Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Announcing the Initiation of the 2010 Annual GSP Product Review and Deadlines for Filing Petitions, 41274-41276 [2010-17221]

Download as PDF 41274 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 135 / Thursday, July 15, 2010 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 7089] [Public Notice: 7088] Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty’’ Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The Art of Ancient Greek Theater’’ srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: Notice, correction. SUMMARY: On April 15, 2010, notice was published on pages 19668–19669 of the Federal Register (volume 75, number 72) of determination made by the Department of State pertaining to the exhibit ‘‘From Xanadu to Dadu: The World of Khubilai Khan.’’ The reference notice is corrected to accommodate additional objects to be included in the exhibition, and the exhibit name is now titled, ‘‘The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty.’’ Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the additional objects to be included in the exhibition ‘‘The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The additional objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the additional exhibit objects at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about September 28, 2010, until on or about January 2, 2011, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. Dated: July 9, 2010. Ann Stock, Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2010–17308 Filed 7–14–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Jul 14, 2010 Jkt 220001 SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ‘‘The Art of Ancient Greek Theater,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Pacific Palisades, CA, from on or about August 26, 2010, until on or about January 3, 2011, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. Dated: July 9, 2010. Ann Stock, Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2010–17311 Filed 7–14–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Announcing the Initiation of the 2010 Annual GSP Product Review and Deadlines for Filing Petitions AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice and solicitation for public petitions. PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will receive petitions to modify the list of products that are eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. This notice determines that the deadline for submission of product petitions, other than those requesting competitive need limitation (CNL) waivers, is 5 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The deadline for submission of petitions requesting CNL waivers is 5 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2010. The lists of product petitions accepted for review will be announced in the Federal Register at a later date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 1724 F Street, NW., Room 601, Washington, DC 20508. The telephone number is (202) 395–6971, the fax number is (202) 395–2961, and the email address is Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov. Public versions of the product and CNL waiver petitions submitted for the August 3, 2010, deadline will be available in docket USTR–2010–0017 at https://www.regulations.gov. Public versions of all documents relating to this review will be made available for public viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing and no later than approximately two weeks after the relevant due date. I. 2010 Annual GSP Review The GSP regulations (15 CFR part 2007) provide the timetable for conducting an annual review, unless otherwise specified by Federal Register notice. Notice is hereby given that, in order to be considered in the 2010 Annual GSP Product Review, all petitions to modify the list of articles eligible for duty-free treatment under GSP must be received by the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Petitions requesting CNL waivers must be received by the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, in order to be considered in the 2010 Annual Review. Petitions submitted after the respective deadlines will not be considered for review. The deadline for receipt of petitions for the Country Practices Eligibility Review and related public hearing date will be announced in the Federal Register at a later date. E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 135 / Thursday, July 15, 2010 / Notices GSP Product Review Petitions Interested parties, including foreign governments, may submit petitions to: (1) Designate additional articles as eligible for duty-free treatment under GSP, including to designate articles as eligible for GSP only for countries designated as least-developed beneficiary developing countries, or only for countries designated as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); (2) withdraw, suspend or limit the application of dutyfree treatment accorded under the GSP with respect to any article, either for all beneficiary developing countries, leastdeveloped beneficiary developing countries or beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, or for any of these countries individually; (3) waive the ‘‘competitive need limitations’’ for individual beneficiary developing countries with respect to specific GSPeligible articles (these limits do not apply to either least-developed beneficiary developing countries or AGOA beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries); and (4) otherwise modify GSP coverage. Petitions requesting CNL waivers for GSP-eligible articles from beneficiary developing countries that exceed the CNLs in 2010 must be filed in the 2010 Annual Review. In order to allow petitioners an opportunity to review additional 2010 U.S. import statistics, these petitions may be filed after Tuesday, August 3, 2010, but must be received on or before the Tuesday, November 16, 2010 deadline described above in order to be considered in the 2010 Annual Review. Public versions of these petitions will be made available for public inspection at https:// www.regulations.gov after the November 16, 2010, deadline. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES II. Public Comments Requirements for Submissions All submissions for the GSP Product Review must conform to the GSP regulations set forth at 15 CFR part 2007, except as modified below. These regulations are available on the USTR Web site at https://www.ustr.gov/tradetopics/trade-development/preferenceprograms/generalized-systempreference-gsp/gsp-program-inf. As specified in 15 CFR 2007.1, all product petitions must include a detailed description of the product and the 8-digit subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under which the product is classified. Additional information requirements for product petitions are also specified in 15 CFR VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Jul 14, 2010 Jkt 220001 2007.1. Submissions that do not provide the information required by section 2007.1 of the GSP regulations will not be accepted for review, except upon a detailed showing in the submission that the petitioner made a good faith effort to obtain the information required. Any person or party making a submission is strongly advised to review the GSP regulations. An outline of the information required in product petitions is included in the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences Guidebook, available at: https:// www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/tradedevelopment/preference-programs/ generalized-system-preference-gsp/gspprogram-inf. To ensure their timely and expeditious receipt and consideration, product petitions provided in response to this notice, with the exception of business confidential submissions, must be submitted online at https:// www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR–2010–0017. Hand-delivered submissions will not be accepted. Submissions must be submitted in English to the Chairman of the GSP Subcommittee, Trade Policy Staff Committee, by the applicable deadlines set forth in this notice. To make a submission using https:// www.regulations.gov, enter docket number USTR–2010–0017 on the home page and click ‘‘go.’’ The site will list 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.’’ The https:// www.regulations.gov website offers the option of providing comments by filling in a ‘‘General Comments’’ field or by attaching a document. Submissions must be in English, with the total submission not to exceed 30 singlespaced standard letter-size pages in 12point type, including attachments. Any data attachments to the submission should be included in the same file as the submission itself, and not as separate files. Given the detailed nature of the information sought by the GSP Subcommittee, it is expected that most comments and submissions will be provided in an attached document. When attaching a document, type: (1) The eight-digit HTSUS subheading number, and (2) ‘‘See attached’’ in the ‘‘General Comments’’ field on the online submission form, and indicate on the attachment that the document is a ‘‘Product Review Petition’’ for [HTSUS Subheading Number], [Product Name], and, if pertinent, [Country]. PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41275 Petitions submitted in response to this notice must include on the first page (if provided in an attachment, or at the beginning of the submission, if not provided in an attachment), the following text (in bold and underlined): (1) ‘‘2010 GSP Annual Review’’; (2) the eight-digit HTSUS subheading number in which the product is classified (3) the requested action; and (4) if applicable, the beneficiary developing country. Each submitter will receive a submission tracking number upon completion of the submissions procedure at https:// www.regulations.gov. The tracking number will be the submitter’s confirmation that the submission was received, and it should be kept for the submitter’s records. USTR is not able to provide technical assistance for the website. Documents not submitted in accordance with these instructions may not be considered in this review. If unable to provide submissions as requested, please contact the GSP Program to arrange for an alternative method of transmission. III. Business Confidential Comments A person requesting that information contained in a comment submitted by that person be treated as confidential business information must certify that such information is business confidential and would not customarily be released to the public by the submitter. Confidential business information must be clearly designated as such, the submission must be marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page, and the submission should indicate, via brackets, the specific information that is confidential. Additionally, ‘‘Business Confidential’’ must be included in the ‘‘Type Comment & Upload File’’ field. Anyone submitting a comment containing business confidential information must also submit as a separate submission a nonconfidential version of the confidential submission, indicating where confidential information has been redacted. The non-confidential version will be placed in the docket and open to public inspection. IV. Public Viewing of Review Submissions Submissions in response to this notice, except for information granted ‘‘business confidential’’ status under 15 CFR 2003.6, will be available for public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR 2007.6 at https://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing and no later than approximately two weeks after the relevant due date. Petitions submitted E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 41276 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 135 / Thursday, July 15, 2010 / Notices by the August 3, 2010 deadline may be viewed by entering the docket number USTR–2010–0017 in the search field at: https://www.regulations.gov. Seth Vaughn, Director, GSP Program; Chairman, GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee; Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Maritime Administration, DOT. Notice and request for comments. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC–11) AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice of an opened meeting. SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting on Monday, August 9, 2010, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting will be opened to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. DATES: The meeting is scheduled for August 9, 2010, unless otherwise notified. The meeting will be held at the Big Sky Resort, located at 1 Lone Mountain Trail, Big Sky, Montana 59716. ADDRESSES: srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at (202) 482–3222, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agenda topic to be discussed is: —Overview of the Congressional Trade Agenda —Impact of Upcoming Legislation on Trade Competitiveness —Free Trade Agreements pending before Congress (Colombia, Panama and South Korea) —Generalized System of Preferences —Mexican Trucking/Retaliation Issue —U.S.-China Trade Issues, including China Currency, Export Subsidies, Indigenous Innovation, IPR, and other issues. —Trade Promotion —Export Finance Myesha T. Ward, Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Jul 14, 2010 Jkt 220001 Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review ACTION: BILLING CODE P BILLING CODE 3190–W9–P Maritime Administration AGENCY: [FR Doc. 2010–17221 Filed 7–14–10; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2010–17222 Filed 7–14–10; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The nature of the information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on April 16, 2010 and expired on June 15, 2010. No comments were received. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 16, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Dougherty, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–5469; or E–MAIL: anne.dougherty@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration. Title: Information to Determine Seamen’s Re-employment Rights— National Emergency. OMB Control No.: 2133–0526. Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection. Affected Public: U.S. merchant seamen who have completed designated national service during a time of maritime mobilization need and are seeking re-employment with a prior employer. Forms: None. Abstract: This collection is needed in order to implement provisions of the Maritime Security Act of 1996. These provisions grant re-employment rights and other benefits to certain merchant seamen serving aboard vessels used by the United States during times of national emergencies. The Maritime Security Act of 1996 establishes the procedures for obtaining the necessary Maritime Administration certification for re-employment rights and other benefits. Need and Use of the Information: The Maritime Administration will use the information to determine if U.S. civilian mariners are eligible for re-employment rights under the Maritime Security Act of 1996. PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 10 hours. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Maritime Administration Desk Officer. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect, if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. (Authority: 49 CFR 1.66) Issued in Washington, DC on July 8, 2010. Murray Bloom, Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 2010–17246 Filed 7–14–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35384] US Rail Partners, Ltd. and Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company—Continuance in Control Exemption—Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad Company US Rail Partners, Ltd. (USRP), a noncarrier holding company, and Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company (BNGR), a Class III carrier, have filed a verified notice of exemption to continue in control of Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad Company (EBGR), upon EBGR’s becoming a rail carrier.1 USRP and BNGR state that the transaction is expected to be consummated on August 1, 2010. The earliest this transaction may be consummated is July 29, 2010, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). Applicants state that EBGR intends to file a notice for a modified certificate of public convenience and necessity in STB Finance Docket No. 35383, Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad Company— 1 EBGR is wholly owned by BNGR and indirectly controlled by USRP. E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Announcing the 
Initiation of the 2010 Annual GSP Product Review and Deadlines for 
Filing Petitions

