[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 21327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09892]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


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.
    Title: Offsets in Military Exports.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0084.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is required by the 
Defense Production Act (DPA). The DPA requires U.S. firms to furnish 
information to the Department of Commerce regarding offset agreements 
exceeding $5,000,000 in value associated with sales of weapon systems 
or defense-related items to foreign countries or foreign firms. Offsets 
are industrial or commercial compensation practices required as a 
condition of purchase in either government-to-government or commercial 
sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the 
Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations. Such offsets are required by most major trading partners 
when purchasing U.S. military equipment or defense related items.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ . Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-09892 Filed 5-13-19; 8:45 am]
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