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1Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: 

https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_

filing_procedures.pdf. 

2All contract personnel will sign appropriate 

nondisclosure agreements. 

3Electronic Document Information System 

(EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. 

impose a bond during the 60-day review 

period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). 

Proposed respondents, other 

interested parties, and members of the 

public are invited to file comments, not 

to exceed five (5) pages in length, 

inclusive of attachments, on any public 

interest issues raised by the complaint 

or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should 

address whether issuance of the relief 

specifically requested by the 

complainant in this investigation would 

affect the public health and welfare in 

the United States, competitive 

conditions in the United States 

economy, the production of like or 

directly competitive articles in the 

United States, or United States 

consumers. 

In particular, the Commission is 

interested in comments that: 

(i) Explain how the articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

remedial orders are used in the United 

States; 

(ii) Identify any public health, safety, 

or welfare concerns in the United States 

relating to the requested remedial 

orders; 

(iii) Identify like or directly 

competitive articles that complainant, 

its licensees, or third parties make in the 

United States which could replace the 

subject articles if they were to be 

excluded; 

(iv) Indicate whether complainant, 

complainant’s licensees, and/or third 

party suppliers have the capacity to 

replace the volume of articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

exclusion order and/or a cease and 

desist order within a commercially 

reasonable time; and 

(v) Explain how the requested 

remedial orders would impact United 

States consumers. 

Written submissions on the public 

interest must be filed no later than by 

close of business, eight calendar days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. There 

will be further opportunities for 

comment on the public interest after the 

issuance of any final initial 

determination in this investigation. Any 

written submissions on other issues 

should be filed no later than by close of 

business nine calendar days after the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. Complainant may file 

a reply to any written submission no 

later than the date on which 

complainant’s reply would be due 

under § 210.8(c)(2) of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

210.8(c)(2)). 

Persons filing written submissions 

must file the original document 

electronically on or before the deadlines 

stated above and submit 8 true paper 

copies to the Office of the Secretary by 

noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). 

Submissions should refer to the docket 

number (‘‘Docket No. 3335) in a 

prominent place on the cover page and/ 

or the first page. (See Handbook for 

Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic 

Filing Procedures1). Persons with 

questions regarding filing should 

contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). 

Any person desiring to submit a 

document to the Commission in 

confidence must request confidential 

treatment. All such requests should be 

directed to the Secretary to the 

Commission and must include a full 

statement of the reasons why the 

Commission should grant such 

treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents 

for which confidential treatment by the 

Commission is properly sought will be 

treated accordingly. All such requests 

should be directed to the Secretary to 

the Commission and must include a full 

statement of the reasons why the 

Commission should grant such 

treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents 

for which confidential treatment by the 

Commission is properly sought will be 

treated accordingly. All information, 

including confidential business 

information and documents for which 

confidential treatment is properly 

sought, submitted to the Commission for 

purposes of this Investigation may be 

disclosed to and used: (i) By the 

Commission, its employees and Offices, 

and contract personnel (a) for 

developing or maintaining the records 

of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 

internal investigations, audits, reviews, 

and evaluations relating to the 

programs, personnel, and operations of 

the Commission including under 5 

U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 

government employees and contract 

personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity 

purposes. All nonconfidential written 

submissions will be available for public 

inspection at the Office of the Secretary 

and on EDIS.3

This action is taken under the 

authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), 

and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 30, 2018. 

Katherine Hiner, 

Supervisory Attorney. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19281 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–569] 

U.S. SME Exports: Trade-Related 

Barriers Affecting Exports of U.S. 

Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises 

to the United Kingdom; Institution of 

Investigation and Scheduling of 

Hearing 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation and 

scheduling of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request 

from the U.S. Trade Representative 

(USTR) on August 3, 2018, under 

section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has instituted investigation 

No. 332–569, U.S. SME Exports: TradeRelated Barriers Affecting Exports of 

U.S. Small and Medium-Sized 

Enterprises to the United Kingdom, for 

the purpose of providing a report that 

catalogs trade-related barriers that small 

and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 

perceive as disproportionately affecting 

U.S. SMEs exporting to the United 

Kingdom (UK), compared to larger U.S. 

exporters to the UK. 

