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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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[Inv. No. 332–509 and Inv. No. 332–510]
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises:
U.S. and EU Export Activities, and
Barriers and Opportunities
Experienced by U.S. Firms and Small
and Medium-Sized Enterprises:
Characteristics and Performance
AGENCY: United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Rescheduling of Washington,
DC public hearing.
SUMMARY: The Commission has
rescheduled to March 18, 2010, the
Washington, DC public hearing in these
investigations previously scheduled for
February 9–10, 2010. The February 9–10
hearing was cancelled when Federal
Government activity was cancelled due
to a snow storm.
Persons wishing to appear at the
March 18 hearing should file requests to
appear, or confirm earlier requests to
appear, in accordance with the
procedures below. The dates and
procedures relating to hearings in these
investigations in St. Louis, MO, on
March 10, 2010, and Portland, OR, on
March 12, 2010, remain the same as
previously announced.
DATES:
March 8, 2010: Deadline for filing
requests to appear at the Washington
hearing.
March 10, 2010: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs, statements, or
summaries, Washington hearing.
March 18, 2010, 9:30 am: Washington
public hearing.
March 26, 2010: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs and statements for the
Washington hearing.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices,
including the Commission’s hearing
rooms, are located in the United States
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,
DC. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, United
States International Trade Commission,
500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20436. The public record for this
investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/
edis.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Project Leaders Justino De La Cruz (202–
205–3252 or justino.delacruz@usitc.gov)
or William Deese (202–205–2626 or
william.deese@usitc.gov) for
information specific to these
investigations. For information on the
legal aspects of these investigations,
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contact William Gearhart of the
Commission’s Office of the General
Counsel (202–205–3091 or
william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media
should contact Margaret O’Laughlin,
Office of External Relations (202–205–
1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov).
Hearing-impaired individuals may
obtain information on this matter by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal at 202–205–1810. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov).
Persons with mobility impairments who
will need special assistance in gaining
access to the Commission should
contact the Office of the Secretary at
202–205–2000.
Background Information: As
previously announced, the hearings
relate to the second and third of a series
of three investigations that the
Commission is conducting under
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) at the request of the
United States Trade Representative
(USTR). The Commission delivered its
report to the USTR on the first
investigation, No. 332–508, Small and
Medium-Sized Enterprises: Overview of
Participation in U.S. Exports, on
January 12, 2010, and it is available to
the public at www.usitc.gov. The
Commission is scheduled to deliver its
reports to the USTR on the second and
third investigations, investigation No.
332–509, Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises: U.S. and EU Export
Activities, and Barriers and
Opportunities Experienced by U.S.
Firms, and investigation No. 332–510,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises:
Characteristics and Performance, by
July 6, 2010, and October 6, 2010,
respectively. Notices announcing
institution of the three investigations
were published in the Federal Register
of October 28, 2009 (74 FR 55581);
December 1, 2009 (74 FR 62812); and
December 11, 2009 (74 FR 65787). A
notice announcing the time and place of
the hearings in St. Louis, MO and
Portland, OR was published in the
Federal Register of February 4, 2010 (75
FR 5804).
Washington Hearing: The rescheduled
Washington hearing will be held in the
U.S. International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
on Thursday, March 18, 2010. The
hearing will be open to the public.
Accordingly, persons testifying should
not include confidential business
information in their testimony. Any
person desiring to submit confidential
business information to the Commission
in these investigations should do so in
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writing in accordance with the
procedures set out in the ‘‘Written
Submissions’’ section below.
Notice of Appearance: Written
requests to appear at the Washington
hearing must be filed with the Secretary
to the Commission in Washington, DC
by 5:15 p.m. March 8, 2010. The
request, which may be in the form of a
letter and which should be on company
or other appropriate stationery, should
identify the hearing at which the person
wishes to appear, the investigation to
which their testimony pertains (it could
be both investigations), their name, title,
and company or other organizational
affiliation (if any), address, telephone
number, e-mail address, and industry or
main line of business of the company if
any they are representing. Requests to
appear must be made by post mail or
delivered in person (see ADDRESSES).
