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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Import Statistics Relating to
Competitive Need Limitations; 2006
Annual GSP Review; Petitions
Requesting CNL Waivers
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the
public of the availability of eight-month
2006 import statistics relating to
competitive need limitations (CNLs)
under the Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) program. The eightmonth 2006 import statistics identify
those articles for which the 2006 trade
levels may exceed statutory CNLs. The
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interim trade data is available at:
https://www.ustr.gov/
Trade_Development/
Preference_Programs/GSP/
Section_Index.html.
As previously announced in the
Federal Register (71 FR 37129 (June 29,
2006)), the deadline for submission of
product petitions to waive the CNLs for
individual beneficiary developing
countries with respect to GSP-eligible
articles is 5 p.m., November 17, 2006.
Petitions must conform to the
requirements as set forth in the June 29,
2006 Federal Register notice. Public
comments regarding possible de
minimis waivers and possible GSP
redesignations will be requested in a
subsequent Federal Register notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of an eligible article from a BDC ceased
to receive duty-free treatment due to
exceeding a CNL in a prior year, the
President may redesignate such an
article for duty free treatment if imports
in the most recently completed year did
not exceed the CNLs. Comments on de
minimis waivers and redesignations will
be requested after publication of a
separate Federal Register notice.
Section 505 of the 1974 Act states that
duty-free treatment provided under the
GSP shall not remain in effect after
December 31, 2006. If the program
expires without reauthorization on that
date, the 2006 Annual GSP review will
be conducted according to a schedule to
be issued in the Federal Register, if and
when the program is reauthorized.
I. Competitive Need Limitations
II. Implementation of Competitive Need
Limitations
Exclusions from GSP duty-free
treatment where CNLs have been
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2007,
unless previously granted a waiver by
the President. CNL exclusions will be
based on full 2006 calendar year import
statistics.
The GSP program provides for the
duty-free importation of designated
articles when imported from designated
beneficiary developing countries
(BDCs). The GSP program is authorized
by title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended (the
‘‘1974 Act’’), and is implemented in
accordance with Executive Order 11888
of November 24, 1975, as modified by
subsequent Executive Orders and
Presidential Proclamations.
Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act
sets out the two competitive need
limitations (CNLs). When the President
determines that a BDC exported to the
United States during a calendar year
either (1) a quantity of a GSP-eligible
article having a value in excess of the
applicable amount for that year ($125
million for 2006), or (2) a quantity of a
GSP-eligible article having a value equal
to or greater than 50 percent of the value
of total U.S. imports of the article from
all countries (the ‘‘50 percent CNL’’), the
President must terminate GSP duty-free
treatment for that article from that BDC
by no later than July 1 of the next
calendar year.
Under section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974
Act, the President may also waive the 50
percent CNL with respect to an eligible
article imported from a BDC if the value
of total imports of that article from all
countries during the calendar year did
not exceed the applicable de minimis
amount for that year ($18 million for
2006). Further, under section
503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, if imports
III. Interim 2006 Import Statistics
In order to provide advance notice of
articles that may exceed the CNLs for
2006, ‘‘Interim 2006 Import Statistics
Relating to Competitive Need
Limitations’’ that cover the first eight
months of 2006 can be viewed at:
https://www.ustr.gov/
Trade_Development/
Preference_Program/GSP/
Section_Index.html. If unable to access
these statistics, contact the GSP
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
Committee, which will make alternate
arrangements to provide the lists. Full
calendar-year 2006 data for individual
tariff subheadings will be available in
February 2007 on the Web site of the
U.S. International Trade Commission at
https://dataweb.usitc.gov/.
The Interim 2006 Statistics are
organized to show, for each article, the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheading and
BDC of origin, the value of imports of
the article for the first eight months of
2006, and the percentage of total
imports of that article from all countries.
The list includes the GSP-eligible
articles from BDCs that have already
exceeded the CNLs by their import
levels amounting to more than $125
million, or by an amount greater than
50% of the total value of U.S. imports
of that product in 2006. The list also
includes GSP-eligible articles that,
based upon interim eight-month 2006
data, exceed $95 million dollars, or an
amount greater than 42 percent of the
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total value of U.S. imports of that
product. The ‘‘D’’ flag next to articles on
the list indicates articles that, based on
eight-month 2006 trade data, may be
eligible for a de minimis waiver because
the total value of imports of that article
from all countries is below $12 million.
The list published on the USTR Web
site is provided for informational
purposes only. The list is computergenerated and based on interim 2006
data, and may not include all articles
that may be affected by the GSP CNLs.
Regardless of whether or not an article
is included on the list, all
determinations and decisions regarding
the CNLs of the GSP program will
depend on full calendar year 2006
import data with respect to each GSPeligible article. Each interested party is
advised to conduct its own review of
2006 import data with regard to the
possible application of GSP CNLs.
