Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Technology Letter of Explanation, 6893 [2020-02330]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• Bureau of Industry and Security

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 6893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02330]


========================================================================
Notices
                                                Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

========================================================================


Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 25 / Thursday, February 6, 2020 / 
Notices

[[Page 6893]]



DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Technology 
Letter of Explanation

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before April 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Mark Crace, IC Liaison, 
Bureau of Industry and Security, 1401 Constitution Avenue, Suite 2099B, 
Washington, DC 20233 (or via the internet at [email protected]). 
Comments will generally be posted without change. All Personally 
Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily 
submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit 
Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected 
information. You may submit attachments to electronic comments in 
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The collection is necessary under section 748.8(o) and Supplement 2 
section (o) to Part 748 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). 
Licensing officers must make decisions on licensing the export of 
United States commodities and technical data to foreign countries. When 
an export involves certain technical data or knowhow described in the 
Export Administration Regulation, additional information is required to 
fully understand the transaction and make a licensing decision. The 
Technology Letter of Explanation provides a written description of the 
technology proposed for export sufficient to allow BIS technical staff 
to evaluate the impact of licensing the export on United States 
national security and foreign policy. The letter of assurance puts the 
consignee on notice that the technology is subject to U.S. export 
controls and causes the consignee to certify that it will not release 
the data or the direct product of the data to certain specified country 
group nationals; thus providing assurance that U.S. national security 
data will be safeguarded and used only for the stated end use. The 
additional information is necessary to evaluate technology exports as 
covered under this collection.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted on paper or electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0047.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,283.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes to 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,416.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Export Control Reform Act 4812(b) and 
4814(b)(1)(B).

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 included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-02330 Filed 2-5-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-07-P