[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67924-67925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26775]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Foreign
Availability Procedures
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 February 10, 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]).
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 information is collected in order to respond to requests by
Congress and industry to make foreign availability determinations in
accordance with Section 768 of the Export Administration Regulations.
Exporters are urged to voluntarily submit data to support the
contention that items controlled for export for national security
reasons are available-in-fact, from a non-U.S. source, in sufficient
quantity and of comparable quality so as to render the control
ineffective.
II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or on paper.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0004.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
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Estimated Time per Response: 255 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 510 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $20.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Section 1761(h) of the Export Control Reform Act
(ECRA).
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-26775 Filed 12-11-19; 8:45 am]
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