[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32803-32804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13221]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 8760]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Technology 
Security/Clearance Plans, Screening Records, and Non-Disclosure 
Agreements

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget of proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval. 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 
30 days for public comment.

DATES: Submit comments directly to OMB up to July 7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in 
the

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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB. You may submit 
comments by the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. You must include the 
DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in 
the subject line of your message.
     Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department 
of State.

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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     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 records. 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 120-130) and Section 38 of the Arms Export Control 
Act.
    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 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.
    To use ITAR Sec.  126.18, 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: May 30, 2014.
 C. Edward Peartree,
Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, Bureau of Political-Military 
Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-13221 Filed 6-5-14; 8:45 am]
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