[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]


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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.

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    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]
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