Notice2025-14641
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Inclusions to the Section 232 National Security Adjustments to Imports
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Published
August 1, 2025
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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 90, Number 146 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 36131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14641]
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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; Inclusions to the Section 232 National Security Adjustments to
Imports
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 September 30,
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#a3f3f1e2e3c1cad08dc7ccc08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a0a081b1a383329743e3539743d352c">[email protected]</span></a> or to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#faaaa8bb999597979f948e89ba9e9599d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="79292b381a1614141c170d0a391d161a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control
Number 0694-0146 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#7626243736141f055812191558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="edbdbfacad8f849ec389828ec38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862)
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to conduct
comprehensive investigations to determine the effects of imports of an
article on the national security of the United States. Such
investigations can be initiated by an application by an interested
party, a request from the head of any department or agency, or self-
initiated by the Secretary. Once an investigation is initiated, the
Secretary has 270 days to submit a report to the President on whether
the importation of the article in question is occurring in such
quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the
national security of the United States. The President then has 90 days
to determine whether to concur with the findings, and, if necessary,
take action to ``adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives''
under Section 232 to address the identified threat to the national
security of the United States.
Presidential Proclamations 10895 and 10896 of February 2025
required the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to establish within
ninety days a process for including additional derivative aluminum and
steel articles within the scope of the ad valorem Section 232 Steel and
Aluminum Tariffs established in Presidential Proclamation 9704 and
Presidential Proclamation 9705 of March 2018, as subsequently modified.
Proclamations 10895 and 10896 authorize the Secretary to include
additional derivative steel or aluminum articles within the scope of
the tariffs unilaterally, or at the request of a producer (or an
industry association representing one or more such producers) of steel
or aluminum articles or derivative articles within the United States.
Proclamations 10895 and 10896 further state that submissions must
establish that imports of a derivative article have increased in a
manner that threatens to impair the national security of the United
States or otherwise undermine the objectives set forth in the 2018
Section 232 Investigations or any associated Presidential
Proclamations.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0146.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission, revision of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
Estimated Time per Response: 16 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $176,000.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962,
Presidential Proclamations 10895 and 10896 of February 10, 2025.
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. 2025-14641 Filed 7-31-25; 8:45 am]
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