Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

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 Export Administration (BXA).

Title: Export License Information on Bill of Lading.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0694-0094.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of

information.

Burden: 4,681 hours.

Average Time Per Response: 5 seconds per response.

Number of Respondents: 3,500,000 respondents.

Needs and Uses: The Export Administration Regulations require that

all forwarders or brokers who use the monthly Shipper's Export

Declaration procedures must include on the bill of lading, air waybill,

etc., either the number of and expiration date of an export license

issued by BXA, or the appropriate symbol indicating the inapplicability

of an export licenses requirement or the applicable License Exception.

The information furnishes official representations to customs officials

to promote orderly export and transit of shipments for delivery to an

ultimate consignee in a foreign country.

Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit

institutions.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, (202) 395-5871.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained

by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer,

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

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information

collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice

to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.

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Dated: August 3, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98-21266 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am]

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