2019-09892. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request  

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

    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.

    Title: Offsets in Military Exports.

    Form Number(s): N/A.

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0084.

    Type of Review: Regular Submission.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360 hours.

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.

    Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours.

    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is required by the Defense Production Act (DPA). The DPA requires U.S. firms to furnish information to the Department of Commerce regarding offset agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value associated with sales of weapon systems or defense-related items to foreign countries or foreign firms. Offsets are industrial or commercial compensation practices required as a condition of purchase in either government-to-government or commercial sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Such offsets are required by most major trading partners when purchasing U.S. military equipment or defense related items.

    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

    Frequency: On Occasion.

    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov http://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​ . Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

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    Sheleen Dumas,

    Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department.

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    [FR Doc. 2019-09892 Filed 5-13-19; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-33-P

Document Information

Published:
05/14/2019
Department:
Industry and Security Bureau
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2019-09892
Pages:
21327-21327 (1 pages)
PDF File:
2019-09892.Pdf