[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 64454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25363]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Licensing 
Responsibilities and Enforcement

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security.

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 January 21, 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 of information involves ten miscellaneous 
activities described in Sections 744.15(b), Part 744 Supplement No. 7, 
paragraph (d), Sec.  748.4 and Part 758 of the EAR that are associated 
with the export of items controlled by the Department of Commerce. Most 
of these activities do not involve submission of documents to the 
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) but instead involve exchange of 
documents among parties in the export transaction to ensure that each 
party understands its obligations under U.S. law. Others involve 
writing certain export control statements on shipping documents or 
reporting unforeseen changes in shipping and disposition of exported 
commodities. These activities are needed by the Office of Export 
Enforcement and the U.S. Customs Service to document export 
transactions, enforce the EAR and protect the National Security of the 
United States

II. Method of Collection

    This information can be transmitted electronically, orally, in 
paper format, or by other conventional means as requested.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0122.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,224,151.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 seconds to 2 hours per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 97,456 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 758 of the Export Administration 
Regulations, section 1768 of the Export Control Reform Act 2018.

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,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-25363 Filed 11-21-19; 8:45 am]
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