[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9217-9218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4382]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Chemical 
Weapons Convention Amendment: End-Use Certificates, Advanced 
Notifications and Annual Reports

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, 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 May 4, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

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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) 482-4895, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This collection of information is required by the Chemical Weapons 
Convention (CWC), an international arms control treaty that seeks to 
achieve an international ban on chemical weapons. The CWC prohibits the 
use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and 
direct or indirect transfer of chemical weapons. This collection 
implements certain provisions involving the transfer of chemicals 
between countries. The United States is required to notify the 
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at least 30 
days before any transfer (export/import) of Schedule 1 chemicals to 
another State Party and to provide annual reports to the OPCW on all 
transfers of Schedule 1 chemicals. In addition, the United States is 
required to obtain End-Use Certificates for transfers of Schedule 3 
chemicals to Non-States Parties to ensure the transferred chemicals are 
only used for the purposes not prohibited under the Convention.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted electronically or in paper form.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0117.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 107.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 54.
    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: February 25, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-4382 Filed 3-2-09; 8:45 am]
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