[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 34885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9426]


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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: Chemical Weapons Convention, Amendment to the Export 
Administration Regulations (End-Use Certificates and Advance 
Notifications and Annual Reports).
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0117.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Burden: 17 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Number of Respondents: 33 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is required by the Chemical Weapons 
Convention. The U.S. is under obligation by this international treaty 
to impose certain trade controls. States Parties may only export 
Schedule 1 chemicals to other States Parties, must provide advance 
notification of exports of any quantity of a Schedule 1 chemical, and 
must submit annual reports of exports of such chemicals during the 
previous calendar year. The Convention also requires that prior to the 
export of a Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 chemicals to a non-States Party, 
the exporter obtain an End-Use Certificate issued by the government of 
the importing country.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required.
    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, e-mail address, [email protected], or fax number, (202) 395-7285.

    Dated: June 12, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-9426 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]
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