Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Federal Register: August 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 166)

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Public Notice: 7119

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Voluntary

Disclosures

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Title of Information Collection: Voluntary Disclosures.

OMB Control Number: 1405-0179.

Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved

Collection.

Originating Office: Bureau of Political-Military Affairs,

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC.

Form Number: None.

Respondents: Business and Nonprofit Organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.

Estimated Number of Responses: 1,000.

Average Hours per Response: 10 hours.

Total Estimated Burden: 10,000 hours.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 days from August 27, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions should be directed to Nicholas Memos,

Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, Department of State, who may be reached via the following methods:

E-mail: memosni@state.gov.

Mail: Nicholas Memos, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of

Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.

Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112.

Fax: 202-261-8199.

You must include the information collection title in the subject lines of your message/letter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including requests for copies of the information collection and supporting documents, to Nicholas Memos, PM/DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of

Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.

Department of State, Washington, DC, 20522-0112, who may be reached via phone at (202) 663-2804, or via e-mail at memosni@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:

Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of our functions.

Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used.

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of technology.

Abstract of proposed collection: The export, temporary import, temporary export and brokering of defense articles, defense services and related technical data are licensed by the Directorate of Defense

Trade Controls (DDTC) in

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accordance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations

(``ITAR,'' 22 CFR parts 120-130) and Section 38 of the Arms Export

Control Act (AECA). Those who manufacture or export defense articles, defense services, and related technical data, or the brokering thereof, must register with the Department of State. Persons desiring to engage in export, temporary import, and brokering activities must submit an application or written request to conduct the transaction to the

Department to obtain a decision whether it is in the interests of U.S. foreign policy and national security to approve the transaction. Also, registered brokers must submit annual reports regarding all brokering activity that was transacted, and registered manufacturers and exporter must maintain records of defense trade activities for five years.

Section 127.12 of the ITAR encourages the disclosure of information to

DDTC by persons who believe they may have violated any provision of the

AECA, ITAR, or any order, license, or other authorization issued under the AECA. The violation is analyzed by DDTC to determine whether to take administrative action under part 128 of the ITAR and whether to refer the matter to the Department of Justice to consider criminal prosecution.

Methodology: These forms/information collections may be sent to the

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls via the following methods:

Electronically, mail, personal delivery, and/or fax.

Dated: August 19, 2010.

Beth M. McCormick,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade, Bureau of Political-

Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

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