Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Violations of the Export Administration Regulations

• Published date: 08 January 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 875
• Record Number: 2020-00068
• Section: Notices
• Court: Commerce Department,Industry And Security Bureau

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 875]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-00068]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                Bureau of Industry and Security
                Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Voluntary Self-
                Disclosure of Violations of the Export Administration Regulations
                AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security.
                ACTION: Notice.
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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.
                DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
                or before March 9, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Mark Crace, IC Liaison,
                Bureau of Industry and Security, 1401 Constitution Avenue, Suite 2099B,
                Washington, DC 20233 (or via the internet at [email protected]).
                Comments will generally be posted without change. All Personally
                Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily
                submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit
                Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected
                information. You may submit attachments to electronic comments in
                Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                I. Abstract
                 This collection of information is needed to detect violations of
                the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and determine if an
                investigation or prosecution is necessary and to reach a settlement
                with violators. Voluntary self-disclosure of EAR violations strengthens
                BIS's enforcement efforts by allowing BIS to conduct investigations of
                the disclosed incidents faster than would be the case if BIS had to
                detect the violations without such disclosures. BIS evaluates the
                seriousness of the violation and either (1) Informs the person making
                the disclosure that no action is warranted; (2) issues a warning
                letter; (3) issues a proposed charging letter and attempts to settle
                the matter; (4) issues a charging letter if settlement is not reached;
                and/or (5) refers the matter to the U.S. Department of Justice for
                criminal prosecution.
                II. Method of Collection
                 Submitted on paper.
                III. Data
                 OMB Control Number: 0694-0058.
                 Form Number(s): N/A.
                 Type of Review: Regular submission.
                 Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
                 Estimated Number of Respondents: 488.
                 Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
                 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4880.
                 Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
                 Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary
                 Legal Authority:
                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 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 also will become a matter of public record.
                Sheleen Dumas,
                Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
                Officer, Commerce Department.
                [FR Doc. 2020-00068 Filed 1-7-20; 8:45 am]
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