Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Laminations for Stacked Cores for Incorporation into Transformers, Stacked Cores for Incorporation Into Transformers, Wound Cores for Incorporation Into Transformers, Electrical Transformers, and Transformer Regulators, 29926-29927 [2020-10715]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Notice of Request for Public
Comments on Section 232 National
Security Investigation of Imports of
Laminations for Stacked Cores for
Incorporation into Transformers,
Stacked Cores for Incorporation Into
Transformers, Wound Cores for
Incorporation Into Transformers,
Electrical Transformers, and
Transformer Regulators
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Office of Technology
Evaluation, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of request for public
comments.
ACTION:
On May 11, 2020, based on
inquiries and requests from interested
parties in the United States, including
multiple Members of Congress, a GrainOriented Electrical Steel (GOES)
manufacturer, and producers of Power
and Distribution Transformers, the
Secretary of Commerce (the ‘‘Secretary’’)
initiated an investigation to determine
the effect of imports of Laminations for
Stacked Cores for Incorporation into
Transformers, Stacked Cores for
Incorporation into Transformers,
Wound Cores for Incorporation into
Transformers, Electrical Transformers,
and Transformer Regulators on the
national security. This investigation has
been initiated under section 232 of the
Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as
amended.
Interested parties are invited to
submit written comments, data,
analyses, or other information pertinent
to the investigation to the Department of
Commerce’s (the ‘‘Department’’) Bureau
of Industry and Security by June 9,
2020. Rebuttal comments will be due by
June 19, 2020. While the Department is
interested in any information related to
this investigation that the public can
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provide, this notice identifies particular
issues of significance.
The due date for filing comments
is June 9, 2020. The due date for rebuttal
comments is June 19, 2020. Rebuttal
comments may only address issues
raised in comments filed on or before
June 9, 2020.
DATES:
Submissions: All written
comments on the notice must be
addressed to Section 232 Electrical Steel
Investigation and filed through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. To submit
comments via https://
www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number BIS–2020–0015 on the home
page and click ‘‘search.’’ The site will
provide a search results page listing all
documents associated with this docket.
Find a reference to this notice and click
on the link entitled ‘‘Comment Now!’’
(For further information on using https://
www.regulations.gov, please consult the
resources provided on the website by
clicking on ‘‘How to Use This Site.’’)
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Industrial Studies Division, Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department
of Commerce (202) 482–4952,
ESproducts232@bis.doc.gov. For more
information about the section 232
program, including the regulations and
the text of previous investigations,
please see www.bis.doc.gov/232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 11, 2020, based on inquiries
and requests from interested parties in
the United States, including multiple
Members of Congress, a domestic GOES
manufacturer, and producers of Power
and Distribution Transformers, the
Secretary initiated an investigation
under section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19
U.S.C. 1862). The investigation has been
undertaken to determine the effect on
the national security of imports of
Laminations for Stacked Cores for
Incorporation into Transformers,
Stacked Cores for Incorporation into
Transformers, Wound Cores for
Incorporation into Transformers,
Electrical Transformers, and
Transformer Regulators (hereinafter
‘‘Products’’). If the Secretary finds that
Products are being imported into the
United States in such quantities or
under such circumstances as to threaten
to impair the national security, the
Secretary shall so advise the President
in his report on the findings of the
investigation.
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Written Comments
This investigation is being undertaken
in accordance with part 705 of the
National Security Industrial Base
Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709)
(‘‘NSIBR’’). Interested parties are invited
to submit written comments, data,
analyses, or information pertinent to
this investigation to the Department’s
Office of Technology Evaluation no later
than June 9, 2020. The due date for
rebuttal comments is June 19, 2020.
Rebuttal comments may only address
issues raised in comments filed on or
before June 9, 2020.
The Department is particularly
interested in comments and information
directed to the criteria listed in § 705.4
of the NSIBR as they affect national
security, including the following:
(i) Quantity of, or other circumstances
related to, the importation of the
Products;
(ii) Domestic production and
productive capacity needed for the
Products to meet projected national
defense requirements;
(iii) Existing and anticipated
availability of human resources,
products, raw materials, production
equipment, and facilities to produce the
Products;
(iv) Growth requirements of Products’
industries to meet national defense
requirements and/or requirements for
supplies and services necessary to
assure such growth including
investment, exploration, and
development;
(v) The impact of foreign competition
on the economic welfare of the
Products’ industries;
(vi) The displacement of any domestic
production of the Products causing
substantial unemployment, decrease in
the revenues of government, loss of
investment or specialized skills and
productive capacity, or other serious
effects;
(vii) National defense supporting uses
of the Products including data on
applicable contracts or sub-contracts,
both past and current;
(viii) Country of manufacture for the
Products;
(ix) Relevant factors that are causing
or will cause a weakening of our
national economy; and
(x) Any other relevant factors,
including the use and importance of the
Products in critical infrastructure
sectors identified in Presidential Policy
Directive 21 (Feb. 12, 2013) (for a listing
of those sectors see https://
www.dhs.gov/cisa/critical-infra
structure-sectors).
