United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2018-03-17 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7ea50d8 D09002ee1c7ea51fe United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Bureau of Industry and Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This interim final rule amends the National Security Industrial Base Regulations to add two new supplements. The new supplements set forth the process for how parties in the United States may submit requests for exclusions from actions taken by the President ("exclusion requests") to protect national security from threats resulting from imports of specified articles. The new supplements also set forth the requirements and process for how parties in the United States may submit objections to the granting of an exclusion request. The supplements are being added to implement Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705 of March 8, 2018 ("Proclamations"), adjusting imports of steel articles identified in Proclamation 9705 ("steel") and aluminum articles identified in Proclamation 9704 ("aluminum") through the imposition of duties so that imports of steel articles and aluminum articles will no longer threaten to impair the national security. As set forth in the Proclamations, the President concurred with the findings of the Secretary of Commerce ("Secretary") in two reports to the President on the investigations under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, of the effect of imports of steel and aluminum, respectively, on the national security of the United States. The Proclamations authorize the Secretary to grant exclusions from the duties upon request of affected parties if the steel or aluminum articles are determined not to be produced in the United States in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or of a satisfactory quality or based upon specific national security considerations. The President directed the Secretary to promulgate regulations as may be necessary to set forth the procedures for an exclusion process. 83 FR 12106 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-03-19/2018-05761 2018-05761 fr19mr18-14 RIN 0694-AH55 3510-33-P Docket No. 180227217-8217-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-03-19/2018-05761 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-03-19/html/2018-05761.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-03-19/pdf/2018-05761.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Business and Industry Classified Information Confidential Business Information Imports Investigations National Security 7 p. 12106 12112 83 FR 12106 Title 15 Part 705 15 CFR Part 705 RIN 0694-AH55 Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions From the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamations Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States; and the Filing of Objections to Submitted Exclusion Requests for Steel and Aluminum; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue RULE 2018-05761 III DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security 2018-03-19 Docket No. 180227217-8217-01 3510-33-P 2018-05761 Interim final rule.

This interim final rule amends the National Security Industrial Base Regulations to add two new supplements. The new supplements set forth the process for how parties in the United States may submit requests for exclusions from actions taken by the President ("exclusion requests") to protect national security from threats resulting from imports of specified articles. The new supplements also set forth the requirements and process for how parties in the United States may submit objections to the granting of an exclusion request. The supplements are being added to implement Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705 of March 8, 2018 ("Proclamations"), adjusting imports of steel articles identified in Proclamation 9705 ("steel") and aluminum articles identified in Proclamation 9704 ("aluminum") through the imposition of duties so that imports of steel articles and aluminum articles will no longer threaten to impair the national security. As set forth in the Proclamations, the President concurred with the findings of the Secretary of Commerce ("Secretary") in two reports to the President on the investigations under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, of the effect of imports of steel and aluminum, respectively, on the national security of the United States. The Proclamations authorize the Secretary to grant exclusions from the duties upon request of affected parties if the steel or aluminum articles are determined not to be produced in the United States in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or of a satisfactory quality or based upon specific national security considerations. The President directed the Secretary to promulgate regulations as may be necessary to set forth the procedures for an exclusion process.

<bullet> Effective date of interim final rule: This interim final rule is effective March 19, 2018. Brad Botwin, Director, Industrial Studies, Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (202) 482-5642, Steel232@bis.doc.gov regarding steel exclusion requests and (202) 482- 4757, Aluminum232@bis.doc.gov regarding aluminum exclusion requests. Administrative Practice and Procedure Business and Industry Classified Information Confidential Business Information Imports Investigations National Security Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions From the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamations Adjusting Imports of Steel and Aluminum Into the United States; and the Filing of Objections to Submitted Exclusion Requests , Aluminum232@bis.doc.gov publiccomments@bis.doc.gov Steel232@bis.doc.gov http://www.regulations.gov https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/232-aluminum https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/232-steel https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2018/02/secretary-ross-releases-steel-and-aluminum-232-reports-coordination https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-adjusting-imports-aluminum-united-states/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-adjusting-imports-steel-united-states/ regulations.gov Vol. 83, no. 53 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-03-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 277 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-03-19 P0b002ee199aea790 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19mr18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-03-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-03-19/pdf/FR-2018-03-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-03-19/xml/FR-2018-03-19.xml fdlp 11845 12112 DGPO 2018-03-17 2024-06-01 FR-2018-03-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-03-19 83 53