31410 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 110 /Tuesday, June 9, 1998 / Notices

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. 98–15293 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P

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]

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Mission/Exhibition Evaluation;

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(DOC), 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: John Klingelhut, U.S. &

Foreign Commercial Service, Export

Promotion Services, Room 2810, 14th &

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482–

4403, and fax number: (202) 482–0872.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

DOC and DOC-certified trade

missions and exhibitions are overseas

events planned, organized and led by

government and non-government export

promotion agencies such as industry

trade associations; agencies of Federal,

State, and local governments; chambers

of commerce; regional consortia; and

other export-oriented groups. This form

is used to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness

of DOC or DOC-certified overseas trade

events through the collection of

information relating to required

performance measures; (2) document

the results of participation in DOC