83 FR 48333 - American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Effects of Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions on the U.S. Economy Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; and MTB Effects Questionnaire
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 185 (September 24, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-20657 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 48333-48334] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20657] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332-565] American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Effects of Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions on the U.S. Economy Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; and MTB Effects Questionnaire AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for approval of a questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and requests public comment on its draft proposed collection. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before November 23, 2018. ADDRESSES: The project leader for this investigation is Kimberlie Freund. Please direct all written comments to [email protected] or via U.S. mail at U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Additional Information: Copies of the draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be downloaded from the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/MTBEffects. For any questions about this notice, email [email protected] or call the project leader for this investigation, Kimberlie Freund (202-708-5402). 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 website (http://www.usitc.gov). Purpose of Information Collection: The information requested by the questionnaire is for use by the Commission in connection with preparing the report required by section 4 of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (AMCA), 19 U.S.C. 1332 note. The Commission is instituting Investigation No. 332-565, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Effects of Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions on the U.S. Economy, for the purpose of preparing this report. Section 4 of the AMCA requires the Commission, upon enactment of a miscellaneous tariff bill, to prepare and submit to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance (hereinafter Committees) a report on the effects on the U.S. economy of duty suspensions and reductions enacted pursuant to the AMCA, including a broad assessment of the economic effects of such duty suspensions and reductions on producers, purchasers, and consumers in the United States, using case studies describing such effects on selected industries or by type of article as available data permit. The AMCA also requires the Commission to solicit and append to the report recommendations with respect to those domestic industry sectors or specific domestic industries that might benefit from permanent duty suspensions and reductions, either through a unilateral action of the United States or through negotiations for reciprocal tariff agreements, with a particular focus on inequities created by tariff inversions. As part of any such assessment, the Commission intends to survey U.S. firms that have successfully petitioned for duty suspensions and reductions and those commenting on their petitions about the effects of these duty suspensions and reductions on U.S. firms. The AMCA requires the Commission to submit its report 12 months after enactment of a miscellaneous tariff bill. Summary of Proposal (1) Number of forms submitted: 1. (2) Title of form: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Effects of Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions on the U.S. Economy. (3) Type of request: New. (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data gathering. (5) Description of respondents: Members of the public who filed petitions with respect to products that are the subject of a miscellaneous tariff bill, as well as members of the public who commented on the petitions filed. (6) Estimated number of respondents: 750. (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire per respondent: 2 hours. (8) Information obtained from the questionnaire 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 Section 4 of the AMCA directs the Commission to submit to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance ``a report on the effects on the United States economy of duty suspensions and reductions enacted pursuant to this Act including a broad assessment of the economic effects of such duty suspensions and reductions on producers, purchasers and consumers in the United States using case studies describing such effects on selected industries or by type of article as available data permit.'' The AMCA also directs the Commission to solicit and include in the report ``recommendations with respect to those domestic industry sectors or specific domestic industries that might benefit from permanent duty suspensions and reductions, either through a unilateral action of the United States or [through] negotiations for reciprocal tariff agreements, with a particular focus on inequities created by tariff inversions.'' The questionnaire will collect information in response to these elements. II. Method of Collection Respondents will be mailed a letter with a link and individual code for accessing the online form. Respondents may also request a fillable form. Once the online form is complete, respondents will be directed to submit the form by selecting a submit button. [[Page 48334]] When respondents complete a fillable form, they may submit it by uploading it to a secure webserver, emailing it to the study team at [email protected], faxing it, or mailing a hard copy to the Commission. 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 on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. The draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be downloaded from the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/MTBEffects. 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: September 18, 2018. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. 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Commission’s rules; any submissions 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC months after enactment of a
that contain BPI must also conform with 20436. miscellaneous tariff bill.
the requirements of sections 201.6, Additional Information: Copies of the Summary of Proposal
207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s draft questionnaire and other
rules. The Commission’s Handbook on supplementary documents may be (1) Number of forms submitted: 1.
