[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 27987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10033]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

RIN 0694-XC089


Request for Public Comments on Supply Chain Issues To Support the 
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply Chains Working Group

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

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On April 6, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
published the notice Request for Public Comments on Supply Chain Issues 
To Support the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply 
Chains Working Group. Today's notice extends the deadline for written 
comments to June 23, 2022. This extension is being made to allow for 
commenters to take into account any developments or announcements that 
may occur as a result of the United States-EU TTC second leaders' 
meeting scheduled for May 15-16, 2022 in France.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published April 6, 2022 at 87 
FR 19854, is extended until June 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submissions: You may submit comments, identified by docket 
number BIS-2021-0046 or RIN 0694-XC089, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. To submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket number BIS-2021-0046 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 the button entitled ``Comment.'' For further 
information on using https://www.regulations.gov, please consult the 
resources provided on the website by clicking on ``FAQ.'' For further 
information regarding required comment formatting, please see the 
Solicited Written Comments and Requirements for Written Comments 
sections in the April 6 notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Coyne, U.S.-EU Trade and 
Technology Council Secure Supply Chains Working Group, Bureau of 
Industry and Security, at 202-482-4933, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 6, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
published the notice Request for Public Comments on Supply Chain Issues 
To Support the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply 
Chains Working Group. (87 FR 19854). The April 6 notice specified that 
BIS requests public comments regarding how to advance supply chain 
resilience and security in key sectors: Semiconductors; solar 
photovoltaics; \1\ critical minerals and materials including rare earth 
magnets,\2\ lithium-ion batteries,\3\ and material inputs to 
semiconductors; \4\ and pharmaceuticals \5\ to inform the work of the 
United States-European Union (EU) Trade and Technology Council (TTC) 
Secure Supply Chains Working Group. The Working Group is tasked with 
increasing transparency of supply and demand, mapping respective 
existing sectoral capabilities, exchanging information on policy 
measures and research and development priorities, and cooperating on 
strategies to promote supply chain resilience, security and 
diversification.
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    \1\ Solar photovoltaics include materials and production tools 
for the manufacturing of solar components.
    \2\ Critical minerals include neodymium and dysprosium.
    \3\ Critical minerals include lithium, cobalt, class 1 nickel, 
manganese, and graphite.
    \4\ Critical minerals include gallium and germanium.
    \5\ Drug and Biologic Essential Medicines, Medical 
Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs.
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Extension of Comment Period Deadline

    The April 6 notice included a comment period deadline of May 23, 
2022. The Department of Commerce has determined at this time that it is 
warranted to extend the comment period by one month to allow for 
commenters to take into account any developments or announcements that 
may occur as a result of the United States-EU TTC second leaders' 
meeting scheduled for May 15-16, 2022 in France. Today's notice 
specifies that comments may be submitted at any time but must be 
received by June 23, 2022, to be considered.

Solicited Written Comments

    BIS welcomes public comments on how best to achieve the four 
primary tasks of the Secure Supply Chains Working Group described 
above. While BIS invites input from all interested parties, it is 
particularly interested in obtaining information from foreign and 
domestic entities that actively participate in semiconductors, solar 
photovoltaics, critical minerals and materials, and pharmaceuticals 
supply chains. Interested parties are invited to submit written 
comments, data, analyses, or information pertinent to this request to 
BIS no later than June 23, 2022. See the April 6 notice for additional 
details on the U.S.-EU TTC and the request for public comments.

Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-10033 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]
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