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46931). The November 7, 2006,
supplemental letter provided additional
clarifying information, did not expand
the scope of the application as originally
noticed, and did not change the NRC
staff’s original proposed no significant
hazards consideration determination.
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated February 6,
2007.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, Docket
No. 50–331, Duane Arnold Energy
Center, Linn County, Iowa
Date of application for amendment:
March 1, 2006, as supplemented by
letter dated August 17, 2006.
Brief description of amendment: The
amendment modifies Special
Operations Limiting Condition for
Operation (LCO) 3.10.1, ‘‘System
Leakage and Hydrostatic Testing
Operation,’’ to allow more efficient
testing during a refueling outage.
Specifically, the LCO 3.10.1 allowance
for operation with the average reactor
coolant temperature greater than 212 °F
(while considering operational
conditions to be in Mode 4), is extended
to include operations where
temperature exceeds 212 °F: (1) As a
consequence of maintaining adequate
reactor pressure for a system leakage or
hydrostatic test; or (2) as a consequence
of maintaining adequate reactor
pressure for control rod scram time
testing initiated in conjunction with a
system leakage or hydrostatic test. This
change is based on the NRC-approved
Technical Specification Task Force
(TSTF) standard TS change TSTF–484,
Revision 0.
Date of issuance: February 5, 2007.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 30 days.
Amendment No.: 264
Facility Operating License No. DPR–
49: The amendment revises the TSs.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: (71 FR 70560) December 5,
2006. The supplement provided
additional information that clarified the
application, did not expand the scope of
the application as originally noticed,
and did not change the NRC staff’s
original proposed no significant hazards
consideration determination, as
published in the Federal Register on
December 5, 2006 (71 FR 70560).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated February 5,
2007.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
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GPU Nuclear, Inc., Docket No. 50–320,
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit
2, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket No.
50–259 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant,
Unit 1, Limestone County, Alabama
Date of amendment request: October
10, 2006.
Brief description of amendment: The
amendment revises Technical
Specification Surveillance Requirement
4.1.1.3 to extend the containment
airlock surveillance frequency from
once per year to once every five years.
Date of issuance: February 7, 2007.
Effective date: February 7, 2007.
Amendment No.: 61.
Possession Only License No. DPR–73:
The amendment revises the Technical
Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: December 5, 2006 (71 FR
70560). The Commission’s related
evaluation of the amendment is
contained in a Safety Evaluation Report,
dated February 7, 2007.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Date of application for amendment:
November 9, 2006 (TS–458).
Brief description of amendment: The
amendment deleted the Technical
Specification (TS) Surveillance
Requirement to verify the position of a
low pressure coolant injection crosstie
valve.
Date of issuance: February 6, 2007.
Effective date: Effective as of the date
of issuance, to be implemented within
30 days.
Amendment No.: 268.
Renewed Facility Operating License
No. DPR–33: Amendment revised the
TSs.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: November 20, 2006 (71 FR
671600). The Commission’s related
evaluation of the amendment is
contained in a Safety Evaluation dated:
February 6, 2007.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Nuclear Management Company, Docket
No. 50–263, Monticello Nuclear
Generating Plant (MNGP), Wright
County, Minnesota
Date of application for amendment:
November 14, 2006, as supplemented on
December 28, 2006.
Brief description of amendment: The
amendment revised Table 3.3.5.1–1,
‘‘Emergency Core Cooling System
Instrumentation,’’ of the MNGP
Technical Specifications, to permit a
one-time extension of the quarterly
surveillance interval (i.e., from 92 days
to 140 days), for three low pressure
coolant injection loop select logic
functions.
Date of issuance: January 18, 2007.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 30 days of issuance.
Amendment No: 149.
Renewed Facility Operating License
No. DPR–22: Amendment revised the
Renewed Facility Operating License and
Technical Specifications.
The supplemental letter contained
clarifying information and did not
change the initial no significant hazards
consideration determination, and did
not expand the scope of the original
Federal Register notice.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: December 19, 2006 (71 FR
75995). The Commission’s related
evaluation of the amendments is
contained in a Safety Evaluation dated
January 18, 2007.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day
of February 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Lubinski,
Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Import Statistics Relating to
Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs);
Invitation for Public Comment on CNL
Waivers Subject to Potential
Revocation Based on New Statutory
Thresholds, Possible De Minimis
Waivers, and Product Redesignations
Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the
public of the availability of full 2006
calendar year import statistics relating
to competitive need limitations (CNLs)
under the Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) program. Public
comments are invited by 5 p.m., Friday,
March 16, 2007, regarding possible de
minimis CNL waivers with respect to
particular articles and possible
redesignations under the GSP program
of articles currently not eligible for GSP
benefits because they previously
exceeded the CNLs. Additionally,
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public comments are invited by 5 p.m.,
Friday, March 23, 2007, regarding the
potential revocation of CNL waivers that
meet the new statutory thresholds set
forth by section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2463(d)(4)(B)(ii)), as amended by Public
Law 109–432.
