[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 187 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54961-54962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19101]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 5947]


Title: 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 
Voluntary Disclosures; OMB Control Number 1405-XXXX

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.
     Title of Information Collection: Voluntary Disclosures.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-XXXX.
     Type of Request: Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB 
Control Number.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC.
     Form Number: No Form.
     Respondents: Business organizations.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 400.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 hours.
     Total Estimated Burden: 4,000 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from September 27, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, the 
Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, who may be 
reached at 202-395-4718. You may submit comments by any of the 
following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must 
include the information collection title and OMB control number in the 
subject line of your message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions) Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Patricia C. Slygh, 
PM/DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20522-0112, who may be reached on (202) 663-2700 and E-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary to properly perform our functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
technology.
    Abstract of proposed collection: Section 127.12 of the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) encourages the 
disclosure of information to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls 
when there has been a violation of the Arms Export

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Control Act (AECA), ITAR, order, license, or other authorization issued 
under the AECA. The violation is analyzed to determine the harm to the 
U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
    Methodology: Respondents may submit the information by letter using 
postal mail or a delivery service.

    Dated: September 5, 2007.
Frank J. Ruggiero,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of 
Political-Military Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E7-19101 Filed 9-26-07; 8:45 am]
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