BIS Seeks Comments on Procedure for Submitting Rebuttals to Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exclusions

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security seeks comments on its proposed information collection that is part of the procedure for submitting rebuttals and surrebuttals for requests for exclusion from the Section 232 tariffs on aluminum and steel, Commerce said in a Feb. 11 notice. In September, BIS produced an interim final rule that made changes to the process for submitting exclusion requests for the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs (see 1809060035). That rule lets BIS allow for a rebuttal period for responses to objections, as well as a surrebuttal period for objectors to respond to rebuttals. Now BIS is seeking comments on the information collection proposal that it will submit to the Office of Management and Budget for clearance. Comments are due March 13.