The International Trade
Administration's Advocacy Center marshals federal resources to
assist U.S. firms competing for foreign government procurements
worldwide. The Advocacy Center is under the umbrella of the Trade
Promotion Coordination Committee (TPCC) which is chaired by the
Secretary of Commerce and includes 19 federal agencies involved in
export promotion. The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect
the necessary information to make an evaluation as to whether a
firm qualifies for senior- level U.S. Government support, in the
form of attendance at an event including witnessing a commercial
agreement signing.
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:
(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;
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.