80 FR 11157 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Request for Investigation Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)

Page Range		11157-11158
FR Document		2015-04260

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Request for 
Investigation Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mark Crace, (202) 482-8093, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Upon request, BIS will initiate an investigation to determine the 
effects of imports of specific commodities on the national security, 
and will make the findings known to the President for possible 
adjustments to imports through tariffs. The findings are made publicly 
available and are reported to Congress. The purpose of this collection 
is to account for the public burden associated with the surveys 
distributed to determine the impact on national security.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted electronically or on paper.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0120.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Time per Response: 7 hours and 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) 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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: February 25, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Washington, DC 20230 (or via the use of automated collection techniques regulations. Under this collection,
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). or other forms of information interested parties may submit a request
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: technology. to BIS to establish a new TAC. The
Requests for additional information or Comments submitted in response to Bureau of Industry and Security
copies of the information collection this notice will be summarized and/or provides administrative support for
instrument and instructions should be included in the request for OMB these Committees.
directed to Mark Crace, (202) 482–8093, approval of this information collection;
II. Method of Collection
Mark.Crace@bis.doc.gov. they also will become a matter of public
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: record. Submitted electronically or on paper.
Dated: February 25, 2015. III. Data
I. Abstract
Glenna Mickelson, OMB Control Number: 0694–0100.
This collection of information Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
involves nine miscellaneous activities Form Number: None.
Information Officer. Type of Review: Regular submission
described in section 758 of the Export [FR Doc. 2015–04262 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
Administration Regulations (EAR) that (extension of a current information
are associated with the export of items
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controlled by the Department of Affected Public: Business or other for
Commerce. Most of these activities do profit organizations.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
not involve submission of documents to
BIS but instead involve exchange of Estimated Time per Response: 5
Bureau of Industry and Security
documents among parties in the export hours.
transaction to insure that each party Proposed Information Collection; Estimated Total Annual Burden
understands its obligations under U.S. Comment Request; Request for the Hours: 5.
law. Others involve writing certain Appointment of a Technical Advisory Estimated Total Annual Cost to
export control statements on shipping Committee Public: $0.
documents or reporting unforeseen IV. Request for Comments
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and
changes in shipping and disposition of
Security, Commerce. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
exported commodities. These activities
ACTION: Notice. the proposed collection of information
are needed by the BIS’s Office of Export
is necessary for the proper performance
Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and SUMMARY: The Department of of the functions of the agency, including
Border Protection to document export Commerce, as part of its continuing whether the information shall have
transactions, enforce the EAR and effort to reduce paperwork and practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
protect the National Security of the respondent burden, invites the general agency’s estimate of the burden
United States. public and other Federal agencies to (including hours and cost) of the
II. Method of Collection take this opportunity to comment on proposed collection of information; (c)
Submitted electronically or on paper. proposed and/or continuing information ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
collections, as required by the clarity of the information to be
III. Data Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
OMB Control Number: 0694–0122. DATES: Written comments must be burden of the collection of information
Form Number: None. submitted on or before May 1, 2015. on respondents, including through the
Type of Review: Regular submission ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments use of automated collection techniques
(extension of a current information to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental or other forms of information
collection). Paperwork Clearance Officer, technology.
Affected Public: Business or other for Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Comments submitted in response to
profit organizations. 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., this notice will be summarized and/or
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the included in the request for OMB
Estimated Time per Response: 2 Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). approval of this information collection;
hours. they also will become a matter of public
Estimated Total Annual Burden FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
record.
Hours: 78,576. Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection Dated: February 25, 2015.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0. instrument and instructions should be Glenna Mickelson,
directed to Mark Crace, (202) 482–8093, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
IV. Request for Comments Mark.Crace@bis.doc.gov. Information Officer.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2015–04233 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
the proposed collection of information BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
is necessary for the proper performance I. Abstract
of the functions of the agency, including This collection of information is
whether the information shall have required by the Export Administration DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Regulations and the Federal Advisory
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agency’s estimate of the burden Committee Act. The Technical Advisory Bureau of Industry and Security
(including hours and cost) of the Committees (TACs) were established to Proposed Information Collection;
proposed collection of information; (c) advise and assist the U.S. Government Comment Request; Request for
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and on export control matters such as Investigation Under Section 232 of the
clarity of the information to be proposed revisions to export control Trade Expansion Act
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the lists, licensing procedures, assessments
burden of the collection of information of the foreign availability of controlled AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and
on respondents, including through the products, and export control Security, Commerce.

