Bureau of Political Military Affairs; Emergency Review of Information Collection; Maintenance of Records by Registrants

Resumen

The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the emergency review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Emergency review and approval of this collection has been requested from OMB by August 1, 1998. If granted, the emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. The following summarizes the information collection proposal submitted to OMB: Originating Office: Bureau of Political Military Affairs Title of Information Collection: Maintenance of Records by Registrants Frequency: On occasion Form Number: None Respondents: Persons or business applying for defense trade export licenses or services Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000 Average Hours Per Response: 20 hours per person or business Total Estimated Burden: 100,000 Comments are being solicited on the need for the information, its practical utility, the accuracy of the Agency's burden estimate, and on ways to minimize the reporting burden, including automated collection techniques and uses of other forms of technology.