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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 1205–7]
Proposed Modifications to the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States
AGENCY: United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of institution of
investigation and request for public
comment.
SUMMARY: On February 26, 2010, the
Commission instituted Investigation No.
1205–7, Proposed Modifications to the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, pursuant to section 1205
of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the 1988
Act). Section 1205 directs the
Commission to keep the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS) under continuous review and to
recommend to the President
modifications thereto, (1) when
amendments to the international
Convention on the Harmonized
Commodity Description and Coding
System (Harmonized System), and the
Protocol thereto, are recommended by
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the World Customs Organization (WCO)
(formerly known as the Customs
Cooperation Council) for adoption; and/
or (2) as other circumstances warrant.
The Commission’s report will set forth
the proposed changes to the HTS that
would be needed to maintain
conformity between the HTS and the
international Harmonized System. The
report will also include appropriate
explanatory information on the
proposed changes. In accordance with
section 1206 of the 1988 Act, the
President may proclaim the tariff
modifications recommended by the
Commission, following Congressional
layover and consultation.
DATES: April 9, 2010: Publication of
preliminary report on the USITC Web
site.
May 21, 2010: Deadline for public
comments on preliminary report.
June 25, 2010: Submission of final
report to the President.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices 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 collection of proposals
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Beck, Director, Office of Tariff
Affairs and Trade Agreements (202–
205–2603, fax 202–205–2616,
david.beck@usitc.gov). The media
should contact Margaret O’Laughlin,
Office of External Affairs (202–205–
1819, 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 Web site at 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: Section 1205(a) of the
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988 (the 1988 Act) (19 U.S.C.
3005(a)) provides that the Commission
shall keep the HTS under continuous
review and periodically recommend to
the President such modifications in the
HTS as the Commission considers
necessary or appropriate to accomplish
five general objectives. Among these
stated objectives, section 1205(a)(1) of
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the 1988 Act directs the Commission to
conform the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule with amendments made to the
Harmonized System Convention, of
which the United States is a signatory.
Section 1205(a)(2) directs the
Commission to promote the uniform
application of the Harmonized System
Convention and particularly the
Protocol thereto, which contains the
Harmonized System nomenclature
structure and accompanying legal notes.
Subsections (b)–(d) of section 1205 set
out procedures to be utilized in
formulating recommendations and the
requirements that the Commission must
observe with respect to the HTS
modifications it may recommend.
The proposed changes included in
this investigation are set out in a
Recommendation promulgated by the
World Customs Organization (WCO) on
June 26, 2009, in order to update and
clarify the international Harmonized
System nomenclature. The
Recommendation—the fourth in a
series—is part of the WCO’s long-term
program to review periodically the HS
nomenclature structure. In accordance
with Article 16 of the Harmonized
System Convention, the WCO has
recommended the adoption of certain
modifications to the Harmonized
System nomenclature, which are
scheduled to become effective on
January 1, 2012. The WCO
Recommendation of 26 June 2009 can be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site:
https://www.usitc.gov/tariff_affairs/
modifications_hts.htm.
The Harmonized System
nomenclature provides a uniform
structural basis for the customs tariffs
and statistical nomenclatures of all
major trading countries of the world,
including the United States. The
Harmonized System comprises the
broadest principles of classification and
levels of categories in the HTS, that is,
the General Rules of Interpretation,
Section and Chapter titles, Section and
Chapter legal notes, and heading and
subheading texts to the 6-digit level of
detail. Additional U.S. notes, further
subdivisions (8-digit subheadings and
10-digit statistical annotations) and
statistical notes, as well as the entirety
of chapters 98 and 99 and several
appendixes, are national legal and
statistical detail added for the
administration of the U.S. tariff and
statistical programs, and are not part of
the international Harmonized System.
An up-to-date copy of the HTS, which
incorporates the international
Harmonized System in its overall
structure, can be found on the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/
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index.htm). Hard copies and electronic
copies of CD can be found at many of
the 1,400 Federal Depository Libraries
located throughout the United States
and its territories; further information
about these locations can be found at
https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fdlp.html or
by contacting GPO Access at the
Government Printing Office, telephone
866–512–1800.
The Commission will prepare and
make available a preliminary report and
a final report. The preliminary report
will be forwarded to the President via
the United States Trade Representative
on or about April 9, 2010. It will also
be made available for public inspection
(with the exception of any confidential
business information) through the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
and posted on the USITC Web site
(https://www.usitc.gov).
The preliminary report will include
proposed HTS modifications to conform
the HTS to the WCO Recommendation
of 26 June 2009. The public is invited
to submit any comments until May 21,
2010. To assist the public in
understanding the proposed changes
and in developing comments, the
Commission will include, in the
preliminary and the final reports, a nonauthoritative cross-reference table
linking the proposed tariff codes to
corresponding current tariff codes.
