[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63159-63160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17126]


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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; Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program

    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 March 25, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
    Title: Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0083.
    Form Number(s): None.

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    Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 2,400.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is necessary under 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA), as amended, and related 
Executive Order 13603. Under the Competitive Enhancement Needs 
Assessment Survey Program (The Program), the Bureau of Industry and 
Security's Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) distributes surveys 
nationwide to businesses in order to determine which government 
competitive enhancement, procurement opportunity and business 
diversification programs would benefit their competitive position in 
the marketplace. The results of the mandatory surveys allow The Program 
to align industry stakeholders with the Federal and State resources 
best suited to meet their individual needs. The expertise of 70+ 
Federal and State government organizations is made available to The 
Program, in addition to the excess equipment and facilities resident in 
closed Federal installations plus the excess government equipment at 
government contractor facilities. The companies respond to the OTE 
program surveys on a mandatory basis.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Public Law 81-774 sec. 2151, DPA 1950, E.O. 12919.
    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 0694-0083.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-17126 Filed 8-1-24; 8:45 am]
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