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Requirements for Written Comments
The https://www.regulations.gov
website allows users to provide
comments by filling in a ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field, or by attaching a
document using an ‘‘Upload File’’ field.
The Department prefers that comments
be provided in an attached document.
The Department prefers submissions in
Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf). If the submission is in an
application format other than those two,
please indicate the name of the
application in the ‘‘Type Comment’’
field. Please do not attach separate cover
letters to electronic submissions; rather,
include any information that might
appear in a cover letter in the comments
themselves. Similarly, to the extent
possible please include any exhibits,
annexes, or other attachments in the
same file as part of the submission itself
rather than in separate files. Comments
will be placed in the docket and open
to public inspection, except information
determined to be confidential as
outlined in § 705.6 of the NSIBR.
Comments may be viewed on https://
www.regulations.gov by entering docket
number BIS–2020–0015 in the search
field on the home page.
Material submitted by members of the
public that is properly marked business
confidential information and accepted
as such by the Department will be
exempted from public disclosure as
provided for by § 705.6 of the NSIBR.
Anyone submitting business
confidential information should clearly
identify the business confidential
portion at the time of submission, file a
statement justifying nondisclosure and
referring to the specific legal authority
claimed, and provide a non-confidential
submission which can be placed in the
public file on https://
www.regulations.gov. Communications
from agencies of the United States
Government will not be made available
for public inspection. For comments
submitted electronically containing
business confidential information, the
file name of the business confidential
version should begin with the characters
‘‘BC’’. Any page containing business
confidential information must be clearly
marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’
on the top of that page. The nonconfidential version must be clearly
marked ‘‘PUBLIC’’. The file name of the
non-confidential version should begin
with the character ‘‘P’’. The ‘‘BC’’ and
‘‘P’’ should be followed by the name of
the person or entity submitting the
comments or rebuttal comments. All
filers should name their files using the
name of the person or entity submitting
the comments. If a public hearing is
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held in support of this investigation, a
separate Federal Register notice will be
published providing the date and
information about the hearing.
The Bureau of Industry and Security
does not maintain a separate public
inspection facility. Requesters should
first view the Bureau’s web page, which
can be found at https://
efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see ‘‘Electronic
FOIA’’ heading). If requesters cannot
access the website, they may call 202–
482–0795 for assistance. The records
related to this assessment are made
accessible in accordance with the
regulations published in part 4 of title
15 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(15 CFR 4.1 et seq.).
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
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ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National
Security Investigation of Imports of Laminations for Stacked Cores for
Incorporation into Transformers, Stacked Cores for Incorporation Into
Transformers, Wound Cores for Incorporation Into Transformers,
Electrical Transformers, and Transformer Regulators
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Technology
Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: On May 11, 2020, based on inquiries and requests from
interested parties in the United States, including multiple Members of
Congress, a Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel (GOES) manufacturer, and
producers of Power and Distribution Transformers, the Secretary of
Commerce (the ``Secretary'') initiated an investigation to determine
the effect of imports of Laminations for Stacked Cores for
Incorporation into Transformers, Stacked Cores for Incorporation into
Transformers, Wound Cores for Incorporation into Transformers,
Electrical Transformers, and Transformer Regulators on the national
security. This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of
the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data,
analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation to the
Department of Commerce's (the ``Department'') Bureau of Industry and
Security by June 9, 2020. Rebuttal comments will be due by June 19,
2020. While the Department is interested in any information related to
this investigation that the public can provide, this notice identifies
particular issues of significance.
DATES: The due date for filing comments is June 9, 2020. The due date
for rebuttal comments is June 19, 2020. Rebuttal comments may only
address issues raised in comments filed on or before June 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submissions: All written comments on the notice must be
addressed to Section 232 Electrical Steel Investigation and filed
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. To
submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, enter docket number
BIS-2020-0015 on the home page and click ``search.'' The site will
provide a search results page listing all documents associated with
this docket. Find a reference to this notice and click on the link
entitled ``Comment Now!'' (For further information on using https://www.regulations.gov, please consult the resources provided on the
website by clicking on ``How to Use This Site.'')
