The United States and several other
countries have undertaken to increase the effectiveness of their
respective controls over international trade in strategic
commodities by means of an import certificate procedure. For the
U.S. importer, this procedure provides that, where required by the
exporting country with respect to a specific transaction, the
importer certifies to the U.S. Government that he/she will import
specific commodities into the United States and will not reexport
such commodities except in accordance with the export control
regulations of the United States.
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.