23002 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 88 / Monday, May 7, 2001 / Notices

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

during this time for public inspection at

the following locations: DuBoisJefferson County Airport, Route 830,

Falls Creek, PA 15840; Office of the

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade

Zones Board, Room 4008, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th and

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: April 30, 2001.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11434 Filed 5–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–D5–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

American Management and Business

Internship Training (AMBIT) Program:

Applications

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 the

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 July 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–

3129, Email Mclayton@doc.gov.,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instruments and instructions should be

directed to: Tracy M. Rollins, SABIT,

Room 3319, Department of Commerce,

14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; phone (202)

482–0073, fax (202) 482–2443.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s

International Trade Administration

(ITA), in collaboration with the

International Fund for Ireland (IFI), has

established the American Management

& Business Internship Training (AMBIT)

program. AMBIT provides one-week to

six-month training programs for

managers and technical experts from

Northern Ireland and the Border

Counties of Ireland, thereby improving

their skills while enhancing U.S.

commercial opportunities in the region.

AMBIT was launched in 1995 to

demonstrate America’s interest in

supporting the peace process by

encouraging economic development in

Northern Ireland and the Six Border

Counties of Ireland.

The U.S. Department of Commerce

works in partnership with the IFI, an

organization established in 1986 by the

British and Irish Governments to

promote economic/social progress and

to encourage contact, dialog, and

reconciliation in the region. The United

States, the European Union, Canada,

Australia, and New Zealand contribute

to the IFI budget.

II. Method of Collection

The intern applications are sent to

intern candidates via facsimile, e-mail,

or mail upon request by a delegated

agency of the IFI. Feedback surveys are

given to participating companies and

interns at the completion of the

programs.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625–0224.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business or other

non-profit, individuals (non-U.S.

citizens).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

450.

Estimated Time per Response: 1–3

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,050.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$63,000.00.

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: May 1, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–11331 Filed 5–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–HE–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

SABIT: Applications and

Questionnaires

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 the

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 July 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–

3129, Email Mclayton@doc.gov.,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instruments and instructions should be

directed to: Tracy M. Rollins, SABIT,

Room 3319, Department of Commerce,

14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; phone (202)

482–0073, fax (202) 482–2443.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Special American Business

Internship Training (SABIT) programs

of the Department of Commerce’s

International Trade Administration

(ITA), are a key element in the U.S.

Government’s efforts to support the

economic transition of the Newly

Independent States (NIS) of the former

Soviet Union. SABIT places business

executives and scientists from the

Independent States in U.S. firms for

one-to-six month internships to gain

firsthand experiences working in a

market economy. This unique private

sector-U.S. Government partnership was

created in order to tap the U.S. private

sector’s expertise in assisting the NIS’s