This collection is cleared based on the revised materials provided by the Department.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2014
1,800,412
0
184,800,892
30,007
0
528
0
0
0
The five year records retention requirement enables BIS to detect violations from records up to five years old to correspond with the five year statue of limitations and prove that a violation did or did not take place.
US Code:
50 USC 1702
Name of Law: International Emergency Economic Powers Act
PL:
Pub.L. 96 - 72 5, 6, 7
Name of Law: Export Administration Act of 1979
EO: EO 13222 Name/Subject of EO: Continuation of Export Control Regulations
Adjustments:
The previous estimated recordkeeping requirement of .01 second was increased to 1 minute to file exports and antiboycott documents (after review of public comment). This results in an estimated recordkeeping burden hours net increase of 29,479 (from 528 to 30,007).
The number of export transactions subject to the EAR was decreased to 36 million annually based on current Census data. The number of transactions stored in paper form only was estimated to be 5 percent or 1,800,000 (reduced from 184,800,000). The number of antiboycott respondents was decreased from 892 to 412 based on 2012 data. Net decrease of 183,000,480 responses.
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.