97-8378. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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 Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Report of Sample Shipments of Chemical Weapon Precursors.
    Agency Form Number: Not Applicable.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0086.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 125 hours.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Approximately 30 minutes for reporting 
requirements and 5 minutes for recordkeeping requirements.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 respondents and 
recordkeepers.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is used to monitor sample shipments 
of chemical weapon precursors in order to facilitate and enforce 
provisions of the Export Administration Regulations that permit limited 
exports of sample shipments without a validated export license. The 
reports are reviewed to monitor quantities and patterns of shipments 
that might indicate circumvention of the regulations by entities 
seeking to acquire chemicals for chemical weapon purposes.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly and recordkeeping.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, [phone].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
[phone], U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: March 27, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-8378 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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