Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, 2004 Special Review, 19096-19097 [05-7299]

Download as PDF 19096 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 12, 2005 / Notices Institution of investigation and scheduling of public hearing. ACTION: SUMMARY: Following receipt on March 31, 2005 of notification from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on behalf of the President under section 2103(c)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(c)(3)(B)), the Commission instituted investigation No. TA–2103–1, The Impact of Trade Agreements Implemented Under Trade Promotion Authority. Background: As required in section 2103(c)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(c)(3)(B)), the Commission must submit a report to the Congress not later than June 1, 2005, that contains a review and analysis of the economic impact on the United States of all trade agreements implemented between the date of enactment of this Act and the date on which the President decides to seek an extension requested under paragraph (2) of section 2103(c). The only agreements implemented within this time period are free trade agreements with Chile, Singapore, and Australia. As required by the statute, the Commission will provide its report not later than June 1, 2005. DATES: Effective Date: March 31, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Manager, Kyle Johnson ((202) 205–3229 or kyle.johnson@usitc.gov), or Deputy Project Manager, Alan Fox ((202) 205–3267 or alan.fox@usitc.gov). For information on the legal aspects of this investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Office of the General Counsel ((202) 205–3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). For media information, contact Peg O’Laughlin ((202) 205–1819). Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the TDD terminal on ((202) 205–1810). Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with the 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 April 27, 2005. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., April 20, 2005 in accordance with the requirements in the ‘‘Submissions’’ section below. In the event that, as of the close of business on April 20, 2005, 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 non-participant may call the Secretary ((202) 205–2000) after April VerDate jul<14>2003 16:48 Apr 11, 2005 Jkt 205001 20, 2005, to determine whether the hearing will be held. Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in the hearing, interested parties are invited to submit written statements or briefs concerning the investigation. All written submissions, including requests to appear at the hearing, statements, and briefs should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. Any prehearing briefs or statements should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., April 20, 2005; the deadline for filing post-hearing briefs or statements is 5:15 p.m., May 2, 2005. 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); any submissions that contain confidential business information must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.8 of the rules require that a signed original (or a copy designated as an original) and fourteen (14) copies of each document be filed. In the event that confidential treatment of the document is requested, at least four (4) additional copies must be filed, in which the confidential information must be deleted. The Commission’s rules do not authorize filing submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means, except to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules (19 CFR 201.8) (see Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, ftp://ftp.usitc.gov/pub/ reports/electronic_filing_handbook.pdf). Any submissions that contain CBI must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission’s rules (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages clearly be marked as to whether they are the ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’ version, and that the CBI be clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions, except for CBI, will be made available for inspection by interested parties. The Commission plans to publish only a public report in this investigation. The Commission will not publish confidential business information in a manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Issued: April 6, 2005. By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 05–7289 Filed 4–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332–467] Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, 2004 Special Review International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of investigation and request for public comment AGENCY: SUMMARY: Following receipt on April 1, 2005 of a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the Commission instituted investigation No. 332–467, Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, 2004 Special Review. Background: As requested by the USTR, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 and in accordance with section 503(d)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(1)(A)), the Commission will provide advice on whether any industry in the United States is likely to be adversely affected by a waiver of the competitive need limits specified in section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act for Indonesia for HTS subheadings 4412.13.40, and 9001.30.00; and for Thailand for HTS subheadings 7113.11.50 and 9009.12.00. With respect to the competitive need limit in section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the 1974 Act, the Commission, as requested, will use the dollar value limit of $115,000,000. As requested by the USTR, the Commission will seek to provide its advice not later than May 31, 2005. DATES: Effective Date: April 6, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader, Cynthia B. Foreso (202– 205–3348 or cynthia.foreso@usitc.gov). The above person is in the Commission’s Office of Industries. For information on legal aspects of the investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission’s Office of the General Counsel at 202–205–3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov. Written Submissions: The Commission does not plan to hold a public hearing in this investigation. E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 12, 2005 / Notices However, interested parties are invited to submit written statements or briefs concerning this investigation. All written submissions, statements, and briefs, should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, and should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., May 6, 2005. 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 of the rules requires that a signed original (or a copy designated as an original) and fourteen (14) copies of each document be filed. In the event that confidential treatment of the document is requested, at least four (4) additional copies must be filed, in which the confidential information must be deleted (see the following paragraph for further information regarding confidential business information). The Commission’s rules do not authorize filing submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means, except to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, ftp:// ftp.usitc.gov/pub/reports/ electronic_filing_handbook.pdf). Any submissions that contain confidential business information 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 ‘‘nonconfidential’’ 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 in the Office of the Secretary to the Commission for inspection by interested parties. The Commission may include some or all of the confidential business information submitted in the course of these investigations in the report it sends to the USTR and the President. As requested by the USTR, the Commission will publish a public version of the report. However, in the public version, the Commission will not publish confidential business information in a manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Secretary at 202– 205–2000. Issued: April 7, 2005. VerDate jul<14>2003 16:48 Apr 11, 2005 Jkt 205001 By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 05–7299 Filed 4–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P MORRIS K. 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One ICR pertains to a new collection request. The six ICRs are being consolidated under a single filing to provide a more coherent picture of information collection activities designed primarily to measure performance. The proposed collections are necessary to support program evaluation activities. The collection is expected neither to have a significant economic impact on respondents, nor to affect a substantial number of small entities. The average cost (in time spent) per respondent is estimated to be 0.16 hours/$6.18. Each ICR describes the authority and need for program evaluation, the nature and use of the information to be collected, the expected burden and cost to respondents and the U.S. Institute, and how the evaluation results will be made available. The ICRs also contain the specific questionnaires that will be used to collect the information for each program area. Approval is being sought for each ICR separately, and information collection will begin for each program area once OMB has approved the respective ICR. The U.S. Institute PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19097 published a Federal Register notice on February 2, 2005, 70 FR, pages 5489– 5494, to solicit public comments for a 60-day period. The U.S. Institute received one comment. The comment and the U.S. Institute’s response are included in the ICRs. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments regarding these ICRs. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 12, 2005. ADDRESSES: Direct comments to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Keith Belton, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Desk Officer for The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution kbelton@omb.eop.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical details of the U.S. Institute’s program evaluation system are contained in a January 2005 design document entitled ‘‘Program Evaluation System at the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution’’. Paper copies of this report can be obtained by contacting the U.S. Institute; an electronic copy can be downloaded from the U.S. Institute’s website: https://www.ecr.gov/ multiagency/program_eval.htm. For further information or a copy of the ICRs, contact: Patricia Orr, Evaluation Coordinator, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, 130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701, Fax: 520–670–5530, Phone: 520–670–5658, E-mail: orr@ecr.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Overview To comply with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) (Pub. L. 103–62), the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, as part of the Morris K. Udall Foundation, is required to produce, each year, an Annual Performance Budget and an Annual Performance and Accountability Report, linked directly to the goals and objectives outlined in the U.S. Institute’s five-year Strategic Plan. The U.S. Institute’s evaluation system is key to evaluating progress towards achieving its performance commitments. The U.S. Institute is committed to evaluating all of its projects, programs and services not only to measure and report on performance but also to use this information to learn from and improve its services. The refined evaluation system has been E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19096-19097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7299]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-467]


Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized 
System of Preferences, 2004 Special Review

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and request for public comment

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SUMMARY: Following receipt on April 1, 2005 of a request from the 
United States Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the Commission instituted 
investigation No. 332-467, Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to 
the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, 2004 Special Review.
    Background: As requested by the USTR, under section 332(g) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 and in accordance with section 503(d)(1)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(1)(A)), the Commission will 
provide advice on whether any industry in the United States is likely 
to be adversely affected by a waiver of the competitive need limits 
specified in section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act for Indonesia for HTS 
subheadings 4412.13.40, and 9001.30.00; and for Thailand for HTS 
subheadings 7113.11.50 and 9009.12.00.
    With respect to the competitive need limit in section 
503(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the 1974 Act, the Commission, as requested, will 
use the dollar value limit of $115,000,000.
    As requested by the USTR, the Commission will seek to provide its 
advice not later than May 31, 2005.

DATES: Effective Date: April 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader, Cynthia B. Foreso 
(202-205-3348 or cynthia.foreso@usitc.gov).
    The above person is in the Commission's Office of Industries. For 
information on legal aspects of the investigation, contact William 
Gearhart of the Commission's Office of the General Counsel at 202-205-
3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov.
    Written Submissions: The Commission does not plan to hold a public 
hearing in this investigation.

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However, interested parties are invited to submit written statements or 
briefs concerning this investigation. All written submissions, 
statements, and briefs, should be addressed to the Secretary, United 
States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20436, and should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., May 6, 2005. 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 of the rules requires that a signed original (or a copy 
designated as an original) and fourteen (14) copies of each document be 
filed. In the event that confidential treatment of the document is 
requested, at least four (4) additional copies must be filed, in which 
the confidential information must be deleted (see the following 
paragraph for further information regarding confidential business 
information). The Commission's rules do not authorize filing 
submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means, except 
to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook for 
Electronic Filing Procedures, ftp://ftp.usitc.gov/pub/reports/
electronic_filing_handbook.pdf).
    Any submissions that contain confidential business information 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 
``nonconfidential'' 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 in the Office of the Secretary to the Commission for 
inspection by interested parties.
    The Commission may include some or all of the confidential business 
information submitted in the course of these investigations in the 
report it sends to the USTR and the President. As requested by the 
USTR, the Commission will publish a public version of the report. 
However, in the public version, the Commission will not publish 
confidential business information in a manner that would reveal the 
operations of the firm supplying the information.
    Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance 
in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Secretary at 
202-205-2000.

    Issued: April 7, 2005.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-7299 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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