[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14349]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Application of License To Enter Watches and Watch Movements Into
the Customs Territory of the United States
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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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
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 August 6, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room
6608, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 or via the
Internet at [email protected]. or by phone at (202) 482-3129.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to: Faye Robinson, Statutory Import Programs Staff, FCB
Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; Phone
number: (202) 482-3526, and fax number: (202) 482-0949.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Public Law 97-446, as amended by Public Law 103-465, requires the
Departments of Commerce and the Interior to administer the distribution
of duty-exemptions and duty-refunds to watch producers in the U.S.
insular possessions and the Northern Mariana Islands. Public Law 106-
36, enacted June 25, 1999, provides for the distribution of duty-refund
benefits for any jewelry within heading 7113 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States which is the product of the U.S.
Territories and the Northern Mariana Islands in accordance with the new
provisions of the note in chapter 71 and additional U.S. note 5 to
chapter 91. The primary consideration in collecting information is the
enforcement of the laws and the information gathered is limited to that
necessary to prevent abuse of the program and to permit a fair and
equitable distribution of its benefits. Form ITA-334P is the principal
program form used for recording the operational data on the basis of
which program entitlements are distributed among the producers (and the
provision of which to the Departments constitutes their application for
these entitlements). The form is completed by watch and watch movement
manufacturers and has been modified with special instructions for
completion by the new jewelry manufacturers. Because the duty-refund
benefit has been changed from an annual benefit to a biannual benefit,
Form ITA-334P is also used, with modified instructions, to gather the
information needed to calculate the interim duty-refund certificate for
the jewelry and watch manufacturers.
II. Method of Collection
The Department of Commerce sends Form ITA-334P to each watch
producer biannually. A company official completes the form and returns
it to the Department of Commerce.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0625-0040.
Form Number: ITA-334P.
Type of Review: Revision--regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this
collection is $40,350 ($350 for respondents and $40,000 for federal
government (included are most administration costs of program).
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, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-14349 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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