[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 33055] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-15978] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce (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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: International Trade Administration. Title: Format for Petition Requesting Relief Under U.S. Countervailing Duty Law. Agency Form Number: ITA-366P. OMB Approval Number: 0625-0148. Type of Request: Revision-regular submission. Burden: 200 hours. Number of Respondents: 5. Avg. Hours Per Response: 40. Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration, Import Administration, AD/CVD Enforcement, implements the U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duty law. Import Administration investigates allegations of unfair trade practices by foreign governments and producers and, in conjunction with the U.S. International Trade Commission, can impose duties on the product in question to offset the unfair practices. Form ITA 366-P--Format for Petition Requesting Relief Under the U.S. Countervailing Duty Law--is designed for U.S. companies or industries that are unfamiliar with the countervailing duty law and the petition process. The Form is designed for potential petitioners that believe a foreign competitor is being subsidized unfairly. Since a variety of detailed information is required under the law before initiation of a countervailing duty investigation, the Form is designed to extract such information in the least burdensome manner possible. Several revisions were made to the Form in an attempt to make it more ``user friendly'' and to ensure that the format complies with the Uruguay Round Agreement. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (202) 395-7340. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: June 12, 1997. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 97-15978 Filed 6-17-97; 8:45 am] BILLNG CODE 3510-DS-P