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production approvals are not being 

sought at this time. Such requests would 

be made to the FTZ Board on a case-bycase basis. 

In accordance with the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ 

Staff is designated examiner to evaluate 

and analyze the facts and information 

presented in the application and case 

record and to report findings and 

recommendations to the FTZ Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary at the address below. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

November 13, 2018. Rebuttal comments 

in response to material submitted 

during the foregoing period may be 

submitted during the subsequent 15-day 

period to November 26, 2018. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 

21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ 

Board’s website, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@

trade.gov or (202) 482–2350. 

Dated: September 5, 2018. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

[Docket No. 170802716–7716–01] 

National Defense Stockpile Market 

Impact Committee Request for Public 

Comments on the Potential Market 

Impact of the Proposed Fiscal Year 

2020 Annual Materials Plan 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of inquiry; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to advise the public that the National 

Defense Stockpile Market Impact 

Committee, co-chaired by the 

Departments of Commerce and State, is 

seeking public comments on the 

potential market impact of the proposed 

Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense 

Stockpile Annual Materials Plan. The 

role of the Market Impact Committee is 

to advise the National Defense Stockpile 

Manager on the projected domestic and 

foreign economic effects of all 

acquisitions, conversions, and disposals 

involving the stockpile and related 

material research and development 

projects. Public comments are an 

important element of the Committee’s 

market impact review process. 

DATES: To be considered, written 

comments must be received by October 

11, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Eric 

Longnecker, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Office of Strategic Industries 

and Economic Security, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room 3876, 

Washington, DC 20230, fax: (202) 482– 

5650 (Attn: Eric Longnecker), email: 

MIC@bis.doc.gov; and Matthew 

McManus, Deputy Director, Office of 

Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, 

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of 

Energy Resources, 2201 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20520, fax: (202) 647– 

7431 (Attn: Matthew McManus), email: 

McManusMT@state.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Parya Fenton, Office of Strategic 

Industries and Economic Security, 

Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, telephone: 

(202) 482–8228, fax: (202) 482–5650 

(Attn: Parya Fenton), email: MIC@

bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the authority of the Strategic 

and Critical Materials Stock Piling 

Revision Act of 1979, as amended (the 

Stock Piling Act) (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), 

the Department of Defense’s Defense 

Logistics Agency (DLA), as National 

Defense Stockpile Manager, maintains a 

stockpile of strategic and critical 

materials to supply the military, 

industrial, and essential civilian needs 

of the United States for national 

defense. Section 9(b)(2)(G)(ii) of the 

Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 

98h(b)(2)(H)(ii)) authorizes the National 

Defense Stockpile Manager to fund 

material research and development 

projects to develop new materials for 

the stockpile. 

Section 3314 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 

1993 National Defense Authorization 

Act (NDAA) (50 U.S.C. 98h–1) formally 

established a Market Impact Committee 

(the Committee) to ‘‘advise the National 

Defense Stockpile Manager on the 

projected domestic and foreign 

economic effects of all acquisitions and 

disposals of materials from the 

stockpile. . . .’’ The Committee must 

also balance market impact concerns 

with the statutory requirement to 

protect the U.S. Government against 

avoidable loss. 

The Committee is comprised of 

representatives from the Departments of 

Commerce, State, Agriculture, Defense, 

Energy, Interior, the Treasury, and 

Homeland Security, and is co-chaired 

by the Departments of Commerce and 

State. The FY 1993 NDAA directs the 

Committee to consult with industry 

representatives that produce, process, or 

consume the materials stored in or of 

interest to the National Defense 

Stockpile Manager. 

As the National Defense Stockpile 

Manager, the DLA must produce an 

Annual Materials Plan proposing the 

maximum quantity of each listed 

material that may be acquired, disposed 

of, upgraded, converted, recovered, or 

sold by the DLA in a particular fiscal 

year. In Attachment 1, the DLA lists the 

quantities and types of activity 

(potential disposals, potential 

acquisitions, potential conversions 

(upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.) or 

potential recovery from government 

sources) associated with each material 

in its proposed FY 2020 Annual 

Materials Plan (‘‘AMP’’). The quantities 

listed in Attachment 1 are not 

acquisition, disposal, upgrade, 

conversion, recovery, reprocessing, or 

sales target quantities, but rather a 

statement of the proposed maximum 

quantity of each listed material that may 

be acquired, disposed of, upgraded, 

converted, recovered, or sold in a 

particular fiscal year by the DLA, as 

noted. The quantity of each material 

that will actually be acquired or offered 

for sale will depend on the market for 

the material at the time of the 

acquisition or offering, as well as on the 

quantity of each material approved for 

acquisition, disposal, conversion 

(upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.), or 

recovery by Congress. 

