81 FR 10214 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Offsets in Military Exports

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)

Page Range		10214-10214
FR Document		2016-04258

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Offsets in 
Military Exports

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, 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: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482-8093, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This collection of information is required by the Defense 
Production Act (DPA). The DPA requires U.S. firms to furnish 
information to the Department of Commerce regarding offset agreements 
exceeding $5,000,000 in value associated with sales of weapon systems 
or defense-related items to foreign countries or foreign firms. Offsets 
are industrial or commercial compensation practices required as a 
condition of purchase in either government-to-government or commercial 
sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the 
Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations. Such offsets are required by most major trading partners 
when purchasing U.S. military equipment or defense related items.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted electronically or on paper.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0084.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Regular submission extension.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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.

    Dated: February 23, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Friday, March 4, 2016, Time: 8:45 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Type of Review: Regular submission
a.m.—12:00 p.m. CST. extension.
ADDRESSES: Nashville Entrepreneur Bureau of Industry and Security Affected Public: Business or other for-
Center, 41 Peabody St, Nashville, TN profit organizations.
37210. Proposed Information Collection; Estimated Number of Respondents:
Comment Request; Offsets in Military 30.
Teleconference Exports Estimated Time per Response: 12
March 3–4, 2016 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and hours.
Dial-In: 1–800–593–8978 Estimated Total Annual Burden
Passcode: 5807298. Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice. Hours: 360 hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Council was chartered on November 10, Public: $0.
SUMMARY: The Department of
2009 to advise the Secretary of
Commerce, as part of its continuing IV. Request for Comments
Commerce on related to innovation and
effort to reduce paperwork and
entrepreneurship in the United States. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
respondent burden, invites the general
NACIE’s overarching focus is the proposed collection of information
public and other Federal agencies to
recommending transformational policies is necessary for the proper performance
take this opportunity to comment on
to the Secretary that will help U.S. of the functions of the agency, including
proposed and/or continuing information
communities, businesses, and the whether the information shall have
workforce become more globally collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
competitive. The Council operates as an agency’s estimate of the burden
independent entity within the Office of DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before April 29, 2016. (including hours and cost) of the
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE),
proposed collection of information; (c)
which is housed within the U.S. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Commerce Department’s Economic to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental clarity of the information to be
Development Administration. NACIE Paperwork Clearance Officer, collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
members are a diverse and dynamic Department of Commerce, Room 6616, burden of the collection of information
group of successful entrepreneurs, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., on respondents, including through the
innovators, and investors, as well as Washington, DC 20230 (or via the use of automated collection techniques
leaders from nonprofit organizations Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). or other forms of information
and academia. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The purpose of this meeting is to technology.
Requests for additional information or Comments submitted in response to
discuss the Council’s planned work copies of the information collection
initiatives in three focus areas: this notice will be summarized and/or
instrument and instructions should be included in the request for OMB
Workforce/talent, entrepreneurship, and directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison,
innovation. The final agenda will be approval of this information collection;
(202) 482–8093, mark.crace@ they also will become a matter of public
posted on the NACIE Web site at bis.doc.gov.
http://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to record.
the meeting. Any member of the public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: February 23, 2016.
may submit pertinent questions and I. Abstract Glenna Mickelson,
comments concerning the Council’s Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
affairs at any time before or after the This collection of information is Information Officer.
meeting. Comments may be submitted required by the Defense Production Act [FR Doc. 2016–04258 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am]
to the Office of Innovation and (DPA). The DPA requires U.S. firms to
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Entrepreneurship at the contact furnish information to the Department
information below. Those unable to of Commerce regarding offset
attend the meetings in person but agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
wishing to listen to the proceedings can value associated with sales of weapon
do so through a conference call line 1– systems or defense-related items to Bureau of Industry and Security
800–593–8978, passcode: 5807298. foreign countries or foreign firms.
Copies of the meeting minutes will be Offsets are industrial or commercial Proposed Information Collection;
available by request within 90 days of compensation practices required as a Comment Request; Title of Collection
the meeting date. condition of purchase in either License Exemptions and Exclusions
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie government-to-government or
commercial sales of defense articles AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and
Lenzer, Office of Innovation and Security, Commerce.
Entrepreneurship, Room 78018, 1401 and/or defense services as defined by
the Arms Export Control Act and the ACTION: Notice.
ConstitutionAvenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; email: NACIE@doc.gov; International Traffic in Arms
Regulations. Such offsets are required SUMMARY: The Department of
telephone: 202–482–8001; fax: 202– Commerce, as part of its continuing
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effort to reduce paperwork and
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February 18th Meeting’’ in the subject purchasing U.S. military equipment or
defense related items. respondent burden, invites the general
line of your correspondence. public and other Federal agencies to
Dated: February 23, 2016. II. Method of Collection take this opportunity to comment on
Julie Lenzer, Submitted electronically or on paper. proposed and/or continuing information
Director, Office of Innovation and collections, as required by the
Entrepreneurship. III. Data Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
[FR Doc. 2016–04302 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am] OMB Control Number: 0694–0084. DATES: Written comments must be
BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P Form Number(s): N/A. submitted on or before April 29, 2016.

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Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 2016.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482-8093, [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 10214

81 FR 10214 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Offsets in Military Exports

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security