[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7165-7166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2997]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB)

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for 
clearance the following proposals for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
    Title: International Import Certificate.
    Agency Form Number: BXA-645P.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0017.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,986 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 7,441.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 10 to 15 minutes depending on the 
requirement. 1 minute for recordkeeping.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. and 20 other countries have established an 
Import Certificate Procedure to increase the effectiveness of controls 
over strategic commodities. When requested [[Page 7166]] by a foreign 
exporter, U.S. importers must provide a certification to the U.S. 
government that specific commodities will be imported into the U.S. and 
will not be reexported except in accordance with U.S. regulations. Once 
such representations have been made, BXA provides a copy of the 
certification to both the foreign exporter and foreign government. 
Should a violation occur, this documentation can be used against the 
violator.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle (202) 395-7340.

    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
    Title of Survey: Notification of Commercial Invoices That Do Not 
Contain A Destination Control Statement.
    Agency Form Number: N/A. Requirements are found at 786.6 of Export 
Administration Regulations.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0038.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 21 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for the reporting requirement 
and 1 minute for recordkeeping.
    Needs and Uses: Commercial invoices, bills of lading, and ther 
shipping documentation contain destination control statements that 
indicate the appropriate disposition of the goods or technical data. 
When a forwarding agent finds the documentation lacking, the agent is 
required to notify the exporter of the problem so that corrective 
action can be taken.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.

    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Defense Diversification Needs Assessment.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0083.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 4,200 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 4,200.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Commerce is conducting an assessment of defense 
subcontractors in order to match appropriate government resource 
programs to the firm's needs, that would assist them in diversifying 
their operations.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposals can be 
obtained by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3271, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections should be sent to Don Arbuckle, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated February 1, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-2997 Filed 2-6-95; 8:45 am]
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