[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27524]


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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 Paperwork Reduction 
Act procedures.
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration.
    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Wassenaar 
Arrangement.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection--Emergency Review.
    Burden: 851 Hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2,275.
    Avg. Hours per Response: Ranges between one and ten minutes 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is required as the 
result of a multilateral export control agreement called the Wassenaar 
Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-use Goods 
and Technologies (Wassenaar Arrangement). The Wassenaar Arrangement 
contributes to regional and international security and stability by 
promoting transparency and greater responsibility in the transfers of 
conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies, thus preventing 
destabilizing accumulations of such items.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer or Pat Boyd, (202) 395-
5871.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5312, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Pat Boyd or Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB 
Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th 
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503. An emergency approval has been 
requested by Friday, October 17, 1997.

    Dated: October 9, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-27524 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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