[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 47704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19560]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Investment Security, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, 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 continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 
Currently, the Office of Investment Security within the Department of 
the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the information 
collection provisions of the Regulations Pertaining to Mergers, 
Acquisitions and Takeovers by Foreign Persons, 31 CFR 800.402.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 9, 2012 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Aimen Mir, Director, Office 
of Investment Security, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Room 5221, Washington, DC 20220--(202) 622-1860.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Amad Judeh, Office of Investment Security, 
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20220--(202) 622-1715; or Francine McNulty Barber, Senior Counsel, 
Department of the Treasury, Room 2014, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20220--(202) 622-1947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Regulations Pertaining to Mergers, 
Acquisitions and Takeovers by Foreign Persons.
    OMB Number: 1505-0121.
    Abstract: The information request in this proposed collection is 
contained in 31 CFR 800.402. The information collected under these 
regulations is used by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the 
United States (CFIUS), an inter-agency committee chaired by the 
Secretary of the Treasury and comprised of the Secretaries of State, 
Defense, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, Energy, and Labor; the 
Attorney General; the U.S. Trade Representative; and the Directors of 
National Intelligence and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 
CFIUS, on behalf of the President, is authorized under section 721 of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 to conduct reviews to determine the 
effects on the national security of transactions proposed or pending 
after the date of enactment (August 23, 1988) by or with foreign 
persons that could result in foreign control of any person engaged in 
interstate commerce in the United States (``covered transactions'').
    Current Actions: Extension.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Foreign businesses and foreign individuals.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 105.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: This varies, depending on individual 
circumstances, with an average of 100 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,500 hours.
    Requests For Comments: Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Comments 
are invited on: (a) Whether the 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 of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide 
information.

    Dated: August 6, 2012.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19560 Filed 8-8-12; 8:45 am]
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