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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Public Comments on
Annual Review of Country Eligibility
for Benefits Under the African Growth
and Opportunity Act
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
The African Growth and
Opportunity Act Implementation
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
Committee (the ‘‘Subcommittee’’) is
requesting written public comments for
the annual review of the eligibility of
sub-Saharan African countries to receive
the benefits of the African Growth and
Opportunity Act (AGOA). The
Subcommittee will consider these
comments in developing
recommendations on AGOA country
eligibility for the President. Comments
received related to the child labor
criteria may also be considered by the
Secretary of Labor for the preparation of
the Department of Labor’s report on
child labor as required under section
412(c) of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000. This notice identifies the
eligibility criteria that must be
considered under the AGOA, and lists
those sub-Saharan African countries
that are currently eligible for the
benefits of the AGOA, and those that are
currently ineligible for such benefits.
DATES: Public comments are due at the
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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2010.
ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers
electronic submissions made at https://
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2010–0024. See ‘‘Requirements
for Submission,’’ below. If you are
unable to make a submission at https://
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Gloria Blue, Executive Secretary, Trade
Policy Staff Committee, at (202) 395–
6143 to make other arrangements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
procedural questions, please contact
Gloria Blue, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative, 600 17th Street, NW.,
Room F516, Washington, DC 20508, at
(202) 395–3475. All other questions
should be directed to Constance
Hamilton, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative for Africa, Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative, at (202) 395–
9514.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
AGOA (Title I of the Trade and
Development Act of 2000, Pub. L. 106–
200) (19 U.S.C. 3721 et seq.), as
amended, authorizes the President to
designate sub-Saharan African countries
as beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries eligible for duty-free treatment
for certain additional products under
the Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP) (Title V of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) (the ‘‘1974
Act’’)), as well as for the preferential
treatment the AGOA provides for
certain textile and apparel articles.
The President may designate a
country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country eligible for both the
additional GSP benefits and the textile
and apparel benefits of the AGOA for
countries meeting certain statutory
requirements intended to prevent
unlawful transshipment of such articles,
if he determines that the country meets
the eligibility criteria set forth in: (1)
Section 104 of the AGOA; and (2)
section 502 of the 1974 Act. For 2010,
39 countries have been designated as
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries. These countries, as well as
the 9 countries currently ineligible, are
listed below. Section 506A of the 1974
Act provides that the President shall
monitor and review annually the
progress of each sub-Saharan African
country in meeting the foregoing
eligibility criteria in order to determine
whether each beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country should continue to be
eligible, and whether each sub-Saharan
African country that is currently not a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country, should be designated as such a
country. Section 506A of the 1974 Act
requires that, if the President
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determines that a beneficiary subSaharan African country is not making
continual progress in meeting the
eligibility requirements, he must
terminate the designation of the country
as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country.
The Subcommittee is seeking public
comments in connection with the
annual review of the eligibility of
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries for the AGOA’s benefits. The
Subcommittee will consider any such
comments in developing
recommendations on country eligibility
for the President. Comments related to
the child labor criteria may also be
considered by the Secretary of Labor in
making the findings required under
section 504 of the 1974 Act. The
following sub-Saharan African countries
were designated as beneficiary subSaharan African countries in 2010:Q
P=≥02≥≤
Angola,
Republic of Benin,
Republic of Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Republic of Cape Verde,
Republic of Cameroon,
Republic of Chad,
Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros,
Republic of Congo,
Democratic Republic of Congo,
Republic of Djibouti,
Ethiopia,
Gabonese Republic,
The Gambia,
Republic of Ghana,
Republic of Guinea-Bissau,
Republic of Kenya,
Kingdom of Lesotho,
Republic of Liberia,
Republic of Malawi,
Republic of Mali,
Islamic Republic of Mauritania,
Republic of Mauritius,
Republic of Mozambique,
Republic of Namibia,
Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Republic of Rwanda,
Sao Tome & Principe,
Republic of Senegal,
Republic of Seychelles,
Republic of Sierra Leone,
Republic of South Africa,
Kingdom of Swaziland,
United Republic of Tanzania,
Republic of Togo,
Republic of Uganda,
Republic of Zambia.
