Public Comments and Public Hearing on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Automobiles, Including Cars, SUVs, Vans and Light Trucks, and Automotive Parts; Extension of Comment Period

Wilbur L. Ross
Department of Commerce
21 June 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 28801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13462]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Public Comments and Public Hearing on Section 232 National 
Security Investigation of Imports of Automobiles, Including Cars, SUVs, 
Vans and Light Trucks, and Automotive Parts; Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments and public hearing; 
extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In response to requests for additional time, the Department of 
Commerce is extending the comment period for the notice of request for 
public comments and public hearing that was published in the Federal 
Register on May 30, 2018. In the notice, the Department requested 
written comments, data, analyses, or other information pertinent to the 
investigation to determine the effects on the national security of 
imports of automobiles, including cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks, 
and automotive parts. Through this notice, the Department extends the 
comment period to June 29, 2018 and the rebuttal period to July 13, 
2018. Requests to appear at the hearings are also now due June 29, 
2018.

DATES: The due date for filing comments, for requests to appear at the 
public hearing, and for submissions of a summary of expected testimony 
at the public hearing is June 29, 2018.
    The due date is July 13, 2018 for rebuttal comments submitted in 
response to any comments filed on or before June 29, 2018.
    The public hearings will be held on July 19 and 20, 2018. The 
hearings will begin at 8:30 a.m. local time and conclude at 5:00 p.m. 
local time, each day.

ADDRESSES: 
    Written comments: All written submissions must be in English and 
must be addressed to Section 232 Automobile and Automotive Parts 
Imports Investigation, and filed through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. To submit comments via 
www.regulations.gov, enter docket number DOC-2018-0002 on the home page 
and click ``search.'' The site will provide a search results page 
listing all documents associated with this docket. Find a reference to 
this notice and click on the link entitled ``Comment Now!'' (For 
further information on using www.regulations.gov, please consult the 
resources provided on the website by clicking on ``How to Use This 
Site'' on the left side of the home page). For alternatives to on-line 
submissions, please contact Sahra Park-Su at (202) 482-2811.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sahra Park-Su, U.S. Department of 
Commerce (202) 482-2811. For more information about the section 232 
program, including the regulations and the text of previous 
investigations, see www.bis.doc.gov/232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 30, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce 
(``Secretary'') issued a request for public comment on 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 automobiles, including cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks, 
and automotive parts (83 FR 24735). The Department of Commerce is 
extending the comment period on the notice published from June 22, 2018 
to June 29, 2018. In addition, the Department of Commerce is extending 
the due date for rebuttal comments submitted in response to any 
comments filed on or before June 29, 2018 to July 13, 2018. The dates 
and location for the public hearings as well as other instructions to 
commenters remain unchanged. The Department believes that a 7-day 
extension for comments allows adequate additional time for interested 
persons to submit comments while still allowing this national security 
investigation to proceed expeditiously.

Wilbur L. Ross,
Secretary of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2018-13462 Filed 6-19-18; 4:15 pm]
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