[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51824-51825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20956]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-533]
Environmental and Related Services
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request on July 30, 2012 from the U.S.
Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the U.S. International Trade Commission
(Commission) instituted investigation No. 332-533, Environmental and
Related Services.
DATES: October 4, 2012: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the
public hearing.
October 10, 2012: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and
statements.
October 22, 2012: Public hearing.
October 30, 2012: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and
statements and all other written submissions.
March 29, 2013: Transmittal of Commission report to USTR.
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 https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/app.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Jennifer Powell (202-
205-3450 or Jennifer.Powell@usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader Joann
Peterson (202-205-3032 or Joann.Peterson@usitc.gov) for information
specific to this investigation. 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 william.gearhart@usitc.gov).
The media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External
Relations (202-205-1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 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: In his letter the USTR requested that the Commission
prepare two reports, one on environmental and related services, and a
second on renewable energy and related services, and deliver the
reports in 8 and 11 months, respectively, after receipt of the letter.
This notice announces the institution of an investigation and schedule,
including the date for a public hearing, relating to the preparation of
the first report; the Commission will announce the institution of a
second investigation and schedule relating to preparation of the second
report in a second notice.
As requested by the USTR, the Commission will provide a first
report, on environmental and related services, that, to the extent
practicable:
Estimates the size of the U.S. and global markets for
certain environmental and related services--including water and
wastewater services, solid and hazardous waste services, and
remediation services--identifies top suppliers and key country markets
for such services, investigates factors affecting supply and demand in
these market segments, and highlights market developments that have
occurred within the last five years;
Estimates the value of trade and investment in the subject
environmental services segments, identifies key export and import
markets for such services, and discusses recent trends in environmental
services trade and investment; and
Identifies barriers to trade and investment in the subject
environmental services segments, discusses recent efforts to liberalize
trade and investment in environmental services, and investigates the
potential impact of further liberalization in environmental services.
As requested, the Commission expects to deliver this first report
to the USTR no later than March 29, 2013.
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
October 22, 2012. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be
filed with the Secretary no later than 5:15 p.m., October 4, 2012. All
pre-hearing briefs and statements should be filed not later than 5:15
p.m., October 10, 2012 and all post-hearing briefs and statements
should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., October 30, 2012; all such
pre- and post-hearing briefs and statements must be filed in accordance
with the requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below. In the
event that, as of the close of business on October 4, 2012 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 should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-
2000 after October 4, 2012, for
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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., October 30, 2012. All written submissions must conform with the
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 and the Commission's Handbook
on Filing Procedures require that interested parties file documents
electronically on or before the filing deadline and submit eight (8)
true paper copies by 12:00 noon eastern time on the next business day.
In the event that confidential treatment of a document is requested,
interested parties must file, at the same time as the eight paper
copies, at least four (4) additional true paper copies in which the
confidential information must be deleted (see the following paragraph
for further information regarding confidential business information).
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the
Secretary (202-205-2000).
Any submissions that contain confidential business information
(CBI) must also conform with the requirements in section 201.6 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 C.F.R. 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.
In the request letter, the USTR stated that his office intends to
make the Commission's report available to the public in its entirety,
and asked that the Commission not include any confidential business
information or national security classified information in the report
that the Commission sends to the USTR. Any confidential business
information received by the Commission in this investigation and used
in preparing this report will not be published in a manner that would
reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: August 21, 2012.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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