[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 41783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15679]


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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: Foreign Availability Procedures and Criteria.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0004.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Burden: 510 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 105 to 120 hours per response.
    Number of Respondents: 2 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: The office identifies foreign goods and technology 
analogous to American equipment subject to export controls. The foreign 
equipment must be available in sufficient quantities to controlled 
destinations. Continued restrictions on exports when comparable items 
are available from uncontrollable sources decreases U.S. 
competitiveness in high-technology industries and undermines U.S. 
national security interests. Without this information from the 
exporting community, the U.S. could easily lose its competitiveness in 
foreign markets.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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) 482-3129, 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: July 7, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-15679 Filed 7-9-04; 8:45 am]
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