81 FR 39065 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Petition Submission and Comment Forms

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 115 (June 15, 2016)

Page Range		39065-39066
FR Document		2016-14169

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39065-39066]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14169]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Miscellaneous 
Tariff Bill (MTB) Petition Submission and Comment Forms

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a 
request for approval of two forms to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and requests public comment on its draft collection.

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DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before August 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing 
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. All written comments should 
be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436 and filed 
electronically on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
    Written Comments: You may submit comments, identified by docket 
number MISC-034. All submissions should be addressed to the Secretary 
and must conform to the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 and the 
Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures require that interested 
parties file documents electronically on or before the filing deadline. 
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the 
Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division (202-205-1802).
    Additional Information: Copies of the forms, supporting documents, 
and previously submitted comments may be downloaded from the Commission 
Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/mtbps. This information may also be 
obtained from contact Jennifer Rohrbach, USITC MTB Program Manager, 
Office of Operations ([email protected] or 202-205-2088) or 
Philip Stone, Office of Industries MTB Coordinator 
([email protected] or 202-205-3424). Hearing-impaired individuals 
may obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's 
TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information concerning the 
Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Web site (http://www.usitc.gov). Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000.
    Purpose of Information Collection: The information requested by 
these forms is for use by the Commission in connection with evaluating 
miscellaneous tariff petitions submitted under the authority of 
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-159 
approved May 20, 2016). Section 3 of this Act establishes a process for 
the submission and consideration of petitions and public comments for 
duty suspensions and reductions for imported goods in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States. The collection periods are 60-day 
periods starting October 15, 2016 and October 15, 2019.
    Summary of Proposal:
    (1) Number of forms submitted: 2.
    (2) Title of forms: Miscellaneous Tariff Petition Submission Form 
and Miscellaneous Tariff Petition Comment Form.
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Twice.
    (5) Description of affected industry: Domestic firms.
    (6) Estimated number of petitioners and commenters: up to 5,000 
petitions; 14,000 comments.
    (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the form: 5 hours 
for compiling information and submitting petitions and 0.5 hours to 
draft and submit comments.
    (8) Information obtained from the forms that qualifies as 
confidential business information will be so treated by the Commission 
and not disclosed in a manner that would reveal the individual 
operations of a firm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Abstract: Duty rates on imported goods are established by 
Congress in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). 
Temporarily duty suspensions and reductions are set forth in chapter 
99, subchapter II of the HTS, although no such suspensions or 
reductions are currently in effect. In large part due to the 
Commission's role

