Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 16358 [E9-8228]

Download as PDF 16358 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / Notices Average Hours per Response: 5 seconds to 2 hours per response. Needs and Uses: This information collection package supports nine various collections, notifications, reports, and information exchanges that are needed by the Office of Export Enforcement (BIS) and U.S. Customs Service to enforce the Export Administration Regulations and maintain the national security of the United States. Most of these activities do not involve submission of documents to 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. Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395–3123. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov, or fax number (202) 395–5167. Dated: April 7, 2009. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E9–8229 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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 (BIS). Title: Firearms Convention. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:39 Apr 09, 2009 Jkt 217001 OMB Control Number: 0694–0114. Form Number(s): N/A. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 485. Number of Respondents: 970. Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes. Needs and Uses: The twenty-nine members of the Organization of American States (OAS), including the United States, signed the InterAmerican Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (Firearms Convention) in 1997. The existing body of federal laws in the United States, including the Export Administration Act of 1979 (EAA), is adequate to satisfy the Convention’s provisions regarding requirements for legislation. This collection is required by Sections 742.17 and 748.14 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which are authorized by Section 15(b) of the EAA. There are currently two information collection requirements necessary to implement the Firearms Convention: (1) U.S. exporters to acquire an Import Certificate to support requests for licenses authorizing the export of firearms and related equipment to participating OAS countries; and (2) a licensing requirement for Firearms Convention items destined to Canada, a Convention Signatory. A license was not previously required for the export of such items to Canada. It is now necessary for exporters to Canada to obtain a license. Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395–3123. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov, or fax number (202) 395–5167. PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: April 7, 2009. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E9–8228 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE U.S. Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization U.S. Census Bureau. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: 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, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 2009. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Julius Smith Jr., U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Room 7K145, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763–4683 (or via the Internet at julius.smith.jr@census.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Census Bureau plans to continue the current OMB clearance for the Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (SPC). The SPC is conducted quarterly, collecting from manufacturing plants and publishers, the value of actual production and the value of production that could have been achieved if operating at ‘‘full production’’ levels. The survey also collects data on work patterns by shift. These data include hours in operation, production workers, and plant hours worked. The primary user of these data will be the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 16358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8228]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 (BIS).
    Title: Firearms Convention.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0114.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 485.
    Number of Respondents: 970.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The twenty-nine members of the Organization of 
American States (OAS), including the United States, signed the Inter-
American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and 
Trafficking in Firearms Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related 
Materials (Firearms Convention) in 1997. The existing body of federal 
laws in the United States, including the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (EAA), is adequate to satisfy the Convention's provisions 
regarding requirements for legislation.
    This collection is required by Sections 742.17 and 748.14 of the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which are authorized by 
Section 15(b) of the EAA. There are currently two information 
collection requirements necessary to implement the Firearms Convention: 
(1) U.S. exporters to acquire an Import Certificate to support requests 
for licenses authorizing the export of firearms and related equipment 
to participating OAS countries; and (2) a licensing requirement for 
Firearms Convention items destined to Canada, a Convention Signatory. A 
license was not previously required for the export of such items to 
Canada. It is now necessary for exporters to Canada to obtain a 
license.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dHynek@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov, 
or fax number (202) 395-5167.

    Dated: April 7, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-8228 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-33-P
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