83 FR 4900 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Export Trade Certificate of Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 23 (February 2, 2018)

Page Range		4900-4900
FR Document		2018-02078

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for 
Export Trade Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 3, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet 
at PRAcomments@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 21028, Washington, DC 
20230. Phone: 202-482-5131. Email: etca@trade.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Title III of the Export Trading Company Act (hereinafter ``the 
Act'') of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-290, 15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), authorizes the 
Secretary of Commerce to issue, with the concurrence of the Attorney 
General, an Export Trade Certificate of Review to any person that 
establishes that its proposed export trade, export trade activities, 
and methods of operation meet the four standards found in Section 
303(a) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. An Export Trade Certificate 
of Review provides the certificate holder and its members with limited 
antitrust preclearance for specified export-related activities. 
Application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review is voluntary. The 
information to be collected is found at 15 CFR part 325.3--Export Trade 
Certificates of Review. The collection of information is necessary for 
both the Departments of Commerce and Justice to conduct an analysis, in 
order to determine whether the applicant and its members are eligible 
to receive the protection of an Export Trade Certificate of Review and 
whether the applicant's proposed export-related conduct meets the 
standards in Section 303(a) of the Act. The collection of information 
constitutes the essential basis of the statutory determinations to be 
made by the Secretary of Commerce and the Attorney General.
    The Department of Commerce conducts its economic and legal analysis 
of the information supplied by applicants through the Office of Trade 
and Economic Analysis and the Office of the General Counsel. In the 
Department of Justice, analysis is conducted by the Antitrust Division.
    Title III was enacted to reduce uncertainty regarding the 
application of U.S. antitrust laws to export activities. An Export 
Trade Certificate of Review provides its holder and members named in 
the Certificate with (a) protection from government actions under state 
and federal antitrust laws for the export conduct specified in the 
Certificate, and (b) certain protection from private suits, by limiting 
liability in private actions to actual damages when the challenged 
activities are covered by an Export Trade Certificate of Review.

II. Method of Collection

    The form is sent by request to U.S. firms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0625-0125.
    Form Number(s): ITA-4093P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
    Estimated Time per Response: 32 hours (application); 2 hours 
(annual report).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 440 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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 cost) 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 other 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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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preliminary determinations, Commerce FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: activities are covered by an Export
will not have received all questionnaire Requests for additional information or Trade Certificate of Review.
responses and obtained sufficient copies of the information collection
information for making preliminary instrument and instructions should be II. Method of Collection
determinations.3 directed to Export Trading Company The form is sent by request to U.S.
For the reasons stated above and Affairs, International Trade firms.
because there are no compelling reasons Administration, U.S. Department of
to deny the request, Commerce, in Commerce, Room 21028, Washington, III. Data
accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of DC 20230. Phone: 202–482–5131. Email:
the Act, is postponing the deadline for etca@trade.gov. OMB Control Number: 0625–0125.
the preliminary determinations by 50 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form Number(s): ITA–4093P.
days (i.e., 190 days after the date on
I. Abstract Type of Review: Regular submission.
which these investigations were
initiated). As a result, Commerce will Affected Public: Business or other for-
Title III of the Export Trading
issue its preliminary determinations no profit organizations; not-for-profit
Company Act (hereinafter ‘‘the Act’’) of
later than May 3, 2018. In accordance 1982 (Pub. L. 97–290, 15 U.S.C. 4001 et institutions, and state, local or tribal
with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 seq.), authorizes the Secretary of government.
CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the Commerce to issue, with the Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
final determinations of these concurrence of the Attorney General, an
investigations will continue to be 75 Estimated Time per Response: 32
Export Trade Certificate of Review to hours (application); 2 hours (annual
days after the date of publication of the any person that establishes that its
preliminary determinations, unless report).
proposed export trade, export trade
postponed at a later date. activities, and methods of operation Estimated Total Annual Burden
This notice is issued and published Hours: 440 hours.
meet the four standards found in
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
Section 303(a) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 4001 Estimated Total Annual Cost to
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
et seq. An Export Trade Certificate of Public: $0.
Dated: January 29, 2018. Review provides the certificate holder
Christian Marsh, and its members with limited antitrust IV. Request for Comments
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement preclearance for specified export-related Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
and Compliance. activities. Application for an Export the proposed collection of information
[FR Doc. 2018–02103 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am] Trade Certificate of Review is voluntary. is necessary for the proper performance
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P The information to be collected is found
of the functions of the agency, including
at 15 CFR part 325.3—Export Trade
whether the information shall have
Certificates of Review. The collection of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
information is necessary for both the
Departments of Commerce and Justice to agency’s estimate of the burden
International Trade Administration conduct an analysis, in order to (including hours and cost) of the
determine whether the applicant and its proposed collection of information; (c)
Proposed Information Collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Comment Request; Application for members are eligible to receive the
protection of an Export Trade Certificate clarity of the information to be
Export Trade Certificate of Review collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
of Review and whether the applicant’s
AGENCY: International Trade proposed export-related conduct meets burden of the collection of information
Administration, Commerce. the standards in Section 303(a) of the on respondents, including through the
ACTION: Notice. Act. The collection of information use of automated collection techniques
constitutes the essential basis of the or other forms of information
SUMMARY: The Department of statutory determinations to be made by technology.
Commerce, as part of its continuing the Secretary of Commerce and the
effort to reduce paperwork and Comments submitted in response to
Attorney General. this notice will be summarized and/or
respondent burden, invites the general The Department of Commerce
public and other Federal agencies to included in the request for OMB
conducts its economic and legal approval of this information collection;
take this opportunity to comment on analysis of the information supplied by
proposed and/or continuing information they also will become a matter of public
applicants through the Office of Trade
collections, as required by the record.
and Economic Analysis and the Office
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. of the General Counsel. In the Sheleen Dumas,
DATES: Written comments must be Department of Justice, analysis is Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
submitted on or before April 3, 2018. conducted by the Antitrust Division. Chief Information Officer.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Title III was enacted to reduce [FR Doc. 2018–02078 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am]
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental uncertainty regarding the application of BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
Paperwork Clearance Officer, U.S. antitrust laws to export activities.
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, An Export Trade Certificate of Review
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, provides its holder and members named
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Washington, DC 20230 (or via the in the Certificate with (a) protection
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). from government actions under state
and federal antitrust laws for the export
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conduct specified in the Certificate, and
Fittings from the People’s Republic of China, Italy,
and Taiwan: Request to Extend Deadlines for
(b) certain protection from private suits,
Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated January 10, by limiting liability in private actions to
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Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before April 3, 2018.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 21028, Washington, DC 20230. Phone: 202-482-5131. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 4900

83 FR 4900 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Export Trade Certificate of Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 23 (February 2, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration