Notice2021-25595
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Submitting Rebuttals and Surrebuttals Requests for Exclusions From and Objections to the Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum
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Published
November 23, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentIndustry and Security Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66523-66524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25595]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Procedures for Submitting Rebuttals and Surrebuttals Requests
for Exclusions From and Objections to the Section 232 National Security
Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before January 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by email
to Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry and Security, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93fef2e1f8bdf0e1f2f0f6d3f1fae0bdf7fcf0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c212d3e27622f3e2d2f290c2e253f6228232f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a> or to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8888a99bbb7b5b5bdb6acab98bcb7bbf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22727063414d4f4f474c565162464d410c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>). Please reference OMB
Control Number 0694-0141 in the subject line of your comments. Do not
submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry and Security, phone 202-
482-8093 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#670a06150c49041506040227050e144903080449000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5d8d4c7de9bd6c7d4d6d0f5d7dcc69bd1dad69bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
On March 8, 2018, the President issued Proclamations 9704 and 9705
concurring with the findings of the two reports and determining that
adjusting imports through the imposition of duties on steel and
aluminum is necessary so that imports of steel and aluminum will no
longer threaten to impair the national security. The Proclamations also
authorized the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
State, the United States Trade Representative, the Assistant to the
President for Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs, and other senior executive branch officials
as appropriate, to grant exclusions from the duties for domestic
parties affected by the duties. This could take place if the Secretary
determines the steel or aluminum for which the exclusion is requested
is not produced in the United States in a sufficient and reasonably
available amount or of a satisfactory quality or should be excluded
based upon specific national security considerations. The President
directed the Secretary to promulgate regulations as may be necessary to
implement an exclusion process. The purpose of this information
collection is to allow for submission of exclusions requests from the
remedies instituted in presidential proclamations adjusting imports of
steel into the United States and adjusting imports of aluminum into the
United States.
This collection of information gives U.S. Companies the opportunity
to submit rebuttals to objections received on posted exclusion requests
and also allows U.S. companies the opportunity to submit surrebuttals
for objections they submitted that receive rebuttals under the Section
232 exclusion process. Adding a rebuttal and surrebuttal process is an
important step in further improving the exclusion request and objection
process for requesting exclusions from the remedies instituted by the
President. These voluntary rebuttals and surrebuttals will allow the
U.S. Government to better evaluate whether an exclusion request should
be granted based on the information provided in an exclusion request
and taking into account any objections to a submitted exclusion
request, rebuttals, and surrebuttals. Many commenters on the March 19
rule, referenced above, requested the Department make this type of a
change to ensure that the process was fair and the Department had all
of the relevant information when an objection to an exclusion request
received a rebuttal or a surrebuttal was received.
II. Method of Collection
Electronic.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0141.
Form Number(s): 0694-0141.
Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
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Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 41,128.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,128.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962,
Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-25595 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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