[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 37796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16042]


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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: 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: 12 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 35 minutes per response.
    Number of Respondents: 20 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information will be used to 
monitor 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 Industry and Security 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.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, DOC Paperwork Clearance 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: June 20, 2003.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-16042 Filed 6-24-03; 8:45 am]
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