Digital Goods Questionnaire

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form DG1 Digital Goods Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	New	Available
60-Day FR Notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-09-17	Available
30-Day FR Notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-09-17	Available
Support Statement Part B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2013-09-17	Available
Support Statement Part A.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-09-17	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
208718	Digital Goods Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3117-0226	ICR Reference No: 201308-3117-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ITC	Agency Tracking No: 3A540
Title: Digital Goods Questionnaire
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/22/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/17/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2016	36 Months From Approved
Responses	10,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	100,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,827,000	0	0

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Abstract: The United States International Trade Commission (Commission), at the request of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), is preparing a report on digital trade in the U.S. and global economies. The report will provide an overview of digital trade. In addition to consulting publicly available sources, the Commission will issue a questionnaire to firms to collect vital information relevant to the Committee's request.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 1332 Name of Law: Investigations
   US Code: 19 USC 1333 Name of Law: Methods employed in obtaining information
  

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 47004	08/02/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 57174	09/17/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Digital Goods Questionnaire	DG1	Survey

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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	10,000	0	0	10,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	100,000	0	0	100,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,827,000	0	0	6,827,000	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 burden on firms increased because of a request from the Committee to provide a report on U.S. digital trade. Such data are not publicly available. This is a one-time collection for such data. The Committee's request letter is attached as a supplemental document

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $310,021

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 09/17/2013

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