Request for Petitions To Accelerate Tariff Elimination and Modify the Rules of Origin Under the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, 15803-15804 [2013-05656]
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currently producing factories, as
specified on maps and materials
submitted by Egypt and Israel.
The governments of Israel and Egypt
submitted a request for designation of
additional factories in two zones, the
Beni Suief and Al Minya zones, on
December 5, 2012. Following this
request, during consultations in
Washington on January 7, 2013, USTR
discussed with representatives of Egypt
and Israel a proposal to modify the
designation of the existing QIZs to
provide that all present and future
facilities in these zones are potentially
able to export goods duty-free to the
United States. This modification would
also clarify and, in some cases, adjust
the geographic boundaries of each of the
six existing zones. The geographic
boundaries of each the six zones being
designated are specified on maps and
materials on file with the Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative. Israel and
Egypt have each confirmed that
merchandise may enter, without
payment of duty or excise taxes, areas
under their respective customs control
that comprise the Greater Cairo zone,
the Alexandria zone, the Suez Canal
zone, the Central Delta zone, the Beni
Suief zone and the Al Minya zone, as
described in this notice. Further, the
operation and administration of these
zones are provided for in the previously
agreed ‘‘Protocol between the
Government of the State of Israel and
the Government of the Arab Republic of
Egypt On Qualifying Industrial Zones.’’
Accordingly, each of the six zones meet
the criteria under sections 9(e)(1) and
(2) of the IFTA Act.
Therefore, pursuant to the authority
delegated to me by Presidential
Proclamation 6955, I hereby redesignate the areas that comprise the Al
Minya zone, the Alexandria zone, the
Beni Suief zone, the Central Delta zone,
the Greater Cairo zone, and the Suez
Canal zone, as specified on maps and
materials on file at the office of the
United States Trade Representative, as
qualifying industrial zones under
section 9 of the IFTA Act, effective upon
the date of publication of this notice,
applicable to articles shipped from these
qualifying industrial zones after such
date. This re-designation supersedes any
previous designation of these zones.
Ron Kirk,
Ambassador, United States Trade
Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Petitions To Accelerate
Tariff Elimination and Modify the Rules
of Origin Under the United StatesColombia Trade Promotion Agreement
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to file
petitions requesting accelerated tariff
elimination and changes to the nontextile and non-apparel products rules
of origin under the United StatesColombia Trade Promotion Agreement
(‘‘the Agreement’’ or ‘‘USCTPA’’).
AGENCY:
This notice solicits proposals
seeking accelerated tariff elimination
under the USCTPA as well as proposals
on appropriate changes that USTR
should consider for modifying the
USCTPA’s rules of origin under Article
4.14 of the Agreement. This notice also
describes the procedures for filing
proposals.
SUMMARY:
Public comments are due at
USTR by close of business, May 13,
2013.
DATES:
Submissions via on-line:
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bennett Harman, Deputy Assistant
USTR for Latin America, at (202) 395–
9446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article
2.3.4 of the USCTPA provides that the
United States and Colombia may agree
to accelerate the elimination of customs
duties set out in their respective tariff
schedules. Section 201(b) of the United
States-Colombia Trade Promotion
Agreement Implementation Act (‘‘the
TPA Act’’ or ‘‘the Act’’) authorizes the
President to proclaim modifications in
the staging of duty treatment set out in
the Agreement, subject to the Act’s
consultation and layover requirements.
The USCTPA requires each
government to provide preferential tariff
treatment to goods that meet the
Agreement’s rules of origin. In the
United States, those rules are
implemented through the TPA Act.
Under the Act, goods imported into the
United States qualify for preferential
treatment if they meet the requirements
of the general USCTPA rules of origin
set out in section 203 of the Act, and the
USCTPA product-specific rules set out
in the HTS. The Agreement allows the
Parties to amend the Agreement’s rules
of origin. Section 203(o)(3) of the
USCTPA Act authorizes the President to
proclaim modifications to the
USCTPA’s product-specific origin rules,
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subject to the consultation and layover
provisions of section 104 of the Act.
