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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Public Comments To
Compile the National Trade Estimate
Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 181 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2241), the Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
required to publish annually the
National Trade Estimate Report on
Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). With this
notice, the Trade Policy Staff Committee
(TPSC) is requesting interested persons
to submit comments to assist it in
identifying significant barriers to U.S.
exports of goods, services, and U.S.
foreign direct investment for inclusion
in the NTE. The TPSC invites written
comments from the public on issues that
USTR should examine in preparing the
NTE.
Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade
and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19
U.S.C. 3106) (‘‘Section 1377’’) requires
the USTR to review annually the
operation and effectiveness of all U.S.
trade agreements regarding
telecommunications products and
services that are in force with respect to
the United States. USTR is collecting
information regarding the trade barriers
pertinent to the conduct of the review
called for in Section 1377 through this
notice.
DATES: Public comments are due not
later than 11:59 p.m., October 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submissions should be
made via the Internet at
www.regulations.gov docket number
USTR 2016–0007. For alternatives to online submissions please contact Yvonne
Jamison (202) 395–3475. The public is
strongly encouraged to file submissions
electronically rather than by facsimile or
mail.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding this notice should
be directed to Yvonne Jamison at (202)
395–3475.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTE
sets out an inventory of the most
important foreign barriers affecting U.S.
exports of goods and services, U.S.
foreign direct investment, and
protection of intellectual property
rights. The inventory facilitates U.S.
negotiations aimed at reducing or
eliminating these barriers. The report
also provides a valuable tool in
enforcing U.S. trade laws and
strengthening the rules-based trading
system. The 2016 NTE Report may be
found on USTR’s Internet Home Page
(https://www.ustr.gov) under the tab
‘‘Reports’’. To ensure compliance with
the NTE’s statutory mandate and the
Obama Administration’s commitment to
focus on the most significant foreign
trade barriers, USTR will be guided by
the existence of active private sector
interest in deciding which restrictions
to include in the NTE.
Topics on Which the TPSC Seeks
Information: To assist USTR in
preparing the NTE, commenters should
submit information related to one or
more of the following categories of
foreign trade barriers:
(1) Import policies (e.g., tariffs and
other import charges, quantitative
restrictions, import licensing, and
customs barriers);
(2) Government procurement
restrictions (e.g., ‘‘buy national policies’’
and closed bidding);
(3) Export subsidies (e.g., export
financing on preferential terms,
subsidies provided to equipment
manufacturers contingent on export and
agricultural export subsidies that
displace U.S. exports in third country
markets);
(4) Lack of intellectual property
protection (e.g., inadequate patent,
copyright, and trademark regimes);
(5) Services barriers (e.g., limits on the
range of financial services offered by
foreign financial institutions, regulation
of international data flows, restrictions
on the use of data processing, quotas on
imports of foreign films, unnecessary or
discriminatory technical regulations or
standards for telecommunications
services and barriers to the provision of
services by professionals);
(6) Investment barriers (e.g.,
limitations on foreign equity
participation and on access to foreign
government-funded R&D consortia, local
content, technology transfer and export
performance requirements, and
restrictions on repatriation of earnings,
capital, fees, and royalties);
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(7) Government-tolerated
anticompetitive conduct of state-owned
or private firms that restrict the sale or
purchase of U.S. goods or services in the
foreign country’s markets;
(8) Trade restrictions affecting
electronic commerce (e.g., tariff and
non-tariff measures, burdensome and
discriminatory regulations and
standards, and discriminatory taxation);
(9) Trade restrictions implemented
through unwarranted Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures, including
unwarranted measures justified for
purposes of protecting food safety, and
animal and plant life or health;
(10) Trade restrictions implemented
through unwarranted standards,
conformity assessment procedures, or
technical regulations (Technical Barriers
to Trade) that may have as their
objective protecting national security
requirements, preventing deceptive
practices, or protecting human health or
safety, animal or plant life or health, or
the environment, but that can be
formulated or implemented in ways that
create significant barriers to trade
(including unnecessary or
discriminatory technical regulations or
standards for telecommunications
products); and
(11) Other barriers (e.g., barriers that
encompass more than one category,
such as bribery and corruption, or that
affect a single sector).
In addition, Section 1377 of the
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3106) (‘‘Section
1377’’) requires the USTR to review
annually the operation and effectiveness
of all U.S. trade agreements regarding
telecommunications products and
services that are in force with respect to
the United States. The purpose of the
review is to determine whether any act,
policy, or practice of a country that has
entered into a trade agreement or other
telecommunications trade agreement
with the United States is inconsistent
with the terms of such agreement or
otherwise denies U.S. firms, within the
context of the terms of such agreements,
mutually advantageous market
opportunities for telecommunications
products and services. USTR is
collecting the information with regard to
the trade barriers pertinent to the
Section 1377 review through this notice.
