[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 336-337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31337]


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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: National Security and Critical Technology Assessment of the 
U.S. Industrial Base.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0119.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
colletion.
    Burden Hours: 24,000.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 8.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce/BIS, in coordination 
with other government agencies and private entities, conduct 
assessments of U.S. industries deemed critical to our national 
security. The information gathered is needed to assess the health and 
competitiveness as well as the needs of the targeted industry sector in 
order to maintain a strong U.S. industrial base. Data obtained from the 
surveys will be used to prepare an assessment of the current status of 
the

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targeted industry, addressing production, technological developments, 
economic performance, employment and academic trends, and international 
competitiveness. The surveys used for the assessments are approved 
using the generic clearance process.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 6625, 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, via the Internet at [email protected], or via FAX (202) 395-5607.

    Dated: December 30, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-31337 Filed 1-4-10; 8:45 am]
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