[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 66 (Monday, April 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 19134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07136]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Five-Year 
Records Retention Requirement for Export Transactions and Boycott 
Actions

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 June 5, 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]). All 
comments received are part of the public record. 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 collection is necessary under Sections 760 and 762.6(a) of the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The five-year retention 
requirement corresponds with the statute of limitations for violations 
and is necessary to preserve potential evidence for investigations. All 
parties involved in the export, reexport, transshipment or diversion of 
items subject to the EAR and the U.S. party involved in the export 
transaction involving a reportable boycott request are required to 
maintain records of these activities for a period of five years. The 
frequency depends upon how often each entity is involved in an export 
transaction or one involving a reportable boycott request.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted on paper or electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0096.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 second to 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 258.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Export Control Reform Act 4812(b) and 
4814(b)(1)(B).

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.

    Dated: March 23, 2020.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-07136 Filed 4-3-20; 8:45 am]
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