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.
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 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.
De minimis waivers. Under section
503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, the
President may 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).
Redesignations. 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, subject to the
considerations in sections 501 and 502
of the 1974 Act, redesignate such an
article for duty-free treatment if imports
in the most recently completed calendar
year did not exceed the CNLs.
CNL waiver revocation. Under Section
503(d)(5) of the 1974 Act, a CNL waiver
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remains in effect until the President
determines that it is no longer
warranted due to changed
circumstances. Section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii)
of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public
Law 109–432, also provides that, ‘‘[n]ot
later than July 1 of each year, the
President should revoke any waiver that
has then been in effect with respect to
an article for 5 years or more if the
beneficiary developing country has
exported to the United States (directly
or indirectly) during the preceding
calendar year a quantity of the article
(I)—having an appraised value in excess
of 1.5 times the applicable amount set
forth in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that
calendar year [$187.5 million in 2006];
or (II) exceeding 75 percent of the
appraised value of the total imports of
that article into the United States during
that calendar year.’’
II. Implementation of Competitive Need
Limitations, Waivers, and
Redesignations
Exclusions from GSP duty-free
treatment where CNLs have been
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2007,
unless granted a waiver by the
President. Any CNL-based exclusions,
CNL waiver revocations, and decisions
with respect to de minimis waivers and
redesignations will be based on full
2006 calendar year import data.
III. 2006 Import Statistics
In order to provide notice of articles
that have exceeded the CNLs for 2006,
and to afford an opportunity for
comment regarding potential de
minimis waivers, redesignations, and
the potential revocation of waivers that
are subject to the new CNL waiver
thresholds provided by section
503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as
amended by Public Law 109–432,
import data for 2006 are available at
https://www.ustr.gov/
Trade_Development/
Preference_Programs/GSP/
Section_Index.html). Full 2006 calendar
year data for individual tariff
subheadings may be viewed on the Web
site of the U.S. International Trade
Commission at https://
dataweb.usitc.gov/.
The lists available on the USTR Web
site contain, for each article, the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheading and
BDC country of origin, the value of
imports of the article for the 2006
calendar year, and the percentage of
total imports of that article from all
countries. The annotations on the lists
indicate, among other things, the status
of GSP eligibility.
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The computer-generated lists
published on the USTR Web site are for
informational purposes only. They may
not include all articles to which the GSP
CNLs may apply. All determinations
and decisions regarding the CNLs of the
GSP program will be based on full 2006
calendar year import data with respect
to each GSP-eligible article. Each
interested party is advised to conduct its
own review of 2006 import data with
respect to the possible application of the
GSP CNL provisions.
List I on the USTR Web site shows: (a)
Articles from BDCs that became
ineligible for GSP treatment on or before
July 1, 2006; and (b) GSP-eligible
articles from BDCs that exceeded the
CNL by having been exported in excess
of $125 million, or by an amount greater
than 50% of the total U.S. import value
in 2006. Petitions to grant CNL waivers
for those articles that received GSP
benefits during 2006 but stand to lose
GSP duty-free treatment on July 1, 2007,
must have been previously submitted in
the 2006 GSP Annual Review.
List II identifies GSP-eligible articles
from BDCs that are above the 50 percent
CNL, but that are eligible for a de
minimis waiver of the 50 percent CNL.
Articles eligible for de minimis waivers
are automatically considered in the GSP
annual review process, without
petitions, and public comments are
invited.
List III shows GSP-eligible articles
from certain BDCs that are currently not
receiving GSP duty-free treatment, but
that may be considered for GSP
redesignation based on 2006 trade data
and consideration of certain statutory
factors, as set forth above.
Recommendations to the President on
redesignations are normally made as
part of the GSP annual review process,
and public comments are invited.
List IV shows articles subject to the
new CNL waiver thresholds of section
503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as
amended by Pub. L. 109–432.
Recommendations to the President on
revocation of these waivers will be
made as part of the 2006 GSP annual
review process, and public comments
are invited.
IV. Public Comments
Requirements for Submissions
All submissions must conform to the
GSP regulations set forth at 15 CFR part
2007, except as modified below.
