[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13391]


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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: National Security and Critical Technology Assessment of the 
U.S. Industrial Base.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 24,000 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 4 hours per response.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: Commerce/BXA, in coordination with other government 
agencies and private entities, conduct assessments of U.S. industries 
deemed critical to our national security. The information gathered is 
needed to assess the health and competitiveness as well as the needs of 
the targeted industry sector in order to maintain a strong U.S. 
industrial base.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker (202) 395-3897.
    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 (or via Internet at 
LE[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20230.

    Dated: May 20, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-13391 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 a.m.]
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