[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 49761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23852]
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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: Offsets in Military Reports.
Agency Form Number: n/a.
OMB Approval Number: 0694-0084.
Type of Request: Renewal of an existing collection of information.
Burden: 1,000 hours.
Average Time Per Response: 10 hours per response.
Number of Respondents: 100 respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Defense Production Act Amendments of 1992,
Section 123 (Pub.L. 102558), which amended Section 309 or the Defense
Production Act of 1950, requires United States firms to furnish
information regarding offset agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value
associated with sales of weapon systems or defense-related items to
foreign countries. The information collected on offset transactions
will be used to assess the cumulative effect of offset compensation
practices on U.S. trade and competitiveness, as required by statute.
Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit
institutions.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of
Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20230 (or via the Internet at LEngelme@doc.gov).
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, Room 10202, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: September 8, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 99-23852 Filed 9-13-99; 8:45 am]
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