[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 25643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10047]


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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: Offsets in Military Exports.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0084.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Burden Hours: 360 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 30 respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: 12 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is required by the 
Defense Production Act (DPA). The DPA requires U.S. firms to furnish 
information to the Department of Commerce regarding offset agreements 
exceeding $5,000,000 in value associated with sales of weapon systems 
or defense-related items to foreign countries or foreign firms. Offsets 
are industrial or commercial compensation practices required as a 
condition of purchase in either government-to-government or commercial 
sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the 
Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations. Such offsets are required by most major trading partners 
when purchasing U.S. military equipment or defense related items.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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.

    Dated: April 26, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-10047 Filed 4-28-16; 8:45 am]
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