Notice of Proposed Measure and Opportunity for Public Comment Pursuant to Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974: Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China, 34387-34388 [E9-16824]
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Section
202 of the William Wilberforce
Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008
(WWTVPRA), Public Law 110–457,
mandated that the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Attorney
General, and the Secretary of Labor,
develop an information pamphlet on
legal rights and resources for aliens
applying for employment- or educationbased nonimmigrant visas. Working
closely with the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), the
Department of Justice (DOJ), the
Department of Labor (DOL), and the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), and in consultation
with non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) with expertise on the legal
rights of workers and victims of severe
forms of trafficking in persons, the
Department of State has completed this
pamphlet, which is posted online at
https://Travel.State.gov/ and which will
shortly be posted on the Web sites of
U.S. embassies and consulates
worldwide. The pamphlet, to be
distributed to applicants applying for
certain employment- or education-based
nonimmigrant visa classifications, as
provided in the WWTVPRA, notifies
nonimmigrant workers in the United
States of their rights and gives them
resources in the event they fall victim to
abuse or human trafficking. The
pamphlet represents a major step in the
Department’s efforts to combat human
trafficking and labor rights violations.
The Department of State has sent the
pamphlet to its partners at DHS, DOJ,
DOL, and HHS and would like to let all
agencies, NGOs, foreign labor brokers,
and other interested persons know that
the information is now available and
may be copied and provided to other
parties.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 7, 2009.
Janice L. Jacobs,
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs,
Department of State.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
ACTION: Notice of proposed measure;
request for comments.
The United States
International Trade Commission (ITC)
has determined, pursuant to section
421(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (the Trade Act) (19 U.S.C.
2451(b)(1)), that certain passenger
vehicle and light truck tires 1 from the
People’s Republic of China (China) are
being imported into the United States in
such increased quantities or under such
conditions as to cause market disruption
to the domestic producers of like or
directly competitive products. Pursuant
to section 421(h)(1) of the Trade Act, the
United States Trade Representative
(USTR) is publishing notice of proposed
restrictions with respect to imports of
Chinese tires. USTR invites domestic
producers, importers, exporters, and
other interested parties to submit their
views and evidence on the
appropriateness of the proposed
restrictions and whether they would be
in the public interest. USTR also invites
interested parties to participate in a
public hearing (if one is requested).
SUMMARY:
DATES: Requests for USTR to hold a
public hearing are due by July 27, 2009.
Written comments and requests to
testify at any public hearing are also due
by July 27, 2009. If USTR receives a
request to hold a public hearing, the
hearing will be held on August 7, 2009.
Requests and written
comments should be submitted
electronically via the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2009–0017. If you are unable to
provide on-line submissions, please
contact Sandy McKinzy, Legal
Technician, at (202) 395–9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
procedural questions concerning public
comments and holding of a public
hearing, contact Sandy McKinzy, Legal
Technician, USTR, telephone (202) 395–
9483. Other questions should be
addressed to Terrence J. McCartin,
Office of China Affairs, USTR,
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telephone (202) 395–3900, or Marıa L.
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Pagan, Office of General Counsel, USTR,
telephone (202) 395–7305.
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1. The ITC Investigation and Section
421
Following receipt of a petition filed
on April 20, 2009, by the United Steel,
Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union (‘‘USW’’), the ITC
instituted investigation No. TA–421–7,
under section 421 of the Trade Act (19
U.S.C. 2451) to determine whether
Chinese tires are being imported into
the United States in such increased
quantities or under such conditions as
to cause or threaten to cause market
disruption to the domestic producers of
like or directly competitive products.
The ITC made an affirmative market
disruption determination on June 18,
2009, and transmitted a report on its
determination, as well as its remedy
proposals, to USTR on July 9, 2009. The
views of the ITC, including its remedy
proposals, and the ITC staff report, are
available on the ITC’s Web site (https://
www.usitc.gov) and are contained in
USITC Publication 4085 (July 2009),
entitled ‘‘Certain Passenger Vehicle and
Light Truck Tires from China.’’ A copy
of that publication can be obtained from
the ITC after July 30, 2009, by e-mailing
pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling (202)
205–2000, or writing to the Office of the
Secretary, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Requests may
also be faxed to (202) 205–2104.
