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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Import Statistics Relating to
Competitive Need Limitations; 2007
Annual GSP Review; Petitions
Requesting CNL Waivers
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the
public of the availability of eight-month
2007 import statistics relating to
competitive need limitations (CNLs)
under the Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) program. The eightmonth 2007 import statistics identify
those articles for which the full-year
2007 trade levels may exceed statutory
CNLs. The eight-month 2007 trade data
is available at: [GSP: January-August
2007 Trade Data Relating to CNLs]:
https://www.ustr.gov/
Trade_Development/
Preference_Programs/GSP/
GSP_2007_Annual_Review/
Section_Index.html.
As previously announced in the
Federal Register (72 FR 28527 (May 21,
2007)), the deadline for submission of
petitions to waive the CNLs for
individual beneficiary developing
countries with respect to GSP-eligible
articles is 5 p.m., November 16, 2007.
Petitions must conform to the
requirements as set forth in the May 21,
2007, 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
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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 ($130
million for 2007), 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. However, Section 503(d)
of the 1974 Act, sets forth the criteria
under which the President may grant a
waiver of the CNL for articles imported
from specific BDCs. Product petitions
requesting CNL waivers for GSP-eligible
articles from beneficiary developing
countries that exceed the CNLs in 2007
must be filed in the 2007 Annual
Review.
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 ($18.5 million for
2007). Comments on de minimis
waivers will be requested after
publication of a separate Federal
Register notice in February 2008.
II. Implementation of Competitive Need
Limitations
Exclusions from GSP duty-free
treatment where CNLs have been
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2008,
unless granted a waiver before that date
by the President. CNL exclusions will be
based on full calendar-year 2007 import
statistics. Full calendar-year 2007 data
for individual tariff subheadings will be
available in February 2008 on the Web
site of the U.S. International Trade
Commission at https://dataweb.
usitc.gov/.
III. January–August 2007 Import
Statistics
In order to provide advance notice of
articles that may exceed the CNLs for
2007, ‘‘January—August 2007 Trade
Data Relating to CNLs’’ that cover the
first eight months of 2007 can be viewed
at: https://www.ustr.gov/
Trade_Development/
Preference_Programs/GSP/
GSP_2007_Annual_Review/
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.
The January-August 2007 statistics are
organized to show, for each article, the
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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
2007, and the percentage of imports of
that article from that BDC of total
imports of that article from all countries.
The list includes: (1) GSP-eligible
articles from BDCs that have already
exceeded the CNLs because their import
levels in 2007 already amount to more
than $130 million, or by an amount
greater than 50 percent of the total value
of U.S. imports of that product in 2007;
and (2) GSP-eligible articles that, based
upon the eight-month 2007 data, exceed
$100 million or an amount greater than
42 percent of the total value of U.S.
imports of that product.
The ‘‘D’’ flag next to articles on the
list indicates articles that, based on the
eight-month 2007 trade data, may be
eligible for a de minimis waiver because
the total value of imports of that article
from all countries is equal to or less
than $12.5 million. Comments on de
minimis waivers will be requested after
publication of a separate Federal
Register notice in February 2008.
The list published on the USTR Web
site is provided for informational
purposes only. The list is computergenerated and based on January—
August 2007 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 2007
import data with respect to each GSPeligible article. Each interested party is
advised to conduct its own review of
2007 import data with regard to the
possible application of GSP CNLs and
submission of a petition to waive the
CNLs. Please see the notice announcing
the 2007 GSP Review that was
published in the Federal Register on
May 21, 2007 for further details on
submitting a petition for a CNL waiver.
Marideth J. Sandler,
Executive Director for the GSP Program,
Chair, GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy
Staff Committee.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Import Statistics
Relating to Competitive Need Limitations; 2007 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 2007 import statistics relating to competitive need
limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
program. The eight-month 2007 import statistics identify those articles
for which the full-year 2007 trade levels may exceed statutory CNLs.
The eight-month 2007 trade data is available at: [GSP: January-August
2007 Trade Data Relating to CNLs]: https://www.ustr.gov/Trade_
Development/Preference_Programs/GSP/GSP_2007_Annual_Review/
Section_Index.html.
As previously announced in the Federal Register (72 FR 28527 (May
21, 2007)), the deadline for submission of petitions to waive the CNLs
for individual beneficiary developing countries with respect to GSP-
eligible articles is 5 p.m., November 16, 2007. Petitions must conform
to the requirements as set forth in the May 21, 2007, 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 ($130 million for 2007), 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. However, Section 503(d) of the 1974
Act, sets forth the criteria under which the President may grant a
waiver of the CNL for articles imported from specific BDCs. Product
petitions requesting CNL waivers for GSP-eligible articles from
beneficiary developing countries that exceed the CNLs in 2007 must be
filed in the 2007 Annual Review.
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 ($18.5 million for 2007). Comments on de
minimis waivers will be requested after publication of a separate
Federal Register notice in February 2008.
II. Implementation of Competitive Need Limitations
Exclusions from GSP duty-free treatment where CNLs have been
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2008, unless granted a waiver before
that date by the President. CNL exclusions will be based on full
calendar-year 2007 import statistics. Full calendar-year 2007 data for
individual tariff subheadings will be available in February 2008 on the
Web site of the U.S. International Trade Commission at https://dataweb.
usitc.gov/.
III. January-August 2007 Import Statistics
In order to provide advance notice of articles that may exceed the
CNLs for 2007, ``January--August 2007 Trade Data Relating to CNLs''
that cover the first eight months of 2007 can be viewed at: https://
www.ustr.gov/Trade_Development/Preference_Programs/GSP/GSP_2007_
Annual_Review/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.
The January-August 2007 statistics are organized to show, for each
article, the
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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 2007, and the percentage of imports of that article from that
BDC of total imports of that article from all countries. The list
includes: (1) GSP-eligible articles from BDCs that have already
exceeded the CNLs because their import levels in 2007 already amount to
more than $130 million, or by an amount greater than 50 percent of the
total value of U.S. imports of that product in 2007; and (2) GSP-
eligible articles that, based upon the eight-month 2007 data, exceed
$100 million or an amount greater than 42 percent of the total value of
U.S. imports of that product.
The ``D'' flag next to articles on the list indicates articles
that, based on the eight-month 2007 trade data, may be eligible for a
de minimis waiver because the total value of imports of that article
from all countries is equal to or less than $12.5 million. Comments on
de minimis waivers will be requested after publication of a separate
Federal Register notice in February 2008.
The list published on the USTR Web site is provided for
informational purposes only. The list is computer-generated and based
on January--August 2007 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 2007 import
data with respect to each GSP-eligible article. Each interested party
is advised to conduct its own review of 2007 import data with regard to
the possible application of GSP CNLs and submission of a petition to
waive the CNLs. Please see the notice announcing the 2007 GSP Review
that was published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2007 for further
details on submitting a petition for a CNL waiver.
Marideth J. Sandler,
Executive Director for the GSP Program, Chair, GSP Subcommittee of the
Trade Policy Staff Committee.
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