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ACTION: Notice. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agricultural Commodities for
agency’s estimate of the burden Exemption From Short Supply
SUMMARY: The Department of (including hours and cost) of the Limitations on Export’’ (USAG), and
Commerce, as part of its continuing proposed collection of information; (c) ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of
effort to reduce paperwork and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Monitoring or Controls on Recyclable
respondent burden, invites the general clarity of the information to be Metallic Materials (Petitions); Public
public and other Federal agencies to collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
take this opportunity to comment on Hearings.’’ These activities are statutory
burden of the collection of information in nature and, therefore, must remain a
proposed and/or continuing information on respondents, including through the
collections, as required by the part of BIS’s active information
use of automated collection techniques collections.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. or other forms of information
DATES: Written comments must be technology. II. Method of Collection
submitted on or before May 1, 2015. Comments submitted in response to
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments this notice will be summarized and/or Submitted electronically or on paper.
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental included in the request for OMB III. Data
Paperwork Clearance Officer, approval of this information collection;
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, they also will become a matter of public OMB Control Number: 0694–0102.
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., record. Form Number: None.
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Dated: February 25, 2015.
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). Type of Review: Regular submission
Glenna Mickelson, (extension of a current information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief collection).
Requests for additional information or Information Officer.
copies of the information collection Affected Public: Business or other for
[FR Doc. 2015–04260 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
instrument and instructions should be profit organizations.
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directed to Mark Crace, (202) 482–8093, Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Mark.Crace@bis.doc.gov.
Estimated Time per Response: USAG,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 30 minutes; and Petitions, 100 hours.
I. Abstract Estimated Total Annual Burden
Bureau of Industry and Security
Upon request, BIS will initiate an Hours: 5.
investigation to determine the effects of Proposed Information Collection; Estimated Total Annual Cost to
imports of specific commodities on the Comment Request; Miscellaneous Public: $0.
national security, and will make the Short Supply Activities
findings known to the President for IV. Request for Comments
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and
possible adjustments to imports through
Security, Commerce. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
tariffs. The findings are made publicly
available and are reported to Congress. ACTION: Notice. the proposed collection of information
The purpose of this collection is to is necessary for the proper performance
SUMMARY: The Department of of the functions of the agency, including
account for the public burden associated
Commerce, as part of its continuing whether the information shall have
with the surveys distributed to
effort to reduce paperwork and practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
determine the impact on national
respondent burden, invites the general
security. agency’s estimate of the burden
public and other Federal agencies to
(including hours and cost) of the
II. Method of Collection take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information proposed collection of information; (c)
Submitted electronically or on paper. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
collections, as required by the
III. Data Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
OMB Control Number: 0694–0120. DATES: Written comments must be
burden of the collection of information
Form Number: None. submitted on or before May 1, 2015.
Type of Review: Regular submission on respondents, including through the
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
(extension of a current information use of automated collection techniques
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
collection). or other forms of information
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Affected Public: Business or other for technology.
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
profit organizations. 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Comments submitted in response to
Estimated Number of Respondents: Washington, DC 20230 (or via the this notice will be summarized and/or
400. Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). included in the request for OMB
Estimated Time per Response: 7 hours approval of this information collection;
and 30 minutes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or they also will become a matter of public
Estimated Total Annual Burden
copies of the information collection record.
Hours: 3,000.
instrument and instructions should be
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Estimated Total Annual Cost to Dated: February 25, 2015.
Public: $0. directed to Mark Crace, (202) 482–8093, Glenna Mickelson,
Mark.Crace@bis.doc.gov.
IV. Request for Comments Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information Officer.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information I. Abstract [FR Doc. 2015–04259 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
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is necessary for the proper performance This information collection is
of the functions of the agency, including comprised of two rarely used short
whether the information shall have supply activities: ‘‘Registration of U.S.

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Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 2015.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Mark Crace, (202) 482-8093, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 11157

80 FR 11157 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Request for Investigation Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security