[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 70925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30082]


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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 Industry and Security (BIS).
    Title: Firearms Convention.
    Agency Form Number: BXA-748P.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0114.
    Type of Request: Renewal of an existing collection of information.
    Burden: 374.
    Average Time Per Response: 40 minutes per response (electronic 
copy), 45 minutes (hard copy).
    Number of Respondents: 1,100 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is required by Section 5(h) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (EAA), and authorized 
under Section 15(b) of the EAA. U.S. firms as a matter of practice 
already obtained the Import Certificate in order to do business in OAS 
countries. The United States now requires them to obtain it, provide 
the information to BIS, and retain the certificate in company records. 
The Import Certificate is essential to the prevention of the spread of 
illicit firearms. The USG can use it to prosecute illegal transactions, 
and it is useful in other enforcement activities.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, DOC Paperwork Clearance Officer, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of 
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
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, DC 20230.

    Dated: November 22, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-30082 Filed 11-26-02; 8:45 am]
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