Additional Information: The United
States and Colombia have not yet
decided whether to accelerate the
elimination of tariffs or to make further
changes to the Agreement’s rules of
origin and, if such changes were made,
what the scope or extent of such
changes should be. The United States
and Colombia expect to take into
account several factors in considering
whether to make such changes,
including: (1) The extent that any such
changes may reduce transaction and
manufacturing costs or increase trade
between Colombia and the United
States; (2) the feasibility of devising,
implementing, and monitoring new
rules of origin; and (3) the level and
breadth of interest that manufacturers,
processors, traders, and consumers in
the United States and Colombia express
for making particular changes. The
United States and Colombia expect to
make only those changes that are
broadly supported by stakeholders in
both countries.
Requirements for Comments/
Proposals: Submitters should indicate
whether they have discussed their
proposals with representatives of the
relevant sector in Colombia and, if such
discussions have taken place, the result
of those discussions. Submissions
should indicate whether representatives
of the relevant sector in Colombia do
not support the proposal. USTR
encourages interested parties to
consider submitting proposals jointly
with interested parties in Colombia.
Scope and Coverage of Proposals:
USTR encourages interested parties to
review the broadest appropriate range of
items and to submit proposals that
reflect a consensus reached after such a
broad-based review. A single proposal
can thus include requests covering
multiple tariff headings. Proposals
should cover entire 8-digit tariff
subheadings, and may also be submitted
at the 6, 4, or 2 digit level where the
intent is to cover all subsidiary tariff
lines.
Requirements for Submissions:
Persons submitting written comments
must do so in English and must identify
(on the first page of the submission)
‘‘Colombia TPA Tariff Acceleration,’’
‘‘Colombia TPA Rules of Origin
Liberalization,’’ or both. In order to be
assured of consideration, comments
should be submitted by noon, May 13,
2013.
In order to ensure the timely receipt
and consideration of comments, USTR
strongly encourages commenters to
make on-line submissions, using the
https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
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Comments should be submitted under
the following docket: USTR–2013–0017.
To find the docket, enter the docket
number in the ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’
window at the https://
www.regulations.gov 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 and click on the
link entitled ‘‘Comment Now!’’ (For
further information on using the
www.regulations.gov Web site, please
consult the resources provided on the
Web site by clicking on the ‘‘Help’’ tab.)
The https://www.regulations.gov Web
site provides the option of making
submissions by filling in a comments
field, or by attaching a document. USTR
prefers submissions to be provided in an
attached document. If a document is
attached, it is sufficient to type ‘‘See
attached’’ in the ‘‘Type Comment’’ and
attach a file in the ‘‘Upload File(s)’’
field. USTR also prefers submissions in
Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf). If the submission is in an
application other than those two, please
indicate the name of the application in
the ‘‘Comments’’ field.
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. For any comments submitted
electronically containing business
confidential information, the file name
of business confidential version should
begin with the characters ‘‘BC’’.
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. Filers of
submissions containing business
confidential information must also
submit a public version of their
comments indicating where confidential
information has been redacted. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in
the docket and open to public
inspection. The file name of the public
version should begin with the character
‘‘P’’. The ‘‘BC’’ and ‘‘P’’ should be
followed by the name of the person or
entity submitting the comments or reply
comments. Filers submitting comments
containing no business confidential
information should name their file using
the character ‘‘P’’, followed by the name
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of the person or entity submitting the
comments.
Please do not attach separate cover
letters to electronic submissions; rather,
include any information that might
appear in a cover letter in the comments
themselves. Similarly, to the extent
possible, please include any exhibits,
annexes, or other attachments in the
same file as the submission itself, not as
separate files.
USTR strongly urges submitters to file
comments through
www.regulations.gov, if at all possible.
Any alternative arrangements must be
made with Bennett Harman in advance
of transmitting a comment. Mr. Harman
should be contacted at (202) 395–9446.
General information concerning USTR
is available at https://www.ustr.gov.
Inspection of Submissions:
Submissions in response to this notice,
except for information granted
‘‘business confidential’’ status, will be
available for public viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov. Such submissions
may be viewed by entering the docket
number USTR–2013–0017 in the search
field at: https://www.regulations.gov.
