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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
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information under the emergency
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: International Trade
Administration (ITA).
Title: Interim Procedures for
Considering Requests from the Public
under the Textile and Apparel
Safeguard Provision of the United
States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Burden Hours: 56.
Number of Respondents: 14.
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours
for a Request; and 4 hours for a
Comment.
Needs and Uses: Title III, Subtitle C,
Section 331 through Section 338 of the
United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (the
‘‘Act’’) implements the textile and
apparel safeguard provisions, provided
for in Article 4.1 of the United StatesKorea Free Trade Agreement (the
‘‘Agreement’’), which entered into force
on March 15, 2012. This safeguard
mechanism applies when, as a result of
the reduction or elimination of a
customs duty under the Agreement, a
Korean textile or apparel article is being
imported into the U.S. in such increased
quantities, in absolute terms or relative
to the domestic market for that article,
and under such conditions as to cause
serious damage or actual threat thereof
to a U.S. industry producing a like or
directly competitive article. In these
circumstances, Article 4.1.1(b) permits
the United States to (a) suspend any
further reduction in the rate of duty
provided for under Annex 2–B of the
Agreement in the duty imposed on the
article; or (b) increase duties on the
imported article from Korea to a level
that does not exceed the lesser of the
prevailing U.S. normal trade relations
(‘‘NTR’’)/most-favored-nation (‘‘MFN’’)
duty rate for the article or the U.S. NTR/
MFN duty rate in effect on the day
before the Agreement enters into force.
The Statement of Administrative
Action accompanying the Act provides
that the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) will issue procedures for
requesting such safeguard measures, for
making its determinations under
Section 332(a) of the Act, and for
providing relief under Section 332(b) of
the Act.
CITA must collect information in
order to determine whether a domestic
textile or apparel industry is being
adversely impacted by imports of these
products from Korean, thereby allowing
CITA to take corrective action to protect
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the viability of the domestic textile or
apparel industry, subject to Section
332(b) of the Act.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante.
(202) 395–3647.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 or via email at
JJessup@doc.gov.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk
Officer, Fax number (202) 395–5167 or
via the Internet at
Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.gov.
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the emergency
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: International Trade
Administration (ITA).
Title: Interim Procedures for
Considering Requests under the
Commercial Availability Provision of
the United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 0625–0270.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Burden Hours: 89.
Number of Respondents: 16.
Average Hours per Response: 8 hours
for Request for Commercial Availability
Determination; 2 hours for Response to
a Request; and 1 hour for Rebuttal.
Needs and Uses: The United States
and Korea negotiated the U.S.-Korea
Free Trade Agreement (the
‘‘Agreement’’), which entered into force
on March 15, 2012. Subject to the rules
of origin in Annex 4–A of the
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Agreement, pursuant to the provisions
of the Agreement, textile and apparel
articles must contain fiber, yarn, and
fabric produced in Korea or the United
States to receive duty-free tariff
treatment. Appendix 4–B–1 of the
Agreement will contain a list of specific
fiber, yarn, or fabric that either
importing Party determined, based on
information supplied by interested
entities, that the fiber, yarn, or fabric is
not available in commercial quantities
in a timely manner in its territory, or if
no interested entity objects to the
request. Textile and apparel articles
containing these fibers, yarns, or fabrics
would also be entitled to duty-free or
preferential duty treatment despite not
being produced in Korea or the United
States.
The list of commercially unavailable
fibers, yarns, and fabrics may be
changed pursuant to the commercial
availability provision in Chapter 4,
Annex 4–B, Paragraphs 1–13 of the
Agreement. Under this provision,
interested entities from the United
States or Korea have the right to request
that a specific fiber, yarn, or fabric be
added to, or removed from, the list of
commercially unavailable fibers, yarns,
and fabrics in Appendix 4–B–1.
Section 202(o)(3) of the Act provides
that the President may modify the list of
fibers, yarns and fabrics in Appendix 4–
B–1 by determining whether additional
fibers, yarns, or fabrics are not available
in commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the United States, and that
the President will issue procedures
governing the submission of requests
and providing an opportunity for
interested entities to submit comments.
The President delegated the
responsibility for publishing the
procedures and administering
commercial availability requests to the
Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements (CITA), which
issues procedures and acts on requests
through the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Office of Textiles and
Apparel (OTEXA).