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice and solicitation for public petitions.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative (USTR) will receive petitions to modify the list 
of products that are eligible for duty-free treatment under the 
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. This notice determines 
that the deadline for submission of product petitions, other than those 
requesting competitive need limitation (CNL) waivers, is 5 p.m., 
Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The deadline for submission of petitions 
requesting CNL waivers is 5 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2010. The lists 
of product petitions accepted for review will be announced in the 
Federal Register at a later date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of 
the United States Trade Representative, 1724 F Street, NW., Room 601, 
Washington, DC 20508. The telephone number is (202) 395-6971, the fax 
number is (202) 395-2961, and the e-mail address is Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov.
    Public versions of the product and CNL waiver petitions submitted 
for the August 3, 2010, deadline will be available in docket USTR-2010-
0017 at https://www.regulations.gov. Public versions of all documents 
relating to this review will be made available for public viewing at 
https://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing and no later 
than approximately two weeks after the relevant due date.

I. 2010 Annual GSP Review

    The GSP regulations (15 CFR part 2007) provide the timetable for 
conducting an annual review, unless otherwise specified by Federal 
Register notice. Notice is hereby given that, in order to be considered 
in the 2010 Annual GSP Product Review, all petitions to modify the list 
of articles eligible for duty-free treatment under GSP must be received 
by the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee no later 
than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Petitions requesting CNL 
waivers must be received by the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy 
Staff Committee no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, in 
order to be considered in the 2010 Annual Review. Petitions submitted 
after the respective deadlines will not be considered for review. The 
deadline for receipt of petitions for the Country Practices Eligibility 
Review and related public hearing date will be announced in the Federal 
Register at a later date.

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GSP Product Review Petitions

    Interested parties, including foreign governments, may submit 
petitions to: (1) Designate additional articles as eligible for duty-
free treatment under GSP, including to designate articles as eligible 
for GSP only for countries designated as least-developed beneficiary 
developing countries, or only for countries designated as beneficiary 
sub-Saharan African countries under the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (AGOA); (2) withdraw, suspend or limit the application of duty-free 
treatment accorded under the GSP with respect to any article, either 
for all beneficiary developing countries, least-developed beneficiary 
developing countries or beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, or 
for any of these countries individually; (3) waive the ``competitive 
need limitations'' for individual beneficiary developing countries with 
respect to specific GSP-eligible articles (these limits do not apply to 
either least-developed beneficiary developing countries or AGOA 
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries); and (4) otherwise modify 
GSP coverage.
    Petitions requesting CNL waivers for GSP-eligible articles from 
beneficiary developing countries that exceed the CNLs in 2010 must be 
filed in the 2010 Annual Review. In order to allow petitioners an 
opportunity to review additional 2010 U.S. import statistics, these 
petitions may be filed after Tuesday, August 3, 2010, but must be 
received on or before the Tuesday, November 16, 2010 deadline described 
above in order to be considered in the 2010 Annual Review. Public 
versions of these petitions will be made available for public 
inspection at https://www.regulations.gov after the November 16, 2010, 
deadline.

