Notice2026-10217
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting of Violations of the Export Administration Regulations
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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]
[Pages 29935-29936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10217]
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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; Reporting of Violations 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 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: Reporting of Violations of the Export Administration
Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0694-0058.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision of a current information collection.
Number of Respondents: 660.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours and 50 minutes.
Burden Hours: 1,870.
Needs and Uses: This collection of information is needed to detect
violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and determine
if an investigation or prosecution is necessary and to reach a
settlement with violators. Reporting violations or imminent violations,
whether through voluntary self-disclosures or based on information
provided by those who have direct knowledge of possible violations of
the EAR, strengthens BIS's enforcement efforts. The disclosure
activities and burden associated with this collection allows BIS to
begin and conduct investigations faster and with more accurate
information than would be the
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case if BIS had to detect the violations without such information or
disclosures. BIS evaluates the seriousness of the violation and either
(1) Informs the person making the disclosure that no action is
warranted; (2) issues a warning letter; (3) issues a proposed charging
letter and attempts to settle the matter; (4) issues a charging letter
if settlement is not reached; and/or (5) refers the matter to the U.S.
Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.
BIS is revising the title of this collection of information to
better reflect enforcement and protective measures associated with the
full scope of disclosures that are covered in Part 764 of the EAR. In
addition, with the modernization of its website (<a href="http://www.bis.gov">www.bis.gov</a>), BIS will
add questions for submission of online tips to make the submission
process easier for the public and to allow BIS to more effectively
triage and process a tip once it has been submitted.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: EAR Sections 764.4 and 764.5.
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 0694-0058.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-10217 Filed 5-20-26; 8:45 am]
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