E9-19726. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-6002, Prior Notification; OMB Control Number 1405-0171

ACTION:

Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of proposed collection of information.

SUMMARY:

The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Title of Information Collection: Prior Notification.

OMB Control Number: 1405-0171.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Originating Office: Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC.

Form Number: DS-6002.

Respondents: Business organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 18 (total).

Estimated Number of Responses: 47 (per year).

Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.

Total Estimated Burden: 47 hours (per year).

Frequency: On occasion.

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.

DATES:

Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for up to 30 days from August 17, 2009.

Management and Budget (OMB), who may be reached at 202-395-4718. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

E-mail: [e-mail]. You must include the DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in the subject line of your message.

E-mail: [e-mail]. You must include the DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in the subject line of your message.

Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

Fax: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

You may obtain copies of the proposed information collection and supporting documents from Mary F. Sweeney, PM/DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112, who may be reached on [phone] or at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:

Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary to properly perform our functions.

Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used.

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of technology.

Abstract of proposed collection: An exporter is required to submit prior notification in accordance with 22 CFR 126.8(a)(2) regarding the sale of significant military equipment to foreign persons.

Methodology: This information collection may be sent to the Directorate of Defense Controls via mail.

Dated: August 10, 2009.

Robert S. Kovac,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State.