Furthermore, commenters are invited
to identify those barriers covered in
submissions that may operate as
‘‘localization barriers to trade’’.
Localization barriers are measures
designed to protect, favor, or stimulate
domestic industries, services providers,
and or intellectual property at the
expense of goods services or intellectual
property from other countries, including
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the provision of subsidies linked to
local production. For more information
on localization barriers, please go to
https://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/
localization-barriers .
In responding to this notice,
commenters should place particular
emphasis on any practices that may
violate U.S. trade agreements. The TPSC
is also interested in receiving new or
updated information pertinent to the
barriers covered in the 2016 NTE as well
as information on new barriers. If USTR
does not include in the NTE information
that it receives pursuant to this notice,
it will maintain the information for
potential use in future discussions or
negotiations with trading partners.
Estimate of Increase in Exports: Each
comment should include an estimate of
the potential increase in U.S. exports
that would result from removing any
foreign trade barrier the comment
identifies, as well as a description of the
methodology the commenter used to
derive the estimate. Estimates should be
expressed within the following value
ranges: Less than $5 million; $5 to $25
million; $25 million to $50 million; $50
million to $100 million; $100 million to
$500 million; or over $500 million.
These estimates will help USTR
conduct comparative analyses of a
barrier’s effect over a range of
industries.
Requirements for Submissions:
Commenters providing information on
foreign trade barriers in more than one
country should, whenever possible,
provide a separate submission for each
country. In order to ensure the timely
receipt and consideration of comments,
USTR strongly encourages commenters
to make on-line submissions, using the
https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
Comments should be submitted under
docket number USTR 2016–0007.
Persons submitting comments must do
so in English and must identify (on the
first page of the submission) ‘‘Comments
Regarding Foreign Trade Barriers To
U.S. Exports for 2017 Reporting.’’
In order to be assured of
consideration, comments should be
submitted by 11:59 p.m., October 27,
2016. In order to ensure the timely
receipt and consideration of comments,
USTR strongly encourages commenters
to make on-line submissions, using the
www.regulations.gov Web site. To
submit comments via
www.regulations.gov enter docket
number USTR 2016–0007 on the home
page and click ‘‘search.’’ The site will
provide a search-results page listing all
documents associated with this docket.
Find a reference to this notice and click
on the link entitled ‘‘Comment Now!’’
(For further information on using the
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www.regulations.gov Web site, please
consult the resources provided on the
Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use
This Site’’ on the left side of the home
page).
The www.regulations.gov Web site
allows users to provide comments by
filling in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field, or by
attaching a document using an ‘‘Upload
File’’ field. USTR prefers that comments
be provided in an attached document. If
a document is attached, please identify
the name of the country to which the
submission pertains in the ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field. For example: ‘‘See
attached comments with respect to
(name of country)’’. USTR prefers
submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or
Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the submission
is in an application other than those
two, please indicate the name of the
application in the ‘‘Type Comment’’
field. For any 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 must be clearly marked
‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ on the
top of that page. Filers of submissions
containing business confidential
information must also submit a public
version of their comments. The file
name of the public version should begin
with the character ‘‘P’’. The ‘‘BC’’ and
‘‘P’’ should be followed by the name of
the person or entity submitting the
comments or reply comments. Filers
submitting comments containing no
business confidential information
should name their file using the name
of the person or entity submitting the
comments. Please do not attach separate
cover letters to electronic submissions;
rather include any information that
might appear in a cover letter in the
comments themselves. Similarly to the
extent possible, please include any
exhibits, annexes, or other attachments
in the same file as the submission itself,
not as separate files.
As noted, USTR strongly urges
submitters to file comments through
www.regulations.gov, if at all possible.
Any alternative arrangements must be
made with Ms. Jamison in advance of
transmitting a comment. Ms. Jamison
should be contacted at (202) 395–3475.
General information concerning USTR
is available at www.ustr.gov. Comments
will be placed in the docket and open
to public inspection, except confidential
business information. Comments may be
viewed on the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site by
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entering the relevant docket number in
the search field on the home page.
Edward Gresser,
Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 2016–16985 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE–2016–78]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; Homeland
Surveillance and Electronics LLC
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Title 14
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the
public’s awareness of, and participation
in, the FAA’s exemption process.
Neither publication of this notice nor
the inclusion or omission of information
in the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before August 8,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2015–1533
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
DATES:
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notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Ngo, (202) 267–4264, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
This notice is published pursuant to 14
CFR 11.85.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13,
2016.
Dale Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2015–1533.
