[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14940-14941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6870]


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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: Report of Sample Shipments of Chemical Weapon Precursors.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0086.
    Type of Request: Renewal of an existing collection.
    Burden Hours: 23 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 35 minutes per response.
    Number of Respondents: 40 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information will be used to 
monitor

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sample shipments of chemical weapon precursors in order to facilitate 
and enforce provisions of the EAR that permit limited exports of sample 
shipments without a validated export license. The reports will be 
reviewed by the Bureau of Export Administration to monitor quantities 
and patterns of shipments that might indicate circumvention of the 
regulation by entities seeking to acquire chemicals for chemical 
weapons purposes.
    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, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer (202) 482-3272, Department of 
Commerce, Room 5027, 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20230.

    Dated: March 15, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-6870 Filed 3-17-00; 8:45 am]
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