Notice2024-27979
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations
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Published
November 29, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94704-94705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27979]
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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; Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export
Administration Regulations
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 August 28, 2024, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
Title: Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export
Administration Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0694-0117.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 52.
Average Time per Response: 33 minutes.
Burden Hours: 28 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
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implements the following export provision of the treaty in the Export
Administration Regulations:
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.
Schedule 3 End-Use Certificates: Under Part VIII of the CWC
Verification Annex, the United States is required to obtain End-Use
Certificates for exports of Schedule.
3 chemicals to States not Party to the CWC to ensure the exported
chemicals are only used for the purposes not prohibited under the
Convention.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: CWC Implementation Act (Pub. L. 105- 277, Division
I), Executive Order 13128, DOC's CWC Regulation (15 CFR 710, et seq.)
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 0694-0117.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-27979 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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