[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41675-41676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19728]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
    Title: Short Supply--Unprocessed Western Red Cedar.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0025.
    Form Number(s): None.

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    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection 
without change.
    Burden Hours: 35.
    Number of Respondents: 35.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Section 7(i) of the Export Administration Act (EAA) 
of 1979, as amended, prohibits the export of unprocessed western red 
cedar (WRC) harvested from State or Federal lands, except for 
unprocessed WRC harvested under contracts entered into before September 
30, 1979. To enforce this prohibition, section 754.4 of the Export 
Administration Regulations requires a validated license for the export 
of unprocessed WRC harvested from private lands or from State or 
Federal lands under contracts entered into prior to October 1, 1979. 
Applications for export licenses must include affidavits, supported by 
a certificate of inspection issued by a log scaling and grading bureau, 
to prove the applicant's compliance with the EAA.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: August 12, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-19728 Filed 8-17-09; 8:45 am]
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