[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14421-14422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7703]


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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: Survey of the U.S. High Performance Military Explosives and 
Components Sector to Assess the Current Status of Military-Grade 
Explosive R&D and Manufacturing in the United States.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.

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    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection of information.
    Burden: 240 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 6 hours per response.
    Number of Respondents: 40 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: The information that will be collected by this 
survey is needed to complete an assessment of the current status of the 
U.S. high performance explosives and components sector in such areas as 
production methods, technological development, economic performance, 
and ability to meet future military requirements. This survey is being 
initiated at the request of the U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare 
Centers. Information will be collected only on military-grade 
explosives and their components; no information will be gathered on 
commercially-available explosives for such applications as mining or 
demolition.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Dennis Marvich (202) 395-3122.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, 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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Dennis Marvich, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20230.

    Dated: March 19, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-7703 Filed 3-24-98; 8:45 am]
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