83 FR 50334 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)

Page Range		50334-50335
FR Document		2018-21696

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50334-50335]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21696]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Chemical Weapons 
Convention Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.
    Title: Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export 
Administration Regulations.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0117.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.
    Estimated Time per Response: 36 Minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is a 
multilateral arms control treaty that seeks to achieve an international 
ban on chemical weapons (CW). The CWC prohibits, the use, development, 
production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and direct or indirect 
transfer of chemical weapons. This collection implements the following 
export provision of the treaty in the Export Administration 
Regulations:

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    Schedule 1 notification and report: Under Part VI of the CWC 
Verification Annex, the United States is required to notify the 
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the 
international organization created to implement the CWC, at least 30 
days before any transfer (export/import) of Schedule 1 chemicals to 
another State Party. The United States is also required to submit 
annual reports to the OPCW on all transfers of Schedule 1 Chemicals.
    Schedule 3 End-Use Certificates: Under Part VIII of the CWC 
Verification Annex, the United States is required to obtain End-Use 
Certificates for exports of Schedule 3 chemicals to States that are not 
Party to the CWC to ensure the exported chemicals are only used for the 
purposes not prohibited under the Convention.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Schedule 1 notification and report: through 2020 Annual Capital information collection should be sent
Under Part VI of the CWC Verification Expenditures Survey (ACES). This within 30 days of publication of this
Annex, the United States is required to survey collects data on fixed assets and notice to OIRA_Submission@
notify the Organization for the depreciation, sales and receipts, omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons capitalized computer software, and
Sheleen Dumas,
(OPCW), the international organization capital expenditures for new and used
created to implement the CWC, at least structures and equipment. The ACES is Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
30 days before any transfer (export/ the sole source of detailed
import) of Schedule 1 chemicals to comprehensive statistics on actual [FR Doc. 2018–21697 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am]
another State Party. The United States is business spending for private non-farm BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

also required to submit annual reports companies, organizations, and
to the OPCW on all transfers of associations operating in the United
Schedule 1 Chemicals. States. Both employer and nonemployer DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Schedule 3 End-Use Certificates: companies are included in the survey. Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Under Part VIII of the CWC Verification The Bureau of Economic Analysis is
Annex, the United States is required to the primary Federal user of ACES data. [B–61–2018]
obtain End-Use Certificates for exports BEA relies on ACES data to refine and
of Schedule 3 chemicals to States that evaluate annual estimates of investment Foreign-Trade Zone 29—Louisville,
are not Party to the CWC to ensure the in structures and equipment in the Kentucky; Application for Subzone,
exported chemicals are only used for the national income and product accounts, United Parcel Service, Inc., Louisville,
purposes not prohibited under the compile annual input-output tables, and Kentucky
Convention. compute gross domestic product by
Affected Public: Business or other for- An application has been submitted to
industry. The Federal Reserve Board the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
profit organizations. uses these data to improve estimates of
Frequency: On Occasion. the Louisville and Jefferson County
investment indicators for monetary Riverport Authority, grantee of FTZ 29,
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. policy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
This information collection request requesting subzone status for the facility
uses these data to improve estimates of of United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS),
may be viewed at reginfo.gov http://
capital stocks for productivity analysis. located in Louisville, Kentucky. The
www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid application was submitted pursuant to
instructions to view Department of
Services use these data for developing the provisions of the Foreign-Trade
Commerce collections currently under
estimates of investment in private Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–
review by OMB.
Written comments and health care structures and equipment as 81u), and the regulations of the FTZ
recommendations for the proposed a part of the National Health Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally
information collection should be sent Expenditure Accounts. Industry docketed on October 1, 2018.
within 30 days of publication of this analysts use these data for market The proposed subzone (176 acres) is
notice to OIRA_Submission@ analysis, economic forecasting, located at 8100 Air Commerce Drive,
omb.eop.gov. identifying business opportunities, Louisville. No authorization for
product development, and business production activity has been requested
Sheleen Dumas, planning. at this time.
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Planned changes from the previous In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
Chief Information Officer. ACES are the elimination of detailed regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the
[FR Doc. 2018–21696 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] capital expenditures by type of structure FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
BILLING CODE 3510–33–P and type of equipment. These data are review the application and make
collected in years ending in -2 and -7, recommendations to the FTZ Board.
concurrently with the Economic Census. Public comment is invited from
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE They are not in scope of this notice, interested parties. Submissions shall be
which covers ACES data collection for addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
Submission for OMB Review; 2018 through 2020.
Comment Request Secretary at the address below. The
The Census Bureau also plans to add
closing period for their receipt is
The Department of Commerce will questions on the dollar value of new
November 14, 2018. Rebuttal comments
submit to the Office of Management and and used robotics expenditures
in response to material submitted
Budget (OMB) for clearance the beginning with the 2018 survey. These
during the foregoing period may be
following proposal for collection of questions will gauge prevalence of
submitted during the subsequent 15-day
information under the provisions of the robotics use by detail North American
period to November 29, 2018.
Paperwork Reduction Act. Industry Classification System (NAICS)
A copy of the application will be
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. industries.
Affected Public: Business or other for- available for public inspection at the
Title: Annual Capital Expenditures Office of the Executive Secretary,
Survey. profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Annually. Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
OMB Control Number: 0607–0782.
Form Number(s): ACE–1(S), ACE– Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1(M), ACE–1(L), ACE–2. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Type of Request: Revision of a Sections 131 and 182. Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
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currently approved collection. This information collection request ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
Number of Respondents: 70,127. may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Board’s website, which is accessible via
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours Follow the instructions to view www.trade.gov/ftz.
and 16 minutes. Department of Commerce collections For further information, contact
Burden Hours: 159,134. currently under review by OMB. Elizabeth Whiteman at
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Written comments and Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202)
Bureau plans to conduct the 2018 recommendations for the proposed 482–0473.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 50334