National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Materials Plan, 55636-55639 [2020-19828]

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[FR Doc. 2020–19929 Filed 9–8–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Sep 08, 2020 Jkt 250001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–56–2020] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90— Syracuse, New York; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Xylem Water Systems USA LLC (Centrifugal and Submersible Pumps), Auburn, New York Xylem Water Systems USA LLC (Xylem Water Systems) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in Auburn, New York. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 11, 2020. Xylem Water Systems already has authority to produce centrifugal and submersible pumps and related controllers within Subzone 90D (originally approved as Subzone 37D). The current request would add finished products and foreign status components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific foreignstatus components and specific finished products described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Xylem Water Systems from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status components noted below and in the existing scope of authority, Xylem Water Systems would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Booster packages (which include centrifugal pumps with affixed variable frequency drives that are stationed on a base); basin packages (which include compact, corrosion resistant, 6 gallon, cube-shaped basins with built-in threaded inlets, vent and discharge connections, sump pumps (submersible) and cord grommets for power cord sealing); transmission cables; and, motor parts (including motor fan covers, terminal box kits, conduit boxes and motor plug-in elements) (duty rate ranges from dutyfree to 3%). Xylem Water Systems would be able to avoid duty on foreignstatus components which become scrap/ PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 waste. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. The components sourced from abroad include transmission cables and motor parts (including motor fan covers, terminal box kits, conduit boxes and motor plug-in elements) (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 3%). The request indicates that certain components are subject to duties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable Section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is October 19, 2020. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202) 482–1963. Dated: September 2, 2020. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–19905 Filed 9–8–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 200828–0228] XRIN 0694–XC066 National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Materials Plan Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of inquiry; request for comments. AGENCY: The purpose of this notice is to request public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan (AMP). Changes to the AMP are discussed and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 175 / Wednesday, September 9, 2020 / Notices decided by the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, cochaired by the Departments of Commerce and State. 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, conversions, 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 October 9, 2020. ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Eric Longnecker, 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, (Attn: Eric Longnecker), email: MIC@bis.doc.gov; and Matthew McManus, Deputy Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Energy Resources, 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520 (Attn: Matthew McManus), email: McManusMT@state.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liam McMenamin, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, telephone: (202) 482–2233, (Attn: Liam McMenamin), 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. 98h(b)(2)(H)(ii)) authorizes the National Defense Stockpile Manager to fund material research and development projects to develop new materials for the stockpile. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Sep 08, 2020 Jkt 250001 Section 3314 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (FY 1993 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 (AMP) proposing the maximum quantity of each listed material that may be acquired, disposed of, upgraded, converted, recovered, or sold by the DLA in a particular fiscal year. In Attachment 1, the DLA lists the quantities and types of activity (potential disposals, potential acquisitions, potential conversions (upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.) or potential recovery from government sources) associated with each material in its proposed FY 2022 AMP. The quantities listed in Attachment 1 are not acquisition, disposal, upgrade, conversion, recovery, reprocessing, or sales target quantities, but rather a statement of the proposed maximum quantity of each listed material that may be acquired, disposed of, upgraded, converted, recovered, 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, conversion (upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.), or recovery by Congress. The Committee is seeking public comments on the potential market PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55637 impact associated with the proposed FY 2022 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 2022 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 October 9, 2020. 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 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) website at https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/. This office does not maintain a separate public inspection facility. If you have technical difficulties accessing this website, please call BIS’s Office of Administration at (202) 482–1900 for assistance. Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1 55638 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 175 / Wednesday, September 9, 2020 / Notices Attachment 1 PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2022 ANNUAL MATERIALS PLAN Material Unit Quantity Footnote Potential Disposals Beryllium Metal .......................................................................................... Chromium, Ferro ........................................................................................ Chromium, Metal ....................................................................................... Germanium ................................................................................................ Manganese, Ferro ..................................................................................... Manganese, Metallurgical Grade ............................................................... Aerospace Alloys ....................................................................................... Platinum ..................................................................................................... PGM—Iridium ............................................................................................ Quartz Crystals .......................................................................................... Tantalum .................................................................................................... Tantalum Carbide Powder ......................................................................... Tin .............................................................................................................. Titanium Based Alloys ............................................................................... Tungsten Metal Powder ............................................................................. Tungsten Ores and Concentrates ............................................................. Zinc ............................................................................................................ ST .................................................... ST .................................................... ST .................................................... kg ..................................................... ST .................................................... SDT ................................................. Lbs ................................................... Tr Oz ............................................... Tr Oz ............................................... Lbs ................................................... Lbs ................................................... Lbs Ta ............................................. MT ................................................... Lbs ................................................... Lbs W .............................................. Lbs W .............................................. ST .................................................... 8 24,000 500 5,000 50,000 322,025 1,500,000 8,380 489 15,759 190 3,777 4,000 600,000 275,741 3,000,000 7,993 Potential Acquisitions Antimony .................................................................................................... Carbon Fibers (Pitch Based) ..................................................................... Cerium ....................................................................................................... Dysprosium ................................................................................................ Electrolytic Manganese Metal .................................................................... Electrical Steel, Grain Oriented ................................................................. Graphite, Iso Molded ................................................................................. Lanthanum ................................................................................................. Neodymium ................................................................................................ Praseodymium ........................................................................................... Rare Earth Magnet Block .......................................................................... Rayon ......................................................................................................... Samarium Cobalt Alloy .............................................................................. Tire Cord .................................................................................................... Titanium ..................................................................................................... TNT/HMX/RDX .......................................................................................... Yttrium ........................................................................................................ MT Lbs MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT Lbs MT ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... 1,100 5,000 550 20 5,000 3,200 900 1,300 600 70 100 600 50 2,000 1,500 2,000,000 25 Potential Conversions (Upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.) Beryllium Metal .......................................................................................... CZT (Cadmium Zinc Tellurium substrates) ............................................... Carbon Fibers (Pan Based) ....................................................................... Europium .................................................................................................... Germanium ................................................................................................ Iridium Catalyst .......................................................................................... Lithium Ion Materials ................................................................................. Rare Earths Elements ............................................................................... Silicon Carbide Fibers ............................................................................... Triamino Trinitrobenzene (TATB) .............................................................. ST .................................................... EA .................................................... Lbs ................................................... MT ................................................... kg ..................................................... Lbs ................................................... MT ................................................... MT ................................................... Lbs ................................................... Lbs ................................................... 8 5 5,000 35 5,000 200 25 12 875 48,000 Potential Recovery from Government sources Boron Carbide ............................................................................................ E-Waste ..................................................................................................... Germanium ................................................................................................ Iridium Catalyst .......................................................................................... Battery Materials ........................................................................................ Magnesium Metal ...................................................................................... Aerospace Alloys ....................................................................................... Tantalum .................................................................................................... Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Rods ................................................................. MT ................................................... MT ................................................... kg ..................................................... Lbs ................................................... MT ................................................... MT ................................................... Lbs ................................................... MT ................................................... kg ..................................................... Footnote Key: 1 Strategic and Critical Materials collected from E-Waste (Strategic Materials collected from electronics waste). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Sep 08, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1 150 50 5,000 200 50 25 1,500,000 10 250 ( 1) Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 175 / Wednesday, September 9, 2020 / Notices [FR Doc. 2020–19828 Filed 9–8–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–580–870] Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Amended Final Results in the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Notice of Amended Final Results Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On June 17, 2020, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in NEXTEEL v. United States, Court No. 17–00091, sustaining the Department of Commerce (Commerce)’s remand redetermination concerning the final results in the antidumping duty (AD) administrative review of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), covering the period of review (POR) July 18, 2014 through August 31, 2015. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT’s final judgment in this case is not in harmony with Commerce’s final results in the administrative review of OCTG from Korea. Pursuant to the CIT’s final judgment, Commerce is amending the weighted-average dumping margin calculated for SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH), NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL), and non-examined companies. DATES: Applicable September 9, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsey Simonovich, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–1979. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On April 17 and July 10, 2017, Commerce published the Final Results.1 NEXTEEL and SeAH challenged the Final Results before the CIT.2 On 1 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 82 FR 18105 (April 17, 2017), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM), as amended by Certain Oil Country Goods from the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 82 FR 31750 (July 10, 2017) (collectively, Final Results). 2 The following companies that were not subject to individual examination in the administrative VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Sep 08, 2020 Jkt 250001 January 2, 2019, the CIT remanded Commerce’s determination, instructing Commerce to reverse its finding of a particular market situation (PMS) and provide further explanation or analysis of its treatment of SeAH’s proprietary grade products and deduction of general and administrative (G&A) expenses.3 Commerce issued a redetermination on remand, under protest, complying with the CIT’s instructions to reverse its finding of a PMS, and providing further explanation of its treatment of SeAH’s proprietary grade products and deduction of G&A expenses.4 On September 4, 2019, the CIT remanded Commerce’s deduction of G&A expenses for clarification or reconsideration.5 Commerce issued a second redetermination on remand, providing further clarification on its deduction of G&A expenses as U.S. selling expenses.6 On June 17, 2020, the CIT sustained the Remand Results.7 Timken Notice In its decision in Timken,8 as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,9 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) held that, pursuant to section 516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce must publish a notice of a court decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’ with a Commerce determination and must suspend liquidation of entries pending a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s June 17, 2020 judgment in this case constitutes a final decision of the court that is not in harmony with Commerce’s Final Results. This notice is published in fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken. review joined the challenge by NEXTEEL and SeAH of the Final Results: AJU Besteel Co., Ltd.; Dongbu Incheon Steel; Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Husteel Co., Ltd.; Husteel Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Steel Company; and ILJIN Steel Corporation. 3 See NEXTEEL Co. v. United States, Court No. 17–00091, Slip Op. 19–1 (CIT January 2, 2019). 4 See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court Remand Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea, Nexteel Co. v. United States, Consolidated Court No. 17–00091, Slip Op. 19–01 (CIT January 2, 2019), dated April 2, 2019. 5 See NEXTEEL Co. v. United States, Court No. 17–00091, Slip Op. 19–116 (CIT September 4, 2019). 6 See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court Remand Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea Nexteel Co. v. United States, Consolidated Court No. 17–00091, Slip Op. 19–116 (CIT September 4, 2019), dated November 20, 2019 (Remand Results). 7 See Nexteel Co. v. United States, Consolidated Court No. 17–00091, Slip Op. 20–85 (CIT June 17, 2020), at 14. 8 See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337, 341 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken). 9 See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, 626 F. 3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades). PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55639 Amended Final Results Because there is now a final court decision, Commerce is amending its Final Results. Commerce finds that the revised the weighted-average dumping margins are 2.97 percent for SeAH, 3.63 percent for NEXTEEL, and 3.30 percent for the non-examined companies. Cash Deposit Requirements The cash deposit rates calculated in the 2014–2015 administrative review for SeAH, NEXTEEL, and the nonexamined companies subject to this litigation, with the exception of Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd., have been superseded by cash deposit rates calculated in subsequent administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on OCTG from Korea.10 Thus, we are not implementing the amended cash deposit rates for these companies. For Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd., effective the date of publication of this notice, we will instruct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties at the rate of 3.30 percent. Liquidation of Suspended Entries If the CIT’s final judgment is not appealed, or if it is appealed and upheld, Commerce will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation, and to liquidate and to assess duties at the margins shown above for entries during the POR that were produced and exported by SeAH, NEXTEEL, and the non-examined companies. Consistent with Commerce’s assessment practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by SeAH and NEXTEEL for which they did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.11 Finally, during the pendency of litigation, including any appeal, Commerce remains enjoined by Court order from liquidating entries that: (1) Were the subject of the administrative determination published in the Final Results; 12 (2) were produced and/or exported by any of the following: SeAH, NEXTEEL, and the non-examined companies; (3) were entered, or were withdrawn from warehouse, for 10 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017– 2018, 85 FR 41949 (July 13, 2020). 11 For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 12 See Final Results. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 200828-0228]
XRIN 0694-XC066


