[Federal Register: March 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 60)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office for Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Advocacy Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 0625-0220.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-4133P.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 205 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration's (ITA) 
Advocacy Center marshals federal resources to assist U.S. firms 
competing for foreign government procurements worldwide. The Advocacy 
Center works closely with the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee 
which is chaired by the Secretary of Commerce and includes 19 Federal 
agencies involved in export promotion.
    Advocacy assistance is wide and varied, but most often is employed 
to assist U.S. commercial interests that must deal with foreign 
governments or government-owned corporations to win or maintain 
business transactions in foreign markets. The Advocacy Center is at the 
core of the President's National Export Strategy and its goal to ensure 
opportunities for American companies in the international marketplace.
    The purpose of the Advocacy Questionnaire is to collect the 
necessary information to evaluate whether a firm qualifies for USG 
advocacy assistance. The Advocacy Center, appropriate ITA officials, 
officers at U.S. Embassies/Consulates worldwide, and other federal 
government agencies that provide advocacy support (the Advocacy 
Network) to U.S. firms, will request firm(s) seeking USG advocacy 
support to complete the questionnaire. Without this information, we 
would be unable to determine if a firm is eligible for U.S. government 
advocacy.
    Affected Public: Business community.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, 
Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; e-mail: dHynek@doc.gov.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, at 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395-7285, within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: March 24, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6229 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]