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ensure the transferred chemicals are
only used for the purposes not
prohibited under the Convention.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Chemical Weapons
Convention Provisions of the Export
Administration Regulations
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 June 15, 2012.
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 JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison,
(202) 482–4895,
Lawrence.Hall@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
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 provision of the treaty:
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.
End-Use Certificates: Under Part VIII
of the CWC Verification Annex, the
United States is required to obtain EndUse Certificates for transfers of Schedule
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II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or on paper.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694–0117.
Form Number(s): Not applicable.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
33.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 17.
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: April 11, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Effective Date: April 16, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Marksberry, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 9, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone, (202)
482–7906.
Background
On October 30, 2011, the Department
of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) published
the notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
kitchen appliance shelving and racks
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’), covering the period September
1, 2010, through August 31, 2011.1 On
November 17, 2011, after receiving U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
data, the Department selected a
mandatory respondent and issued its
antidumping questionnaire.
Additionally, on December 21, 2011,
after receiving comments and rebuttal
comments from Petitioners,2 New King
Shan (Zhu Hai) Co., Ltd. and
Guangdong Wireking Housewares and
Hardware Co., Ltd., the Department
selected an additional mandatory
respondent.3 The preliminary results of
this administrative review are currently
due on June 1, 2012.
Extension of Time Limits for the
Preliminary Results
Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’),
requires the Department to issue
preliminary results of an administrative
review within 245 days after the last day
of the anniversary month of an order for
which a review is requested and to issue
final results within 120 days after the
date on which the preliminary results
are published. However, if it is not
practicable to complete the review
within these time periods, section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the
Department to extend the time limit for
the preliminary results to a maximum of
365 days after the last day of the
anniversary month.
The Department determines that
completion of the preliminary results of
this review within the statutory time
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Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving
and Racks From the People’s Republic
of China: Extension of Time Limit for
the Preliminary Results
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International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 76 FR
67133 (October 31, 2011).
2 Nashville Wire Products Inc. and SSW Holding
Company, Inc. (collectively, ‘‘Petitioners’’).
3 See Memorandum to The File, from Katie
Marksberry, International Trade Analyst, through
James C. Doyle, Director, Office 9, Re: Antidumping
Duty Review of Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving
and Racks from the People’s Republic of China:
Selection of an Additional Mandatory Respondent
(December 21, 2011).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Chemical
Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations
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 June 15, 2012.
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 JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482-4895,
Lawrence.Hall@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
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 provision of
the treaty:
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.
End-Use Certificates: Under Part VIII of the CWC Verification
Annex, the United States is required to obtain End-Use Certificates for
transfers of Schedule 3 chemicals to Non-States Parties to ensure the
transferred chemicals are only used for the purposes not prohibited
under the Convention.
II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or on paper.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0117.
Form Number(s): Not applicable.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17.
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: April 11, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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