[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18323-18324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06705]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11047]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for
Advisory Opinion
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.
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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 June
1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Web: Persons with access to the internet may comment on
this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the
document by entering ``Docket Number: DOS-2020-0007'' in the Search
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment
form.
Email: [email protected], ATTN: Advisory
Opinion Form.
Regular Mail: Send written comments to: Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls, Department of State; 2401 E St. NW, Suite
H1205, Washington, DC 20522.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and
supporting documents, to Andrea Battista, Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls, Department of State, who may be reached at
[email protected] or 202-663-3136 (please include subject line
``ATTN: Advisory Opinion Form'').
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Request for Advisory
Opinion.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0174.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: T/PM/DDTC.
Form Number: DS-7786.
Respondents: Individuals and companies engaged in the
business of exporting or temporarily importing defense articles or
defense services.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 125.
Estimated Number of Responses: 125.
Average Time Per Response: 2 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 250 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
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 Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), located in the
Political-Military Affairs Bureau of the Department of State, has the
principal mission of licensing the export and temporary import of
defense articles or defense services as enumerated in the United States
Munitions List (USML), and to ensure that the sale, transfer, or
brokering of such items are in the interest of United States national
security and foreign policy.
Sections 126.9 and 129.9 of the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR, 22 CFR 120-130) may be used by entities and
individuals involved in the brokering, manufacture, export, and
temporary import of defense
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articles and defense services to request an advisory opinion as to
whether DDTC would be likely to grant a license or other approval for
the export of a particular defense article or defense service to a
particular country; for general or regulatory guidance; or whether
certain activity constitutes brokering under the meaning of the ITAR.
Except for determinations made with reference to ITAR Sec. 129.9(b),
advisory opinions are not binding on the Department of State and may
not be used in future matters before the Department.
Users electronically submit requests for advisory opinions to DDTC
via The Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) portal;
users are able to retrieve responses using the same system. DDTC staff
members have defined the data fields which are most relevant and
necessary for requests for advisory opinions and developed the means to
accept this information from the industry in a secure system. The
revision of this information collection is meant to conform the current
OMB-approved data collection to DDTC's new case management system.
Methodology
This information will be collected by electronic submission to the
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Neal Kringel,
Director of Management, DDTC.
[FR Doc. 2020-06705 Filed 3-31-20; 8:45 am]
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