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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, Public Law 104-
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: American Management and Business Internship Training (AMBIT) 
Program: Applications.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: 0625-0224.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 1,050 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 450.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Range from 1 to 3 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Department of Commerce's International 
Trade Administration, in collaboration with the International Fund for 
Ireland (IFI), has established the American Management & Business 
Internship Training (AMBIT) program. AMBIT-participating U.S. firms 
provide one-to six-month training programs for managers and technical 
experts from Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of Ireland, 
thereby improving their skills while enhancing U.S. commercial 
opportunities in the region. AMBIT is one of several U.S. Government 
economic initiatives announced by President Clinton to demonstrate 
America's interest in supporting the economic development of Northern 
Ireland and the Six Border Counties of Ireland.
    The U.S. Department of Commerce works in partnership with the IFI, 
and organization established in 1986 by the British and Irish 
Governments to promote economic/social progress and to encourage 
contact, dialog, and reconciliation in the region. The United States, 
the European Union, Canada, and New Zealand contribute to the IFI 
budget.
    The applications are sent to U.S. companies and intern candidates 
via facsimile or mail upon request. Feedback surveys are given to 
participating companies and interns at the completion of the programs.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 
voluntary.
    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, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days to Victoria Beacher-Wassmer, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 25, 1998.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of Management and Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-17395 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am]
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