Persons using the successive versions of
this table should be aware that the
cross-references shown are subject to
change during the course of preparing
for implementation of the January 2102
amendments to the HTS. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection has domestic
legal authority for tariff classification
and may provide information, both
during the course of the investigation
and after the Commission’s final report
is submitted, that indicates different or
additional tariff classifications of some
goods. Moreover, the WCO Secretariat
will eventually issue its own advisory
cross-reference table between the 2007
HS and the 2012 HS. If necessary, the
Commission’s report will provide an
explanation for any differences between
the WCO’s and the Commission’s crossreference tables; such differences would
typically result from differences
between WCO decisions and established
U.S. customs classification of goods.
The Commission’s final report,
incorporating any public comments
received, will be sent to the President
(through USTR) on or about June 25,
2010. It will also be made available for
public inspection (with the exception of
any confidential business information)
through the Commission’s electronic
docket (EDIS) and posted on the USITC
Web site (https://www.usitc.gov).
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Following Congressional layover and
consultation, the President may
proclaim the tariff modifications
recommended, effective not before the
30th day after the date on which the text
of the proclamation is published in the
Federal Register.
Written Submissions: No public
hearing is planned, but interested
parties are invited to submit written
comments, which should be addressed
to the Secretary and received no later
than May 21, 2010. Submissions should
be marked to refer to ‘‘Investigation No.
1205–7’’. 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).
Section 201.8 requires that a signed
original (or a copy so designated) and
fourteen (14) copies of each document
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 the
following paragraph for further
information regarding confidential
business information). The
Commission’s rules authorize filing
submissions with the Secretary by
facsimile or electronic means only to the
extent permitted by section 201.8 of the
rules (see Handbook for Electronic
Filing Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/
docket_services/documents/
handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf.
Persons with questions regarding
electronic filing should contact 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 the
public. Any confidential business
information that might be received in
the comments may be made available to
Customs, Census, or the President
during the examination of these
proposals. The Commission will not
otherwise publish or release any
confidential business information
received, nor release it to other
government agencies or other persons.
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By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the ‘‘Report on Occupational
Employment and Wages.’’ A copy of the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the Addresses
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or
before May 10, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Occupational Employment
Statistics (OES) survey is a Federal/State
establishment survey of wage and salary
workers designed to produce data on
current occupational employment and
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wages. OES survey data assist in the
development of employment and
training programs established by the
1998 Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
and the Perkins Vocational Education
Act of 1998.
The OES program operates a periodic
mail survey of a sample of non-farm
establishments conducted by all fifty
States, the District of Columbia, Guam,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Over three-year periods, data on
occupational employment and wages
are collected by industry at the fourand five-digit North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) levels.
The Department of Labor uses OES data
in the administration of the Foreign
Labor Certification process under the
Immigration Act of 1990.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Occupational Employment Statistics
(OES) program. Occupational
employment data obtained by the OES
survey are used to develop information
regarding current and projected
employment needs and job
opportunities. These data assist in the
development of State vocational
education plans. OES wage data provide
a significant source of information to
support a number of different Federal,
State, and local efforts.
As part of an ongoing effort to reduce
respondent burden, OES has several
electronic submission options which are
available to respondents. Respondents
have the ability to submit data by email, or fillable online forms. In many
cases, a respondent can submit existing
payroll records and would not need to
submit a survey form.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 1205-7]
Proposed Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of institution of investigation and request for public
comment.
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SUMMARY: On February 26, 2010, the Commission instituted Investigation
No. 1205-7, Proposed Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, pursuant to section 1205 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the 1988 Act). Section 1205 directs the
Commission to keep the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS) under continuous review and to recommend to the President
modifications thereto, (1) when amendments to the international
Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
(Harmonized System), and the Protocol thereto, are recommended by
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the World Customs Organization (WCO) (formerly known as the Customs
Cooperation Council) for adoption; and/or (2) as other circumstances
warrant. The Commission's report will set forth the proposed changes to
the HTS that would be needed to maintain conformity between the HTS and
the international Harmonized System. The report will also include
appropriate explanatory information on the proposed changes. In
accordance with section 1206 of the 1988 Act, the President may
proclaim the tariff modifications recommended by the Commission,
following Congressional layover and consultation.
DATES: April 9, 2010: Publication of preliminary report on the USITC
Web site.
May 21, 2010: Deadline for public comments on preliminary report.
June 25, 2010: Submission of final report to the President.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices 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 collection of
proposals may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at
https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Beck, Director, Office of Tariff
Affairs and Trade Agreements (202-205-2603, fax 202-205-2616,
david.beck@usitc.gov). The media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin,
Office of External Affairs (202-205-1819,
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 Web site at 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: Section 1205(a) of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the 1988 Act) (19 U.S.C. 3005(a)) provides
that the Commission shall keep the HTS under continuous review and
periodically recommend to the President such modifications in the HTS
as the Commission considers necessary or appropriate to accomplish five
general objectives. Among these stated objectives, section 1205(a)(1)
of the 1988 Act directs the Commission to conform the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule with amendments made to the Harmonized System Convention, of
which the United States is a signatory. Section 1205(a)(2) directs the
Commission to promote the uniform application of the Harmonized System
Convention and particularly the Protocol thereto, which contains the
Harmonized System nomenclature structure and accompanying legal notes.
