[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 198 (Thursday, October 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53189-53190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26027]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration.
    Title: Offsets in Military Exports.
    Agency Number: None.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0084.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 10.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Production Act Amendments of 1992 
requires U.S. firms to furnish information regarding ``offset'' 
agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value associated with the sales of 
weapon systems or defense-related items to foreign countries. The 
information collected is used to assess the cumulative effect of offset 
compensation practices of U.S. trade and competitiveness, as required 
by the statute.

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    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk 
Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: October 3, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-26027 Filed 10-9-96; 8:45 am]
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