[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57263-57264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21521]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Special Comprehensive License and the Special Intra-Company 
License

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 November 23, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Department of 
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230 or via e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to George Ipock, BIS ICB Liaison, Department of 
Commerce, Room 6622, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract: Section 752 of the Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR) outlines the SCL Procedure which 
authorizes multiple shipments of items from the U.S. or from approved 
consignees abroad who are approved in advance by BIS to conduct the 
following activities: Servicing, support services, stocking spare 
parts, maintenance, capital expansion, manufacturing, support 
scientific data acquisition, reselling and reexporting in the form 
received, and other activities as approved on a case-by-case basis. 
Section 753 of the EAR outlines requirements, procedures, and policies 
for the Special Intra-company License (SIL), whereby exporters with a 
proven record of conformance with the EAR can eliminate numerous 
individual licenses for technology exports, reexports, and in-country 
transfers within the corporate structure of a company, e.g., from a 
U.S. corporation to its wholly-owned subsidiaries, from one wholly-
owned subsidiary to another, and from the U.S. corporation to its 
foreign national employees in the U.S. or abroad.
    II. Method of Collection: Submitted on forms.
    III. Data:
    OMB Number: 0694-0089.
    Form Number: BIS-748P and BIS-752P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission for extension of a currently 
approved collection for the purpose of adding additional activities to 
the collection authority.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 176.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes to 40 hours per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,375.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: No start-up or capital expenditures.
    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: September 21, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-21521 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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