[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 29497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13445]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Delivery 
Verification Procedure for Imports

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before August 23, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Mark Crace, IC Liaison, 
Bureau of Industry and Security, 1401 Constitution Avenue, Suite 2099B, 
Washington, DC 20233 (or via the internet at [email protected]). All 
comments received are part of the public record. No comments will be 
posted to http://www.regulations.gov for public viewing until after the 
comment period has closed. Comments will generally be posted without 
change. All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and 
address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly 
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or 
otherwise sensitive or protected information. You may submit 
attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe 
PDF file formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Foreign governments, on occasions, require U.S. importers of 
strategic commodities to furnish their foreign supplier with a U.S. 
Delivery Verification Certificate validating that the commodities 
shipped to the U.S. were in fact received. This procedure increases the 
effectiveness of controls on the international trade of strategic 
commodities.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted electronically or on paper.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0016.
    Form Number(s): BIS-647P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 56 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 95-223 Sec. 203. International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-13445 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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