[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 67925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26776]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Report of 
Requests for Restrictive Trade Practice or Boycott

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

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 February 10, 2020.

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]). 
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

    This information is used to monitor requests for participation in 
foreign boycotts against countries friendly to the U.S. The information 
is analyzed to note changing trends and to decide upon appropriate 
action to be taken to carry out the United States' policy of 
discouraging United States persons from participating in foreign 
restrictive trade practices and boycotts directed against countries 
friendly to the United States.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted on paper or electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0012.
    Form Number(s): BIS-621P, BIS-6051P, BIS-6051 P-a.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Any U.S. Person
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 892.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,171.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 15 CFR Sections 760.1, 760.5, 764.2, 762, 760.5.

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,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-26776 Filed 12-11-19; 8:45 am]
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