[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 7727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02232]


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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; 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. 332-598, Greenhouse 
Gas Emissions Intensities of the U.S. Steel and Aluminum Industries at 
the Product Level.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are located in the U.S. International 
Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. 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 Caroline Peters, Shova KC, Alexander Melton, and 
Kristin Smyth. Please direct all questions and comments about this 
investigation to Shova KC at 202-780-0230 or via email at 
[email protected]. The Commission is not accepting paper 
correspondence for this investigation.
    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). 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 in a letter dated June 5, 2023. This 
investigation was instituted 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 the Trade 
Representative by January 28, 2025.
    As stated in the notice of investigation, the Trade Representative 
requested that the Commission generate estimates of the greenhouse gas 
(GHG) emissions intensities of a broad range of U.S. steel and aluminum 
products. The U.S.-produced individual products that are covered under 
this investigation are enumerated in attachment B to the request 
letter. GHG emissions intensities will be developed from the scope 1 
and 2 emissions related to the production of covered steel and aluminum 
products and the scope 3 emissions associated with the material and 
resource inputs for the production of covered steel and aluminum 
products in 2022. These intensity estimates will be developed, to the 
extent practicable, for a set of specific product category groupings 
listed in attachment A of the request letter, though the Commission may 
present emissions intensities at further levels of disaggregation from 
these groupings. Because the information necessary to generate these 
estimates is not available in the requested specificity from 
governmental and other public sources, the Trade Representative 
directed the Commission to obtain much of such information through a 
survey. The survey aims to collect data on scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, 
production, and parameters that will allow for the allocation of the 
emissions to the product categories. Responses will be used as inputs 
in the Commission's calculation of emissions intensities.
    The Commission intends to submit the following draft information 
collection plan to OMB:
    (1) Number of forms submitted: 2.
    (2) Title of forms: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Intensities 
Questionnaire: Company-Level and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 
Intensities Questionnaire: Facility-Level.
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data 
gathering, scheduled for 2024.
    (5) Description of respondents: Companies with U.S. facilities that 
produced steel and aluminum products in 2022 and those facilities.
    (6) Estimated number of questionnaires to be distributed: 5,250 
total (1,750 companies, 3,500 facilities).
    (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire 
per respondent: 5 hours for the company-level questionnaire and 30 
hours for the facility-level questionnaire for each facility.
    (8) Information obtained from the questionnaires 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 at the company or facility level.
    Information about the investigation and other supplementary 
documents can be accessed on the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/saemissions.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: January 31, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-02232 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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