[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45595-45596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19651]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Change in Comment Deadline for Section 232 National Security 
Investigation of Imports of Uranium

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Technology 
Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice on change in comment period for previously published 
notice of request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: On July 25, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
published the Notice of Inquiry for Public Comments on Section 232 
National Security Investigation of Imports of Uranium. The July 25 
notice specified that the Secretary of Commerce initiated an 
investigation to determine the effects on the national security of 
imports of uranium. This investigation has been initiated under section 
232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. The July 25 notice 
invited interested parties to submit written comments, data, analyses, 
or other information pertinent to the investigation to the Department 
of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security. The deadline for the 
written comments was September 10, 2018. Today's notice changes the 
comment deadline to September 25, 2018.

DATES: Comments may be submitted at any time but must be received by 
September 25, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All written comments on the notice must be submitted by one 
of the following methods:
     By the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Comments on this notice may be submitted to 
regulations.gov docket number BIS-2018-0011.
     By mail or delivery to Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, 
Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 1093, 
Washington, DC 20230.
     By email directly to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, 
Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 
Department of Commerce (202) 482-4506, [email protected]. For more 
information about the section 232 program, including the regulations 
and the text of previous investigations, see www.bis.doc.gov/232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 25, 2018, (83 FR 35204), the Bureau of Industry and 
Security (BIS) published the Notice of Request for Public Comments on 
Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Uranium. The 
July 25 notice specified that on July 18, 2018, the Secretary of 
Commerce had initiated an investigation to determine the effects on

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the national security of imports of uranium. This investigation was 
initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). (See the July 25 notice for additional 
details on the investigation and the request for public comments.)

Change in Comment Period Deadline

    The July 25 notice included a comment period deadline of September 
10, 2018. The Department received three requests from the public to 
extend the comment period deadline, including one request from a trade 
association. The Department of Commerce has determined at this time 
that it is warranted to extend the comment period by fifteen calendar 
days. Today's notice specifies that comments may be submitted at any 
time but must be received by September 25, 2018, to be considered in 
the drafting of the final report. Today's notice extends the comment 
period by fifteen days to allow for additional time for the public to 
submit comments on the investigation of imports of uranium.

    Dated: September 5, 2018.
Richard E. Ashooh,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-19651 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am]
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