[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 43369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21752]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration


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: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
    Agency Form Number: BXA-742R, BXA-742S.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0107.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Burden: 725 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 52.5 to 67.5 minutes per response.
    Number of Respondents: 1,150 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is required as the 
result of the amending of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 
parts 730-799) (EAR) by revising the (EAR) requirements for exports and 
reexports contained in Sections 1211-1215 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 1998 (Pub L. 105-85, 111 Stat. 
1629), signed by the President on November 18, 1997. The Bureau of 
Export Administration (BXA) needs the information in this collection to 
fulfill two requirements of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (NDAA). Those requirements are: (1) proposed exports 
and reexports of high performance computers to specific countries must 
be reviewed by enumerated government agencies prior to the export and 
(2) that the government conduct a ``post shipment verification'' of 
each high performance computer exported to those countries after 
November 17, 1997. Both of these requirements are new and were imposed 
by the Congress with the passage of the NDAA. To simplify the latter, 
BXA has developed a new form that will incorporate the relevant data 
elements and replace the written report, thereby standardizing the data 
format for the applicant, and enabling the use of information 
technology in the processing of the data.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer (202) 395-5871.
    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 Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20230.

    Dated: July 28, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-21752 Filed 8-12-98; 8:45 am]
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