[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4441-4442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01483]


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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: Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Violations of the Export 
Administration Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0058.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 180.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,800.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is needed to detect 
violations of the Export Administration Act and Regulations, and 
determine if an investigation or prosecution is necessary and to reach 
a settlement with violators. Voluntary self-disclosure of EAR 
violations strengthens BIS's enforcement efforts by allowing BIS to 
conduct investigations of the disclosed incidents faster than would be 
the case if BIS had to detect the violations without such disclosures. 
BIS evaluates the seriousness of the violation and either (1) informs 
the person making the disclosure that no action is warranted; (2) 
issues a warning letter; (3) issues a proposed charging letter and 
attempts to settle the matter; (4) issues a charging letter if 
settlement is not reached; and/or (5) refers the matter to the U.S. 
Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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].

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    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, by email to [email protected], or by fax to (202) 395-5167.

    Dated: January 22, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-01483 Filed 1-27-14; 8:45 am]
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