[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 31824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14984]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration


Chemical Weapons Convention, Amendment to the Export 
Administration Regulations (End-Use Certificates and Advanced 
Notifications and Annual Reports)

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 13, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
LE[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Dawnielle Battle, Bureau of Export Administration 
Liaison, Room 6881, Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is a multilateral arms 
control treaty that seeks to achieve an international ban on chemical 
weapons (CW). The CWC was signed by the United States in Paris on 
January 13, 1993, and was submitted by President Clinton to the United 
States Senate on November 23, 1993, for its advice and consent to 
ratification. The CWC prohibits, inter alia, the use, development, 
production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and direct or indirect 
transfer of chemical weapons.

Schedule 1  Notification and Report

     Under part VI of the CWC Verification Annex, the United States is 
required to notify the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical 
Weapons (OPCW), the international organization created to implement the 
CWC, at least 30 days before any transfer (export/import) of Schedule 1 
chemicals to another State Party. The United States is also required to 
submit annual reports to the OPCW on all transfers of Schedule 1 
Chemicals.

End-Use Certificates

    Under parts VII and VIII of the CWC Verification Annex, the United 
States is required to obtain End-Use Certificates for transfers of 
Schedule 2 and 3 chemicals to Non-States Parties to ensure the 
transferred chemicals are only used for the purposes not prohibited 
under the Convention.

II. Method of Collection

    Written Reports.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0694-0117.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 134.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 60 to 90 minutes per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 178 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0--No capital expenditures are 
required.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this 
information collection; they will also become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: June 7, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-14984 Filed 6-11-99; 8:45 am]
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