Notice2022-10033
Request for Public Comments on Supply Chain Issues To Support the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply Chains Working Group
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Published
May 10, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentIndustry and Security Bureau
Abstract
On April 6, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the notice Request for Public Comments on Supply Chain Issues To Support the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply Chains Working Group. Today's notice extends the deadline for written comments to June 23, 2022. This extension is being made to allow for commenters to take into account any developments or announcements that may occur as a result of the United States-EU TTC second leaders' meeting scheduled for May 15-16, 2022 in France.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 27987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10033]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
RIN 0694-XC089
Request for Public Comments on Supply Chain Issues To Support the
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply Chains Working Group
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On April 6, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
published the notice Request for Public Comments on Supply Chain Issues
To Support the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply
Chains Working Group. Today's notice extends the deadline for written
comments to June 23, 2022. This extension is being made to allow for
commenters to take into account any developments or announcements that
may occur as a result of the United States-EU TTC second leaders'
meeting scheduled for May 15-16, 2022 in France.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published April 6, 2022 at 87
FR 19854, is extended until June 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submissions: You may submit comments, identified by docket
number BIS-2021-0046 or RIN 0694-XC089, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. To submit comments via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, enter the docket number BIS-2021-0046 on the home
page and click ``Search.'' The site will provide a search results page
listing all documents associated with this docket. Find a reference to
this notice and click the button entitled ``Comment.'' For further
information on using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, please consult the
resources provided on the website by clicking on ``FAQ.'' For further
information regarding required comment formatting, please see the
Solicited Written Comments and Requirements for Written Comments
sections in the April 6 notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Coyne, U.S.-EU Trade and
Technology Council Secure Supply Chains Working Group, Bureau of
Industry and Security, at 202-482-4933,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#691d1d0a361a0c0a1c1b0c361a1c19190510360a010800071a290d060a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb8f8f98a4889e988e899ea4888e8b8b9782a498939a929588bb9f9498d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 6, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
published the notice Request for Public Comments on Supply Chain Issues
To Support the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply
Chains Working Group. (87 FR 19854). The April 6 notice specified that
BIS requests public comments regarding how to advance supply chain
resilience and security in key sectors: Semiconductors; solar
photovoltaics; \1\ critical minerals and materials including rare earth
magnets,\2\ lithium-ion batteries,\3\ and material inputs to
semiconductors; \4\ and pharmaceuticals \5\ to inform the work of the
United States-European Union (EU) Trade and Technology Council (TTC)
Secure Supply Chains Working Group. The Working Group is tasked with
increasing transparency of supply and demand, mapping respective
existing sectoral capabilities, exchanging information on policy
measures and research and development priorities, and cooperating on
strategies to promote supply chain resilience, security and
diversification.
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\1\ Solar photovoltaics include materials and production tools
for the manufacturing of solar components.
\2\ Critical minerals include neodymium and dysprosium.
\3\ Critical minerals include lithium, cobalt, class 1 nickel,
manganese, and graphite.
\4\ Critical minerals include gallium and germanium.
\5\ Drug and Biologic Essential Medicines, Medical
Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs.
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Extension of Comment Period Deadline
The April 6 notice included a comment period deadline of May 23,
2022. The Department of Commerce has determined at this time that it is
warranted to extend the comment period by one month to allow for
commenters to take into account any developments or announcements that
may occur as a result of the United States-EU TTC second leaders'
meeting scheduled for May 15-16, 2022 in France. Today's notice
specifies that comments may be submitted at any time but must be
received by June 23, 2022, to be considered.
Solicited Written Comments
BIS welcomes public comments on how best to achieve the four
primary tasks of the Secure Supply Chains Working Group described
above. While BIS invites input from all interested parties, it is
particularly interested in obtaining information from foreign and
domestic entities that actively participate in semiconductors, solar
photovoltaics, critical minerals and materials, and pharmaceuticals
supply chains. Interested parties are invited to submit written
comments, data, analyses, or information pertinent to this request to
BIS no later than June 23, 2022. See the April 6 notice for additional
details on the U.S.-EU TTC and the request for public comments.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-10033 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]
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