Please see the notice announcing the
2006 GSP Review which was published
in the Federal Register on June 29, 2006
for further details on submitting a
petition for a CNL waiver.
Marideth J. Sandler,
Executive Director for the GSP Program,
Chairman, GSP Subcommittee of the Trade
Policy Staff Committee.
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COMMISSION
[Release No. IC–27523; 812–13056]
Tactical Allocation Services, LLC, et
al.; Notice of Application
October 24, 2006.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of application for an
order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act and under
sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from section 17(a) of the Act.
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AGENCY:
Summary of Application: The order
would permit certain registered openend management investment companies
to acquire shares of other registered
open-end management investment
companies and unit investment trusts
(‘‘UITs’’) both within and outside the
same group of investment companies.
Applicants: Agile Funds, Inc. (the
‘‘Company’’), with respect to its
portfolio series (each a ‘‘Fund’’ and
collectively the ‘‘Funds’’), and Tactical
Allocation Services, LLC (the
‘‘Adviser’’).
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Filing Dates: The application was
filed on December 18, 2003 and
amended on October 20, 2006.
Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An
order granting the application will be
issued unless the Commission orders a
hearing. Interested persons may request
a hearing by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary and serving
applicants with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. November 17, 2006, and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicants, in the form of an
affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of
service. Hearing requests should state
the nature of the writer’s interest, the
reason for the request, and the issues
contested. Persons who wish to be
notified of a hearing may request
notification by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549–
1090; Applicants, Tactical Allocation
Services, LLC, and Agile Funds, Inc.,
4909 Pearl East Circle, Suite 300,
Boulder, Colorado 80301–6101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nadya Roytblat, Assistant Director, at
(202) 551–6821 (Division of Investment
Management, Office of Investment
Company Regulation).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained for a fee at the Public
Reference Desk, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549–0102
(telephone (202) 551–5850).
Applicants’ Representations
1. The Company is a Maryland
corporation and an open-end
management investment company
registered under the Act. One Fund of
the Company is the Agile Multi-Strategy
Fund (the ‘‘Multi-Strategy Fund’’). The
Adviser, a Colorado limited liability
company, serves as investment adviser
to the Multi-Strategy Fund and is
registered under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940.
2. Applicants request relief to permit:
(1) One or more Funds (including the
Multi-Strategy Fund, ‘‘Funds of Funds’’)
to acquire shares of: (a) Registered openend management investment companies
or UITs that are not part of the same
group of investment companies, as
defined in section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the
Act, as the Fund of Funds (‘‘Other
Group Funds’’) 1 and the Other Group
1 The Other Group Funds may include UITs
(‘‘Other Group Trusts’’) and open-end management
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Funds to sell such shares to the Fund of
Funds; and (2) the Fund of Funds to
acquire shares of certain Funds that are
in the same group of investment
companies, as defined in section
12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Act, as the Fund of
Funds (the ‘‘Same Group Funds’’)
(together with the Other Group Funds,
the ‘‘Underlying Funds’’) and the Same
Group Funds to sell such shares to the
Fund of Funds. Applicants also apply
for an order pursuant to section 6(c) and
section 17(b) of the Act exempting
Applicants from section 17(a) of the Act
to the extent necessary to permit
purchases and redemptions by a Fund
of Funds of shares of the Underlying
Funds and to permit the Underlying
Funds to sell or redeem their shares in
transactions with the Fund of Funds.2
Applicants state that the requested relief
will enable investors to achieve a
diversified investment in a range of
Underlying Funds through a single
investment in a Fund of Funds.
Applicants’ Legal Analysis
A. Section 12(d)(1)
1. Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the Act
prohibits a registered investment
company from acquiring shares of an
investment company if the securities
represent more than 3% of the total
outstanding voting stock of the acquired
company, more than 5% of the total
assets of the acquiring company, or,
together with the securities of any other
investment companies, more than 10%
of the total assets of the acquiring
company. Section 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act
prohibits a registered open-end
investment company, its principal
underwriter and any broker or dealer
from selling shares of the investment
company to any other investment
company if the sale will cause the
acquiring company to own more than
3% of the acquired company’s voting
stock, or if the sale will cause more than
10% of the acquired company’s voting
stock to be owned by investment
companies generally.
2. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act
provides that the Commission may
exempt any person, security, or
investment companies (‘‘Other Group Management
Companies’’) that have recieved exemptive relief to
sell their shares on a national securities exchange
at negotiated prices (‘‘EFTs’’). Shares of an ETF also
may be purchased from the EFT in large
aggregations by delivering a basket of specified
securities to the ETF, and large aggregations of
shares may be redeemed from an ETF in exchange
for a basket of specified securities (‘‘In-kind EFT
Purchases and Redemptions’’).
