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Grady Hedgespeth,
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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
(and, as appropriate, Delegation of
Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I
hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Making a
Presence: F. Holland Day in Artistic
Photography,’’ 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 Addison Gallery of
American Art, Phillips Academy,
Andover, Massachusetts from on or
about March 27, 2012, until on or about
July 31, 2012; the Bowdoin College
Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine from
on or about September 6, 2012 until on
or about December 23, 2012; and the
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln from
February 4, 2012 until on or about April
28, 2013; 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 Ona M.
Hahs, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: 202–632–6473). The mailing
address is U.S. Department of State, SA–
5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03),
Washington, DC 20522–0505.
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
(and, as appropriate, Delegation of
Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I
hereby determine that the objects to be
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included in the exhibition ‘‘Joan Miro:
the Ladder of Escape,’’ 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 National
Gallery of Art, Washington, DC from on
or about May 6, 2012, until on or about
August 12, 2012, 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 Ona M.
Hahs, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: 202–632–6473). The mailing
address is U.S. Department of State, SA–
5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03),
Washington, DC 20522–0505.
Dated: March 12, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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Inviting Public Comments on Possible
Actions Related to Competitive Need
Limitations
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Dated: March 12, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Joan
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Miro: the Ladder of Escape’’
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported
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Photography’’
Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
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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
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AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) will
accept public comments submitted by
April 6, 2012, regarding: (1) Potential
revocation of competitive need
limitations (CNL) waivers; (2) possible
de minimis CNL waivers; and (3)
possible redesignations of articles
currently not eligible for GSP benefits
because they previously exceeded the
CNL thresholds. Full 2011 calendar year
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import statistics relating to CNLs under
the Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP) program are now available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of
the United States Trade Representative,
600 17th Street NW., Room 422,
Washington, DC 20508. The telephone
number is (202) 395–6971, the fax
number is (202) 395–9674, and the
email address is
Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov.
DATES: Public comments are due by 5
p.m., Friday, April 6, 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Competitive Need Limitations, De
Minimis Waivers, and Redesignations
The GSP program provides for the
duty-free importation of designated
articles when imported from designated
beneficiary developing countries
(BDCs). The GSP program is authorized
by Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended (the
‘‘1974 Act’’), and is implemented in
accordance with Executive Order 11888
of November 24, 1975, as modified by
subsequent Executive Orders and
Presidential Proclamations.
Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act
sets out the two CNLs. If the President
determines that a BDC exported to the
United States during a calendar year
either: (1) A quantity of a GSP-eligible
article having a value in excess of the
applicable amount for that year ($150
million for 2011), or (2) a quantity of a
GSP-eligible article having a value equal
to or greater than 50 percent of the value
of total U.S. imports of the article from
all countries (the ‘‘50 percent’’ CNL), the
President must terminate GSP duty-free
treatment for that article from that BDC
by no later than July 1 of the next
calendar year.
De minimis waivers: Under section
503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, the
President may waive the 50 percent
CNL with respect to an eligible article
imported from a BDC, if the value of
total imports of that article from all
countries during the calendar year did
not exceed the applicable de minimis
amount for that year ($20.5 million for
2011).
Redesignations: Under section
503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, if imports
of an eligible article from a BDC ceased
to receive duty-free treatment due to
exceeding a CNL in a prior year, the
President may, subject to the
considerations set forth in sections 501
and 502 of the 1974 Act, redesignate
such an article for duty-free treatment if
imports of that article from that country
did not exceed the CNLs in the most
recently completed calendar year.
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CNL waiver revocation: Under Section
503(d)(5) of the 1974 Act, a CNL waiver
remains in effect until the President
determines that it is no longer
warranted due to changed
circumstances. Section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii)
of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public
Law 109–432, also provides that, ‘‘[n]ot
later than July 1 of each year, the
President should revoke any waiver that
has then been in effect with respect to
an article for 5 years or more if the
beneficiary developing country has
exported to the United States (directly
or indirectly) during the preceding
calendar year a quantity of the article—
having an appraised value in excess of
1.5 times the applicable amount set
forth in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that
calendar year ($225 million in 2011); or
exceeding 75 percent of the appraised
value of the total imports of that article
into the United States during that
calendar year.’’
Exclusions from GSP duty-free
treatment where CNLs have been
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2012,
unless granted a waiver by the
President. Any CNL-based exclusions,
CNL waiver revocations, and decisions
with respect to de minimis waivers and
redesignations will be based on full
2011 calendar year import data.
