[Federal Register: February 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 25)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Export Administration
Initiation of National Security Investigation of Imports of Iron
Ore and Semi-Finished Steel
AGENCY: Bureau of Export Administration, Office of Strategic Industries
and Economic Security, Strategic Analysis Division, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of national security investigation and
request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the public that an investigation has
been initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to determine the effects on the national
security of imports of iron ore and semi-finished steel. Interested
parties are invited to submit written comments, opinions, data,
information, or advice relative to the investigation to the Bureau of
Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received by April 9, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Send three copies of written comments to Brad Botwin,
Director, Strategic Analysis Division, Bureau of Export Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 3876, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Botwin, Director, Strategic
Analysis Division, Bureau of Export Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4060, bbotwin@bxa.doc.gov or Michael Vaccaro, Trade
and Industry Analyst, Bureau of Export Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, (202) 482-8232, mvaccaro@bxa.doc.gov. For more information
about the section 232 program, including the regulations and the text
of previous investigations, see www.doc-bxa.bmpcoe.org under
``Programs.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 1, 2001, the Department of Commerce initiated an
investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to determine the effects on the national
security of imports of iron ore and semi-finished steel. The findings
and recommendations of the investigation are to be reported by the
Secretary of Commerce to the President not later than October 29, 2001.
The iron ore and semi-finished steel products to be investigated
include:
1. Iron Ore:
--Briquettes
--Pellets
--Sinter
2. Semi-finished Steel
--Ingots
--Billets
--Blooms
--Slab
This investigation is being undertaken in accordance with part 705
of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700
to 709) (the ``regulations''). Interested parties are invited to submit
written comments, opinions, data, information, or advice relevant to
this investigation to the Office of Strategic Industries & Economic
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, no later than April 9, 2001. The
Department is particularly interested in comments and information
directed to the criteria listed in Sec. 705.4 of the regulations as
they affect national security, including the following: (a) Quantity of
the article in question or other circumstances related to the
importation of the articles subject to the investigation; (b) Domestic
production and productive capacity needed for those articles to meet
protected national defense requirements; (c) Existing and anticipated
availability of human resources, products, raw materials, production
equipment, and facilities to produce these items; (d) Growth
requirements of domestic industries to meet national defense
requirements and/or requirements to assure such growth; (e) The impact
of foreign competition on the economic welfare of the domestic
industry; and (f) The displacement of any domestic products causing
substantial unemployment, decrease in the revenues of government, loss
of investment or specialized skills and productive capacity, or other
serious effects.
Those wishing to comment should submit three copies of all
materials. Material that is national security classified information or
business confidential information will be exempted from public
disclosure as provided for by Sec. 705.6 of the regulations. Anyone
submitting business confidential information should clearly identify
the business confidential portion of the submission, then file a
statement justifying nondisclosure and reference to the specific legal
authority claimed, and provide a non-confidential submission which can
be placed in the public file. Communications from agencies of the
United States Government will not be made available for public
inspection.
If public hearings are held in support of this investigation, a
separate Federal Register notice will be published.
The Bureau of Export Administration does not maintain a separate
public inspection facility. Requesters should first view the Bureau's
webpage, which can be found at http://www.bxa.doc.gov (see FOIA
heading). If requesters cannot access the website, they may call 202-
482-2165 for assistance. The records related to this assessment are
made accessible in accordance with the regulations published in part 4
of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations (15 CFR 4.1 et seq.).
Dated: February 1, 2001.
Matthew Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-3059 Filed 2-5-01; 8:45 am]
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