Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; License Transfer

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>Bureau of Industry and Security</SUBAGY> <SUBJECT>Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; License Transfer</SUBJECT> The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> on October 2, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. <E T="03">Agency:</E> Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. <E T="03">Title:</E> License Transfer. <E T="03">OMB Control Number:</E> 0694-0126. <E T="03">Form Number(s):</E> None. <E T="03">Type of Request:</E> Regular submission, extension of a current information collection. <E T="03">Number of Respondents:</E> 25. <E T="03">Average Hours per Response:</E> 66 minutes. <E T="03">Burden Hours:</E> 28 hours. <E T="03">Needs and Uses:</E> Export licenses approved by BIS are granted to only those persons who certify on the application that they are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and that they will be strictly accountable for the use of the license in accordance with the EAR. Certain circumstances such as company mergers, company takeovers, etc., necessitate the transfer of an active export license from one party to another. When a licensee transfers an unexpired license to another party, there must be assurances that the other party, the transferee, will also be accountable for the proper use of the license. The required information collected from both parties provides assurances that the balance of the shipments will not be diverted or used for purposes contrary to the authorized use of the approved license. <E T="03">Affected Public:</E> Business or other for-profit organizations. <E T="03">Frequency:</E> On Occasion. <E T="03">Respondent's Obligation:</E> Voluntary. <E T="03">Legal Authority:</E> Section 4812 and 4813 of the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA). This information collection request may be viewed at <E T="03">www.reginfo.gov.</E> 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 submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website <E T="03">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.</E> Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0694-0126. <SIG> <NAME>Sheleen Dumas,</NAME> Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. </SIG> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-30618 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>