Furthermore, each party providing
comments should indicate on the first
page of the submission its name, the
relevant HTSUS subheading(s), the BDC
of interest, and the type of action (e.g.,
new statutory criteria, de minimis
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waiver or redesignation) in which the
party is interested.
Comments must be submitted, in
English, to the Chairman of the GSP
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
Committee (TPSC) as soon as possible,
but no later than 5 p.m., Friday, March
16, 2007, for comments regarding de
minimis waivers or redesignations, and
no later than 5 p.m., March 23, 2007, for
comments on the potential revocation of
CNL waivers that meet the new
statutory thresholds.
To facilitate prompt consideration of
submissions, USTR will only accept
electronic e-mail submissions in
response to this notice. Hand-delivered
submissions either by mail or other
delivery options will not be accepted.
Submissions should be single-copy
transmissions in English with the total
submission not to exceed 20 singlespaced standard letter-size pages,
including attachments, and three
megabytes as a digital file attached to an
e-mail transmission. The e-mail
transmission must use either one of the
two following subject lines, based on
the subject of the comment being
submitted: ‘‘Comments on 2006 GSP
Redesignation and De minimis Waiver
Review,’’ or ‘‘Comments on 2006 CNL
Waiver Threshold Review,’’ followed by
the BDC country of origin and HTSUS
subheading number as set out in the
appropriate list. Documents must be
submitted as either MSWord (‘‘.doc’’),
Word Perfect (‘‘.wpd’’), Adobe (‘‘.pdf’’)
or text (‘‘.txt’’) files. Documents
submitted as electronic image files or
containing imbedded images (for
example, ‘‘.jpg’’, ‘‘.tif’’, ‘‘.bmp’’, or ‘‘.gif’’
files) will not be accepted. Spreadsheets
submitted as supporting documentation
are acceptable as Excel, pre-formatted
for printing on 81⁄2 x 11 inch paper. To
the extent possible, any data
attachments to the submission should
be included in the same file as the
submission itself, and not as separate
files.
If the submission contains business
confidential information, pursuant to 15
CFR 2003.6, a non-confidential version
of the submission must also be
submitted that indicates where
confidential information was redacted
by inserting asterisks where material
was deleted. In addition, the
confidential version must be clearly
marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’
at the top and bottom of each page of the
document. The non-confidential version
must be clearly marked ‘‘PUBLIC’’ or
‘‘NON-CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and
bottom of each page. Documents that are
submitted without any marking may not
be accepted or will be considered public
documents.
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For any document containing
business confidential information
submitted as an electronic attached file
to an e-mail transmission, 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 character ‘‘P-’’.
The ‘‘BC-’’ or ‘‘-’’should be followed by
the name of the party (government,
company, union, association, etc.)
which is submitting the comments.
E-mail submissions should not
include separate cover letters or
messages in the message area of the email; information that might appear in
any cover letter should be included
directly in the attached file containing
the submission itself, including the
sender’s identifying information with
telephone number, fax number, and email address. The e-mail address for
submissions to the 2006 GSP
Redesignation and De minimis Waiver
Review is FR0441@USTR.EOP.GOV.
The e-mail address for the 2006 CNL
Waiver Threshold Review is
FR0618@USTR.EOP.GOV. Documents
not submitted in accordance with these
instructions may not be considered in
this review. If unable to provide
submissions by e-mail, please contact
the GSP Subcommittee to arrange for an
alternative method of transmission.
Public versions of all documents
relating to this review will be available
for public review approximately two
weeks after the due date by appointment
in the USTR Public Reading Room, 1724
F Street NW., Washington, DC.
Availability of documents may be
ascertained, and 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 J. Sandler,
Executive Director, Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) Program, and Chair, GSP
Subcommittee, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative.
[FR Doc. E7–3394 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3190–W7–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. IC–27703; 812–13337]
Rydex ETF Trust, et al.; Notice of
Application
February 20, 2007.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application for an
order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
AGENCY:
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2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 24(d) of the
Act and rule 22c–1 under the Act, and
under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act
for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1)
and (a)(2) of the Act.
Rydex ETF Trust (‘‘Trust’’),
PADCO Advisors II, Inc. (‘‘Advisor’’),
and Rydex Distributors, Inc.
(‘‘Distributor’’).
