[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45458-45459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16318]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11171]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for 
Advisory Opinion

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval. 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 
30 days for public comment.

DATES: Submit comments up to August 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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, who may be reached at 
[email protected] or 202-663-3136.

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: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 
Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Department of State (T/PM/DDTC).
     Form Number: DS-7786.
     Respondents: Individuals and companies registered with 
DDTC and engaged in the business of manufacturing, brokering, 
exporting, or temporarily importing defense hardware or defense 
technology data.
     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 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),

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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, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-16318 Filed 7-27-20; 8:45 am]
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