AGENCY:
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION:
Temporary final rule.
SUMMARY:
This temporary final rule establishes procedures to grant relief from the quantitative limitation applicable to certain steel articles for Brazil for parties with preexisting contracts that meet specified criteria as authorized by the President as part of the action he took to adjust imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (“section 232”).
DATES:
Effective date: This temporary final rule is effective October 13, 2020, through December 31, 2020.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on submitting certifications for relief from the quantitative limitation for Brazil for steel articles.
ADDRESSES:
All certifications for relief from the quantitative limitation for Brazil for steel articles on this temporary final rule must be submitted through the email: steel232-exp@bis.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions regarding this temporary final rule, contact Erika Maynard at 202-482-5572 or via email Erika.Maynard@bis.doc.gov, or to steel232-exp@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 28, 2020, President Trump issued Proclamation 10064 (85 FR 54877), Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States, which lowered one of the section 232 quantitative limitations applicable to Brazil for the remainder of 2020 and added a new basis for relief from those lowered quantitative limitations. The President determined that the modification to the quantitative limitations applicable to certain steel products was necessary to preserve the effectiveness of the alternative means to address the threatened impairment of national security posed by steel article imports which were previously agreed to with Brazil. This temporary final rule implements the President's directive to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to grant relief from the modified quantitative limitations in a limited aggregate amount under specific circumstances related to the fulfillment of existing contracts. Read More→