E-Filing, available on the Commission’s downloaded from the USITC website at (2) Title of form: American
website at https://www.usitc.gov/ https://www.usitc.gov/MTBEffects. For Manufacturing Competitiveness Act:
secretary/documents/handbook_on_ any questions about this notice, email Effects of Temporary Duty Suspensions
filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon mtbeffects@usitc.gov or call the project and Reductions on the U.S. Economy.
the Commission’s rules with respect to leader for this investigation, Kimberlie (3) Type of request: New.
electronic filing. (4) Frequency of use: Industry
Freund (202–708–5402). Hearing-
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) questionnaire, single data gathering.
impaired individuals may obtain
and 207.3 of the rules, each document (5) Description of respondents:
information on this matter by contacting
filed by a party to the investigation must Members of the public who filed
the Commission’s TDD terminal at 202–
be served on all other parties to the petitions with respect to products that
205–1810. General information
investigation (as identified by either the are the subject of a miscellaneous tariff
concerning the Commission may also be
public or BPI service list), and a bill, as well as members of the public
obtained by accessing its website
certificate of service must be timely who commented on the petitions filed.
(http://www.usitc.gov). (6) Estimated number of respondents:
filed. The Secretary will not accept a Purpose of Information Collection:
document for filing without a certificate 750.
The information requested by the (7) Estimated total number of hours to
of service. questionnaire is for use by the complete the questionnaire per
Authority: This investigation is being Commission in connection with respondent: 2 hours.
conducted under authority of title VII of the preparing the report required by section (8) Information obtained from the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 4 of the American Manufacturing questionnaire that qualifies as
pursuant to section 207.12 of the Competitiveness Act of 2016 (AMCA),
Commission’s rules. confidential business information will
19 U.S.C. 1332 note. The Commission is be so treated by the Commission and not
By order of the Commission. instituting Investigation No. 332–565, disclosed in a manner that would reveal
Issued: September 18, 2018. American Manufacturing the individual operations of a firm.
Lisa Barton, Competitiveness Act: Effects of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Secretary to the Commission. Temporary Duty Suspensions and
[FR Doc. 2018–20655 Filed 9–21–18; 8:45 am] Reductions on the U.S. Economy, for the I. Abstract
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P purpose of preparing this report. Section Section 4 of the AMCA directs the
4 of the AMCA requires the Commission to submit to the House
Commission, upon enactment of a Committee on Ways and Means and the
INTERNATIONAL TRADE miscellaneous tariff bill, to prepare and Senate Committee on Finance ‘‘a report
COMMISSION submit to the House Committee on on the effects on the United States
Ways and Means and the Senate economy of duty suspensions and
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Committee on Finance (hereinafter reductions enacted pursuant to this Act
American Manufacturing Committees) a report on the effects on including a broad assessment of the
Competitiveness Act: Effects of the U.S. economy of duty suspensions economic effects of such duty
Temporary Duty Suspensions and and reductions enacted pursuant to the suspensions and reductions on
Reductions on the U.S. Economy AMCA, including a broad assessment of producers, purchasers and consumers in
Proposed Information Collection; the economic effects of such duty the United States using case studies
Comment Request; and MTB Effects suspensions and reductions on describing such effects on selected
Questionnaire producers, purchasers, and consumers industries or by type of article as
in the United States, using case studies available data permit.’’ The AMCA also
AGENCY: United States International describing such effects on selected directs the Commission to solicit and
Trade Commission. industries or by type of article as include in the report ‘‘recommendations
ACTION: Notice. available data permit. The AMCA also with respect to those domestic industry
requires the Commission to solicit and sectors or specific domestic industries
SUMMARY: In accordance with the append to the report recommendations
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction that might benefit from permanent duty
with respect to those domestic industry suspensions and reductions, either
Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade sectors or specific domestic industries
Commission (Commission) hereby gives through a unilateral action of the United
that might benefit from permanent duty States or [through] negotiations for
notice that it plans to submit a request suspensions and reductions, either
for approval of a questionnaire to the reciprocal tariff agreements, with a
through a unilateral action of the United particular focus on inequities created by
Office of Management and Budget States or through negotiations for
(OMB) for review and requests public tariff inversions.’’ The questionnaire
reciprocal tariff agreements, with a will collect information in response to
comment on its draft proposed particular focus on inequities created by
collection. these elements.
tariff inversions. As part of any such
DATES: To ensure consideration, written assessment, the Commission intends to II. Method of Collection
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comments must be submitted on or survey U.S. firms that have successfully Respondents will be mailed a letter
before November 23, 2018. petitioned for duty suspensions and with a link and individual code for
ADDRESSES: The project leader for this reductions and those commenting on accessing the online form. Respondents
investigation is Kimberlie Freund. their petitions about the effects of these may also request a fillable form. Once
Please direct all written comments to duty suspensions and reductions on the online form is complete,
mtbeffects@usitc.gov or via U.S. mail at U.S. firms. The AMCA requires the respondents will be directed to submit
U.S. International Trade Commission, Commission to submit its report 12 the form by selecting a submit button.
