[Federal Register: December 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 242)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
    Title: Offsets in Military Exports.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0084.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Burden: 270 hours.
    Average Time Per Response: 9 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 30 respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is required by The Defense 
Production Act. This law requires United States firms to furnish 
information to the Department of Commerce regarding offset agreements 
exceeding $5,000,000 in value associated with sales of weapon systems 
or defense-related items to foreign countries or foreign firms. Offsets 
are industrial or commercial compensation practices required as a 
condition of purchase in either government-to-government or commercial 
sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the 
Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations. Such offsets are required by most major trading partners 
when purchasing U.S. military equipment or defense related items.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, DOC Paperwork Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, e-mail address, 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax number, (202) 395-7285.


    Dated: December 13, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-7475 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am]

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