Petitioner: Homeland Surveillance
and Electronics LLC.
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR
45.27(a), 61.113(a)(b), 91.7(a),91.105,
91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(b), 91.405(a),
91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1)(2),
91.417(a)(b), 137.19(d); 137.19(e)(2)(ii),
(iii), and (v); 137.31(a)(b); 137.33(a); and
137.42.
Description of Relief Sought: The
petitioner is requesting relief in order to
fly the HSE–UAV AG–V6A+ aircraft,
which has a maximum payload weight
over 55 pounds, as well as the HSE–
UAV VA Sprayer series, including the
HSE–UAV AG–V6A, the HSE–UAV AG–
V6A+ V2, and the HSE–UAV AG–8A for
the purposes of product demonstration
and agricultural related services under
Part 137.
[FR Doc. 2016–16991 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE–2016–74]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; Area-I, Incorporated
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Title 14
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the
public’s awareness of, and participation
in, the FAA’s exemption process.
SUMMARY:
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Public Comments To Compile the National Trade
Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 181 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 2241), the Office of the United States Trade Representative
(USTR) is required to publish annually the National Trade Estimate
Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). With this notice, the Trade
Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting interested persons to
submit comments to assist it in identifying significant barriers to
U.S. exports of goods, services, and U.S. foreign direct investment for
inclusion in the NTE. The TPSC invites written comments from the public
on issues that USTR should examine in preparing the NTE.
Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
(19 U.S.C. 3106) (``Section 1377'') requires the USTR to review
annually the operation and effectiveness of all U.S. trade agreements
regarding telecommunications products and services that are in force
with respect to the United States. USTR is collecting information
regarding the trade barriers pertinent to the conduct of the review
called for in Section 1377 through this notice.
DATES: Public comments are due not later than 11:59 p.m., October 27,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Submissions should be made via the Internet at
www.regulations.gov docket number USTR 2016-0007. For alternatives to
on-line submissions please contact Yvonne Jamison (202) 395-3475. The
public is strongly encouraged to file submissions electronically rather
than by facsimile or mail.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding this notice should
be directed to Yvonne Jamison at (202) 395-3475.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTE sets out an inventory of the most
important foreign barriers affecting U.S. exports of goods and
services, U.S. foreign direct investment, and protection of
intellectual property rights. The inventory facilitates U.S.
negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating these barriers. The
report also provides a valuable tool in enforcing U.S. trade laws and
strengthening the rules-based trading system. The 2016 NTE Report may
be found on USTR's Internet Home Page (https://www.ustr.gov) under the
tab ``Reports''. To ensure compliance with the NTE's statutory mandate
and the Obama Administration's commitment to focus on the most
significant foreign trade barriers, USTR will be guided by the
existence of active private sector interest in deciding which
restrictions to include in the NTE.
Topics on Which the TPSC Seeks Information: To assist USTR in
preparing the NTE, commenters should submit information related to one
or more of the following categories of foreign trade barriers:
(1) Import policies (e.g., tariffs and other import charges,
quantitative restrictions, import licensing, and customs barriers);
(2) Government procurement restrictions (e.g., ``buy national
policies'' and closed bidding);
(3) Export subsidies (e.g., export financing on preferential terms,
subsidies provided to equipment manufacturers contingent on export and
agricultural export subsidies that displace U.S. exports in third
country markets);
(4) Lack of intellectual property protection (e.g., inadequate
patent, copyright, and trademark regimes);
(5) Services barriers (e.g., limits on the range of financial
services offered by foreign financial institutions, regulation of
international data flows, restrictions on the use of data processing,
quotas on imports of foreign films, unnecessary or discriminatory
technical regulations or standards for telecommunications services and
barriers to the provision of services by professionals);
(6) Investment barriers (e.g., limitations on foreign equity
participation and on access to foreign government-funded R&D consortia,
local content, technology transfer and export performance requirements,
and restrictions on repatriation of earnings, capital, fees, and
royalties);
(7) Government-tolerated anticompetitive conduct of state-owned or
private firms that restrict the sale or purchase of U.S. goods or
services in the foreign country's markets;
(8) Trade restrictions affecting electronic commerce (e.g., tariff
and non-tariff measures, burdensome and discriminatory regulations and
standards, and discriminatory taxation);
(9) Trade restrictions implemented through unwarranted Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures, including unwarranted measures justified for
purposes of protecting food safety, and animal and plant life or
health;
(10) Trade restrictions implemented through unwarranted standards,
conformity assessment procedures, or technical regulations (Technical
Barriers to Trade) that may have as their objective protecting national
security requirements, preventing deceptive practices, or protecting
human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the
environment, but that can be formulated or implemented in ways that
create significant barriers to trade (including unnecessary or
discriminatory technical regulations or standards for
telecommunications products); and
(11) Other barriers (e.g., barriers that encompass more than one
category, such as bribery and corruption, or that affect a single
sector).
