2015-09795. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.

Title: Request for Investigation Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

Form Number(s): N/A.

OMB Control Number: 0694-0120.

Type of Request: Regular.

Burden Hours: 3,000 hours.

Number of Respondents: 400 respondents.

Average Hours per Response: 7.5 hours per response.

Needs and Uses: Upon request, BIS will initiate an investigation to determine the effects of imports of specific commodities on the national security, and will make the findings known to the President for possible adjustments to imports through tariffs. The findings are made publicly available and are reported to Congress. The purpose of this collection is to account for the public burden associated with the surveys distributed to determine the impact on national security.

Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.

This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to [e-mail] or fax to [phone].

Dated: April 23, 2015.

Glenna Mickelson,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.