Previous Article 90 FR 91 pgs. 20273-20274 - Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Commercial Aircraft and Jet Engines and Parts for Commercial Aircraft and Jet Engines
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 91Pages: 20273 - 20274
Pages: 20273, 20274Docket number: [Docket No. 250509-0082]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-08500 Filed 5-9-25; 4:15 pm]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Industry and Security Bureau
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 250509-0082]
XRIN 0694-XC127
Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Commercial Aircraft and Jet Engines and Parts for Commercial Aircraft and Jet Engines
AGENCY:
Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of request for public comments.
SUMMARY:
On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines. This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (Section 232). Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation to the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security. This notice identifies issues on which the Department is especially interested in obtaining the public's views.
DATES:
Comments may be submitted at any time but must be received by June 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Comments on this notice may be submitted to the Federal rulemaking portal at: www.regulations.gov . The regulations.gov ID for this notice is BIS-2025-0027. Please refer to XRIN 0694-XC127 in all comments.
All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or entity submitting the comments as the name of their files, in accordance with the instructions below. Anyone submitting business confidential information should clearly identify the business confidential portion at the time of submission, file a statement justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal authority claimed, and provide a non-confidential version of the submission.
For comments submitted electronically containing business confidential information, the file name of the business confidential version should begin with the characters "BC." Any page containing business confidential information must be clearly marked "BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL" on the top of that page. The corresponding non-confidential version of those comments must be clearly marked "PUBLIC." The file name of the non-confidential version should begin with the character "P." Any submissions with file names that do not begin with either a "BC" or a "P" will be assumed to be public and will be made publicly available at: https://www.regulations.gov . Commenters submitting business confidential information are encouraged to scan a hard copy of the non-confidential version to create an image of the file, rather than submitting a digital copy with redactions applied, to avoid inadvertent redaction errors which could enable the public to read business confidential information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Astle, Director, Defense Industrial Base Division, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-2533, CommercialAircraft232@bis.doc.gov . For more information about the Section 232 program, including the regulations and the text of previous investigations, see www.bis.doc.gov/232 .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation under Section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862) to determine the effects on national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines. This investigation is being undertaken in accordance with part 705 of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709) (NSIBR).
Request for Public Comments
[top] Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, analyses, or information pertinent to
(i) the current and projected demand for commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines, in the United States;
(ii) the extent to which domestic production of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines, can meet domestic demand;
(iii) the role of foreign supply chains, particularly of major exporters, in meeting U.S. demand for commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines;
(iv) the concentration of U.S. imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines, from a small number of suppliers and the associated risks;
(v) the impact of foreign government subsidies and predatory trade practices on the competitiveness of the commercial aircraft and jet engine industry, as well as the associated commercial aircraft and jet engine parts industry, in the United States;
(vi) the economic impact of artificially suppressed prices of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines, due to foreign unfair trade practices and state-sponsored overproduction;
(vii) the potential for export restrictions by foreign nations, including the ability of foreign nations to weaponize their control over supplies of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines;
(viii) the feasibility of increasing domestic capacity for commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines, to reduce import reliance;
(ix) the impact of current trade policies on domestic production of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines, and whether additional measures, including tariffs or quotas, are necessary to protect national security; and
(x) any other relevant factors.
Material submitted by members of the public that is business confidential information will be exempted from public disclosure as provided for by §?705.6(a) of the NSIBR (see the ADDRESSES section of this notice). Communications from agencies of the U.S. Government will not be made available for public inspection (see 15 CFR 705.6(a)(3)). BIS does not maintain a separate public inspection facility. Requesters should first view the Bureau's web page, which can be found at: https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see "Electronic FOIA" heading). If requesters cannot access the website, they may call (202) 482-0795 for assistance. The records related to this assessment are made accessible in accordance with the regulations published at 15 CFR 4.1 through 4.11.
Julia Khersonsky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade.
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