Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice of Difficulty in Receiving Petitions for the 2006 Annual GSP Product and Country Practices Review, 43543 [E6-12313]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Notice of Difficulty in Receiving
Petitions for the 2006 Annual GSP
Product and Country Practices Review
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of difficulty in receiving
petitions for the 2006 Annual GSP
Product and Country Practices Review.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice identifies those
petitions that the Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR)
received by the deadline of July 20,
2006, for consideration in the 2006
Annual Review. Because of technical
difficulties in receiving petitions, USTR
requests parties who submitted petitions
prior to July 20, 2006, to review the list
of petitioners included in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and to
notify the USTR of any petitions that
were submitted to the GSP
Subcommittee by 5 p.m., July 20, 2006,
but not included in that list.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy
Staff Committee, Office of the United
States Trade Representative, 1724 F
Street, NW., Room F–220, Washington,
DC 20508. The telephone number is
(202) 395–6971, the facsimile number is
(202) 395–9481, and the e-mail address
is FR0618@USTR.EOP.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
29, 2006, USTR published a request for
petitions for the 2006 Annual GSP
Product and Country Practices Review
(71 FR 37129, June 29, 2006). Because
of technical problems, USTR may not
have received all the petitions which
were submitted. We did receive
petitions from the following parties:
ANFACER (Brazilian Association of
Ceramic Tile Manufacturers), The Home
Depot, the International Intellectual
Property Association (IIPA), AFL–CIO,
and R&J Trading International
Company, Inc. Parties that can verify
submission of a petition not included in
this list should call the GSP
Subcommittee at (202) 395–6971 and
then resubmit the petition to
FR0618@USTR.EOP.GOV. Parties must
also include proof that the petition was
transmitted by e-mail to the GSP
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Subcommittee by the July 20, 2006,
deadline. Such documentation may
include a copy of the original e-mail
transmitting the petition, indicating the
original date and time, from a ‘‘sent
message’’ folder. The deadline for resubmitting any petitions meeting these
criteria is 5 p.m., August 11, 2006.
Public Review: Public versions of all
documents relating to the 2006 Annual
Review will be available for
examination on or before August 21,
2006, by appointment, in the USTR
public reading room, 1724 F Street,
NW., Washington, DC. Appointments
may be made from 9:30 a.m. to noon
and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, by calling (202) 395–6186.
Committee (TPSC) has initiated a review
in order to make a recommendation to
the President as to whether East Timor
meets the eligibility criteria of the GSP
statute, as set out below. After
considering the eligibility criteria, the
President is authorized to designate East
Timor as a least developed beneficiary
developing country for purposes of the
GSP.
Interested parties are invited to
submit comments regarding the
eligibility of East Timor for designation
as a least developed beneficiary
developing country. Documents should
be submitted in accordance with the
instructions below to be considered in
this review.
Marideth Sandler,
Executive Director GSP, Chairman, GSP
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
Committee.
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Eligibility Criteria
The trade benefits of the GSP program
are available to any country that the
President designates as a GSP
‘‘beneficiary developing country.’’
Additional trade benefits under the GSP
are available to any country that the
President designates as a GSP ‘‘leastdeveloped beneficiary developing
country.’’ In designating countries as
GSP beneficiary developing countries,
the President must consider the criteria
in sections 502(b)(2) and 502(c) of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2462(b)(2), 2462(c)) (‘‘the Act’’).
Section 502(b)(2) provides that a
country is ineligible for designation if:
1. Such country is a Communist
country, unless—
(a) The products of such country
receive nondiscriminatory treatment, (b)
Such country is a WTO Member (as
such term is defined in section 2(10) of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) (19
U.S.C. 3501(10)) and a member of the
International Monetary Fund, and (c)
Such country is not dominated or
controlled by international communism.
2. Such country is a party to an
arrangement of countries and
participates in any action pursuant to
such arrangement, the effect of which
is—
(a) To withhold supplies of vital
commodity resources from international
trade or to raise the price of such
commodities to an unreasonable level,
and (b) To cause serious disruption of
the world economy.
3. Such country affords preferential
treatment to the products of a developed
country, other than the United States,
which has, or is likely to have, a
significant adverse effect on United
States commerce.
4. Such country—
(a) Has nationalized, expropriated, or
otherwise seized ownership or control
of property, including patents,
trademarks, or copyrights, owned by a
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Initiation of a Review To
Consider the Designation of East
Timor as a Least Developed
Beneficiary Developing Country Under
the GSP
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and solicitation of public
comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
initiation of a review to consider the
designation of East Timor as a least
developed beneficiary developing
country under the GSP program and
solicits public comment relating to the
designation criteria. Comments are due
on August 25, 2006, in accordance with
the requirements for submissions,
explained below.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by
electronic mail (e-mail) to:
FR0618@ustr.eop.gov. For assistance or
if unable to submit comments by e-mail,
contact the GSP Subcommittee, Office of
the United States Trade Representative;
USTR Annex, Room F–220; 1724 F
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508
(Tel. 202–395–6971).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the GSP Subcommittee, Office
of the United States Trade
Representative; USTR Annex, Room F–
220; 1724 F Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20508 (Telephone: 202–395–6971,
Facsimile: 202–395–9481).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice of Difficulty in
Receiving Petitions for the 2006 Annual GSP Product and Country
Practices Review
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of difficulty in receiving petitions for the 2006 Annual
GSP Product and Country Practices Review.
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SUMMARY: This notice identifies those petitions that the Office of the
United States Trade Representative (USTR) received by the deadline of
July 20, 2006, for consideration in the 2006 Annual Review. Because of
technical difficulties in receiving petitions, USTR requests parties
who submitted petitions prior to July 20, 2006, to review the list of
petitioners included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and to notify the
USTR of any petitions that were submitted to the GSP Subcommittee by 5
p.m., July 20, 2006, but not included in that list.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The GSP Subcommittee of the Trade
Policy Staff Committee, Office of the United States Trade
Representative, 1724 F Street, NW., Room F-220, Washington, DC 20508.
The telephone number is (202) 395-6971, the facsimile number is (202)
395-9481, and the e-mail address is FR0618@USTR.EOP.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 29, 2006, USTR published a request
for petitions for the 2006 Annual GSP Product and Country Practices
Review (71 FR 37129, June 29, 2006). Because of technical problems,
USTR may not have received all the petitions which were submitted. We
did receive petitions from the following parties: ANFACER (Brazilian
Association of Ceramic Tile Manufacturers), The Home Depot, the
International Intellectual Property Association (IIPA), AFL-CIO, and
R&J Trading International Company, Inc. Parties that can verify
submission of a petition not included in this list should call the GSP
Subcommittee at (202) 395-6971 and then resubmit the petition to
FR0618@USTR.EOP.GOV. Parties must also include proof that the petition
was transmitted by e-mail to the GSP Subcommittee by the July 20, 2006,
deadline. Such documentation may include a copy of the original e-mail
transmitting the petition, indicating the original date and time, from
a ``sent message'' folder. The deadline for re-submitting any petitions
meeting these criteria is 5 p.m., August 11, 2006.
Public Review: Public versions of all documents relating to the
2006 Annual Review will be available for examination on or before
August 21, 2006, by appointment, in the USTR public reading room, 1724
F Street, NW., Washington, DC. Appointments may be made from 9:30 a.m.
to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, by calling (202)
395-6186.
Marideth Sandler,
Executive Director GSP, Chairman, GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy
Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. E6-12313 Filed 7-31-06; 8:45 am]
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