Notice2025-02071
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Objections From the Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum
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Published
January 31, 2025
Issuing agencies
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 90, Number 20 (Friday, January 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8695-8696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02071]
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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; Objections From 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
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information collection must be received on or before April 1, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by email
to Nancy Kook, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry and Security, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81cfe0efe2f8afcaeeeeeac1e3e8f2afe5eee2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f012e212c3661042020240f2d263c612b202c61282039">[email protected]</span></a> or to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81d1d3c0e2eeecece4eff5f2c1e5eee2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22727063414d4f4f474c565162464d410c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>). Please reference OMB
Control Number 0694-0138 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 Nancy Kook, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry and Security, phone 202-
482-2440 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7d9d6d9d4ce99dcd8d8dcf7d5dec499d3d8d499d0d8c1">[email protected]</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862)
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (``the Secretary'') to conduct
comprehensive investigations to determine the effects of imports of any
article on the national security of the United States.
On March 8, 2018, President Trump issued Proclamations 9704 and
9705, imposing duties on imports of aluminum and steel, and authorizing
the Secretary to grant exclusions from the duties ``if the Secretary
determines the steel or aluminum article 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 further directed that the Secretary issue procedures for
requesting such exclusions within ten days of the issuance of these
Proclamations.
The purpose of this information collection is to allow for
submission of objections to the 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. The information submitted is evaluated and used by BIS's
Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (OSIES) to make a
recommendation to the Secretary or their designee(s) regarding the
favorability of each Exclusion Request, taking into account any
national security considerations as well as any received Objections,
Rebuttals, and/or Surrebuttals. The Secretary or their designee(s) will
also consider information provided by other agencies or senior
executive branch officials including recommendations from the
Department's International Trade Administration (ITA) based on their
review of Exclusion Requests receiving Objections.
II. Method of Collection
Electronic.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0138.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,288.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 161,152 hours.
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,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-02071 Filed 1-30-25; 8:45 am]
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