The Commission will also accept
requests to appear filed by e-mail to
SMEhearings@usitc.gov, or through
Laura Bloodgood at
laura.bloodgood@usitc.gov. The
Commission does not accept requests
filed by fax. Persons who previously
filed requests to appear in connection
with the February 9–10 hearing dates
should re-confirm their earlier requests
to appear or indicate that they will be
unable to appear.
Pre- and Post-Hearing Briefs and
Statements, Summaries: Participants are
encouraged to provide a pre-hearing
brief or statement or, in lieu thereof,
may provide a one-page summary of the
testimony they plan to present. Such
summaries will be placed in the public
record and therefore should not include
any confidential business information.
Any confidential business information
included in a pre-hearing brief or
statement should be submitted in
accordance with the procedures set
forth below under ‘‘Written
Submissions.’’ Post-hearing briefs and
statements are generally for the purpose
of responding to matters raised at the
hearing, including questions asked by
the Commissioners or testimony
presented by other interested parties.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in
addition to participating in the hearing,
interested parties are invited to file
written submissions concerning these
investigations. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary to
the Commission, and all such
submissions (other than pre- and posthearing statements) should be received
not later than 5:15 p.m., March 26, 2010,
in investigation No. 332–509 and May
28, 2010, in investigation No. 332–510
as previously announced. One signed
original (or a copy so designated) and
fourteen (14) copies of each document
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must be filed. In the event that
confidential treatment of a document is
requested, at least four (4) additional
copies must be filed, in which the
confidential information must be
deleted (see below for further
information regarding confidential
business information). Written
submissions may be filed by post mail
or delivered in person (see ADDRESSES),
or filed using the Commission’s
electronic filing procedure described
below. To use the Commission’s
electronic filing procedure, filers must
first be registered users of the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS), accessible
from the USITC Web site (https://
www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm). The
Commission’s rules for electronic filing
are available in its Handbook on
Electronic Filing Procedures (https://
www.usitc.gov/secretary/
fed_reg_notices/rules/
handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). All
written submissions must conform with
the provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Persons with
questions regarding electronic filing and
EDIS should contact the Office of the
Secretary (202–205–2000).
Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must
also conform with the requirements of
section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules
requires that the cover of the document
and the individual pages be clearly
marked as to whether they are the
‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’
version, and that the confidential
business information be clearly
identified by means of brackets. All
written submissions, except for
confidential business information, will
be made available for inspection by
interested parties.
In his request letter, the USTR stated
that his office intends to make the
Commission’s reports available to the
public in their entirety, and asked that
the Commission not include any
confidential business information or
national security classified information
in the reports that the Commission
transmits to his office. Any confidential
business information received by the
Commission in these investigations and
used in preparing this report will not be
published in a manner that would
reveal the operations of the firm
supplying the information.
By order of the Commission.
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Issued: February 24, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 332-509 and Inv. No. 332-510]
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: U.S. and EU Export
Activities, and Barriers and Opportunities Experienced by U.S. Firms
and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Characteristics and Performance
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Rescheduling of Washington, DC public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has rescheduled to March 18, 2010, the
Washington, DC public hearing in these investigations previously
scheduled for February 9-10, 2010. The February 9-10 hearing was
cancelled when Federal Government activity was cancelled due to a snow
storm.
Persons wishing to appear at the March 18 hearing should file
requests to appear, or confirm earlier requests to appear, in
accordance with the procedures below. The dates and procedures relating
to hearings in these investigations in St. Louis, MO, on March 10,
2010, and Portland, OR, on March 12, 2010, remain the same as
previously announced.
DATES:
March 8, 2010: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the Washington
hearing.
March 10, 2010: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs, statements, or
summaries, Washington hearing.
March 18, 2010, 9:30 am: Washington public hearing.
March 26, 2010: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and statements
for the Washington hearing.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS) at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leaders Justino De La Cruz
(202-205-3252 or justino.delacruz@usitc.gov) or William Deese (202-205-
2626 or william.deese@usitc.gov) for information specific to these
investigations. For information on the legal aspects of these
investigations, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of
the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The
media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations
(202-205-1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired
individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the
Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000.
