This emergency collection is approved for 6 months only. Should the Department desire to use this collection for longer than 6 months, a 60 and 30 notice to the public should be published.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2019
6 Months From Approved
62,823
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0
62,823
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0
0
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On March 8, 2018, President Trump issued Proclamations 9704 and 9705, imposing duties on imports of aluminum and steel. The Proclamations also authorized the Secretary of Commerce to grant exclusions from the duties âif 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.â This request for a new collection is to allow for the submittal of rebuttals to objections received on posted exclusion requests and to allow for surrebuttals for objections that receive rebuttals under the Section 232 exclusion process.
The collection of information is essential to the mission of the Department, in particular to the adjudication exclusion requests that need expedited relief from quantitative limits â existing contract: section 232 national security investigations of steel and aluminum imports. The use of normal clearance procedures would prevent the collection of information exclusion requests, for national security purposes, as discussed under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 as amended and the Presidential Proclamations issued on March 8, 2018, and the Proclamations issued on August 29, 2018. As the President has decided to adjust imports and allow exclusion requests, BIS will need OMBâs clearances to collect the information that would be required for parties to request exclusions. This will allow BIS to publish a Federal Register notice informing the public how to submit exclusion requests as soon as possible, allowing for earlier decisions on the requests giving parties certainty on the effect of the remedies on their businesses.
US Code:
19 USC 1862
Name of Law: Safeguarding National Security
On March 8, 2018, President Trump issued Proclamations 9704 and 9705, imposing duties on imports of aluminum and steel. The Proclamations also authorized the Secretary of Commerce to grant exclusions from the duties âif 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.â This increase in burden is due to the need for the Commerce Department to collect information in response to the Presidential Proclamation signed on August 29, 2018 for adjustments to Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form TBD Procedures to submit Rebuttals, Surrebuttals for Exclusions and Objections to Section 232 Adjustments for Steel and Aluminum
Supporting Statement for rebuttals and surrebuttals.docx
Procedures to submit Rebuttals, Surrebuttals for Exclusions and Objections to Section 232 Adjustments for Steel and Aluminum