[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 182 (Monday, September 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 56961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23583]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.
Title: Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export
Administration Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0694-0117.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Respondents: 70.
Average Hours Per Response: 31 minutes.
Burden Hours: 36 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is a
multilateral arms control treaty that seeks to achieve an international
ban on chemical weapons (CW). The CWC prohibits the use, development,
production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and direct or indirect
transfer of chemical weapons. This collection implements the following
provision of the treaty:
Schedule 1 notification and report: Under Part VI of the CWC
Verification Annex, the United States is required to notify the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the
international organization created to implement the CWC, at least 30
days before any transfer (export/import) of Schedule 1 chemicals to
another State Party. The United States is also required to submit
annual reports to the OPCW on all transfers of Schedule 1 Chemicals.
End-Use Certificates: Under Part VIII of the CWC Verification
Annex, the United States is required to obtain End-Use Certificates for
transfers of Schedule 3 chemicals to Non-States Parties to ensure the
transferred chemicals are only used for the purposes not prohibited
under the Convention.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments
and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be
sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
[email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-23583 Filed 9-18-15; 8:45 am]
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