Information collections for import injury investigations (producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producer questionnaires and institution notices for 5-year reviews)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 14-1-3324 Sugar from Mexico, Inv. No. 701-TA-513 and 731-TA-1249	Form	New	Available
Form 15-1-3329 53-Foot Domestic Dry Containers from China, Inv. No. 731-1250 (Final)	Form	New	Available
Form 14-2-3280 Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa, Inv. No. 731-TA-986-987	Form	New	Available
Institution Notice (First Review).dotx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
30 day FR notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
60 day FR notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
Foreign Producer Questionnaire.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
Foreign Producer Questionnaire.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
US Purchaser Questionnaire.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
US Instructions.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
US Importer Questionnaire.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
US Producer Questionnaire.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
Foreign Instructions.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-13	Available
OMB clearance supporting statement 2014.pdf	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2014-05-12	Available
OMB clearance supporting statement 2014.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-05-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
215497	Certain Steel Nails From Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-516-519 and 521 and 731-TA-1252-1255 and 1257 (Final)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
215412	Silicomanganese from Australia, Inv. No. 731-TA-1269 (Preliminary)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
215340	Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China, Inv. No. 701-TA-522 (Final)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
215177	Notices of Institution - July - December 2014	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
215032	Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and China, Inv. No. 701-TA-456 and 731-TA-1151-1152 (Review)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
215014	Polyethylene Terephthalate Film from Brazil, China, and United Arab Emirates, Inv. No. 731-1131-1132, and 1134 (Review)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
215013	Melamine from China and Trinidad and Tobago, Inv. No. 701-TA-526-527 and 731-TA-1262-1263 (Preliminary)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
215011	Calcium Hypochlorite from China, Inv. No. 701-TA-510 and 731-TA-1245 (Final)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
214969	Sugar from Mexico, Inv. No. 701-TA-513 and 731-TA-1249	Form	New
214947	Certain Uncoated Pper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal, Inv. No. 701-528 (Preliminary)		New
214916	Saccharin from China, Inv. No. 731-1013 (2nd Review)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
214576	53-Foot Domestic Dry Containers from China, Inv. No. 731-1250 (Final)	Form	New
213735	Polyvinyl Alcohol from China, Japan and Korea, Inv. No. 731-TA-1014, 1016 and 1017 (2nd Review)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
213671	Certain Welded Line Pipe from Korea and Turkey, Inv. No. 701-TA-524-525 and 731-TA-1260-1261	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
213120	Certain Crystalline Photovoltaic Products from China and Taiwan, Inv. No. 701-511 Final	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
213088	Barium Carbonate from China, Inv. No. 731-TA-1020 (2nd Review)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
213087	Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from China, Inv. No.701-TA-512 (Final)	Instruction	New
212885	Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from China, Inv. No. 701-TA-523 (Preliminary)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
212663	Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa, Inv. No. 731-TA-986-987	Form	New
212596	Lightweight Thermal Paper from China and Germany, Inv. No. 701-TA-451 and 731-TA-1126-1127 (Review)	Other-OMB Submission Forms	New
212496	1,1,1,2-Tetrafluorethane from China, Inv. No. 701-TA-509 and 731-TA-1244 (Final)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
212460	Monosodium Glutamate from China, Inv. No. 731-1229-1230 (Final)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
212415	Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from Australia and China, Inv. No. 731-TA-1124-1125 (Review)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New
212162	Monosodium Glutamate from China and Japan, Inv. No. 701-503 (Final)	Other-OMB Submission Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3117-0016	ICR Reference No: 201405-3117-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201206-3117-002
Agency/Subagency: ITC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Information collections for import injury investigations (producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producer questionnaires and institution notices for 5-year reviews)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/09/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/19/2014
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2014
Responses	14,787	0	12,663
Time Burden (Hours)	519,282	0	558,006
Cost Burden (Dollars)	45,951,000	0	47,079,000

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Abstract: Generic clearance authority to issue questionnaires during the course of the USITC's import injury investigations. Also, institution notices for the 5-year reviews of certain injury determinations contain requests for information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 1673 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930
   US Code: 19 USC 1671 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930
   US Code: 19 USC 1676 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930
   US Code: 19 USC 2251-2254 Name of Law: Trade Act of 1974
   US Code: 19 USC 3351-3358, 3371, 3372, 3381 Name of Law: NAFTA Implementation Act
   US Code: 19 USC 1675 Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930
   US Code: 19 USC 2436, 2451 Name of Law: Trade Act of 1974
   US Code: 7 USC 624 Name of Law: Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
   US Code: 19 USC 3805 Name of Law: Trade Act of 2002
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 8485	02/12/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 26991	05/12/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 24

