Steel Import License

Agency: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

Title: Steel Import License.

OMB Control Number: 0625–0245.

Form Number(s): ITA–4141P.

Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection).

Number of Respondents: 4,250.

Average Hours per Response: Less than 10 minutes.

Burden Hours: 78,820 hours, including 416 burden hours for low-value licenses.

Needs and Uses: In order to monitor steel imports in real-time and to provide the public with real-time data, the Department of Commerce must collect and provide timely aggregated summaries about these imports. The Steel Import License is the tool used to collect the necessary information. The Census Bureau currently collects import data and disseminates aggregate information about steel imports. However, the time required to collect, process, and disseminate this information through Census can take up to 45 days after importation of the product, giving interested parties and the public far less time to respond to injurious sales.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority:13 U.S.C. 301(a) and 302.

This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0625–0245.