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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA),
as Amended: Notice Regarding the
2004 and 2005 Annual Reviews
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR)
received petitions in September 2005 to
review certain practices in certain
beneficiary developing countries to
determine whether such countries are in
compliance with the ATPA eligibility
criteria. USTR published a list of
responsive petitions that were accepted
for review in a notice published on
November 22, 2005 (70 FR 70652). This
notice specifies the results of the
preliminary review of those petitions as
well as the status of the petitions filed
in 2004 that have remained under
review.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bennett M. Harman, Deputy Assistant
U.S. Trade Representative for Latin
America, at (202) 395–9446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ATPA
(19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.), as renewed and
amended by the Andean Trade
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act of
2002 (ATPDEA) in the Trade Act of
2002 (Public Law 107–210), provides
trade benefits for eligible Andean
countries. Pursuant to section 3103(d) of
the ATPDEA, USTR promulgated
regulations (15 CFR part 2016) (68 FR
43922) regarding the review of
eligibility of countries for the benefits of
the ATPA, as amended.
USTR announced initiation of the
2005 ATPA Annual Review with a
deadline of September 19, 2005 for the
filing of petitions (70 FR 48622). Several
of these petitions that USTR received
requested the review of certain practices
in certain beneficiary developing
countries regarding compliance with the
eligibility criteria set forth in sections
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203(c) and (d) and section 204(b)(6)(B)
of the ATPA, as amended (19 U.S.C.
3203(c) and (d); 19 U.S.C. 3203(b)(6)(B)).
In a notice dated November 22, 2005,
USTR published a list of the responsive
petitions filed pursuant to the
announcement of the annual review (70
FR 70652). The Trade Policy Staff
Committee (TPSC) has conducted a
preliminary review of these petitions. It
has determined that due to
developments in the matter raised by
Exxon Mobil, concerning Peru, that
petition does not require further action,
and the TPSC is terminating its review.
With respect to the remaining 2005
petitions, the TPSC is modifying the
schedule for this review, in accordance
with 15 CFR 2016.2(b). The results of
this review will be announced on or
about May 31, 2006.
With respect to the 2004 petition
submitted by Electrolux Home Products
Inc. concerning Ecuador, the TPSC has
determined that the petition does not
require further action, and is
terminating its review. The TPSC is
modifying the date of the announcement
of the results of preliminary review for
the remaining 2004 petitions to May 31,
2006. Following is the list of all
petitions that remain under review:
Peru: Parsons Corporation;
Peru: Engelhard;
Peru: Princeton Dover;
Peru: LeTourenau;
Peru: Duke Energy;
Ecuador: AFL–CIO; Human Rights
Watch; and US/LEAP;
Ecuador: Chevron Texaco.
Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as Amended: Notice Regarding
the 2004 and 2005 Annual Reviews
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
received petitions in September 2005 to review certain practices in
certain beneficiary developing countries to determine whether such
countries are in compliance with the ATPA eligibility criteria. USTR
published a list of responsive petitions that were accepted for review
in a notice published on November 22, 2005 (70 FR 70652). This notice
specifies the results of the preliminary review of those petitions as
well as the status of the petitions filed in 2004 that have remained
under review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bennett M. Harman, Deputy Assistant
U.S. Trade Representative for Latin America, at (202) 395-9446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ATPA (19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.), as
renewed and amended by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication
Act of 2002 (ATPDEA) in the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210),
provides trade benefits for eligible Andean countries. Pursuant to
section 3103(d) of the ATPDEA, USTR promulgated regulations (15 CFR
part 2016) (68 FR 43922) regarding the review of eligibility of
countries for the benefits of the ATPA, as amended.
USTR announced initiation of the 2005 ATPA Annual Review with a
deadline of September 19, 2005 for the filing of petitions (70 FR
48622). Several of these petitions that USTR received requested the
review of certain practices in certain beneficiary developing countries
regarding compliance with the eligibility criteria set forth in
sections 203(c) and (d) and section 204(b)(6)(B) of the ATPA, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 3203(c) and (d); 19 U.S.C. 3203(b)(6)(B)).
In a notice dated November 22, 2005, USTR published a list of the
responsive petitions filed pursuant to the announcement of the annual
review (70 FR 70652). The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) has
conducted a preliminary review of these petitions. It has determined
that due to developments in the matter raised by Exxon Mobil,
concerning Peru, that petition does not require further action, and the
TPSC is terminating its review. With respect to the remaining 2005
petitions, the TPSC is modifying the schedule for this review, in
accordance with 15 CFR 2016.2(b). The results of this review will be
announced on or about May 31, 2006.
With respect to the 2004 petition submitted by Electrolux Home
Products Inc. concerning Ecuador, the TPSC has determined that the
petition does not require further action, and is terminating its
review. The TPSC is modifying the date of the announcement of the
results of preliminary review for the remaining 2004 petitions to May
31, 2006. Following is the list of all petitions that remain under
review:
Peru: Parsons Corporation;
Peru: Engelhard;
Peru: Princeton Dover;
Peru: LeTourenau;
Peru: Duke Energy;
Ecuador: AFL-CIO; Human Rights Watch; and US/LEAP;
Ecuador: Chevron Texaco.
Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. E6-2695 Filed 2-24-06; 8:45 am]
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