01-12255. 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: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Wassenaar Arrangement.

Agency Form Number: N/A.

OMB Approval Number: 0694-0106.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of information.

Burden: 559 hours.

Average Time Per Response: 12 minutes per response.

Number of Respondents: 1,525 respondents.

Needs and Uses: To fulfill U.S. commitments to the Wassenaar Arrangement with regard to dual-use items, Section 743 of the EAR imposes reporting and recordkeeping requirements for license exception exports of certain items controlled under the Wassenaar Arrangement.

Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit institutions.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, [phone], Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

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 20230.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.