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in maintaining and publishing the official HTS, pursuant to the Omnibus 
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Commission has supplied 
memoranda containing factual information concerning individual bills 
introduced in many sessions of Congress to seek such duty suspensions 
or reductions.
    The new Act referenced above requires the Commission to establish a 
process to receive petitions that will take the place of individual 
miscellaneous tariff bills, and specifies the contents of such 
petitions. The Act also provides that these petitions must be made 
available on the Commission's Web site so that public comment on each 
one may be filed. The Act specifies the contents of Commission 
preliminary and final reports and requires the Commission to make 
several determinations concerning the petitions. Lastly, the Act 
requires the Commission to make particular recommendations concerning 
the petitions and provide the necessary information to Congress that 
will permit the Congress to decide which such petitions should be 
included in a miscellaneous tariff bill. The Act specifies the schedule 
for conducting each cycle of collections of petitions and for the 
Commission to submit a report to the House Committee on Ways and Means 
and the Senate Committee on Finance containing information and its 
determinations.
    II. Method of Collection: Each interested party will be required to 
establish a user web account on the Commission Web site to submit a 
petition requesting the creation or renewal of miscellaneous tariff 
provisions in the HTS comment on a previously submitted petition.
    III. Request for Comments: Comments are invited on (1) whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary; (2) the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    The draft forms and other supplementary documents may be downloaded 
from the USITC Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/mtbps.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 10, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Secretary for Land and Minerals This extension application will be contact Jennifer Rohrbach, USITC MTB
Management has approved the BLM’s processed in accordance with the Program Manager, Office of Operations
petition/application for a proposed regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4. (jennifer.rohrbach@usitc.gov or 202–
withdrawal extension. Public Land 205–2088) or Philip Stone, Office of
Leslie A. Frewing,
Order No. 7246 (62 FR 7796 (1997)) is Industries MTB Coordinator
incorporated herein by reference. The Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and (philip.stone@usitc.gov or 202–205–
Energy Resources.
area withdrawn by PLO No. 7246 3424). Hearing-impaired individuals
[FR Doc. 2016–14090 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am]
contains 44.48 acres in Curry County, may obtain information on this matter
Oregon. BILLING CODE 4310–33–P by contacting the Commission’s TDD
The purpose for which the terminal at 202–205–1810. General
withdrawal was originally established, information concerning the Commission
INTERNATIONAL TRADE may also be obtained by accessing its
to protect the investment of funds and
COMMISSION Web site (http://www.usitc.gov). Persons
infrastructure at the Edson Creek Park
recreation site, still exists. with mobility impairments who will
Proposed Information Collection; need special assistance in gaining access
The use of right-of-way, interagency Comment Request; Miscellaneous to the Commission should contact the
agreement, or cooperative agreement Tariff Bill (MTB) Petition Submission Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
would not adequately protect the public and Comment Forms Purpose of Information Collection:
recreation site at Edson Creek Park. The information requested by these
AGENCY: United States International
There are no alternative sites that can be forms is for use by the Commission in
Trade Commission.
considered because the land described connection with evaluating
is the only land that encompasses the ACTION: In accordance with the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction miscellaneous tariff petitions submitted
Edson Creek Park. under the authority of American
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the
The BLM would not need to acquire U.S. International Trade Commission Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of
water rights to fulfill the purpose of the (Commission) hereby gives notice that it 2016 (Pub. L. 114–159 approved May
requested withdrawal extension. plans to submit a request for approval 20, 2016). Section 3 of this Act
Records related to the application of two forms to the Office of establishes a process for the submission
may be examined by contacting Jacob Management and Budget for review and and consideration of petitions and
Childers at the address or phone requests public comment on its draft public comments for duty suspensions
number listed above. collection. and reductions for imported goods in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
For a period until September 13, United States. The collection periods
2016, all persons who wish to submit DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or are 60-day periods starting October 15,
comments, suggestions, or objections in 2016 and October 15, 2019.
connection with the proposed before August 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, Summary of Proposal:
withdrawal extension may present their (1) Number of forms submitted: 2.
views in writing to the BLM Oregon/ including the Commission’s hearing
rooms, are located in the United States (2) Title of forms: Miscellaneous
Washington State Office State Director Tariff Petition Submission Form and
at the address indicated above. International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, Miscellaneous Tariff Petition Comment
Comments, including names and DC. All written comments should be Form.
street addresses of respondents, will be addressed to the Secretary, United (3) Type of request: New.
available for public review at the States International Trade Commission, (4) Frequency of use: Twice.
address indicated above during regular 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC (5) Description of affected industry:
business hours. Be advised that your 20436 and filed electronically on the Domestic firms.
entire comment—including your Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) (6) Estimated number of petitioners
personal identifying information—may at https://edis.usitc.gov. and commenters: up to 5,000 petitions;
be made publicly available. While you Written Comments: You may submit 14,000 comments.
can ask us to withhold your personal comments, identified by docket number (7) Estimated total number of hours to
identifying information from public MISC–034. All submissions should be complete the form: 5 hours for
review, we cannot guarantee that we addressed to the Secretary and must compiling information and submitting
will be able to do so. conform to the provisions of section petitions and 0.5 hours to draft and
Notice is hereby given that an 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules of submit comments.
opportunity for a public meeting is Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). (8) Information obtained from the
afforded in connection with the Section 201.8 and the Commission’s forms that qualifies as confidential
proposed withdrawal extension. All Handbook on Filing Procedures require business information will be so treated
interested parties who desire a public that interested parties file documents by the Commission and not disclosed in
meeting for the purpose of being heard electronically on or before the filing a manner that would reveal the
on the proposed withdrawal extension deadline. Persons with questions individual operations of a firm.
must submit a written request to the regarding electronic filing should SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BLM State Director at the address contact the Office of the Secretary, I. Abstract: Duty rates on imported
indicated above by September 13, 2016. Docket Services Division (202–205– goods are established by Congress in the
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Upon determination by the authorized 1802). Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
officer that a public meeting will be Additional Information: Copies of the United States (HTS). Temporarily duty
held, a notice of the time and place will forms, supporting documents, and suspensions and reductions are set forth
be published in the Federal Register previously submitted comments may be in chapter 99, subchapter II of the HTS,
and a local newspaper at least 30 days downloaded from the Commission Web although no such suspensions or
before the scheduled date of the site at http://www.usitc.gov/mtbps. This reductions are currently in effect. In
meeting. information may also be obtained from large part due to the Commission’s role

