[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25647-25648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10083]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Prior 
Notification of Exports Under License Exception Agriculture Commodities

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security.

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 July 7, 2008.

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

    Section 906 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement 
Act (TSRA) requires that exports of agricultural commodities, medicine 
or medical devices to Cuba are made pursuant to one-year licenses and 
that the requirements of one-year licenses shall be no more restrictive 
than license exceptions administered by the Department of Commerce. 
Exports and certain reexports of agricultural commodities are also 
authorized under License Exception AGR to Cuba. To meet the 
requirements of TSRA, BIS has imposed a prior notification procedure 
under License Exception Agricultural Commodities (AGR). The prior

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notification procedure requires exporters to complete a form BIS-748P 
(approved under OMB Control No. 0694-0088) and after eleven days if no 
U.S. Government agency objects, the exporter is free to export the 
items.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper format.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0123.
    Form Number(s): BIS-748P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 215.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 58 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 208.
    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: May 2, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10083 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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