The following sub-Saharan African
countries were not designated as
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries in 2010:
Central African Republic,
Republic of Cote d’Ivoire,
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Republic of Guinea,
Republic of Equatorial Guinea,
State of Eritrea,
Republic of Madagascar,
Republic of Niger,
Somalia,
Republic of Sudan,
Republic of Zimbabwe.
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Public versions of all documents
relating to this review will be available
for review no later than two weeks after
the due date at https://
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2010–0024.
Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
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ACTION: Notice and request for
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AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
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other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
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existing Final Regulation, REG–139236–
07 (TD 9467), Measurement of Assets
and Liabilities for Pension Funding
Purposes.
SUMMARY:
Written comments should be
received on or before December 3, 2010
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Gerald Shields, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
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Requests for additional information or
copies of the regulations should be
directed to Joel Goldberger at Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or at (202) 927–9368, or
through the Internet at
Joel.P.Goldberger@irs.gov.
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Liabilities for Pension Funding
Purposes.
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Regulation Project Number: REG–
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single set of final regulations and the
IRS is changing the Information
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abandoning the ICR under OMB control
number 1545–2112. The collections that
were under 1545–2112 are being added
to 1545–2095.)
In order to implement the statutory
provisions under sections 430 and 436,
this final regulation contains collections
of information in §§ 1.430(f)–1(f),
1.430(h)(2)–1(e), 1.436–1(f), and 1.436–
1(h). The information required under
§ 1.430(f)–1(f) is required in order for
plan sponsors to make elections
regarding a plan’s credit balances upon
occasion. The information under
§ 1.430(g)–1(d)(3) is required in order
for a plan sponsor to include as a plan
asset a contribution made to avoid a
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for a plan sponsor to make an election
to use an alternative interest rate for
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in order for a qualified defined benefit
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timely certification of the plan’s
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percentage (AFTAP) for each plan year
to avoid certain benefit restrictions.
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local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
80,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5
hrs.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 120,000.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Public Comments on Annual Review of Country
Eligibility for Benefits Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The African Growth and Opportunity Act Implementation
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (the ``Subcommittee'')
is requesting written public comments for the annual review of the
eligibility of sub-Saharan African countries to receive the benefits of
the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Subcommittee will
consider these comments in developing recommendations on AGOA country
eligibility for the President. Comments received related to the child
labor criteria may also be considered by the Secretary of Labor for the
preparation of the Department of Labor's report on child labor as
required under section 412(c) of the Trade and Development Act of 2000.
This notice identifies the eligibility criteria that must be considered
under the AGOA, and lists those sub-Saharan African countries that are
currently eligible for the benefits of the AGOA, and those that are
currently ineligible for such benefits.
DATES: Public comments are due at the Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative (USTR) by noon, Thursday, October 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers electronic submissions made at https://www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2010-0024. See ``Requirements
for Submission,'' below. If you are unable to make a submission at
https://www.regulations.gov, please contact Gloria Blue, Executive
Secretary, Trade Policy Staff Committee, at (202) 395-6143 to make
other arrangements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For procedural questions, please
contact Gloria Blue, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th
Street, NW., Room F516, Washington, DC 20508, at (202) 395-3475. All
other questions should be directed to Constance Hamilton, Deputy
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative, at (202) 395-9514.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AGOA (Title I of the Trade and
Development Act of 2000, Pub. L. 106-200) (19 U.S.C. 3721 et seq.), as
amended, authorizes the President to designate sub-Saharan African
countries as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries eligible for
duty-free treatment for certain additional products under the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (Title V of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) (the ``1974 Act'')), as well as for the
preferential treatment the AGOA provides for certain textile and
apparel articles.
