Request for Public Comment Regarding Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) Beneficiary Countries, 6065 [05-2188]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Public Comment
Regarding Andean Trade Promotion
and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)
Beneficiary Countries
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with section
203(f) of the Andean Trade Preference
Act (ATPA) (19 U.S.C. 3201), as
amended by the Andean Trade
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act ,
the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) is requesting the
views of interested parties on whether
the countries designated as ATPA
beneficiary countries in Presidential
Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002,
are meeting the eligibility criteria
provided for in section 204(b)(6)(B) of
the ATPA. This information will be
used in the preparation of a report to the
U.S. Congress on the operation of the
program.
Public comments are due at
USTR no later than 5 p.m., March 18,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Submissions by electronic
mail: FR0518@USTR.EOP.GOV.
DATES:
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Submissions by facsimile: Gloria Blue,
Executive Secretary, Trade Policy Staff
Committee, at (202) 395–6143. The
public is strongly encouraged to submit
documents electronically rather than by
facsimile. See requirements for
submissions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Russell Smith, Office of the Americas,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative, 600 17th Street, NW.,
Room 523, Washington, DC 20508. The
telephone number is (202) 395–9450.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Signed
into law on August 6, 2002, the Trade
Act of 2002 contains, in title XXXI,
provisions for enhanced trade benefits
for eligible Andean countries. Titled the
‘‘Andean Trade Promotion and Drug
Eradication Act’’ (ATPDEA), the
ATPDEA renews the Andean Trade
Preference Act (ATPA), and amends the
ATPA to provide preferential treatment
for certain products previously
excluded from such treatment. In
Presidential Proclamation 7616 of
October 31, 2002, the President
designated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador
and Peru as ATPA beneficiary countries.
Section 203(f) of the ATPA requires the
USTR, not later than April 30, 2005, to
submit to Congress a report on the
operation of the ATPA. Section 203(f)(2)
requires USTR, before submitting such
report, to request comments on whether
beneficiary countries are meeting the
criteria set forth in section 204(b)(6)(B)
(which incorporates by reference the
criteria set forth in sections 203(c) and
(d)). USTR refers interested parties to
the Federal Register notice published
on August 15, 2002 (67 FR 53379), for
a full list of the eligibility criteria.
Requirements for Submissions. In
order to facilitate prompt processing of
submissions, the Office of the United
States Trade Representative strongly
urges and prefers electronic (e-mail)
submissions in response to this notice.
In the event that an e-mail submission
is impossible, submissions should be
made by facsimile.
Persons making submissions by email should use the following subject
line: ‘‘ATPA Beneficiary Countries.’’
Documents should be submitted as
either WordPerfect, MSWord, or text
(.TXT) files. Spreadsheets submitted as
supporting documentation are
acceptable as Quattro Pro or Excel files.
If any document submitted
electronically contains business
confidential information, the file name
of the business confidential version
should begin with the characters ‘‘BC-,’’
and the file name of the public version
should begin with the characters ‘‘P-.’’
The ‘‘P-’’ or ‘‘BC-’’ should be followed
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by the name of the submitter. Persons
who make submissions by e-mail should
not provide separate cover letters;
information that might appear in a cover
letter should be included in the
submission itself. To the extent
possible, any attachments to the
submission should be included in the
same file as the submission itself, and
not as separate files.
Written comments, notice of
testimony, and testimony will be placed
in a file open to public inspection
pursuant to 15 CFR 2003.5, except
business confidential information
exempt from public inspection in
accordance with 15 CFR 2003.6.
Business confidential information
submitted in accordance with 15 CFR
2003.6 must be clearly marked
‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top
of each page, including any cover letter
or cover page, and must be accompanied
by a non-confidential summary of the
confidential information. All public
documents and non-confidential
summaries shall be available for public
inspection in the USTR Reading Room.
The USTR Reading Room is open to the
public, by appointment only, from 10
a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. An
appointment to review the file must be
scheduled at least 48 hours in advance
and may be made by calling (202) 395–
6186.
Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Public Comment Regarding Andean Trade Promotion and
Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) Beneficiary Countries
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 203(f) of the Andean Trade
Preference Act (ATPA) (19 U.S.C. 3201), as amended by the Andean Trade
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act , the Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR) is requesting the views of interested
parties on whether the countries designated as ATPA beneficiary
countries in Presidential Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002, are
meeting the eligibility criteria provided for in section 204(b)(6)(B)
of the ATPA. This information will be used in the preparation of a
report to the U.S. Congress on the operation of the program.
DATES: Public comments are due at USTR no later than 5 p.m., March 18,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Submissions by electronic mail: FR0518@USTR.EOP.GOV.
Submissions by facsimile: Gloria Blue, Executive Secretary, Trade
Policy Staff Committee, at (202) 395-6143. The public is strongly
encouraged to submit documents electronically rather than by facsimile.
See requirements for submissions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell Smith, Office of the Americas,
Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW.,
Room 523, Washington, DC 20508. The telephone number is (202) 395-9450.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Signed into law on August 6, 2002, the Trade
Act of 2002 contains, in title XXXI, provisions for enhanced trade
benefits for eligible Andean countries. Titled the ``Andean Trade
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act'' (ATPDEA), the ATPDEA renews the
Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), and amends the ATPA to provide
preferential treatment for certain products previously excluded from
such treatment. In Presidential Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002,
the President designated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru as ATPA
beneficiary countries. Section 203(f) of the ATPA requires the USTR,
not later than April 30, 2005, to submit to Congress a report on the
operation of the ATPA. Section 203(f)(2) requires USTR, before
submitting such report, to request comments on whether beneficiary
countries are meeting the criteria set forth in section 204(b)(6)(B)
(which incorporates by reference the criteria set forth in sections
203(c) and (d)). USTR refers interested parties to the Federal Register
notice published on August 15, 2002 (67 FR 53379), for a full list of
the eligibility criteria.
Requirements for Submissions. In order to facilitate prompt
processing of submissions, the Office of the United States Trade
Representative strongly urges and prefers electronic (e-mail)
submissions in response to this notice. In the event that an e-mail
submission is impossible, submissions should be made by facsimile.
Persons making submissions by e-mail should use the following
subject line: ``ATPA Beneficiary Countries.'' Documents should be
submitted as either WordPerfect, MSWord, or text (.TXT) files.
Spreadsheets submitted as supporting documentation are acceptable as
Quattro Pro or Excel files. If any document submitted electronically
contains business confidential information, the file name of the
business confidential version should begin with the characters ``BC-,''
and the file name of the public version should begin with the
characters ``P-.'' The ``P-'' or ``BC-'' should be followed by the name
of the submitter. Persons who make submissions by e-mail should not
provide separate cover letters; information that might appear in a
cover letter should be included in the submission itself. To the extent
possible, any attachments to the submission should be included in the
same file as the submission itself, and not as separate files.
Written comments, notice of testimony, and testimony will be placed
in a file open to public inspection pursuant to 15 CFR 2003.5, except
business confidential information exempt from public inspection in
accordance with 15 CFR 2003.6. Business confidential information
submitted in accordance with 15 CFR 2003.6 must be clearly marked
``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top of each page, including any cover
letter or cover page, and must be accompanied by a non-confidential
summary of the confidential information. All public documents and non-
confidential summaries shall be available for public inspection in the
USTR Reading Room. The USTR Reading Room is open to the public, by
appointment only, from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday. An appointment to review the file must be scheduled at
least 48 hours in advance and may be made by calling (202) 395-6186.
Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 05-2188 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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