Douglas Bell,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade
Policy and Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use
Assurance: Rolla National Airport
(VIH), Rolla, MO
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent of Waiver with
respect to land.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is considering a
proposal from the City of Rolla
(sponsor), Rolla, MO, to release a 10
acre parcel (Lot 1) of land from the
federal obligation dedicating it to
aeronautical use and to authorize this
parcel to be used for revenue-producing,
non-aeronautical purposes.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this
application may be mailed or delivered
to the FAA at the following address:
Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, Airports Division,
ACE–610C, 901 Locust Room 364,
Kansas City, MO 64106.
SUMMARY:
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In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to: John Butz,
City Administrator, City of Rolla, 901 N.
Elm St., Rolla, MO 65401, (573) 426–
6948.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, Airports Division,
ACE–610C, 901 Locust Room 364,
Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone
number (816) 329–2644, Fax number
(816) 329–2611, email address:
lynn.martin@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
invites public comment on the request
to change approximately 10 acres of
airport property at the Rolla National
Airport (VIH) from aeronautical use to
non-aeronautical for revenue producing
use. The parcel of land is located along
the Southwest corner of the airport, near
Missouri State Highway 28. This parcel
will be used for construction and
operation of The Brewer Science
Building. Brewer Science is a high
technology electronics firm that
produces products such as antireflective coating, lift-off materials,
protective coatings, temporary
bondings, etc. which is headquartered
in Rolla. The firm conducts business
around the world with an emphasis in
North America, Europe and China.
No airport landside or airside
facilities are presently located on this
parcel, nor are airport developments
contemplated in the future. There is no
current use of the surface of the parcel.
The parcel will serve as a revenue
producing lot with the proposed change
from aeronautical to non-aeronautical.
The request submitted by the Sponsor
meets the procedural requirements of
the Federal Aviation Administration
and the change to non-aeronautical
status of the property does not and will
not impact future aviation needs at the
airport. The FAA may approve the
request, in whole or in part, no sooner
than thirty days after the publication of
this Notice.
The following is a brief overview of
the request:
The Rolla National Airport (VIH) is
proposing the release of one parcel, of
10 acres, more or less from aeronautical
to non-aeronautical. The release of land
is necessary to comply with Federal
Aviation Administration Grant
Assurances that do not allow federally
acquired airport property to be used for
non-aviation purposes. The rental of the
subject property will result in the land
at the Rolla National Airport (VIH) being
changed from aeronautical to
nonaeronautical use and release the
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Petitions To Accelerate Tariff Elimination and Modify
the Rules of Origin Under the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion
Agreement
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to file petitions requesting accelerated
tariff elimination and changes to the non-textile and non-apparel
products rules of origin under the United States-Colombia Trade
Promotion Agreement (``the Agreement'' or ``USCTPA'').
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SUMMARY: This notice solicits proposals seeking accelerated tariff
elimination under the USCTPA as well as proposals on appropriate
changes that USTR should consider for modifying the USCTPA's rules of
origin under Article 4.14 of the Agreement. This notice also describes
the procedures for filing proposals.
DATES: Public comments are due at USTR by close of business, May 13,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Submissions via on-line: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bennett Harman, Deputy Assistant USTR
for Latin America, at (202) 395-9446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 2.3.4 of the USCTPA provides that
the United States and Colombia may agree to accelerate the elimination
of customs duties set out in their respective tariff schedules. Section
201(b) of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
Implementation Act (``the TPA Act'' or ``the Act'') authorizes the
President to proclaim modifications in the staging of duty treatment
set out in the Agreement, subject to the Act's consultation and layover
requirements.
The USCTPA requires each government to provide preferential tariff
treatment to goods that meet the Agreement's rules of origin. In the
United States, those rules are implemented through the TPA Act. Under
the Act, goods imported into the United States qualify for preferential
treatment if they meet the requirements of the general USCTPA rules of
origin set out in section 203 of the Act, and the USCTPA product-
specific rules set out in the HTS. The Agreement allows the Parties to
amend the Agreement's rules of origin. Section 203(o)(3) of the USCTPA
Act authorizes the President to proclaim modifications to the USCTPA's
product-specific origin rules, subject to the consultation and layover
provisions of section 104 of the Act.