DATES: 

February 8, 2019: Deadline for filing 

requests to appear at the public 

hearing 

February 13, 2019: Deadline for filing 

prehearing briefs and statements 

February 26, 2019: Public hearing 

March 8, 2019: Deadline for filing 

posthearing briefs 

March 15, 2019: Deadline for filing all 

other written submissions 

July 31, 2019: Transmittal of 

Commission report to the USTR 

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 submissions should be 

addressed to the Secretary, United 

States International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20436. The public record for this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/ 

app. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Leader Mahnaz Khan (202–205– 


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Deputy Project Leader Sarah Scott (202– 

708–1397 or sarah.scott@usitc.gov) for 

information specific to this 

investigation. For information on the 

legal aspects of this investigation, 

contact Katherine Linton (202–205– 

3393 or katherine.linton@usitc.gov) or 

William Gearhart of the Commission’s 

Office of the General Counsel (202–205– 

3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). 

The media should contact Margaret 

O’Laughlin, Office of External Relations 

(202–205–1819 or margaret.olaughlin@

usitc.gov). 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). Persons 

with mobility impairments who will 

need special assistance in gaining access 

to the Commission should contact the 

Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: As requested by the 

USTR, the Commission will conduct an 

investigation and prepare a report that 

catalogs trade-related barriers that SMEs 

perceive as disproportionately affecting 

U.S. SMEs exporting to the UK, 

compared to larger U.S. exporters to the 

UK. In identifying these barriers to 

exporting, the USTR indicated in his 

letter that the Commission may consider 

information and definitions contained 

in the three Commission reports on 

SMEs released in 2010, the Commission 

report on Trade Barriers that U.S. 

Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises 

Perceive as Affecting Exports to the 

European Union released in 2014, any 

relevant literature, and information 

gathered from SMEs and others 

throughout the investigation. The letter 

also said that the report should cover 

barriers faced by U.S. SMEs exporting 

manufactured products, agricultural 

goods, and services, focusing primarily 

on barriers identified by U.S. SMEs that 

have experience in exporting to the UK 

either directly or through supply chains. 

The letter said that the investigation, to 

the degree practicable, should identify 

barriers by economic sector and should 

focus on sectors with high 

concentrations of SMEs. 

In addition, USTR asked that the 

Commission base its report on available 

information, including information 

furnished by SMEs and interested 

parties following the Commission’s 

notice of investigation. The USTR said 

that the Commission, to the extent 

applicable, should provide qualitative 

distinctions among the identified traderelated barriers. Additionally, the letter 

said that the report may include 

suggestions gathered from SMEs or the 

relevant literature for actions that would 

help address some of the identified 

barriers and enhance the participation 

of U.S. SMEs in U.S.-UK trade. As 

requested, the Commission expects to 

transmit its report to the USTR by July 

31, 2019. 

Public Hearing: A public hearing in 

connection with this investigation will 

be held at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. 

on February 26, 2019. Requests to 

appear at the public hearing should be 

filed with the Secretary, no later than 

5:15 p.m., February 8, 2019, in 

accordance with the requirements in the 

‘‘Submissions’’ section below. All prehearing briefs and statements should be 

filed no later than 5:15 p.m., February 

13, 2019; and all post-hearing briefs 

should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m., 

March 8, 2019 and all other statements 

responding to matters raised at the 

hearing should be filed no later than 

5:15 p.m., March 15, 2019. In the event 

that, as of the close of business on 

February 8, 2019, no witnesses are 

scheduled to appear at the hearing, the 

hearing will be canceled. Any person 

interested in attending the hearing as an 

observer or nonparticipant should 

contact the Office of the Secretary at 

202–205–2000 after February 8, 2019, 

for information concerning whether the 

hearing will be held. 

Written Submissions: In lieu of or in 

addition to participating in the hearing, 

the Commission invites interested 

parties to submit written statements 

concerning this investigation. All 

written submissions should be 

addressed to the Secretary, and should 

be received no later than 5:15 p.m., 

March 15, 2019. All written submissions 

must conform with 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 and submit 

eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on the next business day. 

In the event that confidential treatment 

of a document is requested, interested 

parties must file, at the same time as the 

eight paper copies, at least four (4) 

additional true paper copies in which 

the confidential information must be 

deleted (see the following paragraph for 

further information regarding 

confidential business information or 

‘‘CBI’’). Persons with questions 

regarding electronic filing should 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Docket Services Division (202–205– 

1802). 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI): Any submissions that contain CBI 

must also conform to the requirements 

of section 201.6 of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules 

requires that the cover of the document 

and the individual pages be clearly 

marked as to whether they are the 

‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ 

version, and that the CBI is clearly 

identified using brackets. All written 

submissions, except for those containing 

CBI, will be made available for 

inspection by interested parties. 