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in maintaining and publishing the By order of the Commission. authorized by the Secretary of Labor to
official HTS, pursuant to the Omnibus Issued: June 10, 2016. write Longshore Act Insurance, or by
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Lisa R. Barton, becoming authorized self-insured
the Commission has supplied Secretary to the Commission. employers (33 U.S.C. 932 et seq). Each
memoranda containing factual [FR Doc. 2016–14169 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am] authorized insurance carrier (or carrier
information concerning individual bills BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
seeking authorization) is required to
introduced in many sessions of establish annually that its Longshore
Congress to seek such duty suspensions obligations are fully secured either
or reductions. through an applicable state guaranty (or
The new Act referenced above DEPARTMENT OF LABOR analogous) fund, a deposit of security
requires the Commission to establish a with the Division of Longshore and
Office of Workers’ Compensation
process to receive petitions that will Harbor Workers’ Compensation
Programs
take the place of individual (DLHWC), or a combination of both.
miscellaneous tariff bills, and specifies Division of Longshore and Harbor Similarly, each authorized self-insurer
the contents of such petitions. The Act Workers’ Compensation Proposed (or employer seeking authorization) is
also provides that these petitions must Extension of Existing Collection; required to fully secure its Longshore
be made available on the Commission’s Comment Request Act obligations by depositing security
Web site so that public comment on with DLHWC. These requirements are
each one may be filed. The Act specifies ACTION: Notice. designed to assure the prompt and
the contents of Commission preliminary continued payment of compensation
and final reports and requires the SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as and other benefits by the responsible
Commission to make several part of its continuing effort to reduce carrier or self-insurer to injured workers
determinations concerning the petitions. paperwork and respondent burden, and their survivors. Forms LS–276,
Lastly, the Act requires the Commission conducts a preclearance consultation Application for Security Deposit
to make particular recommendations program to provide the general public Determination; LS–275–IC, Agreement
concerning the petitions and provide and Federal agencies with an and Undertaking (Insurance Carrier);
the necessary information to Congress opportunity to comment on proposed and LS–275–SI, Agreement and
that will permit the Congress to decide and/or continuing collections of Undertaking (Self-insured Employer) are
which such petitions should be information in accordance with the used to cover the submission of
included in a miscellaneous tariff bill. paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 information by insurance carriers and
The Act specifies the schedule for (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(2)(A)] This self-insured employers regarding their
conducting each cycle of collections of program helps to ensure that requested ability to meet their financial
petitions and for the Commission to data can be provided in the desired obligations under the Longshore Act
submit a report to the House Committee format, reporting burden (time and and its extensions. This information
on Ways and Means and the Senate financial resources) is minimized, collection is currently approved for use
Committee on Finance containing collection instruments are clearly through October 31, 2016.
information and its determinations. understood, and the impact of collection II. Review Focus: The Department of
II. Method of Collection: Each requirements on respondents can be Labor is particularly interested in
interested party will be required to properly assessed. Currently, the Office comments which:
establish a user web account on the of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) is * Evaluate whether the proposed
Commission Web site to submit a soliciting comments concerning the collection of information is necessary
petition requesting the creation or proposed collection: Securing Financial for the proper performance of the
renewal of miscellaneous tariff Obligations under the Longshore and functions of the agency, including
provisions in the HTS comment on a Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and whether the information will have
previously submitted petition. its Extension (LS–276, LS–275–IC and practical utility;
III. Request for Comments: Comments LS–275–SI) A copy of the proposed * evaluate the accuracy of the
are invited on (1) whether the proposed information collection request can be agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information is necessary; obtained by contacting the office listed proposed collection of information,
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate below in the address section of this including the validity of the
of the burden (including hours and cost) Notice. methodology and assumptions used;
of the proposed collection of * enhance the quality, utility and
DATES: Written comments must be
information; (3) ways to enhance the clarity of the information to be
submitted to the office listed in the
quality, utility, and clarity of the collected; and
addresses section below on or before * minimize the burden of the
information to be collected; and (4)
August 15, 2016. collection of information on those who
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information, including ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. are to respond, including through the
through the use of automated collection Department of Labor, 200 Constitution use of appropriate automated,
techniques or other forms of information Ave. NW., Room S–3233, Washington, electronic, mechanical, or other
technology. DC 20210 telephone/fax (202) 354–9647, technological collection techniques or
The draft forms and other Email Ferguson.Yoon@dol.gov. Please other forms of information technology,
supplementary documents may be use only one method of transmission for e.g., permitting electronic submissions
downloaded from the USITC Web site at comments (mail, fax, or Email). of responses.
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http://www.usitc.gov/mtbps. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: III. Current Actions: The Department
Comments submitted in response to I. Background: The Longshore and of Labor seeks the approval for the
this notice will be summarized and/or Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act extension of this currently-approved
included in the request for OMB (LHWCA) requires covered employers to information collection in order to carry
approval of this information collection; secure the payment of compensation out its responsibility to ensure that a
they will also become a matter of public under the Act and its extensions by carrier’s LHWCA obligations are
record. purchasing insurance from a carrier sufficiently secured and, if necessary, to

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for approval of two forms to the Office of Management and Budget for review and requests public comment on its draft collection.
Dates		To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before August 16, 2016.
FR Citation		81 FR 39065