This regulation amends the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) by liberalizing the licensing
policy for exports and reexports of encryption commodities and
software to U.S. subsidiaries, insurance companies, health and
medical end-users, on-line merchants, and foreign commercial firms.
This regulation further streamlines the export and reexport of
recoverable encryption commodities and software.
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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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.