Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 12, 2022 / Notices 1725 

Dated: January 7, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00466 Filed 1–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

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; Chemical Weapons 

Convention Declaration and Report 

Handbook and Forms & Chemical 

Weapons Convention Regulations 

(CWCR) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 14, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments by email to 

Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of 

Industry and Security, at mark.crace@

bis.doc.gov or to PRAcomments@

doc.gov). Please reference OMB Control 

Number 0694–0091 in the subject line of 

your comments. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Mark 

Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, phone 202–482–8093 or 

by email at mark.crace@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Chemical Weapons Convention 

((CWC or Convention) is a multilateral 

arms control and non-proliferation 

treaty that seeks to achieve an 

international ban on chemical weapons 

(CW). The CWC prohibits, inter alia, the 

use, development, production, 

acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and 

direct or indirect transfer of chemical 

weapons. Furthermore, each State Party 

to the Convention is required to make 

initial and annual declarations on 

certain facilities which produce, 

process, consume, transfer, or import/ 

export toxic chemicals and their 

precursors as specified in three lists or 

schedules of chemicals contained in the 

Convention’s Annex on Chemicals. In 

addition to traditional CW agents, the 

Schedules include chemicals that have 

both large-scale commercial uses and 

CW applications (referred to as ‘‘dualuse chemicals’’). Information is also 

required on facilities which produce a 

broad class of chemicals referred to as 

‘‘Unscheduled Discrete Organic 

Chemicals,’’ or ‘‘UDOCs.’’ Finally, 

information is also required from 

facilities subject to inspection by the 

Organization for the Prohibition of 

Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This 

information is in addition to 

information provided in initial and 

annual declarations. 

II. Method of Collection 

Electronic or paper. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0694–0091. 

Form Number(s): Form 1–1, Form, 1– 

2, Form 1–2A, Form 1–2B. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

779. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes to 12 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 14,813. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: 51,300. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Executive Order 

13128 authorizes the Department of 

Commerce (DOC) to issue regulations 

necessary to implement the Act and 

U.S. obligations under Article VI and 

related provisions of the Convention. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00392 Filed 1–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring 

System (VMS) and Related 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 


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