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31409

Vol. 63, No. 110

Tuesday, June 9, 1998

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

President’s Export Council,

Subcommittee on Encryption; Notice

of Partially Closed Meeting

A partially closed meeting of the

President’s Export Council

Subcommittee on Encryption

(PECSENC) will be held on June 22nd,

1998. The initial open session will

convene at 9:00 a.m. in Hemisphere A

of the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC. The initial open session is

scheduled to adjourn at 11:00 a.m. The

closed session will convene in

Hemisphere A and continue at the U.S.

Department of Commerce, Herbert C.

Hoover Building, Room 4832, 14th

Street between Pennsylvania and

Constitution Avenues, NW, Washington,

DC. The PECSENC will reconvene in

open session at 4:00 p.m. in Room 4832.

The Subcommittee provides advice on

matters pertinent to policies regarding

commercial encryption products.

Open Session

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.

2. Presentation of papers or comments

by the public.

3. Update on Bureau of Export

Administration initiatives.

4. Legislative Panel briefing.

Closed Session

5. Discussion of matters properly

classified under Executive Order 12958,

dealing with the U.S. export control

program and strategic criteria related

thereto.

Open Session

6. Briefing by working groups.

7. Open discussion.

A Notice of Determination to close

meetings, or portions of meetings, of the

Subcommittee to the public on the basis

of 5 U.S.C. 522(c)(1) was approved May

7, 1998, in accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. A copy of the

Notice of Determination is available for

public inspection and copying in the

Central Reference and Records

Inspection Facility, Room 6020, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC. For further information, contact Ms.

Lee Ann Carpenter on (202) 482–2583.

Dated: June 3, 1998.

Iain S. Baird,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–15281 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

User Satisfaction Surveys; 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:

Request for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to: Jana Nelhybel, U.S. &

Foreign Commercial Service, Export

Promotion Service, Room 2202, 14th &

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230. Phone number: (202) 482–

5367, and fax number (202) 482–5362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The International Trade

Administration (ITA) provides a

multitude of export promotion programs

to help U.S. businesses. These programs

include information products, services,

and trade events. To accomplish its

mission effectively, ITA needs ongoing

feedback on its programs. This

information collection item allows ITA

to solicit clients’ opinions about the use

of ITA products, services, and trade

events. The information is used for

program improvement, strategic

planning, allocation of resources, and

performance measures.

The surveys are part of ITA’s effort to

implement objectives of the National

Performance Review (NPR) and

Government Performance and Results

Act (GPRA). Responses to the surveys

will meet the needs of ITA performance

measures based on NPR and GPRA

guidelines. These performance measures

will serve as a basis for justifying and

allocating human and financial

resources.

Survey responses will acquaint ITA

managers with firms’ perceptions and

assessments of export-assistance

products and services. Also, the survey

will enable ITA to track the performance

of overseas posts. This information is

critical for improving the programs.

Survey responses are used to assess

client satisfaction, assess priorities, and

identify areas where service levels and

benefits differ from client expectations.

Clients benefit because the information

is used to improve services provided to

the public. Without this information,

ITA is unable to systematically

determine client perceptions about the

quality and benefit of its exportpromotion programs.

II. Method of Data Collection

ITA faxes, mails or telephones

surveys to clients.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625–0217.

Form Number: ITA–4108P–A1, ITA–

4110P, etc.

Type of Review: Revision-regular

submission.

Affected Public: ITA clients that

purchased products and services.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

32,312.

Estimated Time Per Response: Range

from 05–60 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,444.

Estimated Total Annual Costs: The

estimated annual cost for this collection

is $326,640.00 ($190,540.00 for

respondents and $136,100.00 for the

federal government).