Notice2023-24572
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensities of the U.S. Steel and Aluminum Industries at the Product Level; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Intensity Questionnaire
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Published
November 7, 2023
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International Trade Commission
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In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for approval of a questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and requests public comment on its draft proposed collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76854-76855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24572]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-598]
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensities of the U.S. Steel and
Aluminum Industries at the Product Level; Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request; Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Intensity
Questionnaire
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission
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ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or
USITC) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for
approval of a questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and requests public comment on its draft proposed
collection.
DATES: To ensure that the Commission will consider your comments, it
must receive them no later than 60 days after publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are in the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct all questions to the
project team via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#56253778333b3f25253f3938251623253f223578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c4f5d125951554f4f5553524f7c494f55485f125b534a">[email protected]</span></a> or via phone to Shova
KC at 202-205-2234.
The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
General information concerning the Commission may be obtained by
accessing its internet address (<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). Hearing-
impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The information requested by the questionnaire is for use by the
Commission in connection with Investigation No. 332-598, Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Intensities of the U.S. Steel and Aluminum Industries at the
Product Level, instituted under the authority of section 332(g) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). This investigation and report
were requested by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on June
5, 2023. This investigation was initiated on July 5, 2023, and the
notice of investigation was published in the Federal Register on July
10, 2023 (88 FR 43633). The Commission will deliver its report to USTR
by January 28, 2025.
As stated in the notice of investigation, the USTR requested that
the Commission's report include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
intensities of covered steel and aluminum products produced in the
United States. Such information is not available in the requested
specificity from governmental or other public sources. The Commission
indicated in its notice of investigation that it will need to obtain
much of such data and information through a survey. The survey will
assist the Commission in developing, as requested, GHG emissions
intensities which reflect scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions associated
with production of covered steel and aluminum products produced at
facilities in the United States, as well as certain scope 3 GHG
emissions associated with the upstream intermediate inputs into these
products.
Summary of Proposal: The Commission intends to submit the following
draft information collection plan to OMB and invites public comment.
(1) Number of forms submitted: 2.
(2) Title of forms: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Intensity
Questionnaire, Company-level and Facility-level.
(3) Type of request: New.
(4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data gathering
in two-step collection, scheduled for 2024.
(5) Description of respondents: U.S. companies and facilities that
produce covered steel and aluminum products.
(6) Estimated number of respondents: 1,000 companies and 2,500
facilities.
(7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire
per respondent: 1 hour per company, 25 hours per facility.
(8) Information obtained from the questionnaire will be treated as
confidential business information by the Commission and not disclosed
in a manner that would reveal the individual operations of a business.
Method of Collection: The proposed collection is a two-step data
collection. First, identified steel and aluminum companies will be sent
a letter and/or email with a link and individual questionnaire token
for accessing the online questionnaire's section 1.1. This step
involves the company providing information (including contact
information) on the facilities it owns that produce covered steel and/
or aluminum products. Once submitted by the company, each facility
identified will receive a questionnaire token and link to complete the
remainder of the questionnaire applicable to that facility. Respondents
will be able to download a PDF version of the questionnaire to see all
questions in their entirety, but this PDF will not be accepted as a
submission.
Request for Comments: Comments are invited on (1) the elements of
the draft questionnaire; (2) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed information collection (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
The draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be
downloaded from the USITC website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/saemissions">https://www.usitc.gov/saemissions</a>.
Any comments on the draft questionnaire should be sent via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3340521d565e5a40405a5c5d407346405a47501d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="06756728636b6f75756f6968754673756f726528616970">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this
information collection; they will also become a matter of public
record. As such, proprietary or confidential business information
should not be submitted as part of comments on the draft questionnaire.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 2, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-24572 Filed 11-6-23; 8:45 am]
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