[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 54426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22369]


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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: Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0083.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Number of Respondents: 2,400.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and 
Executive Order 12919, authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to assess 
the capabilities of the defense industrial base to support the national 
defense. They also develop policy alternatives to improve the 
international competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their 
abilities to meet defense program needs. The information collected from 
voluntary surveys will be used to assist small and medium in defense 
transition and in gaining access to advanced technologies and 
manufacturing processes available from Federal laboratories. The goal 
is to improve regions of the country adversely affected by cutbacks in 
defense spending and military base closures.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by e-mail to 
[email protected], or by fax to (202) 395-7285.

    Dated: August 26, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-22369 Filed 8-31-11; 8:45 am]
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