State Department Proposing Info Collection on Switch to Electronic Export Violation Disclosure Forms

The State Department is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an information collection on the DS-7787 form: “Disclosure of Violations of the Arms Export Control Act,” State said (here). The department is giving the public until Dec. 28 to provide comments, which will inform its subsequent formal submission to OMB for approval. State is planning to switch from paper to automated DS-7787 forms as part of a Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) information technology modernization product, State said. The new automated form will allow DDTC and respondents to more easily trace and analyze submissions, the agency said.