Following an affirmative
determination by the ITC, and pursuant
to Section 421(h) of the Trade Act,
USTR is required to make a
recommendation to the President
concerning what action, if any, the
President should take to remedy the
market disruption. Within 15 days after
receiving USTR’s recommendation, the
President is required to provide import
relief unless the President determines
that providing such relief is not in the
national economic interest of the United
States or, in extraordinary cases, that
taking action would cause serious harm
to the national security of the United
States. (Section 421(k).) Before making a
recommendation, USTR is required to
publish notice of any measures it may
propose and provide an opportunity to
comment.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Proposed Measure and
Opportunity for Public Comment
Pursuant to Section 421 of the Trade
Act of 1974: Certain Passenger Vehicle
and Light Truck Tires From the
People’s Republic of China
AGENCY: Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
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2. Proposed Measure and Opportunity
for Comment
1 For purposes of its investigation, the ITC
considered certain passenger vehicle and light truck
tires to consist of new pneumatic tires, of rubber,
from China, of a kind used on motor cars (except
racing cars) and on-the-highway light trucks, vans,
and sport utility vehicles, provided for in
subheadings 4011.10.10, 4011.10.50, 4011.20.10,
and 4011.20.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (hereafter ‘‘Chinese tires’’).
The ITC recommended that the
President impose an additional duty for
three years on imports of Chinese tires
as follows: 55 percent ad valorem in the
first year, 45 percent ad valorem in the
second year, and 35 percent ad valorem
in the third year. The ITC further
recommended that, if applications are
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filed, the President direct the
Department of Commerce and the
Department of Labor to provide
expedited consideration of trade
adjustment assistance for workers and/
or firms affected by imports of Chinese
tires. USTR proposes this remedy for
further consideration by domestic
producers, importers, exporters, and
other interested parties, and invites any
of these parties to submit their views
and evidence on the appropriateness of
the proposed remedy and whether it
would be in the public interest. In
addition, USTR invites comments on
other possible actions, including:
imposing an additional duty on imports
of Chinese tires at a rate, and/or for a
period, different from the ITC
recommendation; imposing a tariff-rate
quota on imports of Chinese tires;
imposing a quota on imports of Chinese
tires; an import monitoring mechanism;
or no import relief (pursuant to a
determination under Section 421(k) of
the Trade Act regarding the national
economic interest or national security).
In commenting on other possible
actions, interested parties are requested
to address the appropriateness of any
other proposed action and how it would
be in the public interest, and address: (i)
The short- and long-term effects the
proposed action is likely to have on the
domestic passenger vehicle and light
truck tires industry, other domestic
industries, and downstream consumers,
and (ii) the short- and long-term effects
that not taking the proposed action is
likely to have on the domestic passenger
vehicle and light truck tires industry, its
workers, and on other domestic
industries or communities.
USTR will inform parties that have
submitted comments and/or requested
to testify at any public hearing if a
hearing is to be held. In addition,
information on any public hearing may
be obtained by contacting Sandy
McKinzy, Legal Technician, at (202)
395–9483. If a public hearing is
requested, it will be held on August 7,
2009, at 9:30 a.m. in Rooms 1 and 2,
1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Requests to testify must include the
following information: (1) Name,
address, telephone number, fax number,
and firm or affiliation of the person
wishing to testify; and (2) a brief
summary of the comments to be
presented.
3. Requirements for Submissions
To submit requests or comments via
https://www.regulations.gov, enter
docket number USTR–2009–0017 on the
home page and click ‘‘go’’. The site will
provide a search-results page listing all
documents associated with this docket.
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Find a reference to this notice by
selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document
Type’’ on the left side of the searchresults page, and click on the link
entitled ‘‘Send a Comment or
Submission.’’ (For further information
on using the https://www.regulations.gov
Web site, please consult the resources
provided on the Web site by clicking on
‘‘How to Use This Site’’ on the left side
of the home page.)
The https://www.regulations.gov Web
site provides the option of making
submissions by filling in a ‘‘General
Comments’’ field, or by attaching a
document. We expect that most
submissions will be provided in an
attached document. If a document is
attached, it is sufficient to type ‘‘See
attached’’ followed by (as appropriate)
‘‘Written Comments’’, ‘‘Request for
Public Hearing’’, or ‘‘Request to Testify’’
in the ‘‘General Comments’’ field.
Submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc)
or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) are preferred. If
you use an application other than those,
please identify the application in your
submission. For any document
submitted electronically containing
business confidential information, 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 ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘BC’’ should be
followed by the name of the submitter.
If you submit comments that contain no
business confidential information, the
file name should begin with the
character ‘‘P’’, followed by the name of
the submitter. Submissions should not
attach a separate cover letter; rather,
information that might appear in a cover
letter should be included in the
submission itself. To the extent
possible, any attachments to the
submission should be included in the
same file as the submission itself, and
not as separate files.
