[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 11091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5372]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Miscellaneous 
Activities

AGENCY: Bureau of Export Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Renewal of an existing collection.

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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 May 13, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, DOC 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, 
Room 6608, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Dawnielle Battle, BXA ICB Liaison, (202) 482-
0637, Department of Commerce, Room 6883, 14th and Constitution Avenue, 
NW, Washington, DC, 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    On September 30, 1993, the Secretary of Commerce submitted to the 
Congress a report of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, 
entitled Toward a National Export Strategy. The report included the 
goal to ``Undertake a comprehensive review of the Export Administration 
Regulations to simplify, clarify, and make the regulations more user-
friendly''. To carry out this recommendation, BXA has rewritten the 
entire EAR. To the extent activities have been added or changed but not 
deleted, this collection represents the authority to collect, on rare 
occasions, certain information from the public. This assembly of 
information collection activities is comprised of two activities. 
``Registration Of U.S. Agricultural Commodities For Exemption From 
Short Supply Limitations On Export'', and ``Petitions For The 
Imposition Of Monitoring Or Controls On Recyclable Metallic materials; 
Public Hearings'' are statutory in nature and-though they never have 
been applied-must remain a part of BXA's information collection budget 
authorization. The third--The Commerce Control List--became necessary 
as the rewrite of the Export Administration Regulations sought to 
harmonize the U.S. ECCN system with the European system for consistency 
and future simplicity. However, this activity is no longer needed since 
the transformation from the old system to the new system is complete.
    For the purpose of clarity, this abstract will refer to the two 
activities as follows: USAG will refer to Registration Of U.S. 
Agricultural Commodities For Exemption From Short Supply Limitations On 
Export activities; and, PETITIONS will refer to Petitions For The 
Imposition Of Monitoring Or Controls On Recyclable Metallic materials; 
Public Hearings activities.

II. Method of Collection

    For USAG, the method is a written application for the exemption 
from Short Supply Limitations on Export Activities.
    For PETITIONS, the method is a written petition requesting the 
monitoring of exports or the imposition of export controls, or both, 
with respect to certain materials.
    The same mailing address is used for both submissions: P.O. Box 
273, Washington, DC 20230.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0694-0102.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time Per Response: USAG: 5 hours per response; PETITION: 
5 hours per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: 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: March 1, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-5372 Filed 3-11-02; 8:45 am]
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