78 FR 77 pgs. 23743-23744 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Delivery Verification Procedure for Imports
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 77Pages: 23743 - 23744
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-09342 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Delivery Verification Procedure for Imports
AGENCY:
Bureau of Industry and Security.
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:
Written comments must be submitted on or before June 21, 2013.
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
Foreign governments, on occasions, require U.S. importers of strategic commodities to furnish their foreign supplier with a U.S. Delivery Verification Certificate validating that the commodities shipped to the U.S. were, in fact, received. This procedure increases the effectiveness of controls on the international trade of strategic commodities.
II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or on paper.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0016.
Form Number(s): BIS-647P.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: 31 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 56.
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 thecollection 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 16, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst,Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09342 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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