CITA must collect information about
fiber, yarn or fabric technical
specifications and the production
capabilities of U.S. textile producers to
determine whether certain fibers, yarns,
or fabrics are available in commercial
quantities in a timely manner in the
United States, subject to Section
202(o)(3) of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante,
(202) 395–3647.
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Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Department Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk
Officer, Fax number (202) 395–5167 or
via the Internet at
Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of
December 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Grant of Authority; Establishment of a
Foreign-Trade Zone Under the
Alternative Site Framework; Genesee
County, NY
[FR Doc. 2012–30737 Filed 12–20–12; 8:45 am]
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1873]
Approval for Manufacturing Authority;
Foreign-Trade Zone 277; Suntech
Arizona, Inc. (Solar Panel
Manufacturing); Goodyear, AZ
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
Whereas, the Greater Maricopa
Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ
277, has requested manufacturing
authority on behalf of Suntech Arizona,
Inc., within FTZ 277, in Goodyear,
Arizona (Doc. 26–2012, filed March 27,
2012);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (77 FR 20356, 4/4/2012) and
the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application for manufacturing
authority under zone procedures within
FTZ 277 on behalf of Suntech Arizona,
Inc., as described in the application and
Federal Register notice, is approved,
subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.13.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1865]
Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act
provides for ‘‘ * * * the establishment
* * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of
entry of the United States, to expedite
and encourage foreign commerce, and
for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to
qualified corporations the privilege of
establishing foreign-trade zones in or
adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection ports of entry;
Whereas, the Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (74 FR
1170–1173, 01/12/2009; (correction 74
FR 3987, 01/22/2009); 75 FR 71069–
71070, 11/22/2010) as an option for the
establishment or reorganization of
general-purpose zones;
Whereas, the Genesee Gateway Local
Development Corporation (the Grantee)
has made application to the Board
(Docket 69–2011, filed 10/27/11)
requesting the establishment of a
foreign-trade zone under the ASF with
a service area of Genesee County, New
York, adjacent to the Rochester U.S.
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry, and proposed Sites 1 and 2 would
be categorized as magnet sites;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (76 FR 67672, 11/02/11), and
the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that approval of the application is in the
public interest;
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the emergency provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: International Trade Administration (ITA).
Title: Interim Procedures for Considering Requests under the
Commercial Availability Provision of the United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 0625-0270.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Burden Hours: 89.
Number of Respondents: 16.
Average Hours per Response: 8 hours for Request for Commercial
Availability Determination; 2 hours for Response to a Request; and 1
hour for Rebuttal.
Needs and Uses: The United States and Korea negotiated the U.S.-
Korea Free Trade Agreement (the ``Agreement''), which entered into
force on March 15, 2012. Subject to the rules of origin in Annex 4-A of
the
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Agreement, pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, textile and
apparel articles must contain fiber, yarn, and fabric produced in Korea
or the United States to receive duty-free tariff treatment. Appendix 4-
B-1 of the Agreement will contain a list of specific fiber, yarn, or
fabric that either importing Party determined, based on information
supplied by interested entities, that the fiber, yarn, or fabric is not
available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in its territory,
or if no interested entity objects to the request. Textile and apparel
articles containing these fibers, yarns, or fabrics would also be
entitled to duty-free or preferential duty treatment despite not being
produced in Korea or the United States.
The list of commercially unavailable fibers, yarns, and fabrics may
be changed pursuant to the commercial availability provision in Chapter
4, Annex 4-B, Paragraphs 1-13 of the Agreement. Under this provision,
interested entities from the United States or Korea have the right to
request that a specific fiber, yarn, or fabric be added to, or removed
from, the list of commercially unavailable fibers, yarns, and fabrics
in Appendix 4-B-1.
Section 202(o)(3) of the Act provides that the President may modify
the list of fibers, yarns and fabrics in Appendix 4-B-1 by determining
whether additional fibers, yarns, or fabrics are not available in
commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States, and that
the President will issue procedures governing the submission of
requests and providing an opportunity for interested entities to submit
comments. The President delegated the responsibility for publishing the
procedures and administering commercial availability requests to the
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), which
issues procedures and acts on requests through the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA).
CITA must collect information about fiber, yarn or fabric technical
specifications and the production capabilities of U.S. textile
producers to determine whether certain fibers, yarns, or fabrics are
available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United
States, subject to Section 202(o)(3) of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395-3647.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Department Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-5167 or via
the Internet at Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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