Notice2022-21418
Draft Harmonized System (HS) Code List of Critical Supply Chains
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Published
October 4, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
"Executive Order on America's Supply Chains", issued on February 24, 2021, outlines U.S. policy objectives with respect to strengthening the resilience of America's supply chains. The Executive Order directed relevant Secretaries to prepare reports on the supply chains for critical sectors and subsectors within either 100 days or 1 year of the Order. Through this Request for Comment (RFC), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is requesting input from the public on a draft list of critical goods and materials within four of the supply chains assessed under the Order: public health and biological preparedness, information and communications technology (ICT), energy, and critical minerals. The draft list, defined by 8- and 10-digit tariff lines of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), is set out online at https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical-supply- chains. The list of critical goods and materials will serve as a tool to facilitate ongoing targeted analysis of trade data and the evaluation of policies to strengthen these supply chains. This RFC is a part of the government's ongoing work to identify risks, address vulnerabilities, and develop a strategy to promote American supply chains resiliency in accordance with the Order.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60118-60120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21418]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Draft Harmonized System (HS) Code List of Critical Supply Chains
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public comment.
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SUMMARY: ``Executive Order on America's Supply Chains'', issued on
February 24, 2021, outlines U.S. policy objectives with respect to
strengthening the resilience of America's supply chains. The Executive
Order directed relevant Secretaries to prepare reports on the supply
chains for critical sectors and subsectors within either 100 days or 1
year of the Order. Through this
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Request for Comment (RFC), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is
requesting input from the public on a draft list of critical goods and
materials within four of the supply chains assessed under the Order:
public health and biological preparedness, information and
communications technology (ICT), energy, and critical minerals. The
draft list, defined by 8- and 10-digit tariff lines of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), is set out online at
<a href="https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical-supply-chains">https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical-supply-chains</a>. The list of critical goods and materials will serve as a tool
to facilitate ongoing targeted analysis of trade data and the
evaluation of policies to strengthen these supply chains. This RFC is a
part of the government's ongoing work to identify risks, address
vulnerabilities, and develop a strategy to promote American supply
chains resiliency in accordance with the Order.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before November 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted in response to this
document by comment through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> for Docket ID
ITA-2022-0010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding this
notice to Tobias Reynolds, International Economist, at (202) 482-6374
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d0e282d2d31241e353c34332e150e1d292f3c3938733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9ba9c99998590aa818880879aa1baa99d9b888d8cc78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>, with the subject line ``Notice and Request
for Comment''. Please direct media inquiries to ITA's Office of Public
Affairs, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc8c899e90959f9d9a9a9d958e8fbc888e9d9899d29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="08787d6a64616b696e6e69617a7b487c7a696c6d266f677e">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 482-3809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Executive Order 14017 of February 24, 2021, ``Executive Order on
America's Supply Chains'' (hereafter ``Executive Order'' or ``Order'')
(86 FR 11849; February 24, 2021), outlines U.S. policy objectives with
respect to strengthening the resilience of America's supply chains. The
Executive Order directed various agencies to submit supply chain
assessments, including a review of ``the critical goods and materials,
as defined by section 6(b) of this order, underlying the supply chain
in question.'' Relevant reports were released in June 2021 and February
2022.
Section 6(b) of the Order defines critical goods and materials as
``goods and raw materials currently defined under statute or regulation
as `critical' materials, technologies, or infrastructure.'' For the
purposes of better analyzing trade data and policies, Commerce has
identified HTSUS codes that match to critical goods and materials in
four of these supply chains, drawing upon the expertise of industry
analysts. Each product is identified as either an input, capital good,
or final good. The draft list of HTSUS codes, defined at the 8 and 10-
digit level, is set out online at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical-supply-chains">https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical-supply-chains</a>.
II. Objective of This RFC
This RFC offers an opportunity for all interested parties to
provide relevant input and recommendations for consideration with
respect to the draft list of critical goods and materials. Commerce is
also interested in how products are used within a supply chain.
III. Request for Comments
Please submit written comments on this draft list on or before
November 3, 2022 to facilitate consideration. Commerce is requesting
comments addressing the make-up of the draft list, including any
recommended product additions or subtractions. For any product noted,
please include:
<bullet> The 8- or 10-digit HTSUS code(s) for the product. The U.S.
International Trade Commission's HTS Online Reference Tool (<a href="https://hts.usitc.gov/">https://hts.usitc.gov/</a>) is a useful tool for helping to determine the U.S.
tariff classification of a product.