The Committee is seeking public 

comments on the potential market 

impact associated with the proposed FY 

2020 AMP as enumerated in Attachment 

1. Public comments are an important 

element of the Committee’s market 

impact review process. 

Submission of Comments 

The Committee requests that 

interested parties provide written 

comments, supporting data and 

documentation, and any other relevant 

information on the potential market 

impact of the quantities associated with 

the proposed FY 2020 AMP. All 

comments must be submitted to the 

addresses indicated in this notice. All 

comments submitted through email 

must include the phrase ‘‘Market Impact 


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Committee Notice of Inquiry’’ in the 

subject line. 

The Committee encourages interested 

persons who wish to comment to do so 

at the earliest possible time. The period 

for submission of comments will close 

on October 11, 2018. The Committee 

will consider all comments received 

before the close of the comment period. 

Comments received after the end of the 

comment period will be considered, if 

possible, but their consideration cannot 

be assured. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this notice will be made a matter of 

public record and will be available for 

public inspection and copying. Anyone 

submitting business confidential 

information should clearly identify the 

business confidential portion of the 

submission and also provide a nonconfidential submission that can be 

placed in the public record. The 

Committee will seek to protect such 

information to the extent permitted by 

law. 

The Office of Administration, Bureau 

of Industry and Security, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, displays 

public comments on the BIS Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) website at 

https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/. This office 

does not maintain a separate public 

inspection facility. If you have technical 

difficulties accessing this website, 

please call BIS’s Office of 

Administration at (202) 482–1900 for 

assistance. 

Dated: September 5, 2018. 

Richard Ashooh, 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

Attachment 1 

PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2020 ANNUAL MATERIALS PLAN

Material Unit Quantity Footnote 

Potential Disposals 

Beryllium Metal ............................................................................................................................ ST 8 ........................

Chromium, Ferro ......................................................................................................................... ST 23,500 ........................

Chromium, Metal ......................................................................................................................... ST 200 ........................

Germanium Scrap ....................................................................................................................... kg 3,000 ........................

Manganese, Ferro ....................................................................................................................... ST 50,000 ........................

Manganese, Metallurgical Grade ................................................................................................ SDT 322,025 ........................

Nickel Based Alloys ..................................................................................................................... Lbs 600,000 ........................

Platinum ....................................................................................................................................... Tr Oz 8,380 ........................

PGM—Iridium .............................................................................................................................. Tr Oz 489 ........................

Tantalum Carbide Powder ........................................................................................................... Lb Ta 3,777 ........................

Tantalum Scrap ........................................................................................................................... Lbs 190 ........................

Titanium Based Alloys ................................................................................................................. Lbs 150,000 ........................

Tungsten Metal Powder .............................................................................................................. LB W 275,738 ........................

Tungsten Ores and Concentrates ............................................................................................... LB W 3,000,000 ........................

Zinc .............................................................................................................................................. ST 7,993 ........................

Potential Acquisitions 

Antimony ...................................................................................................................................... MT 1,100 ........................

Boron Carbide ............................................................................................................................. MT 1,000 ........................

High Modulus High Strength Carbon Fibers ............................................................................... MT 72 ........................

Carbon Fibers .............................................................................................................................. m2 5,000 ........................

Cerium ......................................................................................................................................... MT 900 ........................

CZT (Cadmium Zinc Tellurium substrates) ................................................................................. cm2 32,000 ........................

Electrolytic Manganese Metal ..................................................................................................... MT 5,000 ........................

Lanthanum ................................................................................................................................... MT 4,100 ........................

Potassium Nitrate ........................................................................................................................ Lbs 100,000 ........................

Rare Earth Magnet Feedstock .................................................................................................... MT 100 ........................

Rayon .......................................................................................................................................... MT 600 ........................

RDX/HMX/IMX/TNT ..................................................................................................................... Lbs 7,000,000 ........................

Silicon Carbide Fibers ................................................................................................................. Lbs 875 ........................

TATB (Triamino-Trinitrobenzene) ................................................................................................ Lbs 48,000 ........................

Tantalum ...................................................................................................................................... Lb Ta 33,990 ........................