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When respondents complete a fillable they will also become a matter of public Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
form, they may submit it by uploading record. 22152.
it to a secure webserver, emailing it to By order of the Commission.
the study team at mtbeffects@usitc.gov, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Issued: September 18, 2018.
faxing it, or mailing a hard copy to the Attorney General has delegated his
Lisa Barton, authority under the Controlled
Commission. Secretary to the Commission. Substances Act to the Administrator of
III. Request for Comments [FR Doc. 2018–20657 Filed 9–21–18; 8:45 am] the Drug Enforcement Administration
BILLING CODE P (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to
Comments are invited on (1) whether exercise all necessary functions with
the proposed collection of information respect to the promulgation and
is necessary; (2) the accuracy of the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,
agency’s estimate of the burden incident to the registration of
(including hours and cost) of the Drug Enforcement Administration manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,
proposed collection of information; (3) importers, and exporters of controlled
[Docket No. DEA–392]
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and substances (other than final orders in
clarity of the information to be Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled connection with suspension, denial, or
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the Substances Application: Halo revocation of registration) has been
burden of the collection of information Pharmaceutical, Inc. redelegated to the Assistant
on respondents, including through the Administrator of the DEA Diversion
use of automated collection techniques ACTION: Notice of application.
Control Division (‘‘Assistant
or other forms of information Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of
technology. DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of
the affected basic classes, and 28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R.
The draft questionnaire and other applicants therefore, may file written In accordance with 21 CFR
supplementary documents may be comments on or objections to the 1301.33(a), this is notice that on July 18,
downloaded from the USITC website at issuance of the proposed registration on 2018, Halo Pharmaceutical, Inc., 30
https://www.usitc.gov/MTBEffects. or before November 23, 2018. North Jefferson Road, Whippany, New
Comments submitted in response to ADDRESSES: Written comments should Jersey 07981–1030 applied to be
this notice will be summarized and/or be sent to: Drug Enforcement registered as a bulk manufacturer of the
included in the request for OMB Administration, Attention: DEA Federal following basic classes of controlled
approval of this information collection; Register Representative/DPW, 8701 substances:
Controlled substance Drug code Schedule
Dihydromorphine ............................................................................................................................................................. 9145 I
Hydromorphone ............................................................................................................................................................... 9150 II
The company plans to manufacture DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of importers, and exporters of controlled
Hydromorphone (9150) for distribution the affected basic classes, and substances (other than final orders in
to its customers. Dihydromorphine applicants therefore, may file written connection with suspension, denial, or
(9145) as an intermediate in the comments on or objections to the revocation of registration) has been
manufacture of Hydromorphone and is issuance of the proposed registration on redelegated to the Assistant
not for commercial distribution. or before November 23, 2018. Administrator of the DEA Diversion
Dated: September 14, 2018. ADDRESSES: Written comments should Control Division (‘‘Assistant
John J. Martin, be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of
Assistant Administrator. Administration, Attention: DEA Federal 28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R.
[FR Doc. 2018–20701 Filed 9–21–18; 8:45 am] Register Representative/DPW, 8701 In accordance with 21 CFR
Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P 1301.33(a), this is notice that on April
22152.
19, 2018, AMPAC Fine Chemicals
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Virginia, LLC, 2820 North Normandy
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Attorney General has delegated his Drive, Petersburg, Virginia 23805–2380
authority under the Controlled applied to be registered as a bulk
Drug Enforcement Administration Substances Act to the Administrator of manufacturer of the following basic
[Docket No. DEA–392] the Drug Enforcement Administration classes of controlled substances:
(DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled exercise all necessary functions with
Substances Application: AMPAC Fine respect to the promulgation and
Chemicals Virginia, LLC implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,
incident to the registration of
ACTION: Notice of application.
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manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,
Controlled substance Drug code Schedule
Phenylacetone ................................................................................................................................................................. 8501 II
Morphine .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9300 II
Thebaine .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9333 II
Noroxymorphone ............................................................................................................................................................. 9668 II
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