81_FR_37290 81 FR 37179 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International Import Certificate

81 FR 37179 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International Import Certificate

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 111 (June 9, 2016)

Page Range37179-37180
FR Document2016-13608

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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37179-37180]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13608]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International 
Import Certificate

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

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 August 8, 2016.

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, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482-8093, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The United States and several other countries have increased the 
effectiveness of their respective controls over international trade in 
strategic commodities by means of an Import Certificate procedure. For 
the U.S. importer, this procedure provides that, where required by the 
exporting country, the importer submits an international import 
certificate to the U.S. Government to certify that he/she will import 
commodities into the United States and will not reexport such 
commodities, except in accordance with the export control regulations 
of the United States. The U.S. Government, in turn, certifies that such 
representations have been made.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted electronically or on paper.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0017.
    Form Number(s): BIS-645P.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 67.2.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $2,016.

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: June 3, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-13608 Filed 6-8-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 111 / Thursday, June 9, 2016 / Notices 37179 Needs and Uses: The information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE contained in Form ED–840P is Requests for additional information or necessary for EDA to evaluate whether copies of the information collection Bureau of Industry and Security proposed projects satisfy eligibility and instrument and instructions should be programmatic requirements contained directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison, Proposed Information Collection; in chapters 3 and 5 of title II of the (202) 482–8093, Mark.Crace@ Comment Request; International Trade Act of 1974, as amended (U.S.C. bis.doc.gov. Import Certificate 2341 et seq.) and the Trade Adjustment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (Pub. Security, Department of Commerce. L. 112–40) which reauthorized the I. Abstract ACTION: Notice. program. Foreign governments, on occasions, Affected Public: Businesses or other require U.S. importers of strategic SUMMARY: The Department of for-profit organizations. commodities to furnish their foreign Commerce, as part of its continuing Frequency: On occasion. supplier with a U.S. Delivery effort to reduce paperwork and Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Verification Certificate validating that respondent burden, invites the general The Federal Register notice that the commodities shipped to the U.S. public and other Federal agencies to solicited public comment on the were in fact received. This procedure take this opportunity to comment on information collection for a period of 60 increases the effectiveness of controls proposed and/or continuing information days was published on March 17, 2016. on the international trade of strategic collections, as required by the This information collection request commodities. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. II. Method of Collection DATES: Written comments must be Follow the instructions to view the submitted on or before August 8, 2016. Department of Commerce collections Submitted electronically or on paper. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments currently under review by OMB. III. Data Written comments and to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental OMB Control Number: 0694–0016. Paperwork Clearance Officer, recommendations for the proposed Form Number(s): BIS–647P. information collection should be sent Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Type of Review: Regular submission. 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., within 30 days of publication of this Affected Public: Business or other for- notice to OIRA Submission@ Washington, DC 20230 (or via the profit organizations. Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 975–5806. Estimated Number of Respondents: 20. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: June 6, 2016. Estimated Time per Response: 30 Requests for additional information or Glenna Mickelson, minutes. copies of the information collection Management Analyst, Office of the Chief instrument and instructions should be Estimated Total Annual Burden Information Officer. Hours: 11.4 hours. directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison, [FR Doc. 2016–13666 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am] Estimated Total Annual Cost to (202) 482–8093, Mark.Crace@ BILLING CODE P Public: $342.00 bis.doc.gov. IV. Request for Comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Comments are invited on: (a) Whether I. Abstract the proposed collection of information Bureau of Industry and Security The United States and several other is necessary for the proper performance countries have increased the Proposed Information Collection; of the functions of the agency, including effectiveness of their respective controls Comment Request; Delivery whether the information shall have over international trade in strategic Verification Procedure for Imports practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the commodities by means of an Import agency’s estimate of the burden Certificate procedure. For the U.S. AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and (including hours and cost) of the importer, this procedure provides that, Security. proposed collection of information; (c) where required by the exporting ACTION: Notice. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and country, the importer submits an clarity of the information to be international import certificate to the SUMMARY: The Department of collected; and (d) ways to minimize the U.S. Government to certify that he/she Commerce, as part of its continuing burden of the collection of information will import commodities into the effort to reduce paperwork and on respondents, including through the United States and will not reexport such respondent burden, invites the general use of automated collection techniques commodities, except in accordance with public and other Federal agencies to or other forms of information the export control regulations of the take this opportunity to comment on technology. Comments submitted in response to United States. The U.S. Government, in proposed and/or continuing information this notice will be summarized and/or turn, certifies that such representations collections, as required by the included in the request for OMB have been made. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be approval of this information collection; II. Method of Collection submitted on or before August 8, 2016. they also will become a matter of public Submitted electronically or on paper. sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES record. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Dated: June 3, 2016. III. Data to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Glenna Mickelson, OMB Control Number: 0694–0017. Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Form Number(s): BIS–645P. 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Information Officer. Type of Review: Regular submission. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the [FR Doc. 2016–13607 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am] Affected Public: Business or other for- Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). BILLING CODE 3510–33–P profit organizations. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:50 Jun 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1