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants
request an order that would permit: (a)
series of an open-end management
investment company to issue shares of
limited redeemability; (b) secondary
market transactions in the shares of the
series to occur at negotiated prices on a
national securities exchange, as defined
in section 2(a)(26) of the Act, such as
the New York Stock Exchange LLC
(‘‘NYSE’’), The NASDAQ Stock Market,
Inc. (‘‘Nasdaq’’) and the American Stock
Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’) (each, an
‘‘Exchange’’); (c) dealers to sell shares of
the series of the Trust to purchasers in
the secondary market unaccompanied
by a prospectus, when prospectus
delivery is not required by the
Securities Act of 1933 (the ‘‘Securities
Act’’); and (d) certain affiliated persons
of a series to deposit securities into, and
receive securities from, the series in
connection with the purchase and
redemption of aggregations of the series’
shares.1
FILING DATES: The application was filed
on October 27, 2006. Applicants have
agreed to file an amendment during the
notice period, the substance of which is
reflected in this notice.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
order granting the requested relief 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. on March 19, 2007, 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.
APPLICANTS:
1 The Trust currently operates pursuant to an
order that grants such relief to offer series that
match the performance of equity securities indices.
In the Matter of Rydex ETF Trust, et al., Investment
Company Act Release Nos. 25948 (Feb. 27, 2003)
(notice) and 25970 (Mar. 25, 2003) (order), amended
by Investment Company Act Release Nos. 27183
(Dec. 8, 2005) (notice) and 27202 (Jan. 4, 2006)
(order), (‘‘Prior Order’’).
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Import Statistics
Relating to Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs); Invitation for Public
Comment on CNL Waivers Subject to Potential Revocation Based on New
Statutory Thresholds, Possible De Minimis Waivers, and Product
Redesignations
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public of the availability of
full 2006 calendar year import statistics relating to competitive need
limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
program. Public comments are invited by 5 p.m., Friday, March 16, 2007,
regarding possible de minimis CNL waivers with respect to particular
articles and possible redesignations under the GSP program of articles
currently not eligible for GSP benefits because they previously
exceeded the CNLs. Additionally,
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public comments are invited by 5 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2007,
regarding the potential revocation of CNL waivers that meet the new
statutory thresholds set forth by section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(4)(B)(ii)), as amended by Public Law
109-432.
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.
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 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.
De minimis waivers. Under section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, the
President may 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).
Redesignations. 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,
subject to the considerations in sections 501 and 502 of the 1974 Act,
redesignate such an article for duty-free treatment if imports in the
most recently completed calendar year did not exceed the CNLs.
CNL waiver revocation. Under Section 503(d)(5) of the 1974 Act, a
CNL waiver remains in effect until the President determines that it is
no longer warranted due to changed circumstances. Section
503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public Law 109-432,
also provides that, ``[n]ot later than July 1 of each year, the
President should revoke any waiver that has then been in effect with
respect to an article for 5 years or more if the beneficiary developing
country has exported to the United States (directly or indirectly)
during the preceding calendar year a quantity of the article (I)--
having an appraised value in excess of 1.5 times the applicable amount
set forth in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that calendar year [$187.5
million in 2006]; or (II) exceeding 75 percent of the appraised value
of the total imports of that article into the United States during that
calendar year.''
II. Implementation of Competitive Need Limitations, Waivers, and
Redesignations
Exclusions from GSP duty-free treatment where CNLs have been
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2007, unless granted a waiver by the
President. Any CNL-based exclusions, CNL waiver revocations, and
decisions with respect to de minimis waivers and redesignations will be
based on full 2006 calendar year import data.
III. 2006 Import Statistics
In order to provide notice of articles that have exceeded the CNLs
for 2006, and to afford an opportunity for comment regarding potential
de minimis waivers, redesignations, and the potential revocation of
waivers that are subject to the new CNL waiver thresholds provided by
section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public Law 109-
432, import data for 2006 are available at https://www.ustr.gov/Trade_
Development/Preference_Programs/GSP/Section_Index.html). Full 2006
calendar year data for individual tariff subheadings may be viewed on
the Web site of the U.S. International Trade Commission at https://
dataweb.usitc.gov/.
The lists available on the USTR Web site contain, for each article,
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading
and BDC country of origin, the value of imports of the article for the
2006 calendar year, and the percentage of total imports of that article
from all countries. The annotations on the lists indicate, among other
things, the status of GSP eligibility.
The computer-generated lists published on the USTR Web site are for
informational purposes only. They may not include all articles to which
the GSP CNLs may apply. All determinations and decisions regarding the
CNLs of the GSP program will be based on full 2006 calendar year import
data with respect to each GSP-eligible article. Each interested party
is advised to conduct its own review of 2006 import data with respect
to the possible application of the GSP CNL provisions.
List I on the USTR Web site shows: (a) Articles from BDCs that
became ineligible for GSP treatment on or before July 1, 2006; and (b)
GSP-eligible articles from BDCs that exceeded the CNL by having been
exported in excess of $125 million, or by an amount greater than 50% of
the total U.S. import value in 2006. Petitions to grant CNL waivers for
those articles that received GSP benefits during 2006 but stand to lose
GSP duty-free treatment on July 1, 2007, must have been previously
submitted in the 2006 GSP Annual Review.
