83 FR 49063 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Procedures for Submitting Requests for Objections From the Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)

Page Range		49063-49063
FR Document		2018-21167

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; Procedures for 
Submitting Requests for Objections From the Section 232 National 
Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 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: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before November 27, 2018.

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 or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Presidential Proclamations 9705 Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the 
United States and 9704 Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United 
States

    On March 8, 2018, the President issued Proclamations 9704 and 9705 
concurring with the findings of the two investigation reports submitted 
by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to section 232 of the Trade 
Expansion Act of 1962 (U.S.C. 1862) and determining that adjusting 
imports through the imposition of duties on steel and aluminum is 
necessary so that imports of steel and aluminum will no longer threaten 
to impair the national security. The Proclamations also authorized the 
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, the United 
States Trade Representative, the Assistant to the President for 
Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for National Security 
Affairs, and other senior executive branch officials as appropriate, to 
grant exclusions from the duties for domestic parties affected by the 
duties. This could take place if the Secretary determines the steel or 
aluminum for which the exclusion is requested is not produced in the 
United States in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or of a 
satisfactory quality or should be excluded based upon specific national 
security considerations. The President directed the Secretary to 
promulgate regulations as may be necessary to implement an exclusion 
process. The purpose of this information collection is to allow for 
submission of objections requests from the remedies instituted in 
presidential proclamations adjusting imports of steel into the United 
States and adjusting imports of aluminum into the United States.

II. Method of Collection

    Submitted electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0138.
    Form Number(s): 0694-0138.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,222.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 96,888.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of 
respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for 
such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to 
report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services 
required specifically by the collection.)
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 
U.S.C. 1862), Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705.

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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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estimates; those population estimates ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments III. Data
are used by government agencies to to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
allocate funding and other resources to Paperwork Clearance Officer, OMB Control Number: 0694–0138.
local areas, inform policy, and aid in Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Form Number(s): 0694–0138.
city planning. Policymakers, planners, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Type of Review: Regular submission.
businesses, and others use the detailed Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
geographic data to monitor growth and internet at docpra@doc.gov). Affected Public: Business or other for-
plan for local services, and to develop FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: profit organizations.
production and marketing plans. The Requests for additional information or Estimated Number of Respondents:
BPS is the only source of statistics on copies of the information collection 24,222.
residential construction for states, instrument and instructions should be Estimated Time per Response: 4
counties, and smaller geographic areas. directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison, hours.
Because building permits are public (202) 482–8093 or at mark.crace@
records, we can release data for bis.doc.gov. Estimated Total Annual Burden
individual jurisdictions, and annual Hours: 96,888.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
data are published for every permit- Estimated Total Annual Cost to
issuing jurisdiction. I. Abstract Public: $0. (This is not the cost of
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Presidential Proclamations 9705 respondents’ time, but the indirect costs
governments. Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the respondents may incur for such things
Frequency: Monthly and annually. United States and 9704 Adjusting as purchases of specialized software or
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Imports of Aluminum Into the United hardware needed to report, or
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., States expenditures for accounting or records
Sections 131 and 182. On March 8, 2018, the President maintenance services required
This information collection request issued Proclamations 9704 and 9705 specifically by the collection.)
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. concurring with the findings of the two
Follow the instructions to view Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
investigation reports submitted by the
Department of Commerce collections Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Legal Authority: Section 232 of the
currently under review by OMB. section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C.
Written comments and of 1962 (U.S.C. 1862) and determining 1862), Presidential Proclamations 9704
recommendations for the proposed that adjusting imports through the and 9705.
information collection should be sent imposition of duties on steel and
within 30 days of publication of this IV. Request for Comments
aluminum is necessary so that imports
notice to OIRA_Submission@ of steel and aluminum will no longer Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. threaten to impair the national security. the proposed collection of information
Sheleen Dumas, The Proclamations also authorized the is necessary for the proper performance
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation of the functions of the agency, including
Chief Information Officer. with the Secretary of Defense, the whether the information shall have
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Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
of State, the United States Trade agency’s estimate of the burden
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Representative, the Assistant to the (including hours and cost) of the
President for Economic Policy, the proposed collection of information; (c)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Assistant to the President for National
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Security Affairs, and other senior
clarity of the information to be
Bureau of Industry and Security executive branch officials as
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
appropriate, to grant exclusions from
Proposed Information Collection; the duties for domestic parties affected burden of the collection of information
Comment Request; Procedures for by the duties. This could take place if on respondents, including through the
Submitting Requests for Objections the Secretary determines the steel or use of automated collection techniques
From the Section 232 National Security aluminum for which the exclusion is or other forms of information
Adjustments of Imports of Steel and requested is not produced in the United technology.
Aluminum States in a sufficient and reasonably Comments submitted in response to
available amount or of a satisfactory this notice will be summarized and/or
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and quality or should be excluded based
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce. included in the request for OMB
upon specific national security approval of this information collection;
ACTION: Notice. considerations. The President directed they also will become a matter of public
the Secretary to promulgate regulations record.
SUMMARY: The Department of as may be necessary to implement an
Commerce, as part of its continuing exclusion process. The purpose of this Sheleen Dumas,
effort to reduce paperwork and information collection is to allow for Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
respondent burden, invites the general submission of objections requests from Chief Information Officer.
public and other Federal agencies to the remedies instituted in presidential
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take this opportunity to comment on proclamations adjusting imports of steel BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
proposed and/or continuing information into the United States and adjusting
collections, as required by the imports of aluminum into the United
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. States.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or II. Method of Collection
before November 27, 2018. Submitted electronically.

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FR Citation		83 FR 49063

83 FR 49063 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Procedures for Submitting Requests for Objections From the Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security