Notice2025-23768
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 Automobile Parts Imports
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Published
December 23, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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 244 (Tuesday, December 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60058-60059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23768]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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
Automobile Parts Imports
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, 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 February 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Julien Tuya, International Trade Specialist, Office of Transportation
and Machinery, International Trade Administration, by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94d5e1e0fbddfaf7f8e1e7fdfbfae7d4e0e6f5f0f1baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd8cb8b9a284a3aea1b8bea4a2a3be8db9bfaca9a8e3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#78282a39380c0a191c1d561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d2d2f3c3d090f1c1918531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control
Number 0625-0284 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 Julien Tuya, International Trade Specialist, Office of
Transportation and Machinery, International Trade Administration, by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce8fbbbaa187a0ada2bbbda7a1a0bd8ebabcafaaabe0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="054470716a4c6b666970766c6a6b764571776461602b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
On March 26, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10908,
``Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United
States,'' 90 FR 14705 (April 3, 2025) (Automobile Proclamation), which
finds that imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts continue
to threaten to impair the national security of the United States and
imposes specified tariffs to adjust imports of automobiles and certain
automobile parts so that such imports will not threaten to impair
national security pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of
1962 (``Section 232''). Section 232 authorizes the President to adjust
the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported
into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances
as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States so
that such imports will not threaten to impair national security. The
Automobile Proclamation imposed a 25 percent tariff on certain imports
of automobiles, effective April 3, 2025, and certain imports of
automobile parts, effective May 3, 2025.
The Automobile Proclamation also required the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) to establish a process for including additional automobile
parts articles within the scope of the tariffs imposed by the President
in the Automobile Proclamation. In addition to inclusions made by the
Secretary, the process is to provide for including additional
automobile parts articles at the request of a domestic producer of an
automobile or automobile parts article, or an industry association
representing one or more such producers, where the request establishes
that imports of
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additional automobile parts articles have increased in a manner that
threatens to impair the national security or otherwise undermines the
objectives set forth in Proclamation 9888 (84 FR 23433, May 17, 2019),
the Automobile Proclamation, or in any proclamation issued under
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (Section
232) or any additional information submitted to the President by the
Secretary pursuant to those proclamations. When the Secretary receives
such a request from a domestic producer or industry association, the
Secretary, after consultation with the United States International
Trade Commission and U. S. Customs and Border Protection, is to issue a
determination regarding whether to include the articles within 60 days
of receiving the request.
The automotive industry is in a state of rapid development for
various technologies, including in the areas of alternative propulsion
systems, autonomous driving capabilities, and other advanced
technologies. It is important that manufacturers supporting both the
commercial vehicle industry and the defense sector have the opportunity
to identify new and emerging automotive products with importance for
defense applications to be considered under the scope of this action.
In addition, there are many automotive products that fall under broad
tariff codes that include parts beyond the automotive sector. While the
Department made a best estimate of the most important tariff codes to
apply to the scope of the 232 action, industry experts may be aware of
broad Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes that have become
increasingly important to automotive uses that were not originally
considered under this investigation.
II. Method of Collection
Domestic producers of automobiles or automobile parts articles, or
any industry association representing one or more such producers, may
submit automobile parts articles inclusion requests during two-week
submission windows that ITA will open four times annually. Submissions
of inclusions requests must be submitted in PDF format via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c382b6b7ac8aada0afb6b0aaacadb083b7b1a2a7a6eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aeefdbdac1e7c0cdc2dbddc7c1c0ddeedadccfcacb80c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>. ITA will review the requests received on a
rolling basis during the two-week submission window to validate that
each request received contain all the required elements and does not
exceed the page limitation. In the instance where the requestor does
not include all the required elements or otherwise improperly filed the
submission, at the discretion of the Under Secretary for International
Trade, the requestor will be granted a 48-hour window to submit a
proper filing. The use of fixed submission windows will provide
predictability to industry and will be the most efficient use of ITA
resources given the short timeframes to secure and process public
comments and provide recommendations.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0625-0284.
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: 50.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 400 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $30,190.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
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 Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-23768 Filed 12-22-25; 8:45 am]
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