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OMB Control No: 0694-0149	ICR Reference No: 202609-0694-002
Status: PreApproved	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/BIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application Process to Waive the Import Qualification Criteria for Measures to Restrict Stockpiling of Polysilicon and Polysilicon Derivatives
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 09/16/2026
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 09/16/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/15/2026
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved 6 months only. Should Commerce/BIS decide to use the collection for more than 6 months, BIS should publish a 60 and 30 day notice.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	6 Months From Approved
Responses	165	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	330	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Preapproved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	165	165
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	330	330
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This emergency collection for applications of companies seeking to obtain Polysilicon Product waivers. The information submitted will be evaluated and used by BIS’s Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (OSIES) to ensure waiver requests meet all established conditions outlined in Proclamation 11052 and to make recommendations for consideration by the Secretary.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $735,000

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Nancy Kook 202 482-2440 nancy.kook@bis.doc.gov

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