Office of the Secretary, Office of Security; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Foreign National Request Form, 2488-2489 [2019-01435]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2488-2489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01435]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Office of the Secretary, Office of Security; Proposed Information 
Collection; Comment Request; Foreign National Request Form

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Security (OSY), 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 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet at 
PRAcomments@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Philip Bennett, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899, (301) 975-6306, or philip.bennett@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The purpose of this collection is to gather information to mitigate 
variances in foreign access management program implementation and 
registration

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information requirements needed to reach risk-based determinations of 
physical and logical access by foreign national visitors and guests to 
Commerce facilities and resources. Due to the increasing diversity of 
foreign national participation in departmental programs, considerable 
efforts have been made to baseline requirements as a means to define 
uniform program standards as well as to expand current guidance beyond 
foreign visitor control to manage emerging risks associated with 
physical and logical access to the Department' s facilities and 
resources.

II. Method of Collection

    This information is collected in both paper form and 
electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0690-0033.
    Form Number(s): 207-12-1.
    Type of Review: Regular submission. Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Commerce invites comments 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 will also become a matter of public record, which may 
include posting them on the Regulations.gov website. Comments will 
generally be posted without change. Please do not include information 
of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or 
proprietary information. All Personally Identifiable Information (for 
example, name and address) voluntarily submitted may be publicly 
accessible. If you send an email comment, your email address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket. Please note that comments that include a 
message stating the confidentiality of the communication will be 
treated as public comments and will be made available to the public.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-01435 Filed 2-6-19; 8:45 am]
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