The U.S. is under obligation by this international treaty to impose certain trade controls. States Parties may only export Schedule 1 chemicals to other States Parties, must provide advance notification on exports of any quantify of a Schedule 1 chemical, and must submit annual reports of exports of such chemicals during the previous calendar year. The Convention also requires that prior to the export of a Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 chemicals to a non-State Party, the exporter obtain an End-Use Certificate issued by the government of the importing country.
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Pub.L. 105 - 277 Division I
Name of Law: Chemical Weapons Converion Implementation Act
EO: EO 13128 Name/Subject of EO: Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation
The adjustment increase is due to the number of Schedule 3 end-use certificates received by BIS (more than double (139%) of exporters choosing to obtain end-use certificates issued for a single end-user instead of multiple end-users). The removal of the exports of technology to produce certain Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 chemicals information collection from the IC List appears as a program change in ROCIS but is actually an adjustment decrease (was mistakenly added to this information collection in a previous submission. It will be removed with this request). ROCIS allows the removal of an IC to be a program change only.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.