[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31439-31441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11144]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National 
Security Investigation of Imports of Mobile Cranes

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: On May 19, 2020, in response to a petition, the Secretary of 
Commerce (the ``Secretary'') initiated an investigation to determine 
the effects on the national security from imports of mobile cranes. 
This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade 
Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.
    Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, 
analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation to the 
Department of Commerce's (the ``Department'') Bureau of Industry and 
Security by July 10, 2020. Rebuttal comments will be due by

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August 10, 2020. While the Department is interested in any information 
related to this investigation that the public can provide, this notice 
identifies particular issues of significance.

DATES: The due date for filing comments is July 10, 2020. The due date 
for rebuttal comments is August 10, 2020. Rebuttal comments may only 
address issues raised in comments filed on or before July 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: 
    Submissions: All written comments on the notice must be submitted 
in English and must be addressed to Section 232 Mobile Crane 
Investigation and filed through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. To submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, enter docket number BIS-2020-0009 on the home page 
and click ``search.'' The site will provide a search results page 
listing all documents associated with this docket. Find a reference to 
this notice and click on the link entitled ``Comment Now!'' (For 
further information on using https://www.regulations.gov, please 
consult the resources provided on the website by clicking on ``How to 
Use This Site.'')

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Industrial Studies Division, Bureau of 
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-0194, 
[email protected]. Unless otherwise protected by law, any 
information received from the public during the course of this 
investigation may be made publicly available. For more information 
about the section 232 program, including the regulations and the text 
of previous investigations, please see www.bis.doc.gov/232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 19, 2020, in response to a petition, the Secretary initiated 
an investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, 
as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to determine the effects on the national 
security from imports of mobile cranes. If the Secretary finds that 
mobile cranes are being imported into the United States in such 
quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the 
national security, the Secretary shall so advise the President in his 
report on the findings of the investigation.

Written Comments

    This investigation is being undertaken in accordance with part 705 
of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 
to 709) (``NSIBR''). Interested parties are invited to submit written 
comments, data, analyses, or information pertinent to this 
investigation to the Department's Office of Technology Evaluation no 
later than July 10, 2020. Rebuttal comments submitted in response to 
issues raised in comments received on or before July 10, 2020 may be 
filed no later than August 10, 2020.
    The Department is particularly interested in comments and 
information directed to the criteria listed in Sec.  [thinsp]705.4 of 
the NSIBR as they affect national security, including the following:
    (i) Quantity of or other circumstances related to the importation 
of mobile cranes;
    (ii) Domestic production and productive capacity needed for mobile 
cranes to meet projected national defense requirements;
    (iii) Existing and anticipated availability of human resources, 
products, raw materials, production equipment, and facilities to 
produce mobile cranes;
    (iv) Growth requirements of the mobile crane industry to meet 
national defense requirements and/or requirements for supplies and 
services necessary to assure such growth including investment, 
exploration, and development;
    (v) The impact of foreign competition on the economic welfare of 
the mobile crane industry;
    (vi) The displacement of any domestic mobile crane production 
causing substantial unemployment, decrease in the revenues of 
government, loss of investment or specialized skills and productive 
capacity, or other serious effects;
    (vii) Relevant factors that are causing or will cause a weakening 
of our national economy; and
    (viii) Any other relevant factors, including the use and importance 
of mobile cranes in critical infrastructure sectors identified in 
Presidential Policy Directive 21 (Feb. 12, 2013) (for a listing of 
those sectors see https://www.dhs.gov/cisa/critical-infrastructure-sectors).

Requirements for Written Comments

    The https://www.regulations.gov website allows users to provide 
comments by filling in a ``Type Comment'' field, or by attaching a 
document using an ``Upload File'' field. The Department prefers that 
comments be provided in an attached document. The Department prefers 
submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the 
submission is in an application format other than those two, please 
indicate the name of the application in the ``Type Comment'' field. 
Please do not attach separate cover letters to electronic submissions; 
rather, include any information that might appear in a cover letter in 
the comments themselves. Similarly, to the extent possible please 
include any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in the same file as 
part of the submission itself rather than in separate files. Comments 
will be placed in the docket and open to public inspection, except 
information determined to be confidential as set forth in Sec.  
[thinsp]705.6 of the NSIBR. Comments may be viewed on https://www.regulations.gov by entering docket number BIS-2020-0009 in the 
search field on the home page.
    Material submitted by members of the public that is properly marked 
business confidential information and accepted as such by the 
Department will be exempted from public disclosure as set forth in 
Sec.  [thinsp]705.6 of the NSIBR. Anyone submitting business 
confidential information should clearly identify the business 
confidential portion at the time of submission, file a statement 
justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal authority 
claimed, and provide a non-confidential submission which can be placed 
in the public file on https://www.regulations.gov. Communications from 
agencies of the United States Government will not be made available for 
public inspection. For comments submitted electronically containing 
business confidential information, the file name of the business 
confidential version should begin with the characters ``BC''. Any page 
containing business confidential information must be clearly marked 
``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top of that page. The non-confidential 
version must be clearly marked ``PUBLIC''. The file name of the non-
confidential version should begin with the character ``P''. The ``BC'' 
and ``P'' should be followed by the name of the person or entity 
submitting the comments or rebuttal comments. All filers should name 
their files using the name of the person or entity submitting the 
comments. If a public hearing is held in support of this investigation, 
a separate Federal Register notice will be published providing the date 
and information about the hearing.
    The Bureau of Industry and Security does not maintain a separate 
public inspection facility. Requesters should first view the Bureau's 
web page, which can be found at https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see 
``Electronic FOIA'' heading). If requesters cannot access the website, 
they may call 202-482-0795 for assistance. The records related to this 
assessment are made

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accessible in accordance with the regulations published in part 4 of 
title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations (15 CFR 4.1 et seq.).

Richard E. Ashooh,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-11144 Filed 5-22-20; 8:45 am]
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