We strongly urge submitters to use
electronic filing. If on-line submission is
impossible, please contact Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to arrange
for an alternative method of
transmission.
Eric G. Altbach,
Deputy Assistant United States Trade
Representative for China Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Applications for Certificates
of Public Convenience and Necessity
and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed
Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)
During the Week Ending July 4, 2009
The following Applications for
Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier
Permits were filed under Subpart B
(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department
of Transportation’s Procedural
Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et
seq.). The due date for Answers,
Conforming Applications, or Motions to
Modify Scope are set forth below for
each application. Following the Answer
period DOT may process the application
by expedited procedures. Such
procedures may consist of the adoption
of a show-cause order, a tentative order,
or in appropriate cases a final order
without further proceedings.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2009–
0152.
Date Filed: June 30, 2009.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motions To Modify
Scope: July 21, 2009.
Description: Application of MJet
GmbH requesting a foreign air carrier
permit to the full extent authorized by
the Air Transport Agreement between
the United States and the European
Community and the Member States of
the European Community to enable it to
engage in: (i) Foreign charter air
transportation of persons and property
from any point or points behind any
Member State of the European Union
via any point or points in any Member
State and via intermediate points to any
point or points in the United States and
beyond; (ii) foreign charter air
transportation of persons and property
between any point or points in the
United States and any point or points in
any member of the European Common
Aviation Area; (iii) other charters; and
(iv) transportation authorized by any
additional route rights made available to
European Community carriers in the
future. MJet further requests exemption
authority to the extent necessary to
enable it to provide the services
described above pending issuance of a
foreign air carrier permit and such
additional or other relief.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2009–
0153.
Date Filed: June 30, 2009.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motions To Modify
Scope: July 21, 2009.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Proposed Measure and Opportunity for Public Comment
Pursuant to Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974: Certain Passenger
Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of proposed measure; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has
determined, pursuant to section 421(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (the Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2451(b)(1)), that certain passenger
vehicle and light truck tires \1\ from the People's Republic of China
(China) are being imported into the United States in such increased
quantities or under such conditions as to cause market disruption to
the domestic producers of like or directly competitive products.
Pursuant to section 421(h)(1) of the Trade Act, the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) is publishing notice of proposed restrictions
with respect to imports of Chinese tires. USTR invites domestic
producers, importers, exporters, and other interested parties to submit
their views and evidence on the appropriateness of the proposed
restrictions and whether they would be in the public interest. USTR
also invites interested parties to participate in a public hearing (if
one is requested).
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\1\ For purposes of its investigation, the ITC considered
certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires to consist of new
pneumatic tires, of rubber, from China, of a kind used on motor cars
(except racing cars) and on-the-highway light trucks, vans, and
sport utility vehicles, provided for in subheadings 4011.10.10,
4011.10.50, 4011.20.10, and 4011.20.50 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (hereafter ``Chinese tires'').
DATES: Requests for USTR to hold a public hearing are due by July 27,
2009. Written comments and requests to testify at any public hearing
are also due by July 27, 2009. If USTR receives a request to hold a
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public hearing, the hearing will be held on August 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Requests and written comments should be submitted
electronically via the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov, docket
number USTR-2009-0017. If you are unable to provide on-line
submissions, please contact Sandy McKinzy, Legal Technician, at (202)
395-9483 to arrange for an alternative method of transmission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For procedural questions concerning
public comments and holding of a public hearing, contact Sandy McKinzy,
Legal Technician, USTR, telephone (202) 395-9483. Other questions
should be addressed to Terrence J. McCartin, Office of China Affairs,
USTR, telephone (202) 395-3900, or Mar[iacute]a L. Pag[aacute]n, Office
of General Counsel, USTR, telephone (202) 395-7305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The ITC Investigation and Section 421
Following receipt of a petition filed on April 20, 2009, by the
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers International Union (``USW''), the ITC
instituted investigation No. TA-421-7, under section 421 of the Trade
Act (19 U.S.C. 2451) to determine whether Chinese tires are being
imported into the United States in such increased quantities or under
such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to
the domestic producers of like or directly competitive products. The
ITC made an affirmative market disruption determination on June 18,
2009, and transmitted a report on its determination, as well as its
remedy proposals, to USTR on July 9, 2009. The views of the ITC,
including its remedy proposals, and the ITC staff report, are available
on the ITC's Web site (https://www.usitc.gov) and are contained in USITC
Publication 4085 (July 2009), entitled ``Certain Passenger Vehicle and
Light Truck Tires from China.'' A copy of that publication can be
obtained from the ITC after July 30, 2009, by e-mailing
pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling (202) 205-2000, or writing to the Office
of the Secretary, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. Requests may
also be faxed to (202) 205-2104.