Subsections (b)-(d) of section 1205 set out procedures to be utilized
in formulating recommendations and the requirements that the Commission
must observe with respect to the HTS modifications it may recommend.
The proposed changes included in this investigation are set out in
a Recommendation promulgated by the World Customs Organization (WCO) on
June 26, 2009, in order to update and clarify the international
Harmonized System nomenclature. The Recommendation--the fourth in a
series--is part of the WCO's long-term program to review periodically
the HS nomenclature structure. In accordance with Article 16 of the
Harmonized System Convention, the WCO has recommended the adoption of
certain modifications to the Harmonized System nomenclature, which are
scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2012. The WCO
Recommendation of 26 June 2009 can be viewed on the Commission's Web
site: https://www.usitc.gov/tariff_affairs/modifications_hts.htm.
The Harmonized System nomenclature provides a uniform structural
basis for the customs tariffs and statistical nomenclatures of all
major trading countries of the world, including the United States. The
Harmonized System comprises the broadest principles of classification
and levels of categories in the HTS, that is, the General Rules of
Interpretation, Section and Chapter titles, Section and Chapter legal
notes, and heading and subheading texts to the 6-digit level of detail.
Additional U.S. notes, further subdivisions (8-digit subheadings and
10-digit statistical annotations) and statistical notes, as well as the
entirety of chapters 98 and 99 and several appendixes, are national
legal and statistical detail added for the administration of the U.S.
tariff and statistical programs, and are not part of the international
Harmonized System.
An up-to-date copy of the HTS, which incorporates the international
Harmonized System in its overall structure, can be found on the
Commission's Web site (https://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm). Hard copies and electronic copies of CD can be found at
many of the 1,400 Federal Depository Libraries located throughout the
United States and its territories; further information about these
locations can be found at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fdlp.html or by
contacting GPO Access at the Government Printing Office, telephone 866-
512-1800.
The Commission will prepare and make available a preliminary report
and a final report. The preliminary report will be forwarded to the
President via the United States Trade Representative on or about April
9, 2010. It will also be made available for public inspection (with the
exception of any confidential business information) through the
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) and posted on the USITC Web site
(https://www.usitc.gov).
The preliminary report will include proposed HTS modifications to
conform the HTS to the WCO Recommendation of 26 June 2009. The public
is invited to submit any comments until May 21, 2010. To assist the
public in understanding the proposed changes and in developing
comments, the Commission will include, in the preliminary and the final
reports, a non-authoritative cross-reference table linking the proposed
tariff codes to corresponding current tariff codes. Persons using the
successive versions of this table should be aware that the cross-
references shown are subject to change during the course of preparing
for implementation of the January 2102 amendments to the HTS. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection has domestic legal authority for tariff
classification and may provide information, both during the course of
the investigation and after the Commission's final report is submitted,
that indicates different or additional tariff classifications of some
goods. Moreover, the WCO Secretariat will eventually issue its own
advisory cross-reference table between the 2007 HS and the 2012 HS. If
necessary, the Commission's report will provide an explanation for any
differences between the WCO's and the Commission's cross-reference
tables; such differences would typically result from differences
between WCO decisions and established U.S. customs classification of
goods.
The Commission's final report, incorporating any public comments
received, will be sent to the President (through USTR) on or about June
25, 2010. It will also be made available for public inspection (with
the exception of any confidential business information) through the
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) and posted on the USITC Web site
(https://www.usitc.gov).
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Following Congressional layover and consultation, the President may
proclaim the tariff modifications recommended, effective not before the
30th day after the date on which the text of the proclamation is
published in the Federal Register.
Written Submissions: No public hearing is planned, but interested
parties are invited to submit written comments, which should be
addressed to the Secretary and received no later than May 21, 2010.
Submissions should be marked to refer to ``Investigation No. 1205-7''.
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). Section 201.8 requires that a signed original (or a copy so
designated) and fourteen (14) copies of each document 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 the following paragraph for further
information regarding confidential business information). The
Commission's rules authorize filing submissions with the Secretary by
facsimile or electronic means only to the extent permitted by section
201.8 of the rules (see Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures,
https://www.usitc.gov/docket_services/documents/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf. Persons with questions regarding electronic
filing should contact 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 the public. Any confidential business information
that might be received in the comments may be made available to
Customs, Census, or the President during the examination of these
proposals. The Commission will not otherwise publish or release any
confidential business information received, nor release it to other
government agencies or other persons.
Issued: March 4, 2010.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-4969 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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