[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 238 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66086-66087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29702]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Licensing 
Exemptions and Exclusions

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 February 12, 
2010.

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]).

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 consolidates ten (10) existing BIS 
information collections into one new collection. These existing 
collections implement export licensing exceptions or exclusions in 
which an exporter may chose to exchange a requirement to obtain an 
individual validated export license with a reporting and/or 
recordkeeping requirement. All of these

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exclusions and exceptions are designed to reduce burden in collection, 
OMB Control No. 0694-0088, ``Simplified Network Application Process & 
Multipurpose Application Form.'' The existing collections authorities 
that will be consolidated are:

OMB 0694-0023 Written Assurances for Exports of Technical Data under 
License Exception TSR.
OMB 0694-0025 Short Supply--Unprocessed Western Red Cedar.
OMB 0694-0029 License Exception TMP: Special Requirements.
OMB 0694-0033 Humanitarian Donations.
OMB 0694-0086 Report of Sample Shipments of Chemical Weapons 
Precursors.
OMB 0694-0101 One-time Report For Foreign Software or Technology 
Eligible For De Minimis Exclusion.
OMB 0694-0104 Commercial Encryption Items under the Jurisdiction of the 
Department of Commerce.
OMB 0694-0106 Recordkeeping Requirements under the Wassenaar 
Arrangement.
OMB 0694-0123 Prior Notification of Exports under License Exception 
AGR.
OMB 0694-0133 Thermal Imaging Camera Reporting.

The consolidation of these collections will reduce the cost of renewing 
ten individual collections every three years and also make it easier to 
add additional exclusions and exceptions as revisions to an existing 
collection. BIS will discontinue the above collections when this new 
collection is approved.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted electronically or in paper form.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,121.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 60 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,576.
    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: December 9, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-29702 Filed 12-11-09; 8:45 am]
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