[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 12172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6318]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6539]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for 
Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) Determination; OMB Control Number 1405-0163

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 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Title of Information Collection: Request for Commodity Jurisdiction 
(CJ) Determination.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0163.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Originating Office: Bureau of Political Military Affairs, 
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC.
    Form Number: None.
    Respondents: Business organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 425 (total).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 465 (per year).
    Average Hours per Response: 10 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden: 4,650 hours (per year).
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from March 23, 2009.

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 (OMB), 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 Budge, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Fax: 202-395-6974
    You must include the information collection title in the subject 
line of your message/letter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain additional information 
of the proposed information collection and supporting documents from 
Mary F. Sweeney, 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 via phone at 
(202) 663-2865, or via e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
    Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of 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: The information will be used to 
evaluate whether or not a particular defense article or defense service 
is covered by the U.S. Munitions List; to change the U.S. Munitions 
List category designation; to remove a defense article from the U.S. 
Munitions List; or to reconsider a previous commodity jurisdiction 
determination.
    Methodology: This information collection is an exchange of letters 
and may be sent to the Directorate of Defense Controls via mail.

    Dated: March 17, 2009.
Robert S. Kovac,
Acting Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Defense Trade, Bureau of 
Political-Military Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E9-6318 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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