Notice2026-10210
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Foreign Availability Procedures
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Published
May 21, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentIndustry and Security Bureau
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 29936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10210]
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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; Foreign Availability Procedures
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 February 24, 2026, 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: Foreign Availability Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0694-0004.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of a current information collection.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Average Hours per Response: 255 hours.
Burden Hours: 510 hours.
Needs and Uses: This information is collected in order to respond
to requests by Congress and industry to make foreign availability
determinations in accordance with Section 768 of the Export
Administration Regulations. Continued restrictions on exports when
comparable items are available from uncontrollable sources decreases
U.S. competitiveness in high technology industries and undermines U.S.
national security interests. Exporters are encouraged to voluntarily
submit data to support the contention that items controlled for export
for national security reasons are available-in-fact, from a non-U.S.
source, in sufficient quantity and of comparable quality so as to
render the control ineffective.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Section 1754(a)(6) of the Export Control Reform
Act (ECRA).
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 0694-0004.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-10210 Filed 5-20-26; 8:45 am]
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