II. 2011 Import Statistics
In order to provide notice of articles
that have exceeded the CNLs for 2011
and to afford an opportunity for
comment regarding: (1) The potential
revocation of waivers subject to the CNL
waiver thresholds for 2011, (2) potential
de minimis waivers, and (3)
redesignations. Lists of relevant
products are posted on the USTR Web
site at https://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/
trade-development/preferenceprograms/generalized-systempreference-gsp/current-review-4 under
the title ‘‘2011 GSP Annual Product
Review: Import Statistics Relating to
Competitive Need Limitations, Potential
Revocations, De Minimis Waivers, and
Product Redesignations.’’ These lists
can also be found at
www.regulations.gov in Docket Number
USTR–2011–0015. Full 2011 calendar
year data for individual tariff
subheadings may also be viewed on the
Web site of the U.S. International Trade
Commission at https://dataweb.usitc.gov.
The lists available on the USTR Web
site contain, for each article, the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheading and
BDC country of origin, the value of
imports of the article for the 2011
calendar year, and the percentage of
total imports of that article from all
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countries accounted for by imports from
the relevant BDC.
The computer-generated lists
published on the USTR Web site are for
informational purposes only. They may
not include all articles to which the GSP
CNLs may apply. Each interested party
is advised to conduct its own review of
2011 import data with respect to the
possible application of the GSP CNL
provisions.
List I on the USTR Web site shows
GSP-eligible articles from BDCs that
exceeded a CNL by having been
exported in excess of $150 million, or in
a quantity equal to or greater than 50
percent of the total U.S. import value, in
2011. These products will be removed
from eligibility for GSP for the subject
countries on July 1, 2012, unless the
President grants a waiver for the
product for the subject country in
response to a petition filed by an
interested party. Such petitions for CNL
waivers must have been submitted
earlier in the 2011 GSP Annual Review.
(See 76 FR 67531 and 77 FR 10034.) The
last column in List I shows those
products for which petitions have been
accepted and are now under review.
List II identifies GSP-eligible articles
from BDCs that are above the 50 percent
CNL, but that are eligible for a de
minimis waiver of the 50 percent CNL.
Articles eligible for de minimis waivers
are automatically considered in the GSP
annual review process, without the
filing of a petition. List III shows GSPeligible articles from certain BDCs that
are currently not receiving GSP dutyfree treatment, but that may be
considered for GSP redesignation based
on 2011 trade data and consideration of
certain statutory factors, as described
above. List IV shows articles subject to
CNL waiver revocation based on the
provisions of Section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of
the 1974 Act, as amended by Public Law
109–432.
Recommendations to the President on
de minimis waivers, redesignations, and
revocation of waivers will be made as
part of the 2011 GSP annual review
process, and public comments
(including comments in support of or in
opposition to granting de minimis
waivers, redesignations, and revocation
of CNL waivers) are invited in
accordance with the Requirements for
Submissions below.
III. Public Comments
Requirements for Submissions
Written comments submitted in
response to this notice must be
submitted electronically by 5 p.m.,
Friday, April 6, 2012 using
www.regulations.gov, docket number
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USTR–2011–0015. Instructions for
submitting business confidential
versions are provided below. Handdelivered submissions will not be
accepted. Submissions must be
submitted in English to the Chairman of
the GSP Subcommittee, Trade Policy
Staff Committee, by the deadline set
forth in this notice.
All submissions for the GSP Annual
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. Any
person or party making a submission is
strongly advised to review the GSP
regulations as well as the GSP
Guidebook, which is available at the
same link.
To make a submission using
www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number USTR–2011–0015 in the
‘‘Search’’ field on the home page and
click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will provide a
search-results page listing all documents
associated with this docket. Locate the
reference to this notice by selecting
‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document Type’’ in
the section on the left hand side of the
search-results page, and click on the
link entitled ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ on
the right-hand side of the page under
the heading ‘‘Actions.’’ The
www.regulations.gov Web site offers the
option of providing comments by filling
in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field or by
attaching a document using the ‘‘Upload
file(s)’’ field. Given the detailed nature
of the information sought by the GSP
Subcommittee, it is preferred that
submissions be provided in an attached
document. When attaching a document,
type (1) 2011 GSP Annual Product
Review; (2) the product description and
related HTS tariff number; (3) ‘‘See
attached’’ in the ‘‘Type Comment’’ field
on the online submission form, and
indicate on the attachment that the
document is, ‘‘Written Comments’’
Submissions should not 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.
Each submitter will receive a
submission tracking number upon
completion of the submissions
procedure at www.regulations.gov. The
tracking number will be the submitter’s
confirmation that the submission was
received into www.regulations.gov. The
confirmation should be kept for the
submitter’s records. USTR is not able to
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provide technical assistance for the web
site. 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 at USTR to arrange for an
alternative method of transmission.
Business Confidential Submissions
A person seeking to request that
information contained in a submission
from that person be treated as business
confidential 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’’ field.
