Use and commercial availability of denim fabric in AGOA countires (AGOA-02/03)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form AGOA_Q1 Apparel Manufacturers Questionnaires Form	New
Form AGOA_Q2 Importer Questionaires Form	New
Public Law 109.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-01-18
SUPPORTING STATEMENT .doc Supporting Statement A	2008-01-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
183427	Apparel Manufacturers Questionnaires Form	New
183421	Importer Questionaires Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3117-0218	ICR Reference No: 200801-3117-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ITC	Agency Tracking No: AGOA-02/03
Title: Use and commercial availability of denim fabric in AGOA countires (AGOA-02/03)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 02/19/2008
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/25/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/18/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2008	6 Months From Approved
Responses	128	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	422	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	22,548	0	0

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Abstract: Amendments to section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721) (AGOA), included in Public Law 109-432, require the Commission to make certain determinations relating to the commercial availability of regional fabric or yarn for use in lesser developed beneficiary (LDB) sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, and the use of such fabric that is determined to be available. The Commission instituted investigation Nos. AGOA-002, Denim Fabric: Use in AGOA Countries During Fiscal Year 2007 and AGOA-003, Denim Fabric: Commercial Availability in AGOA Countries During Fiscal Year 2009, for the purpose of gathering information and making the required determinations for certain denim fabrics. The Commission will use the questionnaires to collect the required information. An importers’ questionnaire will be sent to firms believed to be importing apparel made with the subject denim from the LDB SSA countries. An apparel manufacturers’ questionnaire will be sent to firms in LDB SSA countries who are believed to be manufacturing apparel using the subject denim.

Emergency Justfication: The authorizing statute requires the Commission to make determinations on the use and availability of the subject denim fabric for use by LDB SSA countries in the manufacture of apparel for export to the United States under AGOA trade preference programs. The Commission is scheduled to transmit its determinations to the President and the U.S. Trade Representative on the use of the subject fabric by July 1, 2008, and on the availability of the subject fabric by August 1, 2008. The Commission cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures under 5 CFR 1320.10(b) for these investigations. The importers’ and apparel manufacturers’ questionnaires are tentatively scheduled to be mailed by February 20, 2008, in order to give the industry sufficient time to fill out the questionnaires, and for the Commission to tabulate and check the data sent back in the questionnaires. The importers’ and apparel manufacturers’ questionnaires are due back to the Commission by March 20, 2008.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 3721 Name of Law: African Growth and Opportunity Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Importer Questionaires	AGOA_Q2	Importer Questionnaire AGOA Denim
Apparel Manufacturers Questionnaires	AGOA_Q1	Apparel Manufacturers Questoinnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	128	0	0	128	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	422	0	0	422	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	22,548	0	0	22,548	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The data to be obtained through the attached questionnaires will be used by the Commission to fulfill its statutory obligations under Amendments to section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721) (AGOA), included in Public Law 109-432. Specifically, the data are required in order for the Commission to make determinations regarding the use and commercial availability of certain denim fabric. Such data are not publicly available. This is a one-time collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $226,869

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/18/2008

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