[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 121 (Monday, June 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 34668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12217]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) will submit 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: Written Assurances for Exports of Technical Data Under 
License Exception Technology and Software Under Restriction.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0023.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Burden Hours: 258.
    Average Time per Response: 31 minutes.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is required by the Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR) Section 740.6 that requires exporters 
to obtain letters of assurance from their importers stating that 
technology or software will not be reexported or released to 
unauthorized destinations that are subject to controls for national 
security or foreign policy and nuclear non-proliferation reasons. The 
importer, in making these assurances acknowledges his/her requirement 
to comply with the EAR. The written assurance requirement of License 
Exception TSR (Technology and Software under Restriction) provides 
greater security for the protection of U.S. origin technology and 
software that becomes incorporated into foreign products.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental 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, email address, [email protected], or fax number, (202) 395-7285.

    Dated: June 18, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-12217 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]
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