[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 42613] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-21270] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 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 of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. Bureau: International Trade Administration. Title: Watch Duty-Exemption Program Forms. Agency Form Number: ITA-340P, 360P, 361P. OMB Number: 0625-0134. Type of Request: Revision-Regular Submission. Burden: 83 hours. Number of Respondents: 5. Avg. Hours Per Response: 10 minutes. Needs and Uses: Pub. L. 97-446, as amended by Pub. L. 103-465, requires the Department 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. The primary consideration in collecting information is the enforcement of the law 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-340P provides the data to assist in verification of duty-free shipments and make certain the allocations are not exceed. Form ITA-360P and ITA-361P are necessary to implement the duty refund program. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit. 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, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Dated: August 3, 1998. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 98-21270 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P