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Calcium Hypochlorite from China, Inv. No. 701-TA-510 and 731-TA-1245 (Final)	14-2-3292, 14-1-3291, 14-3-3293, 14-4-3294	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchasers' Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire/Exporter Questionnaire
Polyvinyl Alcohol from China, Japan and Korea, Inv. No. 731-TA-1014, 1016 and 1017 (2nd Review)	14-2-3313, 14-1-3312, 14-3-3314, 14-4-3315	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producers'/Exporters' Questionnaire
Barium Carbonate from China, Inv. No. 731-TA-1020 (2nd Review)	14-1-3287, 14-2-3288, 14-3-3289, 14-4-3290	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Certain Crystalline Photovoltaic Products from China and Taiwan, Inv. No. 701-511 Final	14-1-3302, 14-2-3303, 14-3-3304, 14-4-3305	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
53-Foot Domestic Dry Containers from China, Inv. No. 731-1250 (Final)	15-4-3332, 15-1-3329, 15-2-3330, 15-3-3331	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producers'/Exporters' Questionnaire
Monosodium Glutamate from China, Inv. No. 731-1229-1230 (Final)	14-1-3263, 14-2-3264, 14-3-3265, 14-4-3266	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Notices of Institution - July - December 2014
Saccharin from China, Inv. No. 731-1013 (2nd Review)	14-1-3320	U.S. Producer
Certain Steel Nails From Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-516-519 and 521 and 731-TA-1252-1255 and 1257 (Final)	14-1-3333, 14-2-3334, 14-3-3335, 14-4-3336	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Silicomanganese from Australia, Inv. No. 731-TA-1269 (Preliminary)	15-4-3342, 15-1-3340, 15-2-3341	U.S Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S Foreign Producers'/Exporters' Questionnaire
Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China, Inv. No. 701-TA-522 (Final)	15-2-3344, 15-1-3343, 15-3-3345, 15-4-3346	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer/Exporters' Questionnaire
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from China, Inv. No.701-TA-512 (Final)	14-1-3298, 14-2-3299, 14-3-3300, 14-4-3301	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa, Inv. No. 731-TA-986-987	14-2-3280, 14-3-3281, 14-4-3282, 14-1-3279	U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Lightweight Thermal Paper from China and Germany, Inv. No. 701-TA-451 and 731-TA-1126-1127 (Review)	14-1-3275, 14-2-3276, 14-3-3277, 14-4-3278	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Certain Welded Line Pipe from Korea and Turkey, Inv. No. 701-TA-524-525 and 731-TA-1260-1261	14-1-3306, 14-2-3307, 14-4-3308	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer/Exporter's Questionnaire
Monosodium Glutamate from China and Japan, Inv. No. 701-503 (Final)	14-3-3265, 14-4-3266, 14-1-3263, 14-2-3264	U.S. Producer ,   Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from China, Inv. No. 701-TA-523 (Preliminary)	14-1-3295, 14-4-3297, 14-2-3296	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer ,   Foreign Producer/Exporter Questionnaire
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film from Brazil, China, and United Arab Emirates, Inv. No. 731-1131-1132, and 1134 (Review)	14-1-3283, 14-2-3284, 14-3-3285, 14-4-3286	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluorethane from China, Inv. No. 701-TA-509 and 731-TA-1244 (Final)	14-1-3267, 14-2-3268, 14-4-3270, 14-3-3269	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Melamine from China and Trinidad and Tobago, Inv. No. 701-TA-526-527 and 731-TA-1262-1263 (Preliminary)	14-1-3309, 14-2-3310, 14-4-3311	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producers' Questionnaire/Exporters'
Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from Australia and China, Inv. No. 731-TA-1124-1125 (Review)	14-2-3272, 14-3-3273, 14-4-3274, 14-1-3271	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer Questionnaire
Sugar from Mexico, Inv. No. 701-TA-513 and 731-TA-1249	14-1-3324, 14-2-3325, 14-3-3326, 14-4-3327, 14-5-3328	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producers'/Exporters" Questionnaire ,   U.S. Grower Questionnaire
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and China, Inv. No. 701-TA-456 and 731-TA-1151-1152 (Review)	14-1-3316, 14-2-3317, 14-3-3318, 14-4-3319	U.S. Producer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Importer Questionnaire ,   U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire ,   Foreign Producer/Exporter Questionnaire
Certain Uncoated Pper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal, Inv. No. 701-528 (Preliminary)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	14,787	12,663	0	2,124	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	519,282	558,006	0	-38,724	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	45,951,000	47,079,000	0	-1,128,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Burden is reduced due to improvements in the questionnaire and the change to electronic completion and submission of questionnaires for firms.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,693

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/13/2014

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