[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 160 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47147-47148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18131]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-586]


Foreign Censorship Part 2: Trade and Economic Effects on U.S. 
Businesses; Submission of Questionnaire and Information Collection Plan 
for Office of Management and Budget Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission of request for approval of a questionnaire 
and information collection to the Office of Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: The information requested by the questionnaire is for use by 
the Commission in connection with investigation no. 332-586, Foreign 
Censorship Part 2: Trade and Economic Effects on U.S. Businesses.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are located in the U.S. International 
Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. Due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission's building is currently closed to the 
public. Once the building reopens, persons with mobility impairments 
who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission 
should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The project leaders for this 
investigation are Ricky Ubee, Shova KC, and George Serletis. The 
Commission is currently unable to accept paper correspondence for this 
investigation. Please direct all questions and comments about this 
investigation electronically to the project leaders via email at 
[email protected] or by phone at 202-780-1638.
    Comments about the proposal should be provided to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
through the Information Collection Review Dashboard at https://www.reginfo.gov. All comments should be specific, indicating which part 
of the questionnaire is objectionable, describing the concern in 
detail, and including specific suggested revisions or language changes. 
Copies of any comments should be provided electronically to the 
Commission's survey team via an email to [email protected].
    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).

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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. 332-586, Foreign Censorship Part 2: Trade and 
Economic Effects on U.S. Businesses, instituted under the authority of 
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). This 
investigation and report were requested by the Committee on Finance 
(Committee) of the U.S. Senate in a letter dated April 7, 2021 (revised 
from a request received January 4, 2021). This investigation was 
initiated on May 6, 2021, and notice was published on May 12, 2021 (86 
FR 26064). The Committee's request includes a component that requires 
the use of survey data to provide an analysis of the trade and economic 
effects of foreign censorship policies and practices on affected 
businesses in the United States and their global operations. This 
questionnaire is therefore necessary to analyze foreign censorships 
impacts on (1) employment, (2) direct costs to businesses (e.g., 
compliance and entry costs), (3) foregone revenue and sales, (4) self-
censorship, and (5) other effects the Commission considers relevant to 
respond to the Committee's request. The Commission is scheduled to 
deliver its report to the Committee by July 5, 2022.
    The Commission intends to submit the following draft information 
collection plan to OMB:
    (1) Number of forms submitted: 1.
    (2) Title of form: Foreign Censorship Questionnaire.
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data 
gathering, scheduled for 2021.
    (5) Description of respondents: U.S. businesses operating in China.
    (6) Estimated number of questionnaire requests to be mailed: 3,790.
    (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire 
per respondent: 15 hours.
    (8) Information obtained from the questionnaire that qualifies as 
confidential business information will be so treated by the Commission 
and not disclosed in a manner that would reveal the individual 
operations of a business.
    Copies of the draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents 
may be downloaded from the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/foreigncensorship.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 18, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-18131 Filed 8-20-21; 8:45 am]
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