Special Observances: China; Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires, Imports (Proc. 8414), 47859-47863 [E9-22507]
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[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 47859-47863]
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Part II
The President
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Proclamation 8414--To Address Market Disruption From Imports of Certain
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of
China
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 8414 of September 11, 2009
To Address Market Disruption From Imports of
Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From
the People's Republic of China
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. On July 9, 2009, the United States International
Trade Commission (USITC) transmitted to me a report on
its investigation under section 421 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended (the ``Trade Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2451),
with respect to imports of certain passenger vehicle
and light truck tires from the People's Republic of
China (China). In its report, the USITC stated that it
had reached an affirmative determination under section
421(b)(1) of the Trade Act that certain passenger
vehicle and light truck tires from China 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.
2. For purposes of its investigation, the USITC defined
certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from
China as 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 (HTS).
3. The USITC commissioners voting in the affirmative
under section 421(b) of the Trade Act also transmitted
to me their recommendations made pursuant to section
421(f) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2451(f)) on proposed
remedies that, in their view, would be necessary to
remedy the market disruption and the basis for each
recommendation.
4. Pursuant to section 421(a) of the Trade Act (19
U.S.C. 2451(a)), I have determined to provide import
relief with respect to 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 HTS.
5. Such import relief shall take the form of an
additional duty on imports of the products described in
paragraph 4, imposed for a period of 3 years. For the
first year, the additional duty shall be in the amount
of 35 percent ad valorem above the column 1 general
rate of duty. For the second year, the additional duty
shall be in the amount of 30 percent ad valorem above
the column 1 general rate of duty, and in the third
year, the additional duty shall be in the amount of 25
percent ad valorem above the column 1 general rate of
duty.
6. Section 421(m) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2451(m))
provides that import relief under this section shall
take effect not later than 15 days after the
President's determination to provide such relief.
7. Section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483)
authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the
substance of the provisions of that Act, and of other
acts affecting import treatment, and actions
thereunder, including
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the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition
of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, acting under the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, including but not limited to
sections 421 and 604 of the Trade Act, do proclaim
that:
(1) In order to apply additional duties on imports of
the certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires
from China described in paragraph 4, subchapter III of
chapter 99 of the HTS is modified as provided in the
Annex to this proclamation.
(2) The modifications to the HTS made by this
proclamation, including the Annex thereto, shall be
effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
EDT on September 26, 2009, and shall continue in effect
as provided in this proclamation and its Annex, unless
such actions are earlier expressly modified or
terminated.
(3) Any provisions of previous proclamations and
Executive Orders that are inconsistent with the actions
taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent
of such inconsistency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eleventh day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
(Presidential Sig.)
Billing code 3195-W9-P
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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TD17SE09.000
[FR Doc. E9-22507
Filed 9-16-09; 8:45 am]
Billing code 7020-02-C
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