[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 90 (Monday, May 10, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 25856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10546]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 754

[Docket No. 040504140-4140-01]


Notice of Public Hearing on the Receipt by the Department of 
Commerce of a Written Petition Requesting the Imposition of Short 
Supply Export Controls and Monitoring on Recyclable Metallic Materials 
Containing Copper

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On April 7, 2004, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
received a written petition requesting the imposition of monitoring and 
export controls on copper scrap and copper-alloy scrap; the petitioner 
also requested a public hearing on the issue. This notice advises the 
public of the date, time, and location of the hearing, and establishes 
the procedures to be followed to request participation as a speaker, or 
to attend the hearing.

DATES: The public hearing will be held on May 19, 2004, in the 
auditorium of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Department of Commerce, 
14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. At the Department's discretion, the public hearing may 
continue on May 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Requests to participate as a speaker at the hearing may be 
mailed to the Regulatory Policy Division, Attention: Copper Short 
Supply Petition, Bureau of Industry and Security, P.O. Box 273, 
Washington, DC 20044, or sent by facsimile to (202) 482-5650.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel O. Hill, Director of the Office 
of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and 
Security, who may be reached at (202) 482-4506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 7, 2004, a petition was received by 
the Department of Commerce from the Copper & Brass Fabricators Council, 
Inc., and the Non-Ferrous Founders' Society requesting that the 
Department impose monitoring and controls on exports of recyclable 
metallic materials containing copper pursuant to the short supply 
provisions of section 7(c) of the Export Administration Act and section 
754.7 of the Export Administration Regulations. The petition also 
requested that the Department hold a hearing on the subject of the 
petition.
    As described in the April 22, 2004, Federal Register notice (69 FR 
21815) in which the Department acknowledged receipt of the petition and 
noted the request for a public hearing, requests to participate as a 
speaker at the hearing must be received by the Department by May 13, 
2004. The request should contain a telephone number where the presenter 
can be reached before the hearing. All requests should describe the 
presenter's interest in the proceeding, explain why that person is an 
appropriate representative of a group or class of persons that has such 
an interest, and enclose a concise summary of the proposed oral 
presentation. Potential presenters are advised to review the April 22, 
2004, Federal Register notice that describes the areas of interest and 
the information sought by the Department from the interested public. 
Please note that the submission of a request to speak, and the 
accompanying written summary, is separate from any written comments 
provided in response to the April 22, 2004, Federal Register notice.
    The Department will seek to provide an opportunity for a full range 
of perspectives regarding the petition. In the interest of fulfilling 
this objective, the Department reserves the right to select the 
presenters on the basis of their written requests to speak, and the 
written summaries of their proposed remarks. Should time constraints 
preclude including all of those requesting to be heard, priority 
consideration will be given to those presenters whose written request 
to speak, and accompanying statement summary, most comprehensively 
address the issues raised by the petitioner, and the areas of interest 
and information sought by the Department in its April 22, 2004, Federal 
Register notice. The Department also reserves the right to schedule the 
order of the presentations and to establish additional procedures 
governing the conduct of the hearing. The Department will designate the 
Hearing Officer and identify additional federal government 
representatives who will serve on a panel at the hearing.
    The Department will notify each person selected to be heard no 
later than 5 p.m. on May 17, 2004. Persons selected to be heard should 
bring 25 copies of their statement to the hearing. The length of each 
presentation will be limited to ten minutes, with a subsequent period 
for questions from the members of the hearing panel. Members of the 
public or presenters who attend the hearing will not be permitted to 
question any other presenters or members of the panel.
    Please be advised that the requests to participate at the hearing, 
the summaries of proposed remarks, and a transcript of the hearing will 
be made a matter of public record, and available for review on the BIS 
Web site at http://www.bis.doc.gov. If interested parties cannot access 
the BIS Web site, they are encouraged to use the contact information 
noted above for assistance.
    The general public is invited to attend the hearing, and is advised 
that compliance with security procedures is required before entering 
the Department, so attendees should time their arrival accordingly.

    Dated: May 5, 2004.
Peter Lichtenbaum,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-10546 Filed 5-7-04; 8:45 am]
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