United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2025 Report; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; The USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin Motor Vehicle Producer Questionnaire, 13373-13374 [2024-03553]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 36 / Thursday, February 22, 2024 / Notices Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Requests for Repatriation [Investigation No. 332–600] Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and, if joined to a request from one or more of the Indian Tribes, the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation, a non-federally recognized Indian group. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 25, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal Register and includes the required information, the National Park Service is publishing this notice as submitted. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2025 Report; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; The USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin Motor Vehicle Producer Questionnaire Dated: February 9, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–03584 Filed 2–21–24; 8:45 am] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Feb 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of request for public comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for approval of a questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and requests public comment on its draft proposed collection. DATES: To ensure that the Commission will consider your comments, it must receive them no later than 60 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are in the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct all questions to the project team via email at USMCAAutoROO@ usitc.gov or via phone to Aaron Woodward at 202–205–2663. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission may be obtained by accessing its internet address (https://www.usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the TDD terminal on 202–205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information requested by the questionnaire is for use by the Commission in connection with Investigation No. 332–600, USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2025 Report, instituted under section 202A(g)(2) of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4532(g)(2)) (USMCA Implementation Act). The USMCA Implementation Act requires the Commission to prepare a series of five biennial reports on the USMCA SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13373 automotive rules of origin (ROOs) and their impact on the U.S. economy, effect on U.S. competitiveness, and relevancy considering recent technology changes, and to provide those reports to the President, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance. The first of the reports was delivered on June 30, 2023, with four additional reports due in 2025, 2027, 2029, and 2031. This investigation was initiated on October 15, 2023, and the notice of investigation was published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2023 (88 FR 81100). The Commission will deliver its report to the President and Congress by July 1, 2025. The 2025 report will be the second of five reports. The Commission indicated in its notice of investigation that it will need to obtain data and information through a survey. The survey will assist the Commission in gathering responses and data from motor vehicle producers to determine the direct impacts of the ROOs on the aforementioned factors. Summary of Proposal: The Commission intends to submit the following draft information collection plan to OMB and invites public comment. (1) Number of forms submitted: 1. (2) Title of forms: The USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin Motor Vehicle Producer Questionnaire. (3) Type of request: New. (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data gathering, scheduled for 2024. (5) Description of respondents: North American motor vehicle producers with U.S. production operations. (6) Estimated number of respondents: 30. (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire per respondent: 10 hours. (8) Information obtained from the questionnaire will be treated as confidential business information by the Commission and not disclosed in a manner that would reveal the individual operations of a business. Method of Collection: Respondents will be sent a letter with a link and individual code for accessing the online form. Once the online form is complete, respondents will be directed to submit the form by selecting a submit button. Request for Comments: Comments are invited on (1) the elements of the draft questionnaire; (2) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 13374 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 36 / Thursday, February 22, 2024 / Notices (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. The draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be downloaded from the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/ USMCAAutoROO. Any comments on the draft questionnaire should be sent via email at USMCAAutoROO@usitc.gov. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they will also become a matter of public record. As such, proprietary or confidential business information should not be submitted as part of comments on the draft questionnaire. By order of the Commission. Issued: February 15, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–03553 Filed 2–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint regarding Certain Firearm Disassembly Tongs, DN 3725; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. SUMMARY: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Feb 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of GTUL, LLC on February 15, 2024. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain firearm disassembly tongs. The complaint names as respondents: Anthony Drouget of France; OFFROADCALI of Livermore, CA; roadrunnercarparts of Azusa, CA; DRP-California of Livermore, CA; Eurasiaparts Automotive Parts of Temecula, CA; Brementech of Antioch, CA; MTCPARTS.COM of Livermore, CA; Homelifegoods of Stone Mountain, GA; and Joybuy Marketplace Jingdong E-Commerce (Trade) Hong Kong Corporation Limited of Hong Kong. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a permanent exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon respondent alleged infringing articles during the 60day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the public are invited to file comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or United States consumers. In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that: (i) explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested remedial orders are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the requested remedial orders; (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded; PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United States consumers. Written submissions on the public interest must be filed no later than by close of business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial determination in this investigation. Any written submissions on other issues must also be filed by no later than the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file replies to any written submissions no later than three calendar days after the date on which any initial submissions were due, notwithstanding § 201.14(a) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. No other submissions will be accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any submissions and replies filed in response to this Notice are limited to five (5) pages in length, inclusive of attachments. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions should refer to the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 3725’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures 1). Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary at EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ filing_procedures.pdf. E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-600]


United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Automotive Rules of 
Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2025 Report; Proposed 
Information Collection; Comment Request; The USMCA Automotive Rules of 
Origin Motor Vehicle Producer Questionnaire

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or 
USITC) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for 
approval of a questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and requests public comment on its draft proposed 
collection.

DATES: To ensure that the Commission will consider your comments, it 
must receive them no later than 60 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are in the U.S. International Trade 
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct all questions to the 
project team via email at [email protected] or via phone to Aaron 
Woodward at 202-205-2663.
    The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 
General information concerning the Commission may be obtained by 
accessing its internet address (https://www.usitc.gov). Hearing-
impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be 
obtained by contacting the TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information requested by the 
questionnaire is for use by the Commission in connection with 
Investigation No. 332-600, USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic 
Impact and Operation, 2025 Report, instituted under section 202A(g)(2) 
of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 4532(g)(2)) (USMCA Implementation Act). The USMCA Implementation 
Act requires the Commission to prepare a series of five biennial 
reports on the USMCA automotive rules of origin (ROOs) and their impact 
on the U.S. economy, effect on U.S. competitiveness, and relevancy 
considering recent technology changes, and to provide those reports to 
the President, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate 
Committee on Finance. The first of the reports was delivered on June 
30, 2023, with four additional reports due in 2025, 2027, 2029, and 
2031. This investigation was initiated on October 15, 2023, and the 
notice of investigation was published in the Federal Register on 
November 21, 2023 (88 FR 81100). The Commission will deliver its report 
to the President and Congress by July 1, 2025. The 2025 report will be 
the second of five reports. The Commission indicated in its notice of 
investigation that it will need to obtain data and information through 
a survey. The survey will assist the Commission in gathering responses 
and data from motor vehicle producers to determine the direct impacts 
of the ROOs on the aforementioned factors.
    Summary of Proposal: The Commission intends to submit the following 
draft information collection plan to OMB and invites public comment.
    (1) Number of forms submitted: 1.
    (2) Title of forms: The USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin Motor 
Vehicle Producer Questionnaire.
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data 
gathering, scheduled for 2024.
    (5) Description of respondents: North American motor vehicle 
producers with U.S. production operations.
    (6) Estimated number of respondents: 30.
    (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire 
per respondent: 10 hours.
    (8) Information obtained from the questionnaire will be treated as 
confidential business information by the Commission and not disclosed 
in a manner that would reveal the individual operations of a business.
    Method of Collection: Respondents will be sent a letter with a link 
and individual code for accessing the online form. Once the online form 
is complete, respondents will be directed to submit the form by 
selecting a submit button.
    Request for Comments: Comments are invited on (1) the elements of 
the draft questionnaire; (2) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed information collection; (4) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and

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(5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    The draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be 
downloaded from the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/USMCAAutoROO.
    Any comments on the draft questionnaire should be sent via email at 
[email protected]. Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this 
information collection; they will also become a matter of public 
record. As such, proprietary or confidential business information 
should not be submitted as part of comments on the draft questionnaire.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 15, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-03553 Filed 2-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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