[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76854-76855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24572]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-598]


Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensities of the U.S. Steel and 
Aluminum Industries at the Product Level; Proposed Information 
Collection; Comment Request; Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Intensity 
Questionnaire

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission

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ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or 
USITC) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for 
approval of a questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and requests public comment on its draft proposed 
collection.

DATES: To ensure that the Commission will consider your comments, it 
must receive them no later than 60 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are in the U.S. International Trade 
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct all questions to the 
project team via email at [email protected] or via phone to Shova 
KC at 202-205-2234.
    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). 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. 332-598, Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions Intensities of the U.S. Steel and Aluminum Industries at the 
Product Level, 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 United States Trade Representative (USTR) on June 
5, 2023. This investigation was initiated on July 5, 2023, and the 
notice of investigation was published in the Federal Register on July 
10, 2023 (88 FR 43633). The Commission will deliver its report to USTR 
by January 28, 2025.
    As stated in the notice of investigation, the USTR requested that 
the Commission's report include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 
intensities of covered steel and aluminum products produced in the 
United States. Such information is not available in the requested 
specificity from governmental or other public sources. The Commission 
indicated in its notice of investigation that it will need to obtain 
much of such data and information through a survey. The survey will 
assist the Commission in developing, as requested, GHG emissions 
intensities which reflect scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions associated 
with production of covered steel and aluminum products produced at 
facilities in the United States, as well as certain scope 3 GHG 
emissions associated with the upstream intermediate inputs into these 
products.
    Summary of Proposal: The Commission intends to submit the following 
draft information collection plan to OMB and invites public comment.
    (1) Number of forms submitted: 2.
    (2) Title of forms: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Intensity 
Questionnaire, Company-level and Facility-level.
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data gathering 
in two-step collection, scheduled for 2024.
    (5) Description of respondents: U.S. companies and facilities that 
produce covered steel and aluminum products.
    (6) Estimated number of respondents: 1,000 companies and 2,500 
facilities.
    (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire 
per respondent: 1 hour per company, 25 hours per facility.
    (8) Information obtained from the questionnaire will be treated as 
confidential business information by the Commission and not disclosed 
in a manner that would reveal the individual operations of a business.
    Method of Collection: The proposed collection is a two-step data 
collection. First, identified steel and aluminum companies will be sent 
a letter and/or email with a link and individual questionnaire token 
for accessing the online questionnaire's section 1.1. This step 
involves the company providing information (including contact 
information) on the facilities it owns that produce covered steel and/
or aluminum products. Once submitted by the company, each facility 
identified will receive a questionnaire token and link to complete the 
remainder of the questionnaire applicable to that facility. Respondents 
will be able to download a PDF version of the questionnaire to see all 
questions in their entirety, but this PDF will not be accepted as a 
submission.
    Request for Comments: Comments are invited on (1) the elements of 
the draft questionnaire; (2) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed information collection (4) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    The draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be 
downloaded from the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/saemissions.
    Any comments on the draft questionnaire should be sent via email at 
[email protected]. Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this 
information collection; they will also become a matter of public 
record. As such, proprietary or confidential business information 
should not be submitted as part of comments on the draft questionnaire.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 2, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-24572 Filed 11-6-23; 8:45 am]
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