[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 15654] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-8378] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce (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). Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA). Title: Report of Sample Shipments of Chemical Weapon Precursors. Agency Form Number: Not Applicable. OMB Approval Number: 0694-0086. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Burden: 125 hours. Avg. Hours Per Response: Approximately 30 minutes for reporting requirements and 5 minutes for recordkeeping requirements. Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 respondents and recordkeepers. Needs and Uses: This collection is used to monitor sample shipments of chemical weapon precursors in order to facilitate and enforce provisions of the Export Administration Regulations that permit limited exports of sample shipments without a validated export license. The reports are reviewed to monitor quantities and patterns of shipments that might indicate circumvention of the regulations by entities seeking to acquire chemicals for chemical weapon purposes. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: Quarterly and recordkeeping. 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, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3272, U.S. 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 within 30 days of publication of this notice to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Dated: March 27, 1997. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 97-8378 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DT-P