41480 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 157 / Monday, August 17, 2009 / Notices 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Title of Information Collection: 

Request for Reconsideration of 

Proviso(s) Determination. 

OMB Control Number: 1405–0172. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Originating Office: Bureau of Political 

Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense 

Trade Controls, PM/DDTC. 

Form Number: None. 

Respondents: Business organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120 (total). 

Estimated Number of Responses: 350 

(per year). 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. 

Total Estimated Burden: 350 hours 

(per year). 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from August 17, 2009. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), who may be reached at 202– 

395–4718. You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

E-mail: Kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Fax: 202–395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Mary F. Sweeney, PM/ 

DDTC, SA–1, 12th Floor, Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of 

Political Military Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, DC 

20522–0112, who may be reached on 

(202) 663–2865 or at 

sweeneymf@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary to properly perform our 

functions. Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected. 

Minimize the reporting burden on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: To 

request a change in the proviso(s) 

placed on an export license, the 

applicant submits a letter requesting 

reconsideration of a particular 

proviso(s). 

Methodology: This information 

collection is an exchange of letters and 

may be sent to the Directorate of 

Defense Controls via mail. 

Dated: August 10, 2009. 

Robert S. Kovac, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense 

Trade, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–19724 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6725] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Form DS–6001, Request for 

Advisory Opinion; OMB Control 

Number 1405–0174 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Title of Information Collection: 

Request for Advisory Opinion. 

OMB Control Number: 1405–0174. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Originating Office: Bureau of Political 

Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense 

Trade Controls, PM/DDTC. 

Form Number: DS–6001. 

Respondents: Business organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

170 (total). 

Estimated Number of Responses: 250 

(per year). 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. 

Total Estimated Burden: 250 hours 

(per year). 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from August 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), who may be reached at 

202–395–4718. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

E-mail: Kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Fax: 202–395–5806 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Mary F. Sweeney, PM/ 

DDTC, SA–1, 12th Floor, Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of 

Political Military Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, DC. 

20522–0112, who may be reached on 

(202) 663–2865 or at 

sweeneymf@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of Automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: Form 

DS–6001 is used when an exporter 

desires an opinion as to whether the 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls 

would likely grant a license or other 

approval for a particular export 

transaction involving defense articles or 

defense services. Also, the DS–6001 

may be used to satisfy the prior 

approval requirements of 22 CFR 126.8 

for a proposal to sell or manufacture 

abroad significant military equipment to 

foreign persons. 

Methodology: This information 

collection may be sent to the Directorate 

of Defense Controls via mail. 

August 10, 2009. 

Robert S. Kovac, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense 

Trade, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–19727 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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