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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 20 (Friday, January 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8695-8696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02071]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Objections From the Section 232 National Security Adjustments 
of Imports of Steel and Aluminum

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information 
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment 
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed

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information collection must be received on or before April 1, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by email 
to Nancy Kook, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry and Security, at 
[email protected] or to [email protected]). Please reference OMB 
Control Number 0694-0138 in the subject line of your comments. Do not 
submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or 
protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Nancy Kook, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry and Security, phone 202-
482-2440 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) 
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (``the Secretary'') to conduct 
comprehensive investigations to determine the effects of imports of any 
article on the national security of the United States.
    On March 8, 2018, President Trump issued Proclamations 9704 and 
9705, imposing duties on imports of aluminum and steel, and authorizing 
the Secretary to grant exclusions from the duties ``if the Secretary 
determines the steel or aluminum article 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 further directed that the Secretary issue procedures for 
requesting such exclusions within ten days of the issuance of these 
Proclamations.
    The purpose of this information collection is to allow for 
submission of objections to the exclusions 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. The information submitted is evaluated and used by BIS's 
Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (OSIES) to make a 
recommendation to the Secretary or their designee(s) regarding the 
favorability of each Exclusion Request, taking into account any 
national security considerations as well as any received Objections, 
Rebuttals, and/or Surrebuttals. The Secretary or their designee(s) will 
also consider information provided by other agencies or senior 
executive branch officials including recommendations from the 
Department's International Trade Administration (ITA) based on their 
review of Exclusion Requests receiving Objections.

II. Method of Collection

    Electronic.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0694-0138.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,288.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 161,152 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, 
Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705.

IV. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau 
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy 
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed 
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden 
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-02071 Filed 1-30-25; 8:45 am]
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