Procedures For Acceptance or Rejection of a Rated Order; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Procedures For Acceptance or Rejection of a Rated Order; Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public

and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Acting

Departmental Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th

and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or copies of the information

collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Ms.

Dawn Battle, Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,

room 6877, Washington, DC, 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

This notification requirement is necessary for administration and

enforcement of delegated authority under the Defense Production Act of

1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.) and the Selective

Service Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 468). Any person (supplier) who

receives a priority rated order under the Defense Priority Allocation

System (DPAS) regulation (15 CFR 700) must notify the customer of

acceptance or rejection of that order within a specified period of

time. Also, if shipment against a priority rated order will be delayed,

the supplier must immediately notify the customer.

II. Method of Collection

Written or electronic notification.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694-0092.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Type of Review: Regular submission for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and

not-for-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 to 15 minutes per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 31,500.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $630,000.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including whether the information shall have practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

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proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways

to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,

including through the use of automated collection techniques or other

forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized

and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information

collection; they will also become a matter of public record.

Dated: February 17, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 98-4479 Filed 2-20-98; 8:45 am]

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