Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Import, End-User, Delivery Verification Certificates and Firearms Entry Clearance Requirements, 71605 [2020-24922]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• Bureau of Industry and Security

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 71605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24922]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Import, End-User, Delivery Verification Certificates and 
Firearms Entry Clearance Requirements

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on 8/27/2020 (85 FR 52949) during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
    Title: Import, End-User, Delivery Verification Certificates and 
Firearms Entry Clearance Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0093.
    Form Number(s): BIS-645P, BIS-647P.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 11,776.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 to 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,630.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information addresses three 
activities: (1) Import Certificates/End Use Certificates, (2) Delivery 
Verification, and (3) Firearms Entry Clearance Requirements.
    Import Certificates or End-User Certificates (IC/EUC)--The IC/EUC, 
BIS-645P, is obtained by the foreign importer and transmitted to the 
U.S. exporter. They are issued by the government of the country of 
ultimate destination to exercise legal control over the disposition of 
the items covered by the IC/EUC. The control exercised by the 
government issuing the IC/EUC is in addition to the conditions and 
restrictions placed on the transaction by BIS.
    Delivery Verification--The Delivery Verification Certificate (DV) 
is required by BIS as part of its export control program. The license 
holder is responsible for having the ultimate consignee complete the 
BIS-647P, Delivery Verification Certificate Form when the goods are 
delivered. BIS uses the DV procedure on an ``as needed'' basis. The DV 
is usually required when there is suspicion of violation of the EAR. 
Therefore, if the exporter cannot supply the DV, BIS must be notified 
to determine if an exception is legitimate. Otherwise, the exporter 
would be in violation of the EAR.
    Firearms Entry Clearance Requirements--On January 23, 2020, The 
Department of Commerce issued a final rule that described how articles 
the President determines no longer warrant control under the United 
States Munitions List (USML) Category I--Firearms, Close Assault 
Weapons and Combat Shotguns; Category II--Guns and Armament; and 
Category III--Ammunition/Ordnance would be controlled under the 
Commerce Control List (CCL). This final rule, which became effective on 
March 9, 2020, was published in conjunction with a final rule on 
Categories I, II, and III from the Department of State, Directorate of 
Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
    This entry clearance requirement is necessary due to the changes by 
the President in determining that certain items no longer warrant 
control under United States Munitions List (USML) Category I--Firearms, 
Close Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns; Category II--Guns and 
Armament; and Category III--Ammunition/Ordnance would be controlled 
under the Commerce Control List (CCL). As the State Department 
previously collected this same type of information, the Department of 
Commerce controls the CCL and must now take over this collection of 
information. Section 758.10 Entry clearance requirements for temporary 
imports will specify the EAR procedures for temporary imports and 
subsequent exports.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Sec. Sec.  748.9, 748.10, 748.12, 748.14, Part 748 
Supplement No. 5, 758.10, 762.5(d), 762.6, 764.2(g)(2), and of the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0694-0093.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-24922 Filed 11-9-20; 8:45 am]
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