Tin ................................................................................................................................................ MT 40 ........................

Tungsten Rhenium Metal ............................................................................................................ kg 5,000 ........................

Potential Conversions (Upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.) 

Beryllium Metal ............................................................................................................................ ST 8 ........................

CZT (Cadmium Zinc Tellurium substrates) ................................................................................. cm2 32,000 ........................

High Modulus High Strength Carbon Fibers ............................................................................... MT 72 ........................

Dysprosium .................................................................................................................................. MT 0.5 ........................

Europium ..................................................................................................................................... MT 35 ........................

Germanium (Scrap) ..................................................................................................................... kg 5,000 ........................

Iridium Catalyst ............................................................................................................................ Lbs 50 ........................

Lithium Ion Materials ................................................................................................................... MT 25 ........................

Rare Earths Elements ................................................................................................................. MT 12 ........................

Silicon Carbide Fibers ................................................................................................................. Lbs 875 ........................

Tin ................................................................................................................................................ MT 804 ........................

Potential Recovery from Government Sources 

Bearing Steel ............................................................................................................................... MT 50 ........................


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PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2020 ANNUAL MATERIALS PLAN—Continued 

Material Unit Quantity Footnote 

E-Waste ....................................................................................................................................... MT 50 (1) 

Gadolinium Oxide ........................................................................................................................ MT 4 ........................

Germanium (Scrap) ..................................................................................................................... kg 5,000 ........................

Iridium Catalyst (Scrap) ............................................................................................................... Lbs 50 ........................

Lithium Ion Materials ................................................................................................................... MT 25 ........................

Magnesium Metal ........................................................................................................................ MT 25 ........................

Rhenium Metal ............................................................................................................................ kg 500 ........................

Super Alloys ................................................................................................................................ Lbs 1,500,000 ........................

Tantalum ...................................................................................................................................... MT 10 ........................

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Rods (Scrap) ..................................................................................... kg 250 ........................

Zirconia Oxide ............................................................................................................................. MT 4 ........................

Footnote Key: 

1Strategic and Critical Materials collected from E-Waste (Strategic Materials collected from electronics waste). 

[FR Doc. 2018–19617 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Procedures for 

Submitting Requests for Expedited 

Relief From Quantitative Limits— 

Existing Contract: Section 232 National 

Security Investigations of Steel 

Imports 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room 6616, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at docpra@doc.gov.) 

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 mark.crace@

bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

In the Proclamation of August 29, 

President Trump directed that as soon 

as practicable, the Secretary of 

Commerce shall issue procedures for 

requests for exclusions described in 

clause 2 to allow for exclusion requests 

for countries subject to quantitative 

limitations. The U.S. Department of 

Commerce will create an exclusion 

process for clause 2 by posting the 

newly created form on the Commerce 

website. Requesters will complete this 

form and send the form, the required 

certification, and any needed 

attachments to the U.S. Department of 

Commerce at the email address 

steel232-exp@bis.doc.gov. The posting 

of this exclusion procedure on the 

Commerce website will fulfill the 

Presidential directive included in the 

most recent Proclamation, as well as the 

earlier Proclamations that directed the 

Secretary of Commerce to create an 

exclusion process to ensure users of 

steel in the United States would 

continue to have access to the steel that 

they may need. 

‘‘The Secretary shall, on an expedited 

basis, grant relief from the quantitative 

limitation set forth in Proclamation 

9740 and Proclamation 9759 and their 

accompanying annexes for any steel 

article where (i) the party requesting 

relief entered into a written contract for 

production and shipment of such steel 

article before March 8, 2018; (ii) such 

contract specifies the quantity of such 

steel article that is to be produced and 

shipped to the United States consistent 

with a schedule contained in such 

contract; (iii) such steel article is to be 

used to construct a facility in the United 

States and such steel article cannot be 

procured from a supplier in the United 

States to meet the delivery schedule and 

specifications contained in such 

contract.’’ 

II. Method of Collection 

Exclusion requests described in the 

procedures posted on the Commerce 

website for clause 2 exclusion from the 

Proclamation of August 29 will be 

submitted to the U.S. Department of 

Commerce by email. All exclusion 

requests under clause 2 must be in 

electronic form, but may be submitted at 

any time. However, exclusion requests 

requested under clause 2 if granted will 

only be valid till March 31, 2019. All 

submissions for exclusion requests are 

entirely voluntary. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0694–0140. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,717. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17,170. 

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). 

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 


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