Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0694.0117.SuppStmt.080812.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-08-08
CWC_EO.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-06-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
5032	Schedule 1 Advance Notifications and Annual Report	Modified
189508	Exports of Technology to Produce Certain Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 Chemicals	Removed
189506	End User Certificates	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0694-0117	ICR Reference No: 201204-0694-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200906-0694-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/BIS	Agency Tracking No: Renewal
Title: Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/10/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/08/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2012
Responses	70	0	33
Time Burden (Hours)	36	0	17
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: 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
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 22559	04/16/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 46683	08/06/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
End User Certificates
Schedule 1 Advance Notifications and Annual Report
Exports of Technology to Produce Certain Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 Chemicals

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	70	33	0	-1	38	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	36	17	0	-1	20	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: 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.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,763

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/08/2012

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