In his request letter, the USTR stated 

that his office intends to make the 

Commission’s report available to the 

public in its entirety, and asked that the 

Commission not include any CBI or 

national security classified information 

in the report that it delivers to the 

USTR. All information, including CBI, 

submitted in this investigation may be 

disclosed to and used (i) by the 

Commission, its employees and Offices, 

and contract personnel (a) for 

developing or maintaining the records 

of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 

internal investigations, audits, reviews, 

and evaluations relating to the 

programs, personnel, and operations of 

the Commission, including under 5 

U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 

government employees and contract 

personnel for cybersecurity purposes. 

The Commission will not otherwise 

disclose any CBI in a manner that would 

reveal the operations of the firm 

supplying the information. 

Summaries of Written Submissions: 

The Commission intends to publish 

summaries of the written submissions 

filed by interested persons. Persons 

wishing to have a summary of their 

submission included in the report 

should include a summary with their 

written submission and should mark the 

summary as having been provided for 

that purpose. The summary may not 

exceed 500 words, should be in 

MSWord format or a format that can be 

easily converted to MSWord, and 

should not include any CBI. The 

summary will be published as provided 

if it meets these requirements and is 

germane to the subject matter of the 

investigation. The Commission will 

identify the name of the organization 

furnishing the summary and will 

include a link to the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (EDIS) where the full written 

submission can be found. 

By order of the Commission. 


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Issued: August 30, 2018. 

Katherine Hiner, 

Supervisory Attorney. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19279 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0005] 

The Cadmium in General Industry 

Standard; Extension of the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Approval of Information Collection 

(Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning the proposal to 

extend OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

contained in the Cadmium in General 

Industry Standard. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

November 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 

OSHA–2012–0005, Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3653, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries 

(hand, express mail, messenger, and 

courier service) are accepted during the 

OSHA Docket Office’s normal business 

hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2012–0005) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide, are 

placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the above 

address. All documents in the docket 

(including this Federal Register notice) 

are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may also contact Christie Garner at 

(202) 693–2222 to obtain a copy of the 

ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Mockler or Christie Garner, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 

telephone (202) 693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance process to 

provide the public with an opportunity 

to comment on proposed and 

continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This 

program ensures that information is in 

the desired format, the reporting burden 

(time and costs) is minimal, the 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and OSHA’s estimate of the 

information collection burden is 

accurate. The Occupational Safety and 

Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 

651 et seq.) authorizes information 

collection by employers as necessary or 

appropriate for enforcement of the OSH 

Act or for developing information 

regarding the causes and prevention of 

occupational injuries, illnesses, and 

accidents (see 29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH 

Act also requires OSHA to obtain such 

information with a minimum burden 

upon employers, especially those 

operating small businesses, and to 

reduce to the maximum extent feasible 

unnecessary duplication of effort in 

obtaining said information (see 29 

U.S.C. 657). 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply—for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

The information collection 

requirements specified in the Cadmium 

in General Industry Standard protect 

workers from the adverse health effects 

that may result from their exposure to 

cadmium. The major information 

collection requirements of the standard 

include: conducting worker exposure 

monitoring, notifying workers of their 

cadmium exposures, implementing a 

written compliance program, 

implementing medical surveillance of 

workers, providing examining 

physicians with specific information, 

ensuring that workers receive a copy of 

their medical surveillance results, 

maintaining workers’ exposure 

monitoring and medical surveillance 

records for specific periods, and 

providing access to these records to the 

workers who are the subject of the 

records, the worker’s representative, and 

other designated parties. 

The agency is requesting a burden 

hour adjustment decrease of 2,636 (from 

75,998 to 73,362 hours). The agency 

estimates a decrease of exposed workers 

in the cross-industry sectors as well as 

in the specific-industry sectors. On the 

other hand, the number of plants is 

estimated to increase slightly in both 

sectors. As a result, the operation and 

maintenance costs have increased from 

$4,799,475 to $5,453,858, a total 

increase of $654,383, due to increased 

costs for exposure monitoring sampling 

and medical exams. 

III. Proposed Actions 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Cadmium in General Industry 

(29 CFR 1910.1027). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0185. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 50,679. 

Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; 

Biennially; Semi-annually; Annually. 

Average Time per Response: Varies. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

208,899. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

73,362. 


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