Aluminum: Competitive Conditions Affecting the U.S. Industry

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 332-557 Unwrought and Wrought Aluminum Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
1077325-575012_request_letter.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-08-26	Available
Aluminum_Support Statement Part B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2016-08-26	Available
Aluminum_Support Statement Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-08-26	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
223206	Unwrought and Wrought Aluminum Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3117-0229	ICR Reference No: 201608-3117-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ITC	Agency Tracking No: 332-557
Title: Aluminum: Competitive Conditions Affecting the U.S. Industry
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/28/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/29/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	280	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,360	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	231,000	0	0

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Abstract: The United States International Trade Commission (Commission), at the request of the House Committee on Ways and Means (Committee), is preparing a report on the factors affecting the global competitiveness of the U.S. aluminum industry. The report will provide an overview of the U.S. aluminum industry and major global markets, describe recent trends and conditions of competition, and assess the impact of government policies and programs in major foreign aluminum producing and exporting countries. The report will also identify factors driving capacity and related production changes in countries where unwrought aluminum capacity has significantly increased. In addition to consulting publicly available sources, the Commission will issue a questionnaire to firms to collect vital information relevant to the Committees’ request.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 1332(g) Name of Law: Tariff Act of 1930
  

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:
	81 FR 41594	06/27/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 59246	08/29/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Unwrought and Wrought Aluminum Questionnaire	332-557	Unwrought and Wrought Aluminum Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	280	0	0	280	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,360	0	0	3,360	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	231,000	0	0	231,000	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission currently imposes no reporting burden on market participants in the aluminum industry. The burden on firms increased because of a request from the Committee to provide a report on this topic. Such data are not publicly available. This is a one-time collection for such data.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $171,480

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? No

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: 08/29/2016

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