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Affected Public: State and local

governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5906.

Estimated Time Per Response: 25

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5957.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

estimated cost to the respondents is

$107,226.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,

Section 182.

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 cost) 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 other 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: April 13, 2000.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

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. chapter 35).

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Census 2000 Test Program

Supplement.

Form Number(s): These computer

based survey instruments will have no

form number.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0862.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 1,680 hours (added to the

current total of 8,013 hours).

Number of Respondents: 6,660 (added

to the current total of 200,300).

Avg Hours Per Response: Residence

Rules Survey-20 minutes; Internet Usage

Survey-5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau

will test several methodologies,

techniques, and strategies during

Census 2000. We received Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval to conduct four separate tests,

which are collectively referred to as The

Census 2000 Test Program. We now

request approval for supplemental

collections associated with two of the

tests, which are the Alternative

Questionnaire Experiment in 2000

(AQE2000) Residence Rules Survey, and

the Response Mode and Incentive

Experiment (RMIE) Internet Usage

Survey. Results of these tests will help

in the planning of the 2010 Census.

One component of the AQE2000 tests

the effectiveness of alternative

presentation formats of residence rules.

A sub sample of the AQE2000 sample

households that returned the

experimental (alternate version of the

presentation format) and control

(current versions of the presentation

format) short forms that also provided

telephone contact information will be

reinterviewed. The Residence Rules

Survey will be conducted by telephone

with the person in the household who

signed the census form, or a

knowledgeable other person. Topics

addressed in the reinterview include

obtaining an independent listing of all

household members on April 1st

(including potentially omitted persons),

and determining whether these

members are classified as residents

according to the Census Bureau’s

residence rules. Other issues to be

explored include respondents’ ability to

comprehend the residence rules, and

possible sources of misconceptions

stemming from experimental or control

versions of the presentation format.

In the RMIE, sample households will

receive an invitation in the census

short-form mail package inviting them

to respond by one of three experimental

response modes rather than by mail—

CATI, interactive voice response (IVR),

and an Internet Questionnaire (IQ). An

incentive of a calling card worth 30

minutes of free long distance calls will

also be tested. The RMIE Internet Usage

Survey (IUS) will determine why

households that were given the option

to respond by Internet instead

responded by mail. The IUS also will

enable analysis of households that

received the incentive and those that

did not. The IUS will consist of followup telephone interviews with a sub

sample of RMIE households invited to

respond by the Internet but who

actually respond by mail. The purpose

of these interviews is to assess the

barriers to responding to the census by

the Internet. Topics to be covered by the

interview include whether or not the

respondent has access to the Internet,

why they did not use the Internet to

respond (if they have access) and if the

respondent was aware of the incentive

offered (of those in the incentive group).

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: One time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 USC,

Sections 141 and 193.

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, DC 20230 (or

via the Internet at LEngelme@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Exception to Reporting Requirement

Under the Import Certificate/ Delivery

Verification Procedures

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

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before June 19, 2000.

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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, Room 5027, 14th

and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Dawnielle Battle, BXA

ICB Liaison, Department of Commerce,

Office of Planning, Evaluation and

Management, Room 6881, 14th &

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The U.S. and participating countries

have agreed to establish Import

Certificate (IC) and Delivery Verification

(DV) requirements to help control the

disposition of strategically important

commodities. To comply with the

commitment, BXA requires exporters to

obtain IC documentation from foreign

importers prior to submitting an export

license application. BXA may also

require a DV Certification which is a

confirmation from the government to

which the export has been made that the

commodity is accounted for by the

importer. This reporting requirement

allows exporters to request an exception

to the import certificate (or its

equivalent) and requests for exceptions

to the delivery verification procedures.

II. Method of Collection

Written submission.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694–0001.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for extension of a currently approved

collection.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

21.

Estimated Time Per Response: .5

hours per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 11.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: No start-up capital expenditures.

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 cost) 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 other 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 will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: April 13, 2000.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–9783 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Application for Duplicate License

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

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, Room 5027, 14th

and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Dawnielle Battle, BXA

ICB Liaison, Department of Commerce,

Office of Planning, Evaluation and

Management, Room 6881, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

This collection of information is

necessary to identify original export

licenses of respondents who request

duplicate licenses for lost or destroyed

licenses. The licensee must submit a

letter certifying that the original license

issued to a licensee has been lost or

destroyed. They must provide the

circumstances under which it was lost

or destroyed, and if found, will return

either the original or the duplicate to

BXA. All other record keeping

requirements pertaining to the original

license remain in effect for duplicate

licenses.

II. Method of Collection

Written submission.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694–0031.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Businesses and other

for-profit institutions, small businesses

or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

26.

Estimated Time Per Response: 16

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 7 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: No start-up costs or capital

expenditures.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the function 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 cost) 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 other 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: April 13, 2000.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–9784 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

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