Following an affirmative determination by the ITC, and pursuant to
Section 421(h) of the Trade Act, USTR is required to make a
recommendation to the President concerning what action, if any, the
President should take to remedy the market disruption. Within 15 days
after receiving USTR's recommendation, the President is required to
provide import relief unless the President determines that providing
such relief is not in the national economic interest of the United
States or, in extraordinary cases, that taking action would cause
serious harm to the national security of the United States. (Section
421(k).) Before making a recommendation, USTR is required to publish
notice of any measures it may propose and provide an opportunity to
comment.
2. Proposed Measure and Opportunity for Comment
The ITC recommended that the President impose an additional duty
for three years on imports of Chinese tires as follows: 55 percent ad
valorem in the first year, 45 percent ad valorem in the second year,
and 35 percent ad valorem in the third year. The ITC further
recommended that, if applications are
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filed, the President direct the Department of Commerce and the
Department of Labor to provide expedited consideration of trade
adjustment assistance for workers and/or firms affected by imports of
Chinese tires. USTR proposes this remedy for further consideration by
domestic producers, importers, exporters, and other interested parties,
and invites any of these parties to submit their views and evidence on
the appropriateness of the proposed remedy and whether it would be in
the public interest. In addition, USTR invites comments on other
possible actions, including: imposing an additional duty on imports of
Chinese tires at a rate, and/or for a period, different from the ITC
recommendation; imposing a tariff-rate quota on imports of Chinese
tires; imposing a quota on imports of Chinese tires; an import
monitoring mechanism; or no import relief (pursuant to a determination
under Section 421(k) of the Trade Act regarding the national economic
interest or national security). In commenting on other possible
actions, interested parties are requested to address the
appropriateness of any other proposed action and how it would be in the
public interest, and address: (i) The short- and long-term effects the
proposed action is likely to have on the domestic passenger vehicle and
light truck tires industry, other domestic industries, and downstream
consumers, and (ii) the short- and long-term effects that not taking
the proposed action is likely to have on the domestic passenger vehicle
and light truck tires industry, its workers, and on other domestic
industries or communities.
USTR will inform parties that have submitted comments and/or
requested to testify at any public hearing if a hearing is to be held.
In addition, information on any public hearing may be obtained by
contacting Sandy McKinzy, Legal Technician, at (202) 395-9483. If a
public hearing is requested, it will be held on August 7, 2009, at 9:30
a.m. in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC. Requests to
testify must include the following information: (1) Name, address,
telephone number, fax number, and firm or affiliation of the person
wishing to testify; and (2) a brief summary of the comments to be
presented.
3. Requirements for Submissions
To submit requests or comments via https://www.regulations.gov,
enter docket number USTR-2009-0017 on the home page and click ``go''.
The site will provide a search-results page listing all documents
associated with this docket. Find a reference to this notice by
selecting ``Notice'' under ``Document Type'' on the left side of the
search-results page, and click on the link entitled ``Send a Comment or
Submission.'' (For further information on using the https://www.regulations.gov Web site, please consult the resources provided on
the Web site by clicking on ``How to Use This Site'' on the left side
of the home page.)
The https://www.regulations.gov Web site provides the option of
making submissions by filling in a ``General Comments'' field, or by
attaching a document. We expect that most submissions will be provided
in an attached document. If a document is attached, it is sufficient to
type ``See attached'' followed by (as appropriate) ``Written
Comments'', ``Request for Public Hearing'', or ``Request to Testify''
in the ``General Comments'' field.
Submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) are
preferred. If you use an application other than those, please identify
the application in your submission. For any document submitted
electronically containing business confidential information, 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 ``P'' or ``BC'' should be followed by the
name of the submitter. If you submit comments that contain no business
confidential information, the file name should begin with the character
``P'', followed by the name of the submitter. Submissions should not
attach a separate cover letter; rather, information that might appear
in a cover letter should be included in the submission itself. To the
extent possible, any attachments to the submission should be included
in the same file as the submission itself, and not as separate files.
We strongly urge submitters to use electronic filing. If on-line
submission is impossible, please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-
9483 to arrange for an alternative method of transmission.
Eric G. Altbach,
Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for China Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-16824 Filed 7-14-09; 8:45 am]
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