Notice2025-23969

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; License Exceptions and Other Authorizations

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December 30, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 61117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23969]


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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; License Exceptions and Other Authorizations

    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 September 2, 2025, 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: License Exceptions and Other Authorizations.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0137.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 31,785.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.355 hours.
    Burden Hours: 43,081 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Over the years, the Bureau of Industry and Security 
has worked with other Government agencies and the affected public to 
identify areas where export licensing requirements may be relaxed 
without jeopardizing U.S. national security or foreign policy. Many of 
these relaxations have taken the form of licensing exceptions, as well 
as other types of authorizations or exclusions; BIS is revising the 
title of this collection of information to more accurately reflect the 
scope and language of the Export Administration Regulations. Some of 
these license exceptions and other authorizations have a reporting or 
recordkeeping requirement to enable the Government to continue to 
monitor exports of these items. Exporters may choose to utilize the 
license exception and accept the reporting or recordkeeping burden in 
lieu of submitting a license application. These exceptions and other 
authorizations have resulted in a large reduction of licensing burden 
in OMB Control No. 0694-0088 and allow exporters to ship less sensitive 
items quicker, without having to wait for license approval.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) of 2018 (Title 
XVII, Subtitle B of Pub. L. 115-232).
    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 0694-0137.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-23969 Filed 12-29-25; 8:45 am]
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