Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Submitting Rebuttals and Surrebuttals Requests for Exclusions From and Objections to the Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum, 16168-16169 [2022-05992]

Download as PDF 16168 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2022 / Notices individual, group, or organization not included in this list. 1. Tribal areas, including federally recognized American Indian tribes with reservation and/or off-reservation trust lands, Alaska Native Regional Corporations, and Alaska Native villages. 2. States and equivalent entities (e.g., District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). 3. Counties and equivalent entities (e.g., parishes in Louisiana, boroughs in Alaska, municipios in Puerto Rico). 4. Minor civil divisions (e.g., townships). 5. Consolidated cities. 6. Incorporated places (e.g., villages, towns, cities). 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review Case Type Group Quarters Population cases— request a Census Bureau review of group quarters population counts by block to correct error(s) affecting their population during the 2020 Census for a valid group quarter (i.e., group quarters that existed and available for occupancy on April 1, 2020). Submissions should be consistent with the 2020 Census Residence Criteria and Residence Situations and additional guidance provided by the Census Bureau due to the COVID–19 pandemic. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review Case Submission To determine whether submitting a Post-Census Group Quarters Review case is necessary, governmental units need to review their group quarters population counts in the published Census Bureau data. The Census Bureau recommends a review of the Public Law 94–171 data tables to review their counts population of group quarters by type of group quarters (Table P5). These data are available on https:// data.census.gov/cedsci. To submit any Post-Census Group Quarters Review case, the governmental units must use the Secure Web Incoming Module (SWIM), available at respond.census.gov/swim. Post-Census Group Quarters Review Case Disposition If the population count is corrected, the count will be sent to the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program to be included in the baseline data used to produce upcoming annual population estimates. Updated data will be included in the next possible population base as the production schedule allows. Corresponding changes to demographic characteristics will be incorporated into subsequent rounds of estimates. The estimates developed from VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Mar 21, 2022 Jkt 256001 the updated population base will also be used by the American Community Survey and the Puerto Rico Community Survey. Data received as part of a 2020 PCGQR cases is not shared with anyone outside of the staff involved with 2020 PCGQR processing. The Census Bureau will not modify the 2020 Census apportionment counts and will not incorporate 2020 PCGQR corrections into the 2020 Census data summary files and tables or retabulate any of the other 2020 Census data products. Affected Public: Tribal, state, or local governmental units in the United States and Puerto Rico. Frequency: One time. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 6. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering the title of the collection. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2022–06038 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Submitting Rebuttals and Surrebuttals Requests for Exclusions From and Objections to the Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the general PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 23, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security. Title: Procedures for Submitting Rebuttals and Surrebuttals Requests for Exclusions from and Objections to the Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum. OMB Control Number: 0694–0141. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current information collection. Number of Respondents: 19,462. Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. Burden Hours: 19,462. Needs and Uses: 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 ‘‘if 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.’’ On March 19, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce issued an interim final rule, setting forth the requirements U.S. businesses must satisfy when submitting exclusion requests. On behalf of the Secretary, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (DOC/BIS) published the March 19 rule, Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions from the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamations Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States; and the filing of Objections to Submitted Exclusion Requests for Steel and Aluminum (83 FR 12106). The March 19 rule also set forth the requirements that U.S. parties must meet when submitting objections to exclusion requests. The March 19 rule amended the National Security Industrial Base Regulations to add two new supplements, Supplements No. 1 (for steel exclusion requests) and No. 2 (for aluminum exclusion requests) to part 705. The Secretary started this E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2022 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 process with the publication of the March 19 rule and is continuing that process to make various improvements with the publication of a second interim final rule described below, including adding a rebuttal and surrebuttal process. On September 11, 2018, BIS published a second interim final rule, Submissions of Exclusion Requests and Objections to Submitted Requests for Steel and Aluminum (83 FR 46026). The second interim final rule published by BIS, on behalf of the Secretary, made changes to the two supplements added in the March 19 rule: Supplement No. 1 to Part 705—Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions from the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamation 9705 of March 8, 2018 Adjusting Imports of Steel Articles into the United States; and to Supplement No. 2 to Part 705— Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions from the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 to Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: On Occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0694–0141. