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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 130807689–3689–01]
National Defense Stockpile Market
Impact Committee Request for Public
Comments on the Potential Market
Impact of the Proposed Fiscal Year
2015 Annual Materials Plan
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry.
AGENCY:
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 2015 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 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.
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SUMMARY:
To be considered, written
comments must be received by
December 13, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this notice to Michael
Vaccaro, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Industry and Security, Office
DATES:
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of Strategic Industries and Economic
Security, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room 3876, Washington, DC
20230, fax: (202) 482–5650 (Attn:
Michael Vaccaro), email: MIC@
bis.doc.gov; and Sean Ruthe, U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of Energy
Resources, 2201 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20520, fax: (202) 647–
4037 (Attn: Sean Ruthe), or email:
ruthesw@state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Vaccaro, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security,
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, telephone:
(202) 482–8232, fax: (202) 482–5650
(Attn: Michael Vaccaro), 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.
98(h)(b)(2)(G)(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
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Annual Materials Plan proposing the
maximum quantity of each listed
material that may be acquired, disposed
of, upgraded, or sold by the DLA in a
particular fiscal year. In Attachment 1,
the DLA lists the quantities and type of
activity (potential acquisition, potential
disposal, or potential upgrade)
associated with each material in its
proposed FY 2015 Annual Materials
Plan. The quantities listed in
Attachment 1 are not acquisition,
disposal, upgrade, or sales target
quantities, but rather a statement of the
proposed maximum quantity of each
listed material that may be acquired,
disposed of, upgraded, 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, or upgrade by
Congress.
The Committee is seeking public
comments on the potential market
impact associated with the proposed FY
2015 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 2015 AMP. All
comments must be submitted to the
addresses indicated in this notice. All
comments submitted through email
must include the phrase ‘‘Market Impact
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 December 13, 2013. 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
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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) Web site at
https://www.bis.doc.gov/foia. This office
does not maintain a separate public
inspection facility. If you have technical
difficulties accessing this Web site,
please call BIS’s Office of
Administration at (202) 482–1900 for
assistance.
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Dated: November 5, 2013.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
Attachment 1
PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2015 ANNUAL MATERIALS PLAN
Material
Unit
Sales/Upgrades/Disposals
Beryllium Metal ....................................................................................................................
Chromium, Ferro ..................................................................................................................
Chromium, Metal .................................................................................................................
Manganese, Ferro ...............................................................................................................
Manganese, Metallurgical Grade .........................................................................................
Talc ......................................................................................................................................
Tin ........................................................................................................................................
Tungsten Metal Powder .......................................................................................................
Tungsten Ores and Concentrates .......................................................................................
Acquisitions
CZT (Cadmium Zinc Tellurium substrates) .........................................................................
TATB (Triamino-Trinitrobenzene) ........................................................................................
Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO) ................................................................................................
Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide (LNCAO) ...............................................................
Mesocarbon Microbeads (MCMB) .......................................................................................
Ferroniobium ........................................................................................................................
Dysprosium Metal ................................................................................................................
Yttrium Oxide .......................................................................................................................
ST
ST
ST
ST
SDT
ST
MT
LB W
LB W
Quantity
Footnote
17.5
23,500
150
50,000
100,000
1,639
804
77,433
3,000,000
cm2
LB
Kg
Kg
Kg
MT
MT
MT
(1 2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
( 2)
(3)
(1)
(2)
(2)
40,000
16,000
150
540
648
104.5
0.5
10
1 Potential
Upgrade.
Disposal.
3 Potential Disposal (Landfill).
2 Potential
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member
Dated: November 6, 2013.
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Director, Office of Staffing, Recruitment and
Classification, Department of Commerce
Human Resources Operations Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 130807689-3689-01]
National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for
Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of the Proposed Fiscal
Year 2015 Annual Materials Plan
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry.
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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 2015 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 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 December
13, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Michael
Vaccaro, 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:
Michael Vaccaro), email: MIC@bis.doc.gov; and Sean Ruthe, U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of Energy Resources, 2201 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20520, fax: (202) 647-4037 (Attn: Sean Ruthe), or email:
ruthesw@state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Vaccaro, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, telephone: (202) 482-8232, fax: (202) 482-5650
(Attn: Michael Vaccaro), 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. 98(h)(b)(2)(G)(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, or sold by the
DLA in a particular fiscal year. In Attachment 1, the DLA lists the
quantities and type of activity (potential acquisition, potential
disposal, or potential upgrade) associated with each material in its
proposed FY 2015 Annual Materials Plan. The quantities listed in
Attachment 1 are not acquisition, disposal, upgrade, or sales target
quantities, but rather a statement of the proposed maximum quantity of
each listed material that may be acquired, disposed of, upgraded, 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, or upgrade by Congress.
The Committee is seeking public comments on the potential market
impact associated with the proposed FY 2015 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 2015 AMP. All comments must be submitted to the
addresses indicated in this notice. All comments submitted through
email must include the phrase ``Market Impact 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 December 13, 2013. 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 non-confidential submission that can be placed in
the public record. The
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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) Web site at https://www.bis.doc.gov/foia. This
office does not maintain a separate public inspection facility. If you
have technical difficulties accessing this Web site, please call BIS's
Office of Administration at (202) 482-1900 for assistance.
Dated: November 5, 2013.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
Attachment 1
Proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Materials Plan
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Material Unit Quantity Footnote
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Sales/Upgrades/Disposals
Beryllium Metal........................... ST 17.5 (\1\ \2\)
Chromium, Ferro........................... ST 23,500 (\2\)
Chromium, Metal........................... ST 150 (\2\)
Manganese, Ferro.......................... ST 50,000 (\2\)
Manganese, Metallurgical Grade............ SDT 100,000 (\2\)
Talc...................................... ST 1,639 (\3\)
Tin....................................... MT 804 (\1\)
Tungsten Metal Powder..................... LB W 77,433 (\2\)
Tungsten Ores and Concentrates............ LB W 3,000,000 (\2\)
Acquisitions
CZT (Cadmium Zinc Tellurium substrates)... cm\2\ 40,000
TATB (Triamino-Trinitrobenzene)........... LB 16,000
Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO)................ Kg 150
Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide Kg 540
(LNCAO).
Mesocarbon Microbeads (MCMB).............. Kg 648
Ferroniobium.............................. MT 104.5
Dysprosium Metal.......................... MT 0.5
Yttrium Oxide............................. MT 10
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\1\ Potential Upgrade.
\2\ Potential Disposal.
\3\ Potential Disposal (Landfill).
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