Notices. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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:* Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations. *OMB Control Number:* 0694-0117. *Form Number(s):* None. *Type of Request:* Regular submission (extension of a currently approved information collection). *Burden Hours:* 36. *Number of Respondents:* 10. *Average Hours per Response:* 30 minutes. *Needs and Uses:* The Chemical Weapons Convention

(CWC)is a multilateral arms control treaty that seeks to achieve an international ban on chemical weapons (CW). The CWC prohibits the use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and direct or indirect transfer of chemical weapons. This collection implements the following provision of the treaty: *Schedule 1 notification and report:* Under Part VI of the CWC Verification Annex, the United States is required to notify the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international organization created to implement the CWC, at least 30 days before any transfer (export/import) of Schedule 1 chemicals to another State Party. The United States is also required to submit annual reports to the OPCW on all transfers of Schedule 1 Chemicals. *End-Use Certificates:* Under Part VIII of the CWC Verification Annex, the United States is required to obtain End-Use Certificates for transfers of Schedule 3 chemicals to Non-State Parties to ensure the transferred chemicals are only used for the purposes not prohibited under the Convention. *Affected Public:* Businesses and other for-profit institutions. *Frequency:* On occasion. *Respondent's Obligation:* Required to obtain benefits. *OMB Desk Officer:* Jasmeet Seehra,

(202)395-3123. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

(202)482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *JJessup@doc.gov* ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number

(202)395-5167 or via the Internet at *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.* Dated: August 1, 2012. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2012-19135 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am]