Softwood Lumber from Canada, Inv. No. 701-TA-566 and 731-TA-1342 (Preliminary)

Paperwork Reduction Act
USITC Import Injury Investigations
Generic Clearence Submission
OMB Control Number 3117-0016

This form should only be used if you are submitting a collection of information for approval under the USITC import injury investigation clearance assigned OMB
Control Number 3117-0016. Submit this form, responses to the supplemental questions (if necessary), the collection instrument, and any additional documentation to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 101002 725 17th Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20503
If the collection does not satisfy the requirements of the program clearance, you should follow the regular PRA clearance procedures described in 5 CRF 1320

Case identification information: (information relating to the import injury invesitgation for which questionnaires were issued under 3117-0016 )
USITC investigation number

701-TA-566 and 731-TA-1342

USITC title

Softwood lumber from Canada

USITC phase

Preliminary
Agency contact: (person who can best answer questions about the content of the submission )

USITC contact name

Fred Ruggles

USITC contact phone

202-(202) 205-3187

USITC contact email

fred.ruggles@usitc.gov
369637
USITC
Number
Type

Number of
responses
(1)

Hours per
response
(2)

Cost per
hour
(3)

Total burden
hours
(1) x (2)

Cost per
response
(2) x (3)

Total cost
(1) x (2) x (3)

U.S. producers' questionnaire

16-1-3608

110

50

94.13

5500

4,707

517,715

U.S. importers' questionnaire

16-2-3609

75

40

82.02

3000

3,281

246,060

U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

16-3-3610

50

25

92.56

1250

2,314

115,700

Foreign producers' / exporters' questionnaire

16-4-3611

75

20

87.35

1500

1,747

131,025

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Case averages

310

36.290

38.865

11,250

Average cost per response (e.g., average of (2) x (3) across the collection)

3,259.677

Total cost of the collection (e.g., sum of each (1) x (2) x (3))

1,010,500

Certification: The collections of information requested by this submission meet the requirement of the OMB approval for OMB Control Number 3117-0016.

/s/ Jeremy Wise
Signature of USITC Paperwork Clearance Officer

Date submitted to OMB

11/29/2016
Date

Date approval received