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Industrial Studies Division, Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (202) 482-4952,
[email protected]. For more information about the section 232
program, including the regulations and the text of previous
investigations, please see www.bis.doc.gov/232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 11, 2020, based on inquiries and requests from interested
parties in the United States, including multiple Members of Congress, a
domestic GOES manufacturer, and producers of Power and Distribution
Transformers, the Secretary initiated an investigation under section
232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862).
The investigation has been undertaken to determine the effect on the
national security of imports of Laminations for Stacked Cores for
Incorporation into Transformers, Stacked Cores for Incorporation into
Transformers, Wound Cores for Incorporation into Transformers,
Electrical Transformers, and Transformer Regulators (hereinafter
``Products''). If the Secretary finds that Products are being imported
into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances
as to threaten to impair the national security, the Secretary shall so
advise the President in his report on the findings of the
investigation.
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Written Comments
This investigation is being undertaken in accordance with part 705
of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700
to 709) (``NSIBR''). Interested parties are invited to submit written
comments, data, analyses, or information pertinent to this
investigation to the Department's Office of Technology Evaluation no
later than June 9, 2020. The due date for rebuttal comments is June 19,
2020. Rebuttal comments may only address issues raised in comments
filed on or before June 9, 2020.
The Department is particularly interested in comments and
information directed to the criteria listed in Sec. 705.4 of the NSIBR
as they affect national security, including the following:
(i) Quantity of, or other circumstances related to, the importation
of the Products;
(ii) Domestic production and productive capacity needed for the
Products to meet projected national defense requirements;
(iii) Existing and anticipated availability of human resources,
products, raw materials, production equipment, and facilities to
produce the Products;
(iv) Growth requirements of Products' industries to meet national
defense requirements and/or requirements for supplies and services
necessary to assure such growth including investment, exploration, and
development;
(v) The impact of foreign competition on the economic welfare of
the Products' industries;
(vi) The displacement of any domestic production of the Products
causing substantial unemployment, decrease in the revenues of
government, loss of investment or specialized skills and productive
capacity, or other serious effects;
(vii) National defense supporting uses of the Products including
data on applicable contracts or sub-contracts, both past and current;
(viii) Country of manufacture for the Products;
(ix) Relevant factors that are causing or will cause a weakening of
our national economy; and
(x) Any other relevant factors, including the use and importance of
the Products in critical infrastructure sectors identified in
Presidential Policy Directive 21 (Feb. 12, 2013) (for a listing of
those sectors see https://www.dhs.gov/cisa/critical-infrastructure-sectors).
Requirements for Written Comments
The https://www.regulations.gov website allows users to provide
comments by filling in a ``Type Comment'' field, or by attaching a
document using an ``Upload File'' field. The Department prefers that
comments be provided in an attached document. The Department prefers
submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the
submission is in an application format other than those two, please
indicate the name of the application in the ``Type Comment'' field.
Please do not attach separate cover letters to electronic submissions;
rather, include any information that might appear in a cover letter in
the comments themselves. Similarly, to the extent possible please
include any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in the same file as
part of the submission itself rather than in separate files. Comments
will be placed in the docket and open to public inspection, except
information determined to be confidential as outlined in Sec.
[thinsp]705.6 of the NSIBR. Comments may be viewed on https://www.regulations.gov by entering docket number BIS-2020-0015 in the
search field on the home page.
Material submitted by members of the public that is properly marked
business confidential information and accepted as such by the
Department will be exempted from public disclosure as provided for by
Sec. [thinsp]705.6 of the NSIBR. Anyone submitting business
confidential information should clearly identify the business
confidential portion at the time of submission, file a statement
justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal authority
claimed, and provide a non-confidential submission which can be placed
in the public file on https://www.regulations.gov. Communications from
agencies of the United States Government will not be made available for
public inspection. For comments submitted electronically containing
business confidential information, the file name of the business
confidential version should begin with the characters ``BC''. Any page
containing business confidential information must be clearly marked
``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top of that page. The non-confidential
version must be clearly marked ``PUBLIC''. The file name of the non-
confidential version should begin with the character ``P''. The ``BC''
and ``P'' should be followed by the name of the person or entity
submitting the comments or rebuttal comments. All filers should name
their files using the name of the person or entity submitting the
comments. If a public hearing is held in support of this investigation,
a separate Federal Register notice will be published providing the date
and information about the hearing.
The Bureau of Industry and Security does not maintain a separate
public inspection facility. Requesters should first view the Bureau's
web page, which can be found at https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see
``Electronic FOIA'' heading). If requesters cannot access the website,
they may call 202-482-0795 for assistance. The records related to this
assessment are made accessible in accordance with the regulations
published in part 4 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations (15
CFR 4.1 et seq.).
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
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