27560 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 96 /Tuesday, May 19, 1998 / Notices

1 the Act expired on August 20, 1994. Executive

Order 12924 (3 C.F.R., 1994 comp. 917 (1995)),

extended by Presidential Notices of August 15, 1995

(3 C.F.R., 1995 Comp. 501 (1996)), August 14, 1996

(3 C.F.R., 1996 Comp. 298 (1997)), and August 13,

1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 43629, August 15, 1997),

continued the Export Administration Regulations in

effect under the International Emergency Economic

Powers Act (50 U.S.C.A. §§ 1701–1706 (1991 &

Supp. 1998)).

2Pursuant to appropriate delegations of authority,

the Director, Office of Exporter Services, in

consultation with the Director, Office of Export

Enforcement, exercises the authority granted to the

Secretary by Section 11(h) of the Act.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

only cost to respondents is that of their

time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 5 USC, Section

3101 and Title 13 USC Section 23.

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 the collection 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: May 12, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–13171 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Procedure to Initiate an Investigation

Under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Margaret Cahill, Trade

and Industry Analyst, Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA), Department of

Commerce, Room 3876, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (telephone no. (202) 482–

3795).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Upon request, the Department of

Commerce shall initiate an investigation

to determine the effects of imports of

certain commodities on the national

security, and will make the findings

known to the President for possible

adjustments to imports through tariffs.

The findings are made publicly

available and are reported to Congress.

The purpose of this collection of

information is to account for the public

burden associated with submitting such

a request from any interested party,

including other government

departments or by the Secretary of

Commerce.

II. Method of Collection

In written form. A request or

application shall describe how the

quantity, availability, character and uses

of a particular imported article, or other

circumstances related to its import

affect the national security.

III. Data

OMB Number: N/A.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission

of a collection in use without OMB

approval.

Affected Public: Businesses, other forprofit institutions, Federal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.

Estimated Time Per Response: 4.0

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 8 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $480 for

respondents—no equipment or other

materials will need to be purchased to

comply with the requirement.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the function 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 the collection of information

on respondents, including 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: May 13, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–13173 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Action Affecting Export Privileges;

Summit Marketing, Inc., Order Denying

Permission To Apply for or Use Export

Licenses

In the Matter of: Summit Marketing, Inc.,

52 Blackburn Center, Gloucester,

Massachusetts 01930.

On September 26, 1997, Summit

Marketing, Inc. was convicted in the

United States District Court for the

District of Massachusetts on four counts

of violating Section 38 of the Arms

Export Control Act (currently codified at

22 U.S.C.A. § 2778 (1990 & Supp. 1998))

(the AECA). Specifically, Summit

Marketing, Inc. was convicted of

knowingly and willfully exporting and

attempting to export defense articles to

France, for transshipment to Iran,

without obtaining the required export

licenses from the Department of State.

Section 11(h) of the Export

Administration Act of 1979, as amended

(currently codified at 50 U.S.C.A. app.

§§ 2401–2420 (1991 & Supp. 1998)) (the

Act),1 provides that, at the discretion of

the Secretary of Commerce,2 no person

convicted of violating the AECA, or

certain other provisions of the United

States Code, shall be eligible to apply

for or use any license, including any