Notice2023-24826
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for Advisory Opinion
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Published
November 9, 2023
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 216 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77397-77398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24826]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12262]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for
Advisory Opinion
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments up to December 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and
supporting documents, to Andrea Battista, who may be reached at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25674451514c56514464696556514451400b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9ab889d9d809a9d88a8a5a99a9d889d8cc78e869f">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-992-0973.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
<bullet> Title of Information Collection: Request for Advisory
Opinion.
<bullet> OMB Control Number: 1405-0174.
<bullet> Type of Request: Extension.
<bullet> Originating Office: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls,
Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Department of State (T/PM/DDTC).
<bullet> Form Number: DS-7786.
<bullet> Respondents: Any person. Primarily, individuals and
companies registered with DDTC and engaged in the business of
manufacturing, brokering, exporting, or temporarily importing defense
hardware or defense technology data.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Respondents: 125.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Responses: 125.
<bullet> Average Time per Response: 2 hours.
<bullet> Total Estimated Burden Time: 250 hours.
<bullet> Frequency: On occasion.
<bullet> Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
<bullet> Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), located in the
Political-Military Affairs Bureau of the Department of State, has the
principal mission of licensing the export and temporary import of
defense articles or defense services as enumerated in the United States
Munitions List (USML), and to ensure that the sale, transfer, or
brokering of such items are in the interest of United States national
security and foreign policy. Sections 120.22 and 129.9 of the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120-130)
may be used to request an advisory opinion or guidance on: whether DDTC
would likely grant a license or other approval for the export of a
particular defense article or defense service to a particular country
(Sec. 120.22(a)); an interpretation of the requirements set forth in
the regulations (Sec. 120.22(c)); whether an activity constitutes
brokering within the scope of Part 129--Registration and Licensing of
Brokers (Sec. 129.9(a)); or other guidance on other aspects of part
129 (Sec. 129.9(c)).
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Except for determinations made with reference to ITAR Sec. 129.9(a),
advisory opinions are not binding on the Department of State and may
not be used in future matters before the Department.
Any person may submit requests for advisory opinions to DDTC via
mail to PM/DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, U.S. Department of
State, Washington, DC 20522.
Advisory Opinion requests, however, are preferred and processed
more quickly when electronically submitted via the Defense Export
Control and Compliance System (DECCS). DECCS users are also able to
retrieve responses using this same system. DDTC staff members have
defined the data fields which are most relevant and necessary for
requests for Advisory Opinions and developed the means to accept this
information from the industry in the secure system in DECCS.
Methodology
This information will be collected by mail or electronic submission
to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Kevin E. Bryant,
Deputy Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-24826 Filed 11-8-23; 8:45 am]
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