83 FR 45595 - Change in Comment Deadline for Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Uranium
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 175 (September 10, 2018)
Bureau of Industry and Security
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 175 (September 10, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-19651 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45595-45596] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19651] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Change in Comment Deadline for Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Uranium AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Technology Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice on change in comment period for previously published notice of request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On July 25, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Notice of Inquiry for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Uranium. The July 25 notice specified that the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of uranium. This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. The July 25 notice invited interested parties to submit written comments, data, analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation to the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security. The deadline for the written comments was September 10, 2018. Today's notice changes the comment deadline to September 25, 2018. DATES: Comments may be submitted at any time but must be received by September 25, 2018. ADDRESSES: All written comments on the notice must be submitted by one of the following methods:By the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Comments on this notice may be submitted to regulations.gov docket number BIS-2018-0011. By mail or delivery to Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 1093, Washington, DC 20230. By email directly to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (202) 482-4506, [email protected]. For more information about the section 232 program, including the regulations and the text of previous investigations, see www.bis.doc.gov/232. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 25, 2018, (83 FR 35204), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Uranium. The July 25 notice specified that on July 18, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce had initiated an investigation to determine the effects on [[Page 45596]] the national security of imports of uranium. This investigation was initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). (See the July 25 notice for additional details on the investigation and the request for public comments.) Change in Comment Period Deadline The July 25 notice included a comment period deadline of September 10, 2018. The Department received three requests from the public to extend the comment period deadline, including one request from a trade association. The Department of Commerce has determined at this time that it is warranted to extend the comment period by fifteen calendar days. Today's notice specifies that comments may be submitted at any time but must be received by September 25, 2018, to be considered in the drafting of the final report. Today's notice extends the comment period by fifteen days to allow for additional time for the public to submit comments on the investigation of imports of uranium. Dated: September 5, 2018. Richard E. Ashooh, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. [FR Doc. 2018-19651 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-33-P
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email address prior to placing callers Budget (OMB) for clearance the ACTION: Notice on change in comment
into the conference room. Callers can following proposal for collection of period for previously published notice
expect to incur regular charges for calls information under the provisions of the of request for public comments.
they initiate over wireless lines, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
according to their wireless plan. The Chapter 35). SUMMARY: On July 25, 2018, the Bureau
Commission will not refund any Agency: National Institute of of Industry and Security (BIS) published
incurred charges. Callers will incur no Standards and Technology, Commerce. the Notice of Inquiry for Public
charge for calls they initiate over land- Title: Analysis of Exoskeleton-Use for Comments on Section 232 National
line connections to the toll-free Enhancing Human Performance Data Security Investigation of Imports of
telephone number. Persons with hearing Collection. Uranium. The July 25 notice specified
impairments may also follow the OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX. that the Secretary of Commerce initiated
proceedings by first calling the Federal an investigation to determine the effects
Form Number(s): None (new
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and on the national security of imports of
submission).
providing the Service with the uranium. This investigation has been
Type of Request: Regular.
conference call number and conference initiated under section 232 of the Trade
Number of Respondents: 180.
ID number. Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.
Average Hours per Response: 10
Members of the public are also The July 25 notice invited interested
minutes.
entitled to submit written comments; parties to submit written comments,
Burden Hours: 30 hours. data, analyses, or other information
the comments must be received in the
Needs and Uses: NIST’s Engineering pertinent to the investigation to the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be Laboratory will be developing methods Department of Commerce’s Bureau of
mailed to the Midwestern Regional to evaluate performance of exoskeletons Industry and Security. The deadline for
Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, in two key areas (1) The fit and motion the written comments was September
230 S Dearborn St., Suite 2120, Chicago, of the exoskeleton device with respect 10, 2018. Today’s notice changes the
IL 60604. They may also be faxed to the to the users’ body and (2) The impact comment deadline to September 25,
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or that using an exoskeleton has on the 2018.
emailed to Carolyn Allen at callen@ performance of users executing tasks
that are representative of activities in DATES: Comments may be submitted at
usccr.gov. Persons who desire any time but must be received by
additional information may contact the industrial settings. The results of these
experiments will inform future test September 25, 2018.
Midwestern Regional Office at (312)
method development at NIST, other ADDRESSES: All written comments on
353–8311.
Records generated from this meeting organizations, and under the purview of the notice must be submitted by one of
may be inspected and reproduced at the the new American Society for Testing the following methods:
Midwestern Regional Office, as they Materials (ASTM) Committee F48 on • By the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
become available, both before and after Exoskeletons and Exosuits. http://www.regulations.gov. Comments
the meeting. Records of the meeting will Affected Public: Individuals on this notice may be submitted to
be available via www.facadatabase.gov participating in the study. regulations.gov docket number BIS–
under the Commission on Civil Rights, Frequency: On occasion. 2018–0011.
Michigan Advisory Committee link Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. • By mail or delivery to Michael
(http://www.facadatabase.gov/ This information collection request Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office of
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=255). may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow Technology Evaluation, Bureau of
Persons interested in the work of this the instructions to view Department of Industry and Security, U.S. Department
Committee are directed to the Commerce collections currently under of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
Commission’s website, http:// review by OMB. NW, Room 1093, Washington, DC
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Written comments and 20230.
recommendations for the proposed • By email directly to Uranium232@
Midwestern Regional Office at the above
information collection should be sent bis.doc.gov.
email or street address.
within 30 days of publication of this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agenda notice to OIRA_Submission@ Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office
Welcome and Introductions omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of
Discussion: Civil Rights in Michigan: Industry and Security, U.S. Department
Sheleen Dumas, of Commerce (202) 482–4506,
Voting Rights
Public Comment Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Uranium232@bis.doc.gov. For more
Future Plans and Actions Chief Information Officer. information about the section 232
Adjournment [FR Doc. 2018–19504 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] program, including the regulations and
Dated: September 4, 2018. BILLING CODE 3510–13–P the text of previous investigations, see
David Mussatt, www.bis.doc.gov/232.
