Notices. Notice of inquiry; request for comments
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BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 210823-0167] RIN 0694-XC082 National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Materials Plan AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of inquiry; request for comments. SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan (AMP).
Potential changes to the AMP are discussed and decided by the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State. The role of this committee is to advise the National Defense Stockpile Manager on the projected domestic and foreign economic effects of all acquisitions, conversions, and disposals involving the National Defense Stockpile and related material research and development projects. Public comments are an important element of the committee's market impact review process.
DATES: To be considered, written comments must be received by October 12, 2021. ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Eric Longnecker, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, email: *MIC@bis.doc.gov;* and Matthew McManus, Deputy Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Energy Resources, email: *McManusMT@state.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marina Youssef, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, telephone:
(202)655-1136, (Attn: Marina Youssef), email: *MIC@bis.doc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Under the authority of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Revision Act of 1979, as amended (the Stock Piling Act) (50 U.S.C. 98 *et seq.* ), the Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), as National Defense Stockpile Manager, maintains a stockpile of strategic and critical materials to supply the military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States for national defense. Section 9(b)(2)(G)(ii) of the Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(b)(2)(H)(ii)) authorizes the National Defense Stockpile Manager to fund material research and development projects to develop new materials for the stockpile. Section 3314 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (FY 1993 NDAA) (50 U.S.C. 98h-1) formally established a Market Impact Committee (the Committee) to “advise the National Defense Stockpile Manager on the projected domestic and foreign economic effects of all acquisitions and disposals of materials from the stockpile . . . .” The Committee must also balance market impact concerns with the statutory requirement to protect the U.S. Government against avoidable loss. *See* 50 U.S.C. 98e (b)(2). The Committee is comprised of representatives from the Departments of Commerce, State, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, and is co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State. The FY 1993 NDAA directs the Committee to consult with industry representatives that produce, process, or consume the types of materials stored in the stockpile. As the National Defense Stockpile Manager, the DLA must produce an Annual Materials Plan
(AMP)proposing the maximum quantity of each listed material that may be acquired, disposed of, upgraded, converted, recovered, or sold by the DLA in a particular fiscal year. In Attachment 1 to this notice, the DLA lists the quantities and types of activity—potential disposals, potential acquisitions, potential conversions (upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.) or potential recovery (from government sources)—associated with each material in its proposed FY 2023 AMP. The quantities listed in Attachment 1 are not acquisition, disposal, upgrade, conversion, recovery, reprocessing, or sales target quantities, but rather a statement of the proposed maximum quantity of each listed material that may be acquired, disposed of, upgraded, converted, recovered, or sold in a particular fiscal year by the DLA. The quantity of each material that will actually be acquired or offered for sale will depend on the market for the material at the time of the acquisition or offering, as well as on the quantity of each material approved by Congress for acquisition, disposal, conversion, or recovery. The Committee is seeking public comments on the potential market impact associated with the proposed FY 2023 AMP as enumerated in Attachment 1. Public comments are an important element of the Committee's market impact review process. Submission of Comments The Committee requests that interested parties provide written comments, supporting data and documentation, and any other relevant information on the potential market impact of the quantities associated with the proposed FY 2023 AMP. All comments must be submitted to the addresses indicated in this notice. All comments submitted through email must include the phrase “Market Impact Committee Notice of Inquiry” in the subject line. The Committee encourages interested persons who wish to comment to do so at the earliest possible time. The period for submission of comments will close on October 12, 2021. The Committee will consider all comments received before the close of the comment period. Comments received after the comment period closes will be considered, if possible, but their consideration cannot be assured. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be made a matter of public record and will be available for public inspection and copying. Any person submitting business confidential information should clearly identify the business confidential portion of the submission and also provide a non-confidential submission that can be placed in the public record. The Committee will seek to protect such information to the extent permitted by law. The Office of Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, displays public comments on the BIS Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA)website at *https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/.* This office does not maintain a separate public inspection facility. If you have technical difficulties accessing this website, please call BIS's Office of Administration at
(202)482-1900 for assistance. Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. Attachment 1 Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Materials Plan Material Unit Quantity Footnote Potential Disposals Beryllium Metal ST 8 Chromium, Ferro ST 24,000 Chromium, Metal ST 500 Germanium kg 5,000 Manganese, Ferro ST 50,000 Manganese, Metallurgical Grade SDT 167,000 ( 1 ) Aerospace Alloys Lbs 1,500,000 Platinum Tr Oz 8,380 ( 1 ) PGM—Iridium Tr Oz 489 ( 1 ) Quartz Crystals Lbs 15,759 ( 1 ) Tantalum Lbs 190 ( 1 ) Tin MT 688 Titanium Based Alloys Lbs 600,000 Tungsten Ores and Concentrates Lbs W 2,500,000 Zinc ST 2,500 Potential Acquisitions Antimony MT 1,100 Carbon Fibers (Pitch Based) Lbs 5,000 Cerium MT 550 Electrolytic Manganese Metal MT 5,000 Lanthanum MT 1,300 Neodymium MT 600 Praseodymium MT 70 Rare Earth Magnet Block MT 100 Rayon MT 600 Titanium MT 1,500 TNT/HMX/RDX Lbs 4,000,000 Potential Conversions (Upgrade, Rotation, Reprocessing, etc.) Beryllium Metal ST 8 CZT (Cadmium Zinc Tellurium substrates) EA 5 Carbon Fibers Lbs 5,000 Europium MT 35 Germanium kg 5,000 Iridium Catalyst Lbs 200 Lithium Ion Materials MT 25 Rare Earths Elements MT 12 Silicon Carbide Fibers Lbs 875 Triamino Trinitrobenzene
(TATB)Lbs 48,000 Potential Recovery From Government Sources Aerospace Alloys Lbs 1,500,000 Battery Materials MT 50 Boron Carbide MT 150 Cobalt Lbs 25,000 E-Waste MT 100 ( 2 ) Germanium kg 5,000 Iridium Catalyst Lbs 200 Magnesium Metal MT 25 Rare Earths Lbs 20,000 Tantalum MT 10 Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Rods kg 250 Footnote Key: 1 Actual quantity will be limited to remaining inventory. 2 Strategic and Critical Materials collected from E-Waste (Strategic Materials collected from electronics waste). [FR Doc. 2021-19415 Filed 9-8-21; 8:45 am]
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