[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 47275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18818]


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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: Special Priorities Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0057.
    Form Number(s): BIS-999.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Burden Hours: 600.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected from defense contractors 
and suppliers on Form BIS-999, Request for Special Priorities 
Assistance, is required for the enforcement and administration of 
special priorities assistance under the Defense Production Act, the 
Selective Service Act and the Defense Priorities and Allocation System 
regulation. It is used by Government personnel to provide assistance to 
these companies when placing rated orders, to obtain timely delivery of 
products, materials or services from suppliers, or for any other reason 
under the DPAS, in support of approved national programs.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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) Desk Officer, 
by email to [email protected], or fax to (202) 395-7285.

    Dated: July 31, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18818 Filed 8-2-13; 8:45 am]
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