[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-8827] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: April 12, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Bureau of Export Administration Initiation of National Security Investigation of Imports of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products AGENCY: Bureau of Export Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of initiation of national security investigation and request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the public that an investigation is being initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to determine the effects on the national security of imports of crude oil and petroleum products. Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, opinions, data, information, or advice relative to the investigation to the Strategic Analysis Division, Office of Industrial Resource Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. DATES: Comments must be received by May 12, 1994. ADDRESSES: Written comments (ten copies) should be sent to Brad Botwin, Director, Strategic Analysis Division, Office of Industrial Resource Administration, Department of Commerce, room 3878, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Kritzer, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Foreign Availability, Telephone: (202) 482-5305. Karen Swasey, Section 232 Program Manager, Strategic Analysis Division, Office of Industrial Resource Administration, Telephone: (202) 482-3795. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In a petition submitted by the Independent Petroleum Association of America, on March 11, 1994, the Department of Commerce was requested to initiate an investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to determine the effects on the national security of imports of crude oil and petroleum products. On April 5, 1994, the Department of Commerce formally accepted the application and initiated an investigation. The findings and recommendations of the investigation are to be reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the President no later than December 31, 1994 (i.e., within 270 days). The items to be investigated have distinct Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) tariff classification numbers. They include the following HTS numbers and earlier TSUS numbers: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name TSUS HTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crude oil, under 25 degrees API.............. 475.05 27100005--0 Crude oil, 25 degrees API or more............ 475.10 27100010--0 Motor fuel, including gas, leaded and unleaded; naphtha-type jet fuel and kerosene- type jet fuel............................... 475.25 27100015--0 Kerosene derived from petroleum, shale oil, or both, except motor fuel.................. 475.30 27100020--0 Naphthas derived from petroleum, shale oil, natural gas, or combinations thereof, except motor oil................................... 475.35 27100025--0 36061000--1 Mineral oil of medicinal grade derived from petroleum, shale oil, or both............... 475.40 27100045--2 Lubricating oils and greases, derived from petroleum, shale oil, or both, with or without additives........................... 475.45 27100030--0 34031110--3 34031150--3 34031910--0 475.55 34031110--3 34031150--3 34031950--1 475.60 27100040--0 34031110--3 34031150--3 34031950--1 Mixtures of hydrocarbons not specially provided for, derived wholly from petroleum, shale oil, natural gas, or combinations thereof, which contain by weight not over 50% of any single hydrocarbon compound...... 475.65 27100045--2 475.70 27121000--0 27132000--0 27139000--0 Paraffin and other petroleum waxes........... 494.22 27122000--0 27129020--0 34049050--0 Petroleum coke............................... 517.5120 27040000--2 27131200--0 Asphaltum, bitumen, & limestone-rock asphalt. 517.11 38011050--0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This investigation is being undertaken in accordance with Part 705 of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709) (the ``regulations''). Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, opinions, data, information, or advice relevant to this investigation to the Office of Industrial Resource Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, no later than May 12, 1994. The Department is particularly interested in comments and information directed to the criteria listed in Sec. 705.4 of the regulations as they affect national security, including the following: (a) Quantity of the circumstances related to the importation of the articles subject to the investigation; (b) Domestic production and productive capacity needed for these articles to meet projected national defense requirements; (c) Existing and anticipated availability of human resources, products, raw materials, production equipment, and facilities to produce these items; (d) Growth requirements of domestic industries to meet national defense requirements and/or requirements to assure such growth; (e) The impact of foreign competition on the economic welfare of the domestic industry; and (f) The displacement of any domestic products causing substantial unemployment, decrease in the revenues of government, loss of investment or specialized skills and productive capacity, or other serious effects. All materials should be submitted with 10 copies. Public information will be made available at the Department of Commerce for public inspection and copying. Material that is national security classified information or business confidential information will be exempted from public disclosure as provided for by Sec. 705.6 of the regulations (15 CFR 705.6). Anyone submitting business confidential information should clearly identify the business confidential portion of the submission, file a statement justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal authority claimed, and provide a non- confidential submission which can be placed in the public file. Communications from agencies of the United States Government will not be made available for public inspection. The public record concerning this notice will be maintained in the Bureau of Export Administration's Records Inspection Facility, room 4525, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-5653. The records in this facility may be inspected and copied in accordance with the regulations published in part 4 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations (15 CFR 4.1 et seq.). Information about the inspection and copying of records at the facility may be obtained from Ms. Margaret Cornejo, the Bureau of Export Administration's Freedom of Information Officer, at the above address and telephone number. Dated: April 8, 1994. Sue E. Eckert, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. [FR Doc. 94-8827 Filed 4-11-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DT-P