Notice2021-15561

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program

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July 22, 2021

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 38675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15561]


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on March 23, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
    Title: Competitive Enhancement Needs Assessment Survey Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0083.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission. Extension of a current 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 2,400.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and 
Executive Order 12919, authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to assess 
the capabilities of the defense industrial base to support the national 
defense. They also develop policy alternatives to improve the 
international competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their 
abilities to meet defense program needs. The information collected from 
voluntary surveys will be used to assist small- and medium-sized firms 
in defense transition and in gaining access to advanced technologies 
and manufacturing processes available from Federal Laboratories. The 
goal is to improve regions of the country adversely affected by 
cutbacks in defense spending and military base closures.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 81-774 Sec 2151, DPA 1950, E.O. 12919.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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 submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0694-0083.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-15561 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-33-P


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