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Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Initiation of a Review To
Consider the Designation of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a
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
designating the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam as a beneficiary developing
country (BDC) for purposes of the GSP
program, and solicits public comments
on whether Vietnam meets certain
eligibility criteria for designation as a
BDC. Comments are due by Monday,
August 4, 2008, and must be submitted
in accordance with the requirements set
out below.
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Submit comments by
electronic mail (e-mail) to:
FR0711@USTR.EOP.GOV. (Note: the
digit before the number in the e-mail
address is the number zero, not a letter.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
assistance, contact Regina Teeter,
USTR’s GSP Office at 202–395–6971.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
Committee (TPSC) has initiated a review
in order to make a recommendation to
the President as to whether Vietnam
meets the eligibility criteria of the GSP
statute. After considering the
recommendation, the President is
authorized to, and may, designate
Vietnam as a BDC for purposes of the
GSP program.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on whether Vietnam
meets the eligibility criteria set forth
below and in section 502(c) of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C.
2462(c)) (the ‘‘Act’’).
ADDRESSES:
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Eligibility Criteria
The trade benefits of the GSP program
are available to any country that the
President designates as a BDC for
purposes of the GSP program. In
designating countries as BDCs, the
President must consider among other
factors, the criteria in section 502(c) of
the Act. Section 502(c) provides that, in
determining whether to designate any
country as a GSP BDC, the President
shall take into account:
1. An expression by such country of
its desire to be so designated;
2. The level of economic development
of such country, including its per capita
gross national product, the living
standards of its inhabitants, and any
other economic factors which the
President deems appropriate;
3. Whether or not other major
developed countries are extending
generalized preferential tariff treatment
to such country;
4. The extent to which such country
has assured the United States that it will
provide equitable and reasonable access
to the markets and basic commodity
resources of such country and the extent
to which such country has assured the
United States that it will refrain from
engaging in unreasonable export
practices;
5. The extent to which such country
is providing adequate and effective
protection of intellectual property
rights;
6. The extent to which such country
has taken action to—
(a) Reduce trade distorting investment
practices and policies (including export
performance requirements); and (b)
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Reduce or eliminate barriers to trade in
services; and
7. Whether or not such country has
taken or is taking steps to afford to
workers in that country (including any
designated zone in that country)
internationally recognized worker
rights. The term ‘‘internationally
recognized worker rights’’ is defined in
section 507(4) of the Act, as amended,
(19 U.S.C. 2467), to mean: (A) The right
of association; (B) the right to organize
and bargain collectively; (C) a
prohibition on the use of any form of
forced or compulsory labor; (D) a
minimum age for the employment of
children and a prohibition on the worst
forms of child labor as defined in
section 507(6) of the Act; and (E)
acceptable conditions of work with
respect to minimum wages, hours of
work, and occupational safety and
health.
Requirements for Submissions
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 not later than 5:00 p.m., August 4,
2008.
In order to facilitate prompt
processing of submissions, USTR
strongly recommends that comments be
set out in digital files attached to e-mails
transmitted to the following address:
FR0711@ustr.eop.gov (Note: The digit
before the number in the e-mail address
is the number zero, not a letter). If you
are unable to provide comments by email, please contact Regina Teeter,
USTR’s GSP Office at (202) 395–6971 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
Comments should be provided in a
single copy and must not exceed 30
single-spaced standard letter-size pages
in 12-point type or a digital file size of
three megabytes. E-mails should include
the following subject line: ‘‘Designation
of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as
a GSP Beneficiary Country.’’ The
transmittal message or cover letter
accompanying a submission must be set
out exclusively in the digital file
attached to the e-mail transmission—not
in the message portion of e-mail—and
must include the sender’s name,
organization name, address, telephone
number and e-mail address.
Digital files must be submitted in one
of the following formats: WordPerfect
(.WPD), Adobe (.PDF), MSWord (.DOC),
or text (.TXT) files. Comments may not
be submitted as electronic image files or
contain embedded images, e.g., ‘‘.JPG’’,
‘‘.TIF’’, ‘‘.BMP’’, or ‘‘.GIF’’. Spreadsheet
data may be submitted as Excel files,
formatted for printing on 81⁄2 × 11 inch
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paper. To the extent possible, any data
accompanying the submission should be
set out in the same file as the
submission itself, and not in a separate
file.
If a submission contains business
confidential information that the
submitter wishes to protect from public
disclosure, the confidential submission
must be marked ‘‘BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom
of each page. In addition, the
submission must be accompanied by a
non-confidential version that indicates,
with asterisks, where confidential
information was redacted or deleted.
The top and bottom of each page of the
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marked either ‘‘PUBLIC VERSION’’ or
‘‘NON-CONFIDENTIAL’’. Business
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markings or that are not accompanied
by a properly marked non-confidential
version as set forth above may not be
accepted or may be treated as public
documents.
The digital file name assigned to any
business confidential version of a
submission should begin with the
characters ‘‘BC-’’, and the file name of
the public version should begin with the
characters ‘‘P-’’. The ‘‘P-’’ or ‘‘BC-’’
should be followed by the name of the
person (government, company, union,
association, etc.) making the
submission.
