[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8910-8911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5180]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Miscellaneous Activities

ACTION: Proposed Collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Acting 
Departmental Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Stephen Baker, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 14th & 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    On September 30, 1993, the Secretary of Commerce submitted to the 
Congress a report of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, 
entitled Toward a National Export Strategy. The report included the 
goal to ``Undertake a comprehensive review of the Export Administration 
Regulations to simplify, clarify, and make the regulations more user-
friendly''. To carry out this recommendation, BXA has rewritten the 
entire EAR. During the course of this process, many activities imposed 
on the public were changed to reduce the burden, however the methods 
varied. Some were merely eliminated; others had old activities replaced 
with newer, simpler activities, and still others had new activities 
added to permit participation in programs where prohibitions once 
existed. Therefore, to the extent activities have been added or changed 
but not deleted, this collection represents the authority to collect, 
on rare occasions, certain information from the public. This assembly 
of information collection activities is comprised of three activities. 
Two of these--``Registration Of U.S. Agricultural Commodities For 
Exemption From Short Supply Limitations On Export'', and ``Petitions 
For The Imposition Of Monitoring Or Controls On Recyclable Metallic 
Materials; Public Hearings'' are statutory in nature and--though they 
never have been applied--must remain a part of the EAR. The third--The 
Commerce Control List--became necessary as the rewrite of the Export 
Administration Regulations sought to harmonize the U.S. ECCN system 
with the European system for consistency and future simplicity. For the 
purpose of clarity, this abstract will refer to these three activities 
as follows:
    USAG will refer to Registration Of U.S. Agricultural Commodities 
For Exemption From Short Supply Limitations On Export activities;

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    Petitions will refer to Petitions For The Imposition Of Monitoring 
Or Controls On Recyclable Metallic Materials; Public Hearings 
activities; and
    CCL will refer to Commerce Control List activities that are 
associated with export license applications.

II. Method of Collection

    For USAG, the method is a written application for the exemption 
from Short Supply Limitations on Export Activities.
    For Petitions, the method is a written petition requesting the 
monitoring of exports or the imposition of export controls, or both, 
with respect to certain materials.
    For CCL, the method is by electronic or paper submissions related 
to export license applications.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0694-0102.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time Per Response:
    USAG: 5 hours per response.
    Petition: 5 hours per response.
    CCL: n/a--time is part of license application requirements.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $200.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: February 29, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-5180 Filed 3-5-96; 8:45 am]
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