Additional Information: The United States and Colombia have not yet
decided whether to accelerate the elimination of tariffs or to make
further changes to the Agreement's rules of origin and, if such changes
were made, what the scope or extent of such changes should be. The
United States and Colombia expect to take into account several factors
in considering whether to make such changes, including: (1) The extent
that any such changes may reduce transaction and manufacturing costs or
increase trade between Colombia and the United States; (2) the
feasibility of devising, implementing, and monitoring new rules of
origin; and (3) the level and breadth of interest that manufacturers,
processors, traders, and consumers in the United States and Colombia
express for making particular changes. The United States and Colombia
expect to make only those changes that are broadly supported by
stakeholders in both countries.
Requirements for Comments/Proposals: Submitters should indicate
whether they have discussed their proposals with representatives of the
relevant sector in Colombia and, if such discussions have taken place,
the result of those discussions. Submissions should indicate whether
representatives of the relevant sector in Colombia do not support the
proposal. USTR encourages interested parties to consider submitting
proposals jointly with interested parties in Colombia.
Scope and Coverage of Proposals: USTR encourages interested parties
to review the broadest appropriate range of items and to submit
proposals that reflect a consensus reached after such a broad-based
review. A single proposal can thus include requests covering multiple
tariff headings. Proposals should cover entire 8-digit tariff
subheadings, and may also be submitted at the 6, 4, or 2 digit level
where the intent is to cover all subsidiary tariff lines.
Requirements for Submissions: Persons submitting written comments
must do so in English and must identify (on the first page of the
submission) ``Colombia TPA Tariff Acceleration,'' ``Colombia TPA Rules
of Origin Liberalization,'' or both. In order to be assured of
consideration, comments should be submitted by noon, May 13, 2013.
In order to ensure the timely receipt and consideration of
comments, USTR strongly encourages commenters to make on-line
submissions, using the https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
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Comments should be submitted under the following docket: USTR-2013-
0017. To find the docket, enter the docket number in the ``Enter
Keyword or ID'' window at the https://www.regulations.gov 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 and click on the link entitled ``Comment Now!'' (For further
information on using the www.regulations.gov Web site, please consult
the resources provided on the Web site by clicking on the ``Help''
tab.)
The https://www.regulations.gov Web site provides the option of
making submissions by filling in a comments field, or by attaching a
document. USTR prefers submissions to be provided in an attached
document. If a document is attached, it is sufficient to type ``See
attached'' in the ``Type Comment'' and attach a file in the ``Upload
File(s)'' field. USTR also prefers submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc)
or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the submission is in an application other
than those two, please indicate the name of the application in the
``Comments'' field.
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.
For any comments submitted electronically containing business
confidential information, the file name of business confidential
version should begin with the characters ``BC''. 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. Filers of submissions containing business confidential
information must also submit a public version of their comments
indicating where confidential information has been redacted. The non-
confidential summary will be placed in the docket and open to public
inspection. The file name of the public version should begin with the
character ``P''. The ``BC'' and ``P'' should be followed by the name of
the person or entity submitting the comments or reply comments. Filers
submitting comments containing no business confidential information
should name their file using the character ``P'', followed by the name
of the person or entity submitting the comments.
Please do not attach separate cover letters to electronic
submissions; rather, include any information that might appear in a
cover letter in the comments themselves. Similarly, to the extent
possible, please include any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in
the same file as the submission itself, not as separate files.
USTR strongly urges submitters to file comments through
www.regulations.gov, if at all possible. Any alternative arrangements
must be made with Bennett Harman in advance of transmitting a comment.
Mr. Harman should be contacted at (202) 395-9446. General information
concerning USTR is available at https://www.ustr.gov.
Inspection of Submissions: Submissions in response to this notice,
except for information granted ``business confidential'' status, will
be available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov. Such
submissions may be viewed by entering the docket number USTR-2013-0017
in the search field at: https://www.regulations.gov.
Douglas Bell,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Policy and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2013-05656 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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