2 All existing investment companies that
currently intend to rely on the requested order are
named as applicants. Any other investment
company that relies on the order in the future will
comply with the terms and conditions of the order.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Import Statistics
Relating to Competitive Need Limitations; 2006 Annual GSP Review;
Petitions Requesting CNL Waivers
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public of the availability of
eight-month 2006 import statistics relating to competitive need
limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
program. The eight-month 2006 import statistics identify those articles
for which the 2006 trade levels may exceed statutory CNLs. The interim
trade data is available at: https://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Development/
Preference_Programs/GSP/Section_Index.html.
As previously announced in the Federal Register (71 FR 37129 (June
29, 2006)), the deadline for submission of product petitions to waive
the CNLs for individual beneficiary developing countries with respect
to GSP-eligible articles is 5 p.m., November 17, 2006. Petitions must
conform to the requirements as set forth in the June 29, 2006 Federal
Register notice. Public comments regarding possible de minimis waivers
and possible GSP redesignations will be requested in a subsequent
Federal Register notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Competitive Need Limitations
The GSP program provides for the duty-free importation of
designated articles when imported from designated beneficiary
developing countries (BDCs). The GSP program is authorized by title V
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended (the
``1974 Act''), and is implemented in accordance with Executive Order
11888 of November 24, 1975, as modified by subsequent Executive Orders
and Presidential Proclamations.
Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act sets out the two competitive
need limitations (CNLs). When the President determines that a BDC
exported to the United States during a calendar year either (1) a
quantity of a GSP-eligible article having a value in excess of the
applicable amount for that year ($125 million for 2006), or (2) a
quantity of a GSP-eligible article having a value equal to or greater
than 50 percent of the value of total U.S. imports of the article from
all countries (the ``50 percent CNL''), the President must terminate
GSP duty-free treatment for that article from that BDC by no later than
July 1 of the next calendar year.
Under section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, the President may also
waive the 50 percent CNL with respect to an eligible article imported
from a BDC if the value of total imports of that article from all
countries during the calendar year did not exceed the applicable de
minimis amount for that year ($18 million for 2006). Further, under
section 503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, if imports of an eligible article
from a BDC ceased to receive duty-free treatment due to exceeding a CNL
in a prior year, the President may redesignate such an article for duty
free treatment if imports in the most recently completed year did not
exceed the CNLs. Comments on de minimis waivers and redesignations will
be requested after publication of a separate Federal Register notice.
Section 505 of the 1974 Act states that duty-free treatment
provided under the GSP shall not remain in effect after December 31,
2006. If the program expires without reauthorization on that date, the
2006 Annual GSP review will be conducted according to a schedule to be
issued in the Federal Register, if and when the program is
reauthorized.
II. Implementation of Competitive Need Limitations
Exclusions from GSP duty-free treatment where CNLs have been
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2007, unless previously granted a
waiver by the President. CNL exclusions will be based on full 2006
calendar year import statistics.
III. Interim 2006 Import Statistics
In order to provide advance notice of articles that may exceed the
CNLs for 2006, ``Interim 2006 Import Statistics Relating to Competitive
Need Limitations'' that cover the first eight months of 2006 can be
viewed at: https://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Development/Preference_Program/
GSP/Section_Index.html. If unable to access these statistics, contact
the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee, which will
make alternate arrangements to provide the lists. Full calendar-year
2006 data for individual tariff subheadings will be available in
February 2007 on the Web site of the U.S. International Trade
Commission at https://dataweb.usitc.gov/.
The Interim 2006 Statistics are organized to show, for each
article, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheading and BDC of origin, the value of imports of the article for
the first eight months of 2006, and the percentage of total imports of
that article from all countries. The list includes the GSP-eligible
articles from BDCs that have already exceeded the CNLs by their import
levels amounting to more than $125 million, or by an amount greater
than 50% of the total value of U.S. imports of that product in 2006.
The list also includes GSP-eligible articles that, based upon interim
eight-month 2006 data, exceed $95 million dollars, or an amount greater
than 42 percent of the
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total value of U.S. imports of that product. The ``D'' flag next to
articles on the list indicates articles that, based on eight-month 2006
trade data, may be eligible for a de minimis waiver because the total
value of imports of that article from all countries is below $12
million.
The list published on the USTR Web site is provided for
informational purposes only. The list is computer-generated and based
on interim 2006 data, and may not include all articles that may be
affected by the GSP CNLs. Regardless of whether or not an article is
included on the list, all determinations and decisions regarding the
CNLs of the GSP program will depend on full calendar year 2006 import
data with respect to each GSP-eligible article. Each interested party
is advised to conduct its own review of 2006 import data with regard to
the possible application of GSP CNLs. Please see the notice announcing
the 2006 GSP Review which was published in the Federal Register on June
29, 2006 for further details on submitting a petition for a CNL waiver.
Marideth J. Sandler,
Executive Director for the GSP Program, Chairman, GSP Subcommittee of
the Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. E6-18304 Filed 10-30-06; 8:45 am]
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