Notices. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce

(DOC)has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). *Title:* Written Assurances for Exports of Technical Data Under License Exception TSR. *Agency Form Number:* None. *OMB Approval Number:* 0694-0023. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection of information. *Burden:* 103 hours. *Average Time Per Response:* 31 minutes per response. *Number of Respondents:* 200 respondents. *Needs and Uses:* The Export Administration Regulations

(EAR)require in Section 740.6 that exporters obtain letters of assurance from their importers stating that technology or software will not be reexported or released to unauthorized destinations that are subject to controls for national security or foreign policy and nuclear non-proliferation reasons. The importer, in making these assurances acknowledges his/her requirement to comply with the EAR. The written assurance requirement of License Exception TSR (Technology and Software Under Restriction) provides greater security for the protection of U.S. origin technology and software that becomes incorporated into foreign products. *Affected Public:* Individuals, businesses or other for-profit institutions. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *OMB Desk Officer:* David Rostker. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

(202)482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: May 3, 2004. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 04-10348 Filed 5-5-04; 8:45 am]