[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 25277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10268]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit 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: International Trade Administration, Commerce.
Title: Domestic and International Client Export Services and
Customized Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0625-0143.
Form Number(s): ITA-4096P.
Type of Request: Renewal submission.
Number of Respondents: 189,272.
Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
Burden Hours: 31,545 (annual).
Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration's (ITA) U.S.
Commercial Service (CS) is 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.
The Commercial Service (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 Web sites.
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 fee-based, 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 particular requirements.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government; and
Federal government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: April 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-10268 Filed 5-1-15; 8:45 am]
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