[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48500-48502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23225]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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: Export of Parcels Through the Postal Service.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control 
number.
    Burden: 11,110 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: A few seconds.
    Needs and Uses: The Export Administration Regulations require that 
persons exporting through the U.S. Postal Service place on the parcel 
the authorization for the export -- i.e., the validated license number 
or the general license symbol. This information is the declaration to 
the government that the shipment is allowed.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.

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    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.
    Title: Destination Control Statement.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control 
number.
    Burden: 1,700 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 612,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 5 seconds.
    Needs and Uses: The Destination Control Statement serves as notice 
to all foreign parties in an export transaction that further shipment 
to any country not authorized is prohibited. In any Office of Export 
Enforcement proceeding, evidence of the sending of the commercial 
invoice, bill of lading or other form of notice of the prohibition 
against diversion will serve as proof of the person's receipt of the 
notice.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration.
    Title: Export License Information on Bill of Lading.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control 
number.
    Burden: 4,600 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,500,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Several seconds.
    Needs and Uses: The Export Administration Regulations requires that 
all forwarders or brokers who are exempt from filing an individual 
Shipper's Export Declaration to include on shipping documentation the 
general license symbol or validated license number. This information 
furnishes official representation to customs officials that the export 
is permitted.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Five Year Record Retention Period.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Recordkeeping Requirement.
    Burden: 259 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 154,816.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 10 seconds per record.
    Needs and Uses: BXA is proposing that its record retention 
requirements for records pertaining to exports and foreign boycotts be 
increased to five years. This change when implemented will correspond 
with the five year statute of limitations for criminal actions brought 
under the Export Administration Act. Most firms now have electronic 
systems for recordkeeping and thus the burden per response is minimal. 
This request will supplement documents already approved for a five year 
retention period -- namely supporting documentation that was previously 
submitted to BXA at the time of making application for a license.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Delivery Verification Procedure.
    Agency Form Number: BXA-647P.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0016.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 57 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Avg Hours Per Responses: Approximately 15 minutes and 
recordkeeping.
    Needs and Uses: In order to increase the effectiveness of export 
controls on international trade in strategic commodities, certain 
countries participate in the import certificate - delivery verification 
procedure. Its purpose is to make sure that strategic items are not 
diverted. When a U.S. importer is requested to furnish their foreign 
supplier with a certificate, the importer must supply certain 
information to BXA so that the documentation can be issued.
    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: Short Supply Regulations - Petroleum Products.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0026.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 43 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 165.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 15 minutes required for general license 
shipments and 30 minutes for documentation supporting an export 
license.
    Needs and Uses: The Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 
restricts the export of any petroleum product produced from crude oil 
derived from National Petroleum Reserves. Under very limited 
circumstances, petroleum products can be exported if a validated 
license is obtained. For other shipments under a general license, 
support documentation is required to prove that the petroleum being 
exported in not from the Naval Reserves.
    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: Statement by Foreign Consignee in Support of Special License 
Application.
    Agency Form Number: BXA-6052P (BXA-752 under new regulations).
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0050.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 173 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 323.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This form is used as supporting document for three 
of BXA's special licenses: Project, Distribution and Service Supply 
Licenses. The completed form provides BXA with end-use and reexport 
information to aid in controlling commodities shipped under special 
license procedures.
    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: Procedures for Supporting Documentation.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0064.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 313 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,558.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies between 1 and 30 minutes depending 
on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The Export Administration Act requires exporters to 
maintain certain supporting 

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documentation in their files in support of license applications. This 
clearance also covers the procedures for returning an unused or 
partially used import certification, as well as what must be done when 
a change in representation occurs.
    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: Multi-Purpose Application.
    Agency Form Number: BXA-622P, BXA-685P, BXA-699P, BXA-748P.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0088.
    Burden: 13,631 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 14,910.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies between 2 and 45 minutes depending 
on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is required in compliance with U.S. 
export regulations. The information furnished by U.S. exporters 
provides the basis for decisions to grant licenses for export, 
reexport, and classifications of commodities, goods and technologies 
that are controlled for reasons of national security and foreign 
policy. This revision is necessary to comply with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, which now recognizes and includes the burden 
associated with third party disclosures, certifications and 
notification requirements imposed on the public.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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 NW., Washington, DC 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, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 12, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-23225 Filed 9-18-95; 8:45 am]
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