United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2025 Report; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; The USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin Motor Vehicle Producer Questionnaire Publication: Federal Register Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton Date: 22 February 2024 Subject: American Government

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13373-13374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03553]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-600]


United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Automotive Rules of 
Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2025 Report; Proposed 
Information Collection; Comment Request; The USMCA Automotive Rules of 
Origin Motor Vehicle Producer Questionnaire

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or 
USITC) hereby gives notice that it plans to submit a request for 
approval of a questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and requests public comment on its draft proposed 
collection.

DATES: To ensure that the Commission will consider your comments, it 
must receive them no later than 60 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are in the U.S. International Trade 
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct all questions to the 
project team via email at USMCAAutoROO@usitc.gov or via phone to Aaron 
Woodward at 202-205-2663.
    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. 332-600, USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic 
Impact and Operation, 2025 Report, instituted under section 202A(g)(2) 
of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 4532(g)(2)) (USMCA Implementation Act). The USMCA Implementation 
Act requires the Commission to prepare a series of five biennial 
reports on the USMCA automotive rules of origin (ROOs) and their impact 
on the U.S. economy, effect on U.S. competitiveness, and relevancy 
considering recent technology changes, and to provide those reports to 
the President, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate 
Committee on Finance. The first of the reports was delivered on June 
30, 2023, with four additional reports due in 2025, 2027, 2029, and 
2031. This investigation was initiated on October 15, 2023, and the 
notice of investigation was published in the Federal Register on 
November 21, 2023 (88 FR 81100). The Commission will deliver its report 
to the President and Congress by July 1, 2025. The 2025 report will be 
the second of five reports. The Commission indicated in its notice of 
investigation that it will need to obtain data and information through 
a survey. The survey will assist the Commission in gathering responses 
and data from motor vehicle producers to determine the direct impacts 
of the ROOs on the aforementioned factors.
    Summary of Proposal: The Commission intends to submit the following 
draft information collection plan to OMB and invites public comment.
    (1) Number of forms submitted: 1.
    (2) Title of forms: The USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin Motor 
Vehicle Producer Questionnaire.
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data 
gathering, scheduled for 2024.
    (5) Description of respondents: North American motor vehicle 
producers with U.S. production operations.
    (6) Estimated number of respondents: 30.
    (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire 
per respondent: 10 hours.
    (8) Information obtained from the questionnaire will be treated as 
confidential business information by the Commission and not disclosed 
in a manner that would reveal the individual operations of a business.
    Method of Collection: Respondents will be sent a letter with a link 
and individual code for accessing the online form. Once the online form 
is complete, respondents will be directed to submit the form by 
selecting a submit button.
    Request for Comments: Comments are invited on (1) the elements of 
the draft questionnaire; (2) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed information collection; (4) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
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(5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    The draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be 
downloaded from the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/USMCAAutoROO.
    Any comments on the draft questionnaire should be sent via email at 
USMCAAutoROO@usitc.gov. Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this 
information collection; they will also become a matter of public 
record. As such, proprietary or confidential business information 
should not be submitted as part of comments on the draft questionnaire.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 15, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-03553 Filed 2-21-24; 8:45 am]
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