II. Public Comments

Requirements for Submissions

    All submissions for the GSP Product Review must conform to the GSP 
regulations set forth at 15 CFR part 2007, except as modified below. 
These regulations are available on the USTR Web site at https://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/trade-development/preference-programs/generalized-system-preference-gsp/gsp-program-inf.
    As specified in 15 CFR 2007.1, all product petitions must include a 
detailed description of the product and the 8-digit subheading of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under which the 
product is classified. Additional information requirements for product 
petitions are also specified in 15 CFR 2007.1. Submissions that do not 
provide the information required by section 2007.1 of the GSP 
regulations will not be accepted for review, except upon a detailed 
showing in the submission that the petitioner made a good faith effort 
to obtain the information required. Any person or party making a 
submission is strongly advised to review the GSP regulations. An 
outline of the information required in product petitions is included in 
the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences Guidebook, available at: 
https://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/trade-development/preference-programs/generalized-system-preference-gsp/gsp-program-inf.
    To ensure their timely and expeditious receipt and consideration, 
product petitions provided in response to this notice, with the 
exception of business confidential submissions, must be submitted 
online at https://www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2010-0017. 
Hand-delivered submissions will not be accepted. Submissions must be 
submitted in English to the Chairman of the GSP Subcommittee, Trade 
Policy Staff Committee, by the applicable deadlines set forth in this 
notice.
    To make a submission using https://www.regulations.gov, enter docket 
number USTR-2010-0017 on the home page and click ``go.'' The site will 
list 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.'' The https://www.regulations.gov website 
offers the option of providing comments by filling in a ``General 
Comments'' field or by attaching a document. Submissions must be in 
English, with the total submission not to exceed 30 single-spaced 
standard letter-size pages in 12-point type, including attachments. Any 
data attachments to the submission should be included in the same file 
as the submission itself, and not as separate files.
    Given the detailed nature of the information sought by the GSP 
Subcommittee, it is expected that most comments and submissions will be 
provided in an attached document. When attaching a document, type: (1) 
The eight-digit HTSUS subheading number, and (2) ``See attached'' in 
the ``General Comments'' field on the online submission form, and 
indicate on the attachment that the document is a ``Product Review 
Petition'' for [HTSUS Subheading Number], [Product Name], and, if 
pertinent, [Country].
    Petitions submitted in response to this notice must include on the 
first page (if provided in an attachment, or at the beginning of the 
submission, if not provided in an attachment), the following text (in 
bold and underlined): (1) ``2010 GSP Annual Review''; (2) the eight-
digit HTSUS subheading number in which the product is classified (3) 
the requested action; and (4) if applicable, the beneficiary developing 
country.
    Each submitter will receive a submission tracking number upon 
completion of the submissions procedure at https://www.regulations.gov. 
The tracking number will be the submitter's confirmation that the 
submission was received, and it should be kept for the submitter's 
records. USTR is not able to provide technical assistance for the 
website. Documents not submitted in accordance with these instructions 
may not be considered in this review. If unable to provide submissions 
as requested, please contact the GSP Program to arrange for an 
alternative method of transmission.

III. Business Confidential Comments

    A person requesting that information contained in a comment 
submitted by that person be treated as confidential business 
information must certify that such information is business confidential 
and would not customarily be released to the public by the submitter. 
Confidential business information must be clearly designated as such, 
the submission must be marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and 
bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page, and the submission 
should indicate, via brackets, the specific information that is 
confidential. Additionally, ``Business Confidential'' must be included 
in the ``Type Comment & Upload File'' field. Anyone submitting a 
comment containing business confidential information must also submit 
as a separate submission a non-confidential version of the confidential 
submission, indicating where confidential information has been 
redacted. The non-confidential version will be placed in the docket and 
open to public inspection.

IV. Public Viewing of Review Submissions

    Submissions in response to this notice, except for information 
granted ``business confidential'' status under 15 CFR 2003.6, will be 
available for public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR 2007.6 at https://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing and no later than 
approximately two weeks after the relevant due date. Petitions 
submitted

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by the August 3, 2010 deadline may be viewed by entering the docket 
number USTR-2010-0017 in the search field at: https://www.regulations.gov.

Seth Vaughn,
Director, GSP Program; Chairman, GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy 
Staff Committee; Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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