Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security
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).
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.
Title: Foreign Availability Procedures.
Form Number(s): N/A.
OMB Control Number: 0694-0004.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 510.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 255 hours.
Needs and Uses: 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.
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 www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
www.reginfo.gov/public/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,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department.