503 within 30 days

of the publication of this notice in the

Federal Register.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Management Analyst, Office of Management

and Organization.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Annual Survey of Selected Services

Transactions with Unaffiliated Foreign

Persons

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to