In addition, Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3106) (``Section 1377'') requires the USTR to
review annually the operation and effectiveness of all U.S. trade
agreements regarding telecommunications products and services that are
in force with respect to the United States. The purpose of the review
is to determine whether any act, policy, or practice of a country that
has entered into a trade agreement or other telecommunications trade
agreement with the United States is inconsistent with the terms of such
agreement or otherwise denies U.S. firms, within the context of the
terms of such agreements, mutually advantageous market opportunities
for telecommunications products and services. USTR is collecting the
information with regard to the trade barriers pertinent to the Section
1377 review through this notice.
Furthermore, commenters are invited to identify those barriers
covered in submissions that may operate as ``localization barriers to
trade''. Localization barriers are measures designed to protect, favor,
or stimulate domestic industries, services providers, and or
intellectual property at the expense of goods services or intellectual
property from other countries, including the provision of subsidies
linked to local production. For more information on localization
barriers, please go to https://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/localization-barriers .
In responding to this notice, commenters should place particular
emphasis on any practices that may violate U.S. trade agreements. The
TPSC is also interested in receiving new or updated information
pertinent to the barriers covered in the 2016 NTE as well as
information on new barriers. If USTR does not include in the NTE
information that it receives pursuant to this notice, it will maintain
the information for potential use in future discussions or negotiations
with trading partners.
Estimate of Increase in Exports: Each comment should include an
estimate of the potential increase in U.S. exports that would result
from removing any foreign trade barrier the comment identifies, as well
as a description of the methodology the commenter used to derive the
estimate. Estimates should be expressed within the following value
ranges: Less than $5 million; $5 to $25 million; $25 million to $50
million; $50 million to $100 million; $100 million to $500 million; or
over $500 million. These estimates will help USTR conduct comparative
analyses of a barrier's effect over a range of industries.
Requirements for Submissions: Commenters providing information on
foreign trade barriers in more than one country should, whenever
possible, provide a separate submission for each country. In order to
ensure the timely receipt and consideration of comments, USTR strongly
encourages commenters to make on-line submissions, using the https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
Comments should be submitted under docket number USTR 2016-0007.
Persons submitting comments must do so in English and must identify (on
the first page of the submission) ``Comments Regarding Foreign Trade
Barriers To U.S. Exports for 2017 Reporting.''
In order to be assured of consideration, comments should be
submitted by 11:59 p.m., October 27, 2016. In order to ensure the
timely receipt and consideration of comments, USTR strongly encourages
commenters to make on-line submissions, using the www.regulations.gov
Web site. To submit comments via www.regulations.gov enter docket
number USTR 2016-0007 on the home page and click ``search.'' The site
will provide a search-results page listing all documents associated
with this docket. Find a reference to this notice and click on the link
entitled ``Comment Now!'' (For further information on using the
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www.regulations.gov Web site, please consult the resources provided on
the Web site by clicking on ``How to Use This Site'' on the left side
of the home page).
The www.regulations.gov Web site allows users to provide comments
by filling in a ``Type Comment'' field, or by attaching a document
using an ``Upload File'' field. USTR prefers that comments be provided
in an attached document. If a document is attached, please identify the
name of the country to which the submission pertains in the ``Type
Comment'' field. For example: ``See attached comments with respect to
(name of country)''. USTR prefers submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc)
or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the submission is in an application other
than those two, please indicate the name of the application in the
``Type Comment'' field. For any 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 must be clearly marked
``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top of that page. Filers of
submissions containing business confidential information must also
submit a public version of their comments. The file name of the public
version should begin with the character ``P''. The ``BC'' and ``P''
should be followed by the name of the person or entity submitting the
comments or reply comments. Filers submitting comments containing no
business confidential information should name their file using the name
of the person or entity submitting the comments. Please do not attach
separate cover letters to electronic submissions; rather include any
information that might appear in a cover letter in the comments
themselves. Similarly to the extent possible, please include any
exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in the same file as the
submission itself, not as separate files.
As noted, USTR strongly urges submitters to file comments through
www.regulations.gov, if at all possible. Any alternative arrangements
must be made with Ms. Jamison in advance of transmitting a comment. Ms.
Jamison should be contacted at (202) 395-3475. General information
concerning USTR is available at www.ustr.gov. Comments will be placed
in the docket and open to public inspection, except confidential
business information. Comments may be viewed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site by entering the relevant docket number in
the search field on the home page.
Edward Gresser,
Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 2016-16985 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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