# Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
*Agency:* Bureau of Industry and Security.
*Title:* International Import Certificate.
*Form Number(s):* BIS-645P.
*OMB Control Number:* 0694-0017.
*Type of Request:* Regular.
*Burden Hours:* 52 hours.
*Number of Respondents:* 195 respondents.
*Average Hours per Response:* 16 minutes per response.
*Needs and Uses:* The United States and several other countries have increased 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, the importer submits an international import certificate to the U.S. Government to certify that he/she will import commodities into the United States and will not reexport such commodities, except in accordance with the export control regulations of the United States. The U.S. Government, in turn, certifies that such representations have been made.
*Affected Public:* Businesses and other for-profit institutions.
*Frequency:* On occasion.
*Respondent's Obligation:* Required to obtain benefits.
This information collection request may be viewed at *www.reginfo.gov.* Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA *[email protected]* or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: August 11, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.