The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.
Title: National Security and Critical Technology Assessments of the U.S. Industrial Base.
Form Number(s): N/A.
OMB Control Number: 0694-0119.
Type of Request: Regular.
Burden Hours: 308,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 28,000 respondents.
Average Hours per Response: 8 to 14 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce, in coordination with the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies, conducts survey assessments of U.S. industrial base sectors deemed critical to U.S. national security. The information gathered is necessary to determine the health and competitiveness as well as the needs of these critical market segments in order to maintain a strong U.S. industrial base.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: March 23, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-06985 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]
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