Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States, 23983-23985 [2019-10999]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 23983-23985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10999]



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Vol. 84

Thursday,

No. 100

May 23, 2019

Part VI





The President





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Proclamation 9893--Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States



Proclamation 9894--Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 100 / Thursday, May 23, 2019 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9893 of May 19, 2019

                
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United 
                States

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                1. On January 19, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce 
                (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his 
                investigation into the effect of imports of aluminum 
                articles on the national security of the United States 
                under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, 
                as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Secretary found and 
                advised me of his opinion that aluminum articles were 
                being imported into the United States in such 
                quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten 
                to impair the national security of the United States.

                2. In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting 
                Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), I 
                concurred in the Secretary's finding that aluminum 
                articles were being imported into the United States in 
                such quantities and under such circumstances as to 
                threaten to impair the national security of the United 
                States, and decided to adjust the imports of aluminum 
                articles, as defined in clause 1 of Proclamation 9704, 
                by imposing a 10 percent ad valorem tariff on such 
                articles imported from most countries.

                3. In Proclamation 9704, I further stated that any 
                country with which we have a security relationship is 
                welcome to discuss with the United States alternative 
                ways to address the threatened impairment of the 
                national security caused by imports from that country, 
                and noted that, should the United States and any such 
                country arrive at a satisfactory alternative means to 
                address the threat to the national security such that I 
                determine that imports from that country no longer 
                threaten to impair the national security, I may remove 
                or modify the restriction on aluminum articles imports 
                from that country and, if necessary, adjust the tariff 
                as it applies to other countries, as the national 
                security interests of the United States require.

                4. The United States has successfully concluded 
                discussions with Canada and Mexico on satisfactory 
                alternative means to address the threatened impairment 
                of the national security posed by aluminum imports from 
                Canada and Mexico. The United States has agreed on a 
                range of measures with Canada and Mexico to prevent the 
                importation of aluminum that is unfairly subsidized or 
                sold at dumped prices, to prevent the transshipment of 
                aluminum, and to monitor for and avoid import surges. 
                These measures are expected to allow imports of 
                aluminum from Canada and Mexico to remain stable at 
                historical levels without meaningful increases, thus 
                permitting the domestic capacity utilization to remain 
                reasonably commensurate with the target level 
                recommended in the Secretary's report. In my judgment, 
                these measures will provide effective, long-term 
                alternative means to address the contribution of these 
                countries' imports to the threatened impairment of the 
                national security.

                5. In light of these agreements, I have determined 
                that, under the framework in the agreements, imports of 
                aluminum from Canada and Mexico will no longer threaten 
                to impair the national security, and thus I have 
                decided to exclude Canada and Mexico from the tariff 
                proclaimed in Proclamation 9704, as amended. The United 
                States will monitor the implementation and 
                effectiveness of these measures in addressing our 
                national security needs, and I may revisit this 
                determination as appropriate.

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                6. In light of my determination to exclude, on a long-
                term basis, these countries from the tariff proclaimed 
                in Proclamation 9704, as amended, I have considered 
                whether it is necessary and appropriate in light of our 
                national security interests to make any corresponding 
                adjustments to such tariff as it applies to other 
                countries. I have determined that, in light of the 
                agreed-upon measures with Canada and Mexico, it is 
                necessary and appropriate, at this time, to maintain 
                the current tariff level as it applies to other 
                countries.

                7. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as 
                amended, authorizes the President to adjust the imports 
                of an article and its derivatives that are being 
                imported into the United States in such quantities or 
                under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the 
                national security.

                8. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 
                U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the 
                Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
                the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, 
                and actions thereunder, including the removal, 
                modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of 
                duty or other import restriction.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by the authority vested in me 
                by the Constitution and the laws of the United States 
                of America, including section 232 of the Trade 
                Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, section 301 of title 
                3, United States Code, and section 604 of the Trade Act 
                of 1974, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows:

                    (1) Clause 2 of Proclamation 9704, as amended, is 
                further amended in the second sentence by deleting the 
                ``and'' before ``(c)'' and inserting before the period 
                at the end: ``, and (d) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern 
                daylight time on May 20, 2019, from all countries 
                except Argentina, Australia, Canada, and Mexico''.
                    (2) The ``Article description'' for heading 
                9903.85.01, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the 
                HTSUS, is amended by replacing ``of Australia'' with 
                ``of Australia, of Canada, of Mexico''.
                    (3) The modifications made by clauses 1 and 2 of 
                this proclamation shall be effective with respect to 
                goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from 
                warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. 
                eastern daylight time on May 20, 2019, and shall 
                continue in effect, unless such actions are expressly 
                reduced, modified, or terminated.
                    (4) Any imports of aluminum articles from Canada 
                and Mexico that were admitted into a U.S. foreign trade 
                zone under ``privileged foreign status'' as defined in 
                19 CFR 146.41, prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight 
                time on May 20, 2019, shall not be subject upon entry 
                for consumption made after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight 
                time on May 20, 2019, to the additional 10 percent ad 
                valorem rate of duty imposed by Proclamation 9704, as 
                amended.
                    (5) Any provision of previous proclamations and 
                Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions 
                taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent 
                of such inconsistency.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                nineteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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