Public versions of all documents
relating to this review will be available
for review approximately two weeks
after the relevant due date 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.
Meredith Broadbent,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for
Industry, Market Access and
Telecommunications.
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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 the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a
Beneficiary Developing Country Under the GSP
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initiation of a review to consider
designating the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a beneficiary
developing country (BDC) for purposes of the GSP program, and solicits
public comments on whether Vietnam meets certain eligibility criteria
for designation as a BDC. Comments are due by Monday, August 4, 2008,
and must be submitted in accordance with the requirements set out
below.
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ADDRESSES: Submit comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
FR0711@USTR.EOP.GOV. (Note: the digit before the number in the e-mail
address is the number zero, not a letter.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For assistance, contact Regina Teeter,
USTR's GSP Office at 202-395-6971.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy
Staff Committee (TPSC) has initiated a review in order to make a
recommendation to the President as to whether Vietnam meets the
eligibility criteria of the GSP statute. After considering the
recommendation, the President is authorized to, and may, designate
Vietnam as a BDC for purposes of the GSP program.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on whether
Vietnam meets the eligibility criteria set forth below and in section
502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)) (the
``Act'').
Eligibility Criteria
The trade benefits of the GSP program are available to any country
that the President designates as a BDC for purposes of the GSP program.
In designating countries as BDCs, the President must consider among
other factors, the criteria in section 502(c) of the Act. Section
502(c) provides that, in determining whether to designate any country
as a GSP BDC, the President shall take into account:
1. An expression by such country of its desire to be so designated;
2. The level of economic development of such country, including its
per capita gross national product, the living standards of its
inhabitants, and any other economic factors which the President deems
appropriate;
3. Whether or not other major developed countries are extending
generalized preferential tariff treatment to such country;
4. The extent to which such country has assured the United States
that it will provide equitable and reasonable access to the markets and
basic commodity resources of such country and the extent to which such
country has assured the United States that it will refrain from
engaging in unreasonable export practices;
5. The extent to which such country is providing adequate and
effective protection of intellectual property rights;
6. The extent to which such country has taken action to--
(a) Reduce trade distorting investment practices and policies
(including export performance requirements); and (b) Reduce or
eliminate barriers to trade in services; and
7. Whether or not such country has taken or is taking steps to
afford to workers in that country (including any designated zone in
that country) internationally recognized worker rights. The term
``internationally recognized worker rights'' is defined in section
507(4) of the Act, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 2467), to mean: (A) The right
of association; (B) the right to organize and bargain collectively; (C)
a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor; (D)
a minimum age for the employment of children and a prohibition on the
worst forms of child labor as defined in section 507(6) of the Act; and
(E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours
of work, and occupational safety and health.
Requirements for Submissions
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 not later than 5:00 p.m., August 4, 2008.
In order to facilitate prompt processing of submissions, USTR
strongly recommends that comments be set out in digital files attached
to e-mails transmitted to the following address: FR0711@ustr.eop.gov
(Note: The digit before the number in the e-mail address is the number
zero, not a letter). If you are unable to provide comments by e-mail,
please contact Regina Teeter, USTR's GSP Office at (202) 395-6971 to
arrange for an alternative method of transmission.
Comments should be provided in a single copy and must not exceed 30
single-spaced standard letter-size pages in 12-point type or a digital
file size of three megabytes. E-mails should include the following
subject line: ``Designation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a
GSP Beneficiary Country.'' The transmittal message or cover letter
accompanying a submission must be set out exclusively in the digital
file attached to the e-mail transmission--not in the message portion of
e-mail--and must include the sender's name, organization name, address,
telephone number and e-mail address.
Digital files must be submitted in one of the following formats:
WordPerfect (.WPD), Adobe (.PDF), MSWord (.DOC), or text (.TXT) files.
Comments may not be submitted as electronic image files or contain
embedded images, e.g., ``.JPG'', ``.TIF'', ``.BMP'', or ``.GIF''.
Spreadsheet data may be submitted as Excel files, formatted for
printing on 8\1/2\ x 11 inch paper. To the extent possible, any data
accompanying the submission should be set out in the same file as the
submission itself, and not in a separate file.
If a submission contains business confidential information that the
submitter wishes to protect from public disclosure, the confidential
submission must be marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and
bottom of each page. In addition, the submission must be accompanied by
a non-confidential version that indicates, with asterisks, where
confidential information was redacted or deleted. The top and bottom of
each page of the non-confidential version must be marked either
``PUBLIC VERSION'' or ``NON-CONFIDENTIAL''. Business confidential
comments that are submitted without the required markings or that are
not accompanied by a properly marked non-confidential version as set
forth above may not be accepted or may be treated as public documents.
The digital file name assigned to any business confidential version
of a submission should begin with the characters ``BC-'', and the file
name of the public version should begin with the characters ``P-''. The
``P-'' or ``BC-'' should be followed by the name of the person
(government, company, union, association, etc.) making the submission.
Public versions of all documents relating to this review will be
available for review approximately two weeks after the relevant due
date 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.
Meredith Broadbent,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Industry, Market Access and
Telecommunications.
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