The President may designate a country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country eligible for both the additional GSP benefits and the
textile and apparel benefits of the AGOA for countries meeting certain
statutory requirements intended to prevent unlawful transshipment of
such articles, if he determines that the country meets the eligibility
criteria set forth in: (1) Section 104 of the AGOA; and (2) section 502
of the 1974 Act. For 2010, 39 countries have been designated as
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. These countries, as well as
the 9 countries currently ineligible, are listed below. Section 506A of
the 1974 Act provides that the President shall monitor and review
annually the progress of each sub-Saharan African country in meeting
the foregoing eligibility criteria in order to determine whether each
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country should continue to be eligible,
and whether each sub-Saharan African country that is currently not a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country, should be designated as such a
country. Section 506A of the 1974 Act requires that, if the President
determines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country is not making
continual progress in meeting the eligibility requirements, he must
terminate the designation of the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country.
The Subcommittee is seeking public comments in connection with the
annual review of the eligibility of beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries for the AGOA's benefits. The Subcommittee will consider any
such comments in developing recommendations on country eligibility for
the President. Comments related to the child labor criteria may also be
considered by the Secretary of Labor in making the findings required
under section 504 of the 1974 Act. The following sub-Saharan African
countries were designated as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries
in 2010:Q P=02>
Angola,
Republic of Benin,
Republic of Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Republic of Cape Verde,
Republic of Cameroon,
Republic of Chad,
Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros,
Republic of Congo,
Democratic Republic of Congo,
Republic of Djibouti,
Ethiopia,
Gabonese Republic,
The Gambia,
Republic of Ghana,
Republic of Guinea-Bissau,
Republic of Kenya,
Kingdom of Lesotho,
Republic of Liberia,
Republic of Malawi,
Republic of Mali,
Islamic Republic of Mauritania,
Republic of Mauritius,
Republic of Mozambique,
Republic of Namibia,
Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Republic of Rwanda,
Sao Tome & Principe,
Republic of Senegal,
Republic of Seychelles,
Republic of Sierra Leone,
Republic of South Africa,
Kingdom of Swaziland,
United Republic of Tanzania,
Republic of Togo,
Republic of Uganda,
Republic of Zambia.
The following sub-Saharan African countries were not designated as
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries in 2010:
Central African Republic,
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire,
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Republic of Guinea,
Republic of Equatorial Guinea,
State of Eritrea,
Republic of Madagascar,
Republic of Niger,
Somalia,
Republic of Sudan,
Republic of Zimbabwe.
Requirements for Submissions: Comments must be submitted in
English. To ensure the most timely and expeditious receipt and
consideration of petitions, USTR has arranged to accept on-line
submissions via https://www.regulations.gov. To submit petitions via
this site, enter docket number USTR-2010-0024 on the home page and
click ``search.'' 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 search-
results page and click on the link entitled ``Submit a Comment.'' (For
further information on using the https://www.regulations,gov Web site,
please consult the resources provided on the Web site by clicking on
``Help'' at the top of the home page.)
The https://www.regulations.gov Web site provides the option of
making submissions by filling in a ``Type comment & Upload file''
field, or by attaching a document. USTR prefers comments to be
submitted as attachments. When doing this, it is sufficient to type
``See attached'' in the ``Type comment & Upload file'' field.
Submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) are
preferred.
Persons wishing to file comments containing business confidential
information must submit both a business confidential version and a
public version. Persons submitting business confidential information
should write ``See attached BC comments'' in the ``Type comment &
Upload file'' field. Any page containing business confidential
information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top
of that page. Persons submitting a business confidential comment must
also submit a separate public version of that comment with the business
confidential information deleted. Persons should write ``See attached
public version'' in the ``Type comment & Upload file'' field of the
public submission. Submissions should not attach separate cover
letters; rather, information that might appear in the cover letter
should be included in the comments you submit. Similarly, to the extent
possible, please include any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments to
a submission in the same file as the submission itself and not as
separate files.
Public versions of all documents relating to this review will be
available for review no later than two weeks after the due date at
https://www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2010-0024.
Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-24781 Filed 10-1-10; 8:45 am]
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