Background Information: As previously announced, the hearings
relate to the second and third of a series of three investigations that
the Commission is conducting under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) at the request of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR). The Commission delivered its report to the USTR
on the first investigation, No. 332-508, Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises: Overview of Participation in U.S. Exports, on January 12,
2010, and it is available to the public at www.usitc.gov. The
Commission is scheduled to deliver its reports to the USTR on the
second and third investigations, investigation No. 332-509, Small and
Medium-Sized Enterprises: U.S. and EU Export Activities, and Barriers
and Opportunities Experienced by U.S. Firms, and investigation No. 332-
510, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Characteristics and
Performance, by July 6, 2010, and October 6, 2010, respectively.
Notices announcing institution of the three investigations were
published in the Federal Register of October 28, 2009 (74 FR 55581);
December 1, 2009 (74 FR 62812); and December 11, 2009 (74 FR 65787). A
notice announcing the time and place of the hearings in St. Louis, MO
and Portland, OR was published in the Federal Register of February 4,
2010 (75 FR 5804).
Washington Hearing: The rescheduled Washington hearing will be held
in the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2010. The
hearing will be open to the public. Accordingly, persons testifying
should not include confidential business information in their
testimony. Any person desiring to submit confidential business
information to the Commission in these investigations should do so in
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writing in accordance with the procedures set out in the ``Written
Submissions'' section below.
Notice of Appearance: Written requests to appear at the Washington
hearing must be filed with the Secretary to the Commission in
Washington, DC by 5:15 p.m. March 8, 2010. The request, which may be in
the form of a letter and which should be on company or other
appropriate stationery, should identify the hearing at which the person
wishes to appear, the investigation to which their testimony pertains
(it could be both investigations), their name, title, and company or
other organizational affiliation (if any), address, telephone number,
e-mail address, and industry or main line of business of the company if
any they are representing. Requests to appear must be made by post mail
or delivered in person (see ADDRESSES). The Commission will also accept
requests to appear filed by e-mail to SMEhearings@usitc.gov, or through
Laura Bloodgood at laura.bloodgood@usitc.gov. The Commission does not
accept requests filed by fax. Persons who previously filed requests to
appear in connection with the February 9-10 hearing dates should re-
confirm their earlier requests to appear or indicate that they will be
unable to appear.
Pre- and Post-Hearing Briefs and Statements, Summaries:
Participants are encouraged to provide a pre-hearing brief or statement
or, in lieu thereof, may provide a one-page summary of the testimony
they plan to present. Such summaries will be placed in the public
record and therefore should not include any confidential business
information. Any confidential business information included in a pre-
hearing brief or statement should be submitted in accordance with the
procedures set forth below under ``Written Submissions.'' Post-hearing
briefs and statements are generally for the purpose of responding to
matters raised at the hearing, including questions asked by the
Commissioners or testimony presented by other interested parties.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions
concerning these investigations. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary to the Commission, and all such submissions
(other than pre- and post-hearing statements) should be received not
later than 5:15 p.m., March 26, 2010, in investigation No. 332-509 and
May 28, 2010, in investigation No. 332-510 as previously announced. One
signed original (or a copy so designated) and fourteen (14) copies of
each document must be filed. In the event that confidential treatment
of a document is requested, at least four (4) additional copies must be
filed, in which the confidential information must be deleted (see below
for further information regarding confidential business information).
Written submissions may be filed by post mail or delivered in person
(see ADDRESSES), or filed using the Commission's electronic filing
procedure described below. To use the Commission's electronic filing
procedure, filers must first be registered users of the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS), accessible from the
USITC Web site (https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm). The
Commission's rules for electronic filing are available in its Handbook
on Electronic Filing Procedures (https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). All written
submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Persons
with questions regarding electronic filing and EDIS should contact the
Office of the Secretary (202-205-2000).
Any submissions that contain confidential business information must
also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the
rules requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages
be clearly marked as to whether they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-
confidential'' version, and that the confidential business information
be clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions,
except for confidential business information, will be made available
for inspection by interested parties.
In his request letter, the USTR stated that his office intends to
make the Commission's reports available to the public in their
entirety, and asked that the Commission not include any confidential
business information or national security classified information in the
reports that the Commission transmits to his office. Any confidential
business information received by the Commission in these investigations
and used in preparing this report will not be published in a manner
that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: February 24, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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