National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for 
Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of the Proposed Fiscal 
Year 2022 Annual Materials Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public comments on 
the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 National 
Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan (AMP). Changes to the AMP are 
discussed and

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decided by the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-
chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State. 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, conversions, 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 October 
9, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Eric 
Longnecker, 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, (Attn: Eric 
Longnecker), email: [email protected]; and Matthew McManus, Deputy 
Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, U.S. 
Department of State, Bureau of Energy Resources, 2201 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20520 (Attn: Matthew McManus), email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liam McMenamin, Office of Strategic 
Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, telephone: (202) 482-2233, (Attn: Liam 
McMenamin), email: [email protected].

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. 98h(b)(2)(H)(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 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1993 (FY 1993 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 (AMP) proposing the maximum quantity of each 
listed material that may be acquired, disposed of, upgraded, converted, 
recovered, or sold by the DLA in a particular fiscal year. In 
Attachment 1, the DLA lists the quantities and types of activity 
(potential disposals, potential acquisitions, potential conversions 
(upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.) or potential recovery from 
government sources) associated with each material in its proposed FY 
2022 AMP. The quantities listed in Attachment 1 are not acquisition, 
disposal, upgrade, conversion, recovery, reprocessing, or sales target 
quantities, but rather a statement of the proposed maximum quantity of 
each listed material that may be acquired, disposed of, upgraded, 
converted, recovered, 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, conversion (upgrade, 
rotation, reprocessing, etc.), or recovery by Congress.
    The Committee is seeking public comments on the potential market 
impact associated with the proposed FY 2022 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 2022 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 October 9, 2020. 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 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) website at https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/. This 
office does not maintain a separate public inspection facility. If you 
have technical difficulties accessing this website, please call BIS's 
Office of Administration at (202) 482-1900 for assistance.

Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.

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Attachment 1

                                 Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Materials Plan
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                   Material                                  Unit                   Quantity         Footnote
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                                               Potential Disposals
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Beryllium Metal..............................  ST..............................               8
Chromium, Ferro..............................  ST..............................          24,000
Chromium, Metal..............................  ST..............................             500
Germanium....................................  kg..............................           5,000
Manganese, Ferro.............................  ST..............................          50,000
Manganese, Metallurgical Grade...............  SDT.............................         322,025
Aerospace Alloys.............................  Lbs.............................       1,500,000
Platinum.....................................  Tr Oz...........................           8,380
PGM--Iridium.................................  Tr Oz...........................             489
Quartz Crystals..............................  Lbs.............................          15,759
Tantalum.....................................  Lbs.............................             190
Tantalum Carbide Powder......................  Lbs Ta..........................           3,777
Tin..........................................  MT..............................           4,000
Titanium Based Alloys........................  Lbs.............................         600,000
Tungsten Metal Powder........................  Lbs W...........................         275,741
Tungsten Ores and Concentrates...............  Lbs W...........................       3,000,000
Zinc.........................................  ST..............................           7,993
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                                             Potential Acquisitions
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Antimony.....................................  MT..............................           1,100
Carbon Fibers (Pitch Based)..................  Lbs.............................           5,000
Cerium.......................................  MT..............................             550
Dysprosium...................................  MT..............................              20
Electrolytic Manganese Metal.................  MT..............................           5,000
Electrical Steel, Grain Oriented.............  MT..............................           3,200
Graphite, Iso Molded.........................  MT..............................             900
Lanthanum....................................  MT..............................           1,300
Neodymium....................................  MT..............................             600
Praseodymium.................................  MT..............................              70
Rare Earth Magnet Block......................  MT..............................             100
Rayon........................................  MT..............................             600
Samarium Cobalt Alloy........................  MT..............................              50
Tire Cord....................................  MT..............................           2,000
Titanium.....................................  MT..............................           1,500
TNT/HMX/RDX..................................  Lbs.............................       2,000,000
Yttrium......................................  MT..............................              25
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                          Potential Conversions (Upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.)
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Beryllium Metal..............................  ST..............................               8
CZT (Cadmium Zinc Tellurium substrates)......  EA..............................               5
Carbon Fibers (Pan Based)....................  Lbs.............................           5,000
Europium.....................................  MT..............................              35
Germanium....................................  kg..............................           5,000
Iridium Catalyst.............................  Lbs.............................             200
Lithium Ion Materials........................  MT..............................              25
Rare Earths Elements.........................  MT..............................              12
Silicon Carbide Fibers.......................  Lbs.............................             875
Triamino Trinitrobenzene (TATB)..............  Lbs.............................          48,000
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                                   Potential Recovery from Government sources
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Boron Carbide................................  MT..............................             150
E-Waste......................................  MT..............................              50           (\1\)
Germanium....................................  kg..............................           5,000
Iridium Catalyst.............................  Lbs.............................             200
Battery Materials............................  MT..............................              50
Magnesium Metal..............................  MT..............................              25
Aerospace Alloys.............................  Lbs.............................       1,500,000
Tantalum.....................................  MT..............................              10
Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Rods.................  kg..............................             250
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Footnote Key:
\1\ Strategic and Critical Materials collected from E-Waste (Strategic Materials collected from electronics
  waste).


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