A person submitting public and
business confidential submissions must
submit each of them separately in the
appropriate docket at
www.regulations.gov: One submission
containing the clearly-marked business
confidential information, and a separate
submission containing the public
version of the submission, indicating
where confidential information has been
redacted.
Public versions of all documents
relating to the 2011 Annual Review will
be made available for public viewing in
docket USTR–2011–0015 at
www.regulations.gov upon completion
of processing and no later than one
week after the due date.
William Jackson,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
for the Generalized System of Preferences,
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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changed to Thursday, March 29, 2012.
Post-hearing comments are due
Monday, April 16, 2012.
On
February 21, 2012, a notice was
published in the Federal Register (77
FR 10034) announcing, inter alia, that
the hearing for the 2011 Annual GSP
Product Review was scheduled for
March 20, 2012 and post-hearing
comments were due April 10, 2012.
This notice changes the time and date
of that hearing to 1 p.m., Thursday,
March 29, 2012 and the due date for
post-hearing comments to 5 p.m.,
Monday, April 16, 2012. The hearing
will cover only the petitions for new
products and CNL waivers that have
been previously submitted and accepted
for review in the 2011 GSP Annual
Review. (See 76 FR 67531 and 77 FR
10034.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of
the United States Trade Representative,
600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20508. The telephone number is (202)
395–6971; the fax number is (202) 395–
9674, and the email address is
Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov.
William D. Jackson,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
for the Generalized System of Preferences and
Chair of the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade
Policy Staff Committee, Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
2011 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Product Review:
Inviting Public Comments on Possible Actions Related to Competitive
Need Limitations
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and solicitation of comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
will accept public comments submitted by April 6, 2012, regarding: (1)
Potential revocation of competitive need limitations (CNL) waivers; (2)
possible de minimis CNL waivers; and (3) possible redesignations of
articles currently not eligible for GSP benefits because they
previously exceeded the CNL thresholds. Full 2011 calendar year
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import statistics relating to CNLs under the Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) program are now available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of
the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Room 422,
Washington, DC 20508. The telephone number is (202) 395-6971, the fax
number is (202) 395-9674, and the email address is Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov.
DATES: Public comments are due by 5 p.m., Friday, April 6, 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Competitive Need Limitations, De Minimis Waivers, and Redesignations
The GSP program provides for the duty-free importation of
designated articles when imported from designated beneficiary
developing countries (BDCs). The GSP program is authorized by Title V
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended (the
``1974 Act''), and is implemented in accordance with Executive Order
11888 of November 24, 1975, as modified by subsequent Executive Orders
and Presidential Proclamations.
Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act sets out the two CNLs. If the
President determines that a BDC exported to the United States during a
calendar year either: (1) A quantity of a GSP-eligible article having a
value in excess of the applicable amount for that year ($150 million
for 2011), or (2) a quantity of a GSP-eligible article having a value
equal to or greater than 50 percent of the value of total U.S. imports
of the article from all countries (the ``50 percent'' CNL), the
President must terminate GSP duty-free treatment for that article from
that BDC by no later than July 1 of the next calendar year.
De minimis waivers: Under section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, the
President may waive the 50 percent CNL with respect to an eligible
article imported from a BDC, if the value of total imports of that
article from all countries during the calendar year did not exceed the
applicable de minimis amount for that year ($20.5 million for 2011).
Redesignations: Under section 503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, if
imports of an eligible article from a BDC ceased to receive duty-free
treatment due to exceeding a CNL in a prior year, the President may,
subject to the considerations set forth in sections 501 and 502 of the
1974 Act, redesignate such an article for duty-free treatment if
imports of that article from that country did not exceed the CNLs in
the most recently completed calendar year.
CNL waiver revocation: Under Section 503(d)(5) of the 1974 Act, a
CNL waiver remains in effect until the President determines that it is
no longer warranted due to changed circumstances. Section
503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public Law 109-432,
also provides that, ``[n]ot later than July 1 of each year, the
President should revoke any waiver that has then been in effect with
respect to an article for 5 years or more if the beneficiary developing
country has exported to the United States (directly or indirectly)
during the preceding calendar year a quantity of the article--having an
appraised value in excess of 1.5 times the applicable amount set forth
in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that calendar year ($225 million in
2011); or exceeding 75 percent of the appraised value of the total
imports of that article into the United States during that calendar
year.''
Exclusions from GSP duty-free treatment where CNLs have been
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2012, unless granted a waiver by the
President. Any CNL-based exclusions, CNL waiver revocations, and
decisions with respect to de minimis waivers and redesignations will be
based on full 2011 calendar year import data.
II. 2011 Import Statistics
In order to provide notice of articles that have exceeded the CNLs
for 2011 and to afford an opportunity for comment regarding: (1) The
potential revocation of waivers subject to the CNL waiver thresholds
for 2011, (2) potential de minimis waivers, and (3) redesignations.
