[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22532-22533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09128]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-548]
U.S. Environmental Goods Trade
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation, and opportunity to provide
written submissions.
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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request dated April 2, 2014 (received
April 4, 2014) from the United States 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. 332-548, U.S. Environmental Goods Trade.
DATES: July 1, 2014: Deadline for filing written submissions.
October 6, 2014: Transmittal to USTR of Commission report.
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)
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at https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/app.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Andrew David (202-205-
3368 or [email protected]), or Deputy Project Leader Mahnaz Khan
(202-205-2046 or [email protected]) for information specific to
these investigations. For information on the legal aspects of these
investigations, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of
the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or [email protected]). The
media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations
(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: As requested by the USTR, the Commission will provide
trade information and estimates for certain environmental goods (the
items identified by the USTR applicable to this investigation in the
list attached to his letter), including, to the extent practicable,
information on the U.S. HTS nomenclature for these items; specific
product examples for ``ex-outs'' that specify an end use; major U.S.
producers; the estimated value of U.S. imports and exports; likely key
U.S. export markets; and permanent normal trade relations/most-favored
nation applied and bound tariff rates in key environmental goods
markets. As requested, trade information will be based on 2013 data.
The Commission will provide this report to the USTR by October 6,
2014. A copy of the list of environmental goods attached to the USTR's
letter can be found at http://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/What_We_Are_Working_On.htm. Only the items on the list identified
by the USTR as pertaining to ``Inv. 2'' will be addressed in this
report.
The USTR stated that portions of the Commission's report will be
classified as national security information and that the USTR considers
the report to be an inter-agency memorandum that will contain pre-
decisional advice and be subject to the deliberative process privilege.
This is the second of two reports on environmental goods that the
USTR requested in his letter of April 2, 2014. The USTR also requested,
pursuant to section 131 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. Sec.
2151), that the Commission provide a report containing its advice as to
the probable economic effect of providing duty-free treatment for
imports of environmental goods from U.S. trade partners on (i)
industries in the United States producing like or directly competitive
products, and (ii) consumers. Notice of that investigation no. TA-131-
039, Environmental Goods Trade Agreement: Advice on the Probable
Economic Effect of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports, is being
published separately in the Federal Register. The USTR asked the
Commission to provide this first report by August 4, 2014. The
Commission will also offer the opportunity for interested parties to
provide information and views in connection with this first report at a
public hearing on May 14, 2014.
Written Submissions: 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., May 19, 2014. 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 p.m. 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 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 may include some or all of the confidential business
information submitted in the course of this investigation in the
classified report it sends to the USTR. The Commission will not
otherwise publish any confidential business information in a manner
that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 17, 2014.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearing and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-09128 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]
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