This ICR is
approved for three years. BXA is commended for its effort to use
electronic means of collecting this information and is encouraged
to expand this use as much as possible.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/1998
09/30/1998
3,000
0
0
15,620
0
0
0
0
0
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
will ban the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling,
retention, and direct or indirect transfer of chemical weapons.
Under the CWC, companies that produce, process, consume, or utilize
certain chemicals must file initial and annual declarations. This
information will be submitted to the Organization for the
prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the treaty's international
body. The collection of this information is required to comply with
the treaty.
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.