37180 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 111 / Thursday, June 9, 2016 / Notices Estimated Number of Respondents: Countervailing Duty Measures on and Input Specificity; 4 and (4) Benefit 250. Certain Products from China, WT/ (Market Distortion).5 Estimated Time per Response: 15 DS437 (December 18, 2014) (DS437). The Department invited interested minutes. See Attachment for a listing of the 15 parties to comment on each of the Estimated Total Annual Burden CVD investigations at issue in DS437. section 129 preliminary Hours: 67.2. The Department issued its final determinations.6 After receiving Estimated Total Annual Cost to determinations in these section 129 comments and rebuttal comments from Public: $2,016. proceedings on March 31, 2016, April the interested parties, the Department IV. Request for Comments 26, 2016, and May 19, 2016. The issued final determinations on March Department is now implementing these 31, 2016,7 April 26, 2016,8 and May 19, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 2016.9 final determinations. the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance DATES: The effective date for the 4 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant of the functions of the agency, including determination covering the Group One Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, whether the information shall have Investigations and the Wire Strand ‘‘Preliminary Determination of Public Bodies and Input Specificity,’’ (February 25, 2016); see also practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the investigation with respect to the public Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary agency’s estimate of the burden body and input specificity analyses is for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Input (including hours and cost) of the April 1, 2016, and the effective date for Specificity: Preliminary Analysis of the proposed collection of information; (c) Diversification of Economic Activities and Length the determinations covering the Group of Time,’’ (December 31, 2015). ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Two Investigations and Wire Strand 5 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant clarity of the information to be with respect to the land specificity Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, collected; and (d) ways to minimize the analysis is May 26, 2016. ‘‘Benefit (Market Distortion) Memorandum,’’ burden of the collection of information (March 7, 2016); see also Memorandum to Brendan on respondents, including through the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Quinn, Acting Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office B. Greynolds or Kristen Johnson, AD/ III, ‘‘Supporting Memorandum to Preliminary use of automated collection techniques Benefit (Market Distortion) Memorandum,’’ (March or other forms of information CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement 7, 2016). technology. and Compliance, International Trade 6 See Department Memorandum to the File, Comments submitted in response to Administration, U.S. Department of ‘‘Section 129 Proceedings: United States— Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products this notice will be summarized and/or from the People’s Republic of China (WTO/DS437): included in the request for OMB Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; Schedule for rebuttal factual information, written approval of this information collection; telephone: (202) 482–6071 or (202) 482– argument, and a hearing,’’ (March 11, 2016). they also will become a matter of public 4793, respectively. 7 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, record. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ‘‘Section 129 Proceedings: United States— Dated: June 3, 2016. Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products Background from the People’s Republic of China (WTO DS437): Glenna Mickelson, Final Determination of Public Bodies and Input Management Analyst, Office of the Chief On April 27, 2015, the Department Specificity,’’ (March 31, 2016); Memorandum to Information Officer. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement informed interested parties that it was and Compliance, ‘‘Section 129 Proceedings: United [FR Doc. 2016–13608 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am] initiating proceedings under section 129 States—Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain BILLING CODE 3510–33–P of the URAA to implement the Products from the People’s Republic of China (WTO recommendations and rulings of the DS437): No Comment Final Determinations,’’ (March 31, 2016); and Memorandum to Paul WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DS437.1 Given the number of CVD Compliance, ‘‘Section 129 Proceedings: United investigations and complexity of the States—Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain International Trade Administration Products from the People’s Republic of China (WTO issues involved in this dispute, the DS437): Final Determination for Countervailing [C–570–921; C–570–931; C–570–936; C– Department addressed each of the issues Duty Investigation on Drill Pipe from the People’s 570–938; C–570–940; C–570–942; C–570– and conclusions of the panel and Republic of China,’’ (March 31, 2016). 944; C–570–946; C–570–955; C–570–957; C– Appellate Body in DS437 through 8 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant 570–959; C–570–966; C–570–968; C–570– separate preliminary determination Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, 978; C–570–980] ‘‘Section 129 Proceedings: United States— memoranda. Specifically, the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Measures on Certain Implementation of Determinations Department issued preliminary Products from the People’s Republic of China (WTO Pursuant to Section 129 of the determinations regarding: (1) Export DS437): Final Determination on the Initiation of Restraints; 2 (2) Land; 3 (3) Public Bodies Allegations of Export Restraints in Magnesia Uruguay Round Agreements Act Bricks,’’ (April 26, 2016) (Final Determination for Export Restraints); see also Memorandum to Paul AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 1 See Notice of Commencement of Compliance Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and International Trade Administration, Proceedings Pursuant to Section 129 of the Uruguay Compliance, ‘‘Section 129 Proceedings: United Department of Commerce. Round Agreements Act, 80 FR 23254 (April 27, States—Countervailing Duty (CVD) Measures on 2015). Certain Products from the People’s Republic of SUMMARY: On April 1, 2016 and May 26, 2 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant China (WTO DS437): Final Determination for 2016, the U.S. Trade Representative Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Certain Seamless Carbon Alloy Steel Standard, (USTR) directed the Department of ‘‘Section 129 Proceeding: United States— Line, and Pressure Pipe from the People’s Republic Commerce (the Department) to Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products of China (Seamless Pipe from the PRC),’’ (April 26, implement its determinations under from the People’s Republic of China (WTO/DS437): 2016) (Final Determination for Seamless Pipe). sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Preliminary Determination Regarding Export 9 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant section 129 of the Uruguay Round Restraints,’’ (February 23, 2016). Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Agreements Act (URAA), regarding 15 3 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant ‘‘Section 129 Proceedings: United States— countervailing duty (CVD) Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products investigations, which render them not ‘‘Section 129 Proceeding: United States— from the People’s Republic of China (WTO DS437): Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products Final Determination for Pressure Pipe, Line Pipe, inconsistent with the World Trade from the People’s Republic of China (WTO/DS437): OCTG, Wire Strand, and Solar Panels,’’ (May 19, Organization (WTO) dispute settlement Preliminary Determination Regarding Land 2016) (Final Determination for Pressure Pipe, Line findings in United States— Specificity,’’ (February 24, 2016). Pipe, OCTG, Wire Strand, and Solar Panels). VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:50 Jun 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before August 8, 2016.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482-8093, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 37179 
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