[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8910-8911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5180]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Miscellaneous Activities
ACTION: Proposed Collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Acting
Departmental Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Stephen Baker, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 14th &
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
On September 30, 1993, the Secretary of Commerce submitted to the
Congress a report of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee,
entitled Toward a National Export Strategy. The report included the
goal to ``Undertake a comprehensive review of the Export Administration
Regulations to simplify, clarify, and make the regulations more user-
friendly''. To carry out this recommendation, BXA has rewritten the
entire EAR. During the course of this process, many activities imposed
on the public were changed to reduce the burden, however the methods
varied. Some were merely eliminated; others had old activities replaced
with newer, simpler activities, and still others had new activities
added to permit participation in programs where prohibitions once
existed. Therefore, to the extent activities have been added or changed
but not deleted, this collection represents the authority to collect,
on rare occasions, certain information from the public. This assembly
of information collection activities is comprised of three activities.
Two of these--``Registration Of U.S. Agricultural Commodities For
Exemption From Short Supply Limitations On Export'', and ``Petitions
For The Imposition Of Monitoring Or Controls On Recyclable Metallic
Materials; Public Hearings'' are statutory in nature and--though they
never have been applied--must remain a part of the EAR. The third--The
Commerce Control List--became necessary as the rewrite of the Export
Administration Regulations sought to harmonize the U.S. ECCN system
with the European system for consistency and future simplicity. For the
purpose of clarity, this abstract will refer to these three activities
as follows:
USAG will refer to Registration Of U.S. Agricultural Commodities
For Exemption From Short Supply Limitations On Export activities;
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Petitions will refer to Petitions For The Imposition Of Monitoring
Or Controls On Recyclable Metallic Materials; Public Hearings
activities; and
CCL will refer to Commerce Control List activities that are
associated with export license applications.
II. Method of Collection
For USAG, the method is a written application for the exemption
from Short Supply Limitations on Export Activities.
For Petitions, the method is a written petition requesting the
monitoring of exports or the imposition of export controls, or both,
with respect to certain materials.
For CCL, the method is by electronic or paper submissions related
to export license applications.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0694-0102.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission for extension of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and
not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time Per Response:
USAG: 5 hours per response.
Petition: 5 hours per response.
CCL: n/a--time is part of license application requirements.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $200.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 29, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-5180 Filed 3-5-96; 8:45 am]
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