[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51649-51650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21067]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Deadline for Comments on
U.S. International Trade Commission Report
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of deadline for comments.
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Summary and Dates: In late August, the U.S. International Trade
Commission (USITC) is expected to release the public version of its
statutorily-mandated report, requested by the Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR), providing advice on the probable
economic effect of granting a waiver of the application of competitive
need limitations (CNLs) to two products from Thailand. Comments on the
USITC report on these products should be submitted via
www.regulations.gov in docket number USTR-2015-0007, per the guidelines
described below, within seven calendar days of the public release of
the USITC report.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The GSP Program at the Office of the
United States Trade Representative. The telephone number is (202) 395-
2974, the fax number is (202) 395-9674, and the email address is
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 6, 2015, USTR announced in the
Federal Register (80 FR 38501) the launch of a review of products under
the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program that, based on
full-year 2014 import data, are subject to certain actions related to
competitive need limitations (CNLs). That notice indicated that two
products from Thailand--HTS 2008.19.15 and HTS 7408.29.10--will be
removed from eligibility for GSP for Thailand on October 1, 2015,
unless the President grants a waiver for the product for Thailand in
response to a petition filed by an interested party. The government of
Thailand subsequently filed petitions seeking CNL waivers for both
products. Pursuant to U.S. law and regulations pertaining to GSP, USTR
requested the USITC provide advice regarding the probable economic
effect of granting the subject waivers.
The USITC is expected to release the public version of its report
on these two waiver requests in late August 2015. Comments on the USITC
report should be submitted to USTR via www.regulations.gov in Docket
Number USTR-2015-0007, per the guidelines described below, within seven
calendar days after the date of the release of the report.
Requirements for Submissions
All submissions in response to this notice must conform to the GSP
regulations set forth at 15 CFR part 2007, except as modified in
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice of a GSP Product
Review, Including Possible Actions Related to Competitive Need
Limitations (80 FR 38501) published on July 6, 2015. These regulations
are available on the Office of the United States Trade Representative
Web site at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/trade-development/preference-programs/generalized-system-preference-gsp/gsp-program-inf.
All submissions in response to this notice must be in English and
must be submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov, using
docket number USTR-2015-0007. Instructions on how to file documents on
http://www.regulations.gov can be found in the referenced July 6, 2015
Federal Register notice (80 FR 38501), available at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=USTR-2015-0007-0001. Hand-
delivered submissions will not be accepted.
Public Viewing of Review Submissions
Submissions in response to this notice, except for information
granted ``business confidential'' status under 15 CFR part 2003.6, will
be available for public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR part 2007.6 at
http://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing. Such
submissions may be viewed by entering the docket number USTR-2015-0007
in
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the search field at http://www.regulations.gov.
William D. Jackson,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Generalized System
of Preferences, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2015-21067 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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