Notice2025-03692
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical Weapons Convention Declaration and Report Handbook and Forms & Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR)
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Published
March 7, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentIndustry and Security Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 44 (Friday, March 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11504-11505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03692]
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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 Declaration and Report Handbook
and Forms & Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR)
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before May 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by email
to Nancy Kook, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry and Security, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#58080a19183a312b763c373b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f2f2d3e3f1d160c511b101c51181009">[email protected]</span></a> or to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f6f6d7e5c5052525a514b4c7f5b505c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55050714363a3838303b212615313a367b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>). Please reference OMB
Control Number 0694-0091 in the subject line of your comments. Do not
submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Nancy Kook, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry and Security, phone 202-
482-2440 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#feaeacbfbe9c978dd09a919dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3262607372505b411c565d511c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC or Convention) is a
multilateral arms control and non-proliferation treaty that seeks to
achieve an international ban on chemical weapons
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(CW). The CWC prohibits, inter alia, the use, development, production,
acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and direct or indirect transfer of
chemical weapons. Furthermore, each State Party to the Convention is
required to make initial and annual declarations on certain facilities
which produce, process, consume, transfer, or import/export toxic
chemicals and their precursors as specified in three lists or schedules
of chemicals contained in the Convention's Annex on Chemicals. In
addition to traditional CW agents, the Schedules include chemicals that
have both large-scale commercial uses and CW applications (referred to
as ``dual-use chemicals''). Information is also required on facilities
which produce a broad class of chemicals referred to as ``Unscheduled
Discrete Organic Chemicals,'' or ``UDOCs.'' Finally, information is
also required from facilities subject to inspection by the Organization
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This information is in
addition to information provided in initial and annual declarations.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically or on paper.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0191.
Form Number(s): Form 1-1, Form, 1-2, Form 1-2A, Form 1-2B.
Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 725.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes to 12 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,815 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Executive Order 13128 authorizes the Department of
Commerce (DOC) to issue regulations necessary to implement the Act and
U.S. obligations under Article VI and related provisions of the
Convention.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) 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; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-03692 Filed 3-6-25; 8:45 am]
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