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2022–05992 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Mar 21, 2022 Jkt 256001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Public Comment of the Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice of public comment. AGENCY: The National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization (NOMEC) Council and the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization (IWG–OEC) request public comment from all interested parties on the draft Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration and Characterization of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (‘‘Priorities Report’’). The Priorities Report was developed per the National Strategy for Ocean Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (‘‘National Strategy’’) and as detailed in the NOMEC Implementation Plan (‘‘Implementation Plan’’). To help ensure implementation of the National Strategy continues to be informed by all sectors, the NOMEC Council and IWG– OEC issue this notice to seek public comment on the specific thematic and geographic priorities for ocean exploration and characterization that were identified by Federal subjectmatter experts. The NOMEC Council and IWG–OEC issue this notice on behalf of the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee, which is chaired by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). DATES: Comments must be received by May 2, 2022. ADDRESSES: A copy of the draft Priorities Report may be downloaded or viewed at: https://www.noaa.gov/ nomec/IWG-OEC. A copy of the National Strategy may be downloaded or viewed at: https:// www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/202108/NOMEC%20Strategy.pdf. A copy of the Implementation Plan may be downloaded or viewed at: https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/ files/2021-11/210107-FINALNOMEC ImplementationPlan-Clean.pdf. Responses should be submitted via email to caitlin.adams@noaa.gov. Instructions: Response to this notice is voluntary. Include ‘‘Public Comment SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16169 on Priorities Report for Exploration and Characterization’’ in the subject line of the message. If applicable, clearly indicate the section and page number to which submitted comments pertain. All submissions must be in English. Email attachments will be accepted in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF formats only. Each individual or institution is requested to submit only one response. Responses to this notice may be posted without change on a Federal website. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will become publicly accessible. NOAA, therefore, requests that no business proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally identifiable information be submitted in response to this notice. Anonymous comments will be accepted. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response preparation, or for the use of any information contained in the response. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IWG–OEC Co-Chairs: Rachel Medley, NOAA, rachel.medley@noaa.gov, 301– 789–3075; Dr. Amanda Demopoulos, U.S. Geological Survey, ademopoulos@ usgs.gov, 352–264–3490; Mark Mueller, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, mark.mueller@boem.gov, 703–787– 1089. The NOMEC Council and IWG–OEC seek public comment for development of thematic and geographic ocean exploration and characterization priorities in accordance with the Implementation Plan of the National Strategy. In coordination with the Administrator of NOAA, this notice is issued on behalf of the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee, which is cochaired by the Director of the OSTP and the Chair of the CEQ. The Priorities Report is pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum on ‘‘Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska’’ (84 FR 64699; Nov. 19, 2020). The IWG–OEC has developed a draft report on Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration and Characterization of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone. This notice solicits comment from stakeholders, including academia, private industry, and other relevant institutions regarding thematic and geographic priorities. The public comment provided in response to this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16168-16169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05992]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Procedures for Submitting Rebuttals and Surrebuttals Requests 
for Exclusions From and Objections to the Section 232 National Security 
Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on November 23, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.
    Title: Procedures for Submitting Rebuttals and Surrebuttals 
Requests for Exclusions from and Objections to the Section 232 National 
Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0141.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 19,462.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 19,462.
    Needs and Uses: 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 ``if 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.'' On March 19, 2018, the 
Secretary of Commerce issued an interim final rule, setting forth the 
requirements U.S. businesses must satisfy when submitting exclusion 
requests. On behalf of the Secretary, the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Industry and Security (DOC/BIS) published the March 19 rule, 
Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions from the Remedies 
Instituted in Presidential Proclamations Adjusting Imports of Steel 
into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the 
United States; and the filing of Objections to Submitted Exclusion 
Requests for Steel and Aluminum (83 FR 12106). The March 19 rule also 
set forth the requirements that U.S. parties must meet when submitting 
objections to exclusion requests. The March 19 rule amended the 
National Security Industrial Base Regulations to add two new 
supplements, Supplements No. 1 (for steel exclusion requests) and No. 2 
(for aluminum exclusion requests) to part 705. The Secretary started 
this

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process with the publication of the March 19 rule and is continuing 
that process to make various improvements with the publication of a 
second interim final rule described below, including adding a rebuttal 
and surrebuttal process. On September 11, 2018, BIS published a second 
interim final rule, Submissions of Exclusion Requests and Objections to 
Submitted Requests for Steel and Aluminum (83 FR 46026). The second 
interim final rule published by BIS, on behalf of the Secretary, made 
changes to the two supplements added in the March 19 rule: Supplement 
No. 1 to Part 705--Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions 
from the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamation 9705 of March 
8, 2018 Adjusting Imports of Steel Articles into the United States; and 
to Supplement No. 2 to Part 705--Requirements for Submissions 
Requesting Exclusions from the Remedies Instituted in Presidential 
Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 to Adjusting Imports of Aluminum 
into the United States.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, 
Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0694-0141.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-05992 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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