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[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16066]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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: Foreign Availability Procedures and Criteria.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0004.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Burden: 510 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: Approximately 105 hours per request and 
15 hours for supporting submissions (multiple persons per each case).
    Number of Respondents: 2 respondents; approximately 10 respondents 
for supporting documentation related to each case.
    Needs and Uses: The office identifies foreign goods and technology 
analogous to American equipment subject to export controls. The foreign 
equipment must be available in sufficient quantities to controlled 
destinations. Continued restrictions on exports when comparable items 
are available from uncontrollable sources decreases U.S. 
competitiveness in high-technology industries and undermines U.S. 
national security interests. Without this information from the 
exporting community, the U.S. could easily lose its competitiveness in 
foreign markets.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer (202) 395-5871.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, 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. 20230.

    Dated: June 11, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-16066 Filed 6-16-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-33-P
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