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[FR Doc. 2018–19503 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] Background
BILLING CODE 6335–01–P Bureau of Industry and Security On July 25, 2018, (83 FR 35204), the
Change in Comment Deadline for Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
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Section 232 National Security published the Notice of Request for
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Public Comments on Section 232
Investigation of Imports of Uranium
National Security Investigation of
Submission for OMB Review;
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Imports of Uranium. The July 25 notice
Comment Request
Security, Office of Technology specified that on July 18, 2018, the
The Department of Commerce will Evaluation, U.S. Department of Secretary of Commerce had initiated an
submit to the Office of Management and Commerce. investigation to determine the effects on
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the national security of imports of 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of require follow-up questions and
uranium. This investigation was various antidumping and countervailing analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will
initiated under section 232 of the Trade duty orders and findings with July not conduct collapsing analyses at the
Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 anniversary dates. respondent selection phase of this
U.S.C. 1862). (See the July 25 notice for All deadlines for the submission of review and will not collapse companies
additional details on the investigation various types of information, at the respondent selection phase unless
and the request for public comments.) certifications, or comments or actions by there has been a determination to
Commerce discussed below refer to the collapse certain companies in a
Change in Comment Period Deadline number of calendar days from the previous segment of this antidumping
The July 25 notice included a applicable starting time. proceeding (e.g., investigation,
comment period deadline of September administrative review, new shipper
10, 2018. The Department received three Notice of No Sales
review or changed circumstances
requests from the public to extend the If a producer or exporter named in review). For any company subject to this
comment period deadline, including this notice of initiation had no exports, review, if Commerce determined, or
one request from a trade association. sales, or entries during the period of continued to treat, that company as
The Department of Commerce has review (POR), it must notify Commerce collapsed with others, Commerce will
determined at this time that it is within 30 days of publication of this assume that such companies continue to
warranted to extend the comment notice in the Federal Register. All operate in the same manner and will
period by fifteen calendar days. Today’s submissions must be filed electronically collapse them for respondent selection
notice specifies that comments may be at http://access.trade.gov in accordance purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will
submitted at any time but must be with 19 CFR 351.303.1 Such not collapse companies for purposes of
received by September 25, 2018, to be submissions are subject to verification respondent selection. Parties are
considered in the drafting of the final in accordance with section 782(i) of the requested to (a) identify which
report. Today’s notice extends the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). companies subject to review previously
comment period by fifteen days to allow Further, in accordance with 19 CFR were collapsed, and (b) provide a
for additional time for the public to 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served citation to the proceeding in which they
submit comments on the investigation on every party on Commerce’s service were collapsed. Further, if companies
of imports of uranium. list. are requested to complete the Quantity
Dated: September 5, 2018. Respondent Selection and Value (Q&V) Questionnaire for
Richard E. Ashooh, purposes of respondent selection, in
In the event Commerce limits the general each company must report
Assistant Secretary for Export number of respondents for individual
Administration. volume and value data separately for
examination for administrative reviews itself. Parties should not include data
[FR Doc. 2018–19651 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] initiated pursuant to requests made for for any other party, even if they believe
BILLING CODE 3510–33–P the orders identified below, Commerce they should be treated as a single entity
intends to select respondents based on with that other party. If a company was
U.S. Customs and Border Protection collapsed with another company or
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the companies in the most recently
period of review. We intend to place the completed segment of this proceeding
International Trade Administration
CBP data on the record within five days where Commerce considered collapsing
Initiation of Antidumping and of publication of the initiation notice that entity, complete Q&V data for that
Countervailing Duty Administrative and to make our decision regarding collapsed entity must be submitted.
Reviews respondent selection within 30 days of
publication of the initiation Federal Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Register notice. Comments regarding the Administrative Review
International Trade Administration, CBP data and respondent selection Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a
Department of Commerce. should be submitted seven days after party that has requested a review may
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce the placement of the CBP data on the withdraw that request within 90 days of
(Commerce) has received requests to record of this review. Parties wishing to the date of publication of the notice of
conduct administrative reviews of submit rebuttal comments should initiation of the requested review. The
various antidumping and countervailing submit those comments five days after regulation provides that Commerce may
duty orders and findings with July the deadline for the initial comments. extend this time if it is reasonable to do
anniversary dates. In accordance with In the event Commerce decides it is so. Determinations by Commerce to
Commerce’s regulations, we are necessary to limit individual extend the 90-day deadline will be
initiating those administrative reviews. examination of respondents and made on a case-by-case basis.
DATES: Applicable September 10, 2018. conduct respondent selection under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section 777A(c)(2) of the Act: Separate Rates
Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD In general, Commerce has found that In proceedings involving non-market
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, determinations concerning whether economy (NME) countries, Commerce
Enforcement and Compliance, particular companies should be begins with a rebuttable presumption
International Trade Administration, ‘‘collapsed’’ (e.g., treated as a single that all companies within the country
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 entity for purposes of calculating are subject to government control and,
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Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, antidumping duty rates) require a thus, should be assigned a single
DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735. substantial amount of detailed antidumping duty deposit rate. It is
information and analysis, which often Commerce’s policy to assign all
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
exporters of merchandise subject to an
Background 1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
administrative review in an NME
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Commerce has received timely Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR country this single rate unless an
requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 39263 (July 6, 2011). exporter can demonstrate that it is
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| Contact | Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (202) 482-4506, [email protected] For more information about the section 232 program, including the regulations and the text of previous investigations, see www.bis.doc.gov/232. | |
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