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mandated by Congress to broaden and 

deepen the U.S. exporter base. The CS 

accomplishes this by providing 

counseling, programs and services to 

help U.S. organizations export and 

conduct business in overseas markets. 

This information collection package 

enables the CS to provide appropriate 

export services to U.S. exporters and 

international buyers. CS offers a variety 

of services to enable clients to begin 

exporting/importing or to expand 

existing exporting/importing efforts. 

Clients may learn about our services 

from business related entities such as 

the National Association of 

Manufacturers, Federal Express, State 

Economic Development offices, the 

internet or word of mouth. The CS 

provides a standard set of services to 

assist clients with identifying potential 

overseas partners, establishing meeting 

programs with appropriate overseas 

business contacts and providing due 

diligence reports on potential overseas 

business partners. The CS also provides 

other export-related services considered 

to be of a ‘‘customized nature’’ because 

they do not fit into the standard set of 

CS export services, but are driven by 

unique business needs of individual 

clients. 

The dissemination of international 

market information and potential 

business opportunities for U.S. 

exporters are critical components of the 

Commercial Service’s export assistance 

programs and services. U.S. companies 

conveniently access and indicate their 

interest in these services by completing 

the appropriate forms via ITA and CS 

U.S. Export Assistance Center websites. 

The CS works closely with clients to 

educate them about the exporting/ 

importing process and to help prepare 

them for exporting/importing. When a 

client is ready to begin the exporting/ 

importing process our field staff provide 

counseling to assist in the development 

of an exporting strategy. We provide feebased, export-related services designed 

to help client export/import. The type of 

export-related service that is proposed 

to a client depends upon a client’s 

business goals and where they are in the 

export/import process. Some clients are 

at the beginning of the export process 

and require assistance with identifying 

potential distributors, whereas other 

clients may be ready to sign a contract 

with a potential distributor and require 

due diligence assistance. Before the CS 

can provide export-related services to 

clients, such as assistance with 

identifying potential partners or 

providing due diligence, specific 

information is required to determine the 

client’s business objectives and needs. 

For example, before we can provide a 

service to identify potential business 

partners we need to know whether the 

client would like a potential partner to 

have specific technical qualifications, 

coverage in a specific market, English or 

foreign language ability or warehousing 

requirements. This information 

collection is designed to elicit such data 

so that appropriate services can be 

proposed and conducted to most 

effectively meet the client’s exporting 

goals. Without these forms the CS is 

unable to provide services when 

requested by clients. 

The forms ask U.S. exporters standard 

questions about their company details, 

export experience, information about 

the products or services they wish to 

export and exporting goals. A few 

questions are tailored to a specific 

program type and will vary slightly with 

each program. CS staff use this 

information to gain an understanding of 

client’s needs and objectives so that 

they can provide appropriate and 

effective export assistance tailored to an 

exporter’s requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

CS is seeking approval for the 

following data collection methods to 

provide flexibility for how clients will 

provide information about their 

company details, export experience, 

information about the products or 

services they wish to export and 

exporting goals. Clients will be asked to 

provide their information on our 

website (export.gov), web-based survey 

or form links, or paper-based forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0625–0143. 

Form Number(s): ITA–4096P. 

Type of Review: Extension of a current 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

government; and Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 33,333 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Surveys for User 

Satisfaction, Impact and Needs 

AGENCY: U.S. Commercial Service, 

International Trade Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before September 7, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 


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35476 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 126 / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 / Notices 

1See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from 

India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 86 FR 10931 

(February 23, 2021) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from 

India and the Russian Federation: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing 

Duty Investigations, 86 FR 14871 (March 19, 2021). 

mail to John Seo, Senior Economist, 

International Trade Administration, 

1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20230, or by email to 

john.seo@trade.gov or PRAcomments@

doc.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 0625–0275 in the subject line of 

your comments. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to John Seo (john.seo@

trade.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The International Trade 

Administration provides a multitude of 

international trade related 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. To promote optimal use and 

provide focused and effective 

improvements to ITA programs, we are 

requesting approval for this clearance 

package; including: Use of Comment 

Cards (i.e., transactional-based surveys) 

to collect feedback immediately after 

ITA assistance is provided to clients; 

use of annual surveys (i.e., relationshipbased surveys) to gauge overall 

satisfaction, impact and needs for 

clients with ITA assistance provided 

over a period time; use of multiple data 

collection methods (i.e., web-enabled 

surveys sent via email, telephone 

interviews, automated telephone 

surveys, and in-person surveys via 

mobile devices/laptops/tablets at trade 

events/shows) to enable clients to 

conveniently respond to requests for 

feedback; and a forecast of burden 

hours. Without this information, ITA is 

unable to systematically determine the 

actual and relative levels of performance 

for its programs and products/services 

and to provide clear, actionable insights 

for managerial intervention. This 

information will be used for program 

evaluation and improvement, strategic 

planning, allocation of resources and 

stakeholder reporting. 

II. Method of Collection 

The International Trade 

Administration is seeking approval for 

the following data collection methods to 

provide flexibility in conducting 

customer satisfaction surveys and to 

reduce the burden on respondents: (1) 

An email message delivering a hot link 

to a web enabled survey with an email 

reminder sent if the client does not 

respond to the survey within two weeks; 

(2) a telephone survey/interview; and 

(3) a web-enabled survey conducted inperson at trade shows/events via a 

laptop, tablet or mobile phone so 

participants can immediately respond 

without having to provide their email 

address. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0625–0275. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a current 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

government; and Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25,000 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $754,651. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Public Law 15 U.S.C. 

et seq. and 15 U.S.C. 171 et seq. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14298 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–821–830] 

Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin 

From the Russian Federation: 

Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination and Alignment of 

Final Determination With Final 

Antidumping Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 

resin from the Russian Federation 

(Russia). The period of investigation is 

January 1, 2020, through December 31, 

2020. Interested parties are invited to 

comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable July 6, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Ayache or Joseph Dowling, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2623 or 

(202) 482–1646, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on February 23, 2021.1 On March 19, 

2021, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation and the revised deadline is 

now June 28, 2021.2 For a complete 

description of the events that followed 


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