[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 49256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16973]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Technical Data 
Letter of Explanation

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 29, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482-4896, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    These technical data letters of explanation will assure BIS that 
U.S.-origin technical data will be exported only for authorized end-
uses, users and destinations. The letters also place the foreign 
consignee on notice that the technical data is subject to U.S. export 
controls and may only be reexported in accordance with U.S. law.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted on paper or electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0047.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Business or for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,050.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes to 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,807.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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 also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: August 22, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-16973 Filed 8-27-07; 8:45 am]
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