04-23643. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

Title: Assessment of Foreign Defense Procurement Practices.

Agency Form Number: N/A.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 450 hours.

Average Time Per Response: 3 hours per response.

Number of Respondents: 150 respondents.

Needs and Uses: This survey of U.S. defense contractors is needed to obtain information on foreign defense procurement practices abroad.

Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit institutions.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 202-482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, e-mail address, [e-mail], or fax number, [phone].

Dated: October 18, 2004.

Madeleine Clayton,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.