[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20524-20525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7911]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Miscellaneous Activities

ACTION: Proposed collection: Comment request.

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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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 20, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, 
Room 6611, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or 
via Internet 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 Patrick Heinig, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482-4848, 
Department of Commerce, Room 6716, 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, BIS 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 BIS's information collection budget 
authorization. The third--The Commerce Control List--became

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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: April 15, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7911 Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
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