[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29008-29009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12260]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-227]
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries
and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries; Notice of public hearing
and opportunity to submit comments in connection with the 20th report
on the economic impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
(CBERA).
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 215 of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2704) requires the
Commission to report biennially to the Congress and the President by
September 30 of each reporting year on the economic impact of the Act
on U.S. industries and U.S. consumers and on the economy of the
beneficiary countries. This series of biennial reports was instituted
as investigation No. 332-227, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act:
Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries.
The Commission has scheduled a public hearing for its 2011 CBERA
report, covering trade during calendar years 2009 and 2010, for June
21, 2011.
DATES:
June 8, 2011: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public
hearing.
June 14, 2011: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and
statements.
June 21, 2011: Public hearing.
June 28, 2011: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and
statements and all other written submissions.
September 30, 2011: Transmittal of Commission report to Congress
and the President.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS) at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walker Pollard (202-205-3228 or
[email protected]), or James Stamps (202-205-3227 or
[email protected]) Country and Regional Analysis Division, Office
of Economics, U.S. International Trade
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Commission, Washington, DC 20436. For information on the legal aspects
of this investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's
Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or
[email protected]). The media should contact Peg O'Laughlin,
Public Affairs Officer (202-205-1819 or [email protected]).
Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain information on this matter by
contacting the Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing
its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000.
Background: Section 215(a)(1) of the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act (CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)) requires that the
Commission submit biennial reports to the Congress and the President
regarding the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and
consumers, and on the economy of the beneficiary countries. Section
215(b)(1) requires that the reports include, but not be limited to, an
assessment regarding:
(A) The actual effect, during the period covered by the report, of
[CBERA] on the United States economy generally, as well as on those
specific domestic industries which produce articles that are like, or
directly competitive with, articles being imported into the United
States from beneficiary countries; and
(B) The probable future effect which this Act will have on the
United States economy generally, as well as on such domestic
industries, before the provisions of this Act terminate.
Notice of institution of the investigation was published in the
Federal Register of May 14, 1986 (51 FR 17678). The 20th report,
covering calendar years 2009 and 2010, is to be submitted by September
30, 2011.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this
investigation will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
June 21, 2011. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed
with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., June 8, 2011. All pre-
hearing briefs and statements should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m.,
June 14, 2011; and all post-hearing briefs and statements should be
filed not later than 5:15 p.m., June 28, 2011. All requests to appear
and pre- and post-hearing briefs and statements should be filed in
accordance with the requirements in the ``Written Submissions'' section
below. In the event that, as of the close of business on June 8, 2011,
no witnesses are scheduled to appear at the hearing, the hearing will
be canceled. Any person interested in attending the hearing as an
observer or nonparticipant may call the Office of the Secretary (202-
205-2000) after June 8, 2011, for information concerning whether the
hearing will be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions
concerning this investigation. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later than 5:15
p.m., June 28, 2011. All written submissions must conform with the
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 C.F.R. 201.8). Section 201.8 requires that a signed
original (or a copy so designated) and fourteen (14) copies of each
document be filed. In the event that confidential treatment of a
document is requested, at least four (4) additional copies must be
filed, in which the confidential information must be deleted (see the
following paragraph for further information regarding confidential
business information). The Commission's rules authorize filing
submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means only to
the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook for
Electronic Filing Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf).
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact
the Office of the Secretary (202-205-2000).
Any submissions that contain confidential business information
(CBI) must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section
201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of the document and the
individual pages be clearly marked as to whether they are the
``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that the
confidential business information be clearly identified by means of
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business
information, will be made available for inspection by interested
parties.
The Commission intends to publish only a public report in this
investigation. Accordingly, any CBI received by the Commission in this
investigation will not be published in a manner that would reveal the
operations of the firm supplying the information.
The report will be made available to the public on the Commission's
Web site.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 13, 2011.
James R. Holbein,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-12260 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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