[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 56000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17738]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Simple Network Application Process and Multipurpose 
Application Form

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on June 12, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
    Title: Simple Network Application Process and Multipurpose 
Application Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0088.
    Form Number(s): BIS-748P, BIS-748P-A, BIS-748P-B.
    Type of Request: Revision of a current information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 72,744.
    Average Hours per Response: 29.4.
    Burden Hours: 35,739.
    Needs and Uses: Section 1761(h) under the Export Control Reform Act 
(ECRA) of 2018, authorizes the President and the Secretary of Commerce 
to issue regulations to implement the ECRA including those provisions 
authorizing the control of exports of U.S. goods and technology to all 
foreign destinations, as necessary for the purpose of national 
security, foreign policy and short supply, and the provision 
prohibiting U.S. persons from participating in certain foreign 
boycotts. Export control authority has been assigned directly to the 
Secretary of Commerce by the ECRA and delegated by the President to the 
Secretary of Commerce. This authority is administered by the Bureau of 
Industry and Security through the Export Administration Regulations 
(EAR). BIS administers a system of export, re-export, and in-country 
transfer controls in accordance with the EAR. In doing so, BIS requires 
that parties wishing to engage in certain transactions apply for 
licenses, submit Encryption Review Requests, or submit notifications to 
BIS. BIS also reviews, upon request, specifications of various items 
and determines their proper classification under the EAR.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 1761(h) of the Export Control Reform Act 
(ECRA).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website 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 and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0694-0088.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-17738 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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