<bullet> Product description (e.g., physical characteristics, function,
application, principal or end use within the critical sector, etc.)
<bullet> What is the relevant supply chain sector
<bullet> What is the relevant supply chain subsector (if any)
IV. Submission Instructions
Commenters should include the name of the person or organization
filing the comment. All personal identifying information (for example,
phone number and email) voluntarily submitted in any attachments by the
commenter will be publicly accessible unless marked as Business
Confidential Information (BCI). Instructions on business confidential
submissions can be found below.
Commerce strongly prefers comments submitted using the public
comment submission form posted on <a href="https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical-supply-chains">https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical-supply-chains</a> and in the ``Supporting
& Related Material'' section on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> in Docket
ID ITA-2022-0010. Click on the top tab titled ``View More Documents''
of the docket to find the ``Supporting & Related Material'' section. In
order to facilitate preparation of comments, a facsimile of the form is
attached as an annex to this notice.
If you do not use the form, Commerce prefers submissions made in
Microsoft Word (.doc) or searchable Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If you use an
application other than those two, please indicate the name of the
application in the `comment' field. If you attach a document, it is
sufficient to type ``see attached'' in the ``comment'' field.
Please do not attach separate cover letters to electronic
submissions; rather, include any information that might appear in a
cover letter in the comments themselves. Similarly, to the extent
possible, please include any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in
the same file as the comment itself, rather than submitting them as
separate files.
For any documents submitted electronically containing Business
Confidential Information (BCI), the file name of the business
confidential version should end with the characters ``BC''. Any page
containing BCI must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' on the
top of that page and the submission should clearly indicate, via
brackets, highlighting, or other means, the specific information that
is business confidential. Filers of submissions containing BCI also
must submit a public version of their submissions. The file name of the
public version should end with the character ``P''. The ``BC'' and
``P'' should follow the rest of the file name. If these procedures are
not sufficient to protect BCI or otherwise protect business interests,
please contact Tobias Reynolds, International Economist, at (202) 482-
6374 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93c0e6e3e3ffead0fbf2fafde0dbc0d3e7e1f2f7f6bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1f2d4d1d1cdd8e2c9c0c8cfd2e9f2e1d5d3c0c5c48fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a> to discuss whether alternative
arrangements are possible.
Commerce will post submissions in the docket for public inspection,
except BCI. You can view submissions on the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
by entering Docket ID ITA-2022-0010 in the search field on the home
page.
Jessica Huang,
International Economist, Office of Trade Negotiations and Analysis.
OMB Control No.: 0625-0143
Expiration Date: 01-31-2024
Public Comment Submission Form
Please note: If you wish to recommend the addition or removal of
multiple products at once, please attach a copy of this form for each
product in your submission.
1. Submitter Information
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a. Full Organization Legal Name:
b. Submitter First Name:
c. Submitter Last Name:
d. Submitter City:
e. Submitter State:
f. Submitter Phone Number (optional, submitter determines BCl or
Public):
g. Submitter Email (optional, submitter determines BCl or Public):
2. If applicable, please provide contact information of third-party
representative
a. Third Party Firm/Association Name:
b. Third Party First Name:
c. Third Party Last Name:
d. Third Party City:
e. Third Party State:
f. Third Party Phone Number (optional, can be submitted as CBI):
g. Third Party Email (optional, can be submitted as CBI):
3. 8- or 10-digit HTSUS item number- Use numerical characters only with
no special characters (Example: 12345678). The U.S. International Trade
Commission's HTS Online Reference Tool (<a href="https://hts.usitc.gov/">https://hts.usitc.gov/</a>) is a
useful tool for helping to determine the U.S. tariff classification of
your product.
4. Product Description (e.g., product characteristics, function,
application, principal or end use within the critical sector, etc.)
5. What is the relevant supply chain sector
6. Provide relevant industrial economic subsector (if any)
Commerce is particularly interested in how products are used within
a supply chain.
Please refer back to the Federal Register notice associated with
Docket ID ITA-2022-0010 on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> for additional
submission information.
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with an information collection subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the
information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The
approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0625-
0143. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information
collection. Public reporting for this information collection is
estimated to be approximately 30 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the information collection. All responses to this information
collection are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate
or any other aspect of this information collection, including
suggestions for reducing this burden to the International Trade
Administration, Attn: Tobias Reynolds at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a694f4a4a564379525b53544972697a4e485b5e5f145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0556707575697c466d646c6b764d564571776461602b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
[FR Doc. 2022-21418 Filed 10-3-22; 8:45 am]
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