List II identifies GSP-eligible articles from BDCs that are above
the 50 percent CNL, but that are eligible for a de minimis waiver of
the 50 percent CNL. Articles eligible for de minimis waivers are
automatically considered in the GSP annual review process, without
petitions, and public comments are invited.
List III shows GSP-eligible articles from certain BDCs that are
currently not receiving GSP duty-free treatment, but that may be
considered for GSP redesignation based on 2006 trade data and
consideration of certain statutory factors, as set forth above.
Recommendations to the President on redesignations are normally made as
part of the GSP annual review process, and public comments are invited.
List IV shows articles subject to the new CNL waiver thresholds of
section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as amended by Pub. L. 109-
432. Recommendations to the President on revocation of these waivers
will be made as part of the 2006 GSP annual review process, and public
comments are invited.
IV. Public Comments
Requirements for Submissions
All submissions must conform to the GSP regulations set forth at 15
CFR part 2007, except as modified below. Furthermore, each party
providing comments should indicate on the first page of the submission
its name, the relevant HTSUS subheading(s), the BDC of interest, and
the type of action (e.g., new statutory criteria, de minimis
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waiver or redesignation) in which the party is interested.
Comments must be submitted, in English, to the Chairman of the GSP
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) as soon as
possible, but no later than 5 p.m., Friday, March 16, 2007, for
comments regarding de minimis waivers or redesignations, and no later
than 5 p.m., March 23, 2007, for comments on the potential revocation
of CNL waivers that meet the new statutory thresholds.
To facilitate prompt consideration of submissions, USTR will only
accept electronic e-mail submissions in response to this notice. Hand-
delivered submissions either by mail or other delivery options will not
be accepted. Submissions should be single-copy transmissions in English
with the total submission not to exceed 20 single-spaced standard
letter-size pages, including attachments, and three megabytes as a
digital file attached to an e-mail transmission. The e-mail
transmission must use either one of the two following subject lines,
based on the subject of the comment being submitted: ``Comments on 2006
GSP Redesignation and De minimis Waiver Review,'' or ``Comments on 2006
CNL Waiver Threshold Review,'' followed by the BDC country of origin
and HTSUS subheading number as set out in the appropriate list.
Documents must be submitted as either MSWord (``.doc''), Word Perfect
(``.wpd''), Adobe (``.pdf'') or text (``.txt'') files. Documents
submitted as electronic image files or containing imbedded images (for
example, ``.jpg'', ``.tif'', ``.bmp'', or ``.gif'' files) will not be
accepted. Spreadsheets submitted as supporting documentation are
acceptable as Excel, pre-formatted for printing on 8\1/2\ x 11 inch
paper. To the extent possible, any data attachments to the submission
should be included in the same file as the submission itself, and not
as separate files.
If the submission contains business confidential information,
pursuant to 15 CFR 2003.6, a non-confidential version of the submission
must also be submitted that indicates where confidential information
was redacted by inserting asterisks where material was deleted. In
addition, the confidential version must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and bottom of each page of the document. The
non-confidential version must be clearly marked ``PUBLIC'' or ``NON-
CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and bottom of each page. Documents that are
submitted without any marking may not be accepted or will be considered
public documents.
For any document containing business confidential information
submitted as an electronic attached file to an e-mail transmission, 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 character ``P-''. The ``BC-'' or ``-''should be followed
by the name of the party (government, company, union, association,
etc.) which is submitting the comments.
E-mail submissions should not include separate cover letters or
messages in the message area of the e-mail; information that might
appear in any cover letter should be included directly in the attached
file containing the submission itself, including the sender's
identifying information with telephone number, fax number, and e-mail
address. The e-mail address for submissions to the 2006 GSP
Redesignation and De minimis Waiver Review is FR0441@USTR.EOP.GOV. The
e-mail address for the 2006 CNL Waiver Threshold Review is
FR0618@USTR.EOP.GOV. Documents not submitted in accordance with these
instructions may not be considered in this review. If unable to provide
submissions by e-mail, please contact the GSP Subcommittee to arrange
for an alternative method of transmission.
Public versions of all documents relating to this review will be
available for public review approximately two weeks after the due date
by appointment in the USTR Public Reading Room, 1724 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC. Availability of documents may be ascertained, and
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 J. Sandler,
Executive Director, Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program,
and Chair, GSP Subcommittee, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. E7-3394 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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