[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16088-16089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06398]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8668]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Technology
Security/Clearance Plans, Screening Records, and Non-Disclosure
Agreements
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals
and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60
days from March 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments and questions should be directed to Mr. Robert
Hart, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, U.S. Department of
State, who may be reached via the following methods:
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Internet: Persons with access to the Internet may use the
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) to comment on this notice by
going to www.regulations.gov. You may search for the document by
entering ``Public Notice 8668'' in the search bar. If necessary, use
the ``narrow by agency'' filter option on the results page.
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Mr. Robert Hart, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112.
You must include the information collection title and the OMB
control number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information to Mr. Robert Hart, PM/DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate
of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112, who may be reached via
phone at (202) 663-2918, or via email at [email protected].
Title of Information Collection: Technology Security/
Clearance Plans, Screening Records, and Non-Disclosure Agreements
Pursuant to 22 CFR 126.18
OMB Control Number: 1405-0195.
Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Political-Military Affairs,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC.
Form Number: None.
Respondents: Business and Nonprofit Organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100,000.
Average Hours per Response: 10 hours.
Total Estimated Burden: 1,000,000 hours.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection: The export, temporary import, and
brokering of defense articles, defense services, and related technical
data are licensed by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
in accordance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(``ITAR,'' 22 CFR Parts 120-130) and Section 38 of the Arms Export
Control Act (AECA). Those who manufacture or export defense articles,
defense services, and related technical data, or the brokering thereof,
must register with the Department of State. Persons desiring to engage
in export, temporary import, and brokering activities must submit an
application or written request to conduct the transaction to the
Department to obtain a decision whether it is in the interests of U.S.
foreign policy and national security to approve the transaction. Also,
registered brokers must submit annual reports regarding all brokering
activity that was transacted, and registered manufacturers and exporter
must maintain records of defense trade activities for five years.
ITAR Sec. 126.18 eliminates, subject to certain conditions, the
requirement for an approval by DDTC of the transfer of unclassified
defense articles, which includes technical data, within a foreign
business entity, foreign governmental entity, or international
organization, that is an approved or otherwise authorized end-user or
consignee (including transfers to approved sub-licensees) for those
defense articles, including the transfer to dual nationals or third-
country nationals who are bona fide regular employees, directly
employed by the foreign consignee or end-user. The conditions are that
effective procedures must be in place to prevent diversion to any
destination, entity, or for purposes other than those authorized by the
applicable export license or other authorization. Those conditions can
be met by requiring a security clearance approved by the host nation
government for its employees, or the end-user or consignee have in
place a process to screen all its employees and to have executed a Non-
Disclosure Agreement that provides assurances that the employee will
not transfer any defense articles to persons or entities unless
specifically authorized by the consignee or end-user. ITAR Sec. 126.18
also provides that the technology security/clearance plan, screening
records, and Non-Disclosure Agreements will be made available to DDTC
or its agents for law enforcement purposes upon request.
Methodology: This information collection may be sent to the
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls via the following methods:
electronically or mail.
Dated: March 10, 2014.
C. Edward Peartree,
Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-06398 Filed 3-21-14; 8:45 am]
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