[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 43104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12212]


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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: Commercial Encryption Items Under the Jurisdiction of the 
Department of Commerce.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0104.
    Type of Request: Renewal of an existing collection.
    Burden: 4507 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 5 minutes to 7 hours per response.
    Number of Respondents: 635 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is authorized by section 5(h) of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (EAA) and section 
203(a)(2) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 
and authorized under Section 15(b) of the EAA and Section 203(a)(1) of 
the IEEPA. The Export Administration Act authorizes the President to 
control exports of U.S. goods and technology to all foreign 
destinations, as necessary for the purposes of national security, 
foreign policy and short supply. The International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act authorizes the President to take actions to deal with any 
unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or 
substantial part outside of the United States, to the national 
security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. This policy 
has since been implemented and updated in the Export Administration 
Regulations (EAR). As described in these regulations, the U.S. 
encryption export control policy rests on three principles: Review of 
encryption products prior to sale, streamlined post-export reporting, 
and license review of certain exports of strong encryption to foreign 
government end-users. Consistent with these principles, national 
security requires that information be collected from the public as 
described both in this collection and in collection 0694-0088. The 
regulations developed by the Bureau of Industry and Security in 
consultation with other Federal agencies, implements the U.S. 
encryption export policy last revised in regulations published on 
December 9, 2004. This notice updates and revises the paperwork burden 
on the public imposed by these regulations.
    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, e-mail address, [email protected], or fax number, (202) 395-7285.

    Dated: July 20, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-12212 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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