Lists of relevant products are posted on the USTR Web site at https://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/trade-development/preference-programs/generalized-system-preference-gsp/current-review-4 under the title
``2011 GSP Annual Product Review: Import Statistics Relating to
Competitive Need Limitations, Potential Revocations, De Minimis
Waivers, and Product Redesignations.'' These lists can also be found at
www.regulations.gov in Docket Number USTR-2011-0015. Full 2011 calendar
year data for individual tariff subheadings may also be viewed on the
Web site of the U.S. International Trade Commission at https://dataweb.usitc.gov.
The lists available on the USTR Web site contain, for each article,
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading
and BDC country of origin, the value of imports of the article for the
2011 calendar year, and the percentage of total imports of that article
from all countries accounted for by imports from the relevant BDC.
The computer-generated lists published on the USTR Web site are for
informational purposes only. They may not include all articles to which
the GSP CNLs may apply. Each interested party is advised to conduct its
own review of 2011 import data with respect to the possible application
of the GSP CNL provisions.
List I on the USTR Web site shows GSP-eligible articles from BDCs
that exceeded a CNL by having been exported in excess of $150 million,
or in a quantity equal to or greater than 50 percent of the total U.S.
import value, in 2011. These products will be removed from eligibility
for GSP for the subject countries on July 1, 2012, unless the President
grants a waiver for the product for the subject country in response to
a petition filed by an interested party. Such petitions for CNL waivers
must have been submitted earlier in the 2011 GSP Annual Review. (See 76
FR 67531 and 77 FR 10034.) The last column in List I shows those
products for which petitions have been accepted and are now under
review.
List II identifies GSP-eligible articles from BDCs that are above
the 50 percent CNL, but that are eligible for a de minimis waiver of
the 50 percent CNL. Articles eligible for de minimis waivers are
automatically considered in the GSP annual review process, without the
filing of a petition. List III shows GSP-eligible articles from certain
BDCs that are currently not receiving GSP duty-free treatment, but that
may be considered for GSP redesignation based on 2011 trade data and
consideration of certain statutory factors, as described above. List IV
shows articles subject to CNL waiver revocation based on the provisions
of Section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public Law
109-432.
Recommendations to the President on de minimis waivers,
redesignations, and revocation of waivers will be made as part of the
2011 GSP annual review process, and public comments (including comments
in support of or in opposition to granting de minimis waivers,
redesignations, and revocation of CNL waivers) are invited in
accordance with the Requirements for Submissions below.
III. Public Comments
Requirements for Submissions
Written comments submitted in response to this notice must be
submitted electronically by 5 p.m., Friday, April 6, 2012 using
www.regulations.gov, docket number
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USTR-2011-0015. Instructions for submitting business confidential
versions are provided below. 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 deadline set
forth in this notice.
All submissions for the GSP Annual 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. Any person or party
making a submission is strongly advised to review the GSP regulations
as well as the GSP Guidebook, which is available at the same link.
To make a submission using www.regulations.gov, enter docket number
USTR-2011-0015 in the ``Search'' field on the home page and click
``Search.'' The site will provide a search-results page listing all
documents associated with this docket. Locate the reference to this
notice by selecting ``Notice'' under ``Document Type'' in the section
on the left hand side of the search-results page, and click on the link
entitled ``Submit a Comment'' on the right-hand side of the page under
the heading ``Actions.'' The www.regulations.gov Web site offers the
option of providing comments by filling in a ``Type Comment'' field or
by attaching a document using the ``Upload file(s)'' field. Given the
detailed nature of the information sought by the GSP Subcommittee, it
is preferred that submissions be provided in an attached document. When
attaching a document, type (1) 2011 GSP Annual Product Review; (2) the
product description and related HTS tariff number; (3) ``See attached''
in the ``Type Comment'' field on the online submission form, and
indicate on the attachment that the document is, ``Written Comments''
Submissions should not 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.
Each submitter will receive a submission tracking number upon
completion of the submissions procedure at www.regulations.gov. The
tracking number will be the submitter's confirmation that the
submission was received into www.regulations.gov. The confirmation
should be kept for the submitter's records. USTR is not able to provide
technical assistance for the web site. 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 at USTR to arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
Business Confidential Submissions
A person seeking to request that information contained in a
submission from that person be treated as business confidential
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'' field.
A person submitting public and business confidential submissions
must submit each of them separately in the appropriate docket at
www.regulations.gov: One submission containing the clearly-marked
business confidential information, and a separate submission containing
the public version of the submission, indicating where confidential
information has been redacted.
Public versions of all documents relating to the 2011 Annual Review
will be made available for public viewing in docket USTR-2011-0015 at
www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing and no later than one
week after the due date.
William Jackson,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Generalized System
of Preferences, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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