15654 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 1997 / Notices

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0692–0001.

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a

previously approved collection—

Emergency Review Requested.

Burden: 375 hours.

Avg. Hrs. Per Response: 3 hours.

Number of Respondents: 125.

Needs and Uses: The National Medal

of Technology is the highest honor

awarded by the President of the United

States to America’s leading innovators.

This Award is bestowed upon

individuals, teams, or companies for

accomplishment in the innovation,

development, and commercialization of

technology as evidenced by the

establishment of new or significantly

improved products, processes, or

services. The program strives to

highlight the national importance of

fostering technological innovation based

upon solid science, resulting in

commercially successful products and

services. The information collected

through the application process is used

by the Technology Nomination

Evaluation Committee for selecting

nominees to be recommended by the

Secretary of Commerce to the President

for this Award.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

organizations, non-for-profit

institutions, and the federal

government.

Frequency: Applications are accepted

on an annual basis.

Respondent’s Obligation:

Respondents voluntarily submit an

application in order to be considered for

the Award.

OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein

(202) 395–3785.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Maya A. Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer,

Room 10236, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. She

can be reached at (202) 395–3785. An

emergency clearance has been requested

by April 3, 1997.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–8377 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–18–P

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA).

Title: Report of Sample Shipments of

Chemical Weapon Precursors.

Agency Form Number: Not

Applicable.

OMB Approval Number: 0694–0086.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 125 hours.

Avg. Hours Per Response:

Approximately 30 minutes for reporting

requirements and 5 minutes for

recordkeeping requirements.

Number of Respondents:

Approximately 50 respondents and

recordkeepers.

Needs and Uses: This collection is

used to monitor sample shipments of

chemical weapon precursors in order to

facilitate and enforce provisions of the

Export Administration Regulations that

permit limited exports of sample

shipments without a validated export

license. The reports are reviewed to

monitor quantities and patterns of

shipments that might indicate

circumvention of the regulations by

entities seeking to acquire chemicals for

chemical weapon purposes.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations.

Frequency: Quarterly and

recordkeeping.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Victoria BaecherWassmer, (202) 395–7340.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer,

OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20503.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–8378 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA).

Title: Notification of Delivery

Verification Requirement.

Agency Form Number: BXA 648P.

OMB Approval Number: 0694–0008.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 1 hour.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

Number of Respondents: 2.

Needs and Uses: In order to increase

the effectiveness of export controls on

international trade in strategic

commodities, certain countries

participate in the Import Certificate/

Delivery Verification (IC/DV) procedure.

Under this procedure, U.S. exporters

may be notified that they must obtain

from their foreign consignee an ‘‘Import

Certificate.’’ This Certificate, which is

issued by the foreign government,

certifies that the commodities exported

were actually delivered to the foreign

consignee. When this Certification has

been received, the U.S. exporters must

complete the BXA form and return it

and the Import Certificate to BXA. This

Certificate can be used as an

enforcement tool.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions, individuals.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: Victoria BaecherWassmer, (202) 395–7340.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer,

OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20503.