[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 68706-68707] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-33172] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). This collection has been submitted under the emergency PRA procedures. Agency: Bureau of Export Administration. Title: Commercial Encryption Items Transferred from the Department of State to the Department of Commerce. OMB Control Number: n/a. Form Number: n/a. Type of Request: New collection--Emergency Review. Burden: 7,720 Hours. Number of Respondents: 3,000. [[Page 68707]] Avg. Hrs. Per Response: 1/2 to 40 hours. Needs and Uses: On October 6, 1995, the administration announced liberalizations on export controls for encryption items. The administration's initiative will make it easier to use stronger encryption products, both at home and abroad, to protect their privacy, intellectual property and other valuable information. It will support the growth of electronic commerce, increase the security of the global information, and sustain the economic competitiveness of U.S. encryption product manufacturers during the transition to a key management infrastructure. Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents'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, U.S. Department of Commerce, room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Dated: December 20, 1996. Linda Engelmeier, Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 96-33172 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DT-P