Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for collection of information under

the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-

13.

Agency: Bureau of Export Administration.

Title: Offsets in Military Exports.

Agency Number: None.

OMB Control Number: 0694-0084.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Burden: 1,000 hours.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 10.

Needs and Uses: The Defense Production Act Amendments of 1992

requires U.S. firms to furnish information regarding ``offset''

agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value associated with the sales of

weapon systems or defense-related items to foreign countries. The

information collected is used to assess the cumulative effect of offset

compensation practices of U.S. trade and competitiveness, as required

by the statute.

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Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (202) 395-7340.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained

by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance

Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information

collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.

20503.

Dated: October 3, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96-26027 Filed 10-9-96; 8:45 am]

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