Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 16245 [2013-05869]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 50 / Thursday, March 14, 2013 / Notices Tabor v. EEOC, 132 S.Ct. 694 (2012) or Christian Legal Society v. Martinez 130 S.Ct. 2971 (2010) Litigation—Speakers’ Remarks and Questions from Commissioners III. Panel II—11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Experts will discuss the broader conflict between antidiscrimination norms and civil liberties—Speakers’ Remarks and Questions from Commissioners IV. Adjourn Briefing CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 8591. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) 376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov at least seven business days before the scheduled date of the meeting. Dated: March 11, 2013. TinaLouise Martin, Director of Management/Human Resources. [FR Doc. 2013–05965 Filed 3–12–13; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 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 for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Panama. OMB Control Number: None. Form Number(s): N/A. Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection). Burden Hours: 24. Number of Respondents: 6 (1 for Request; 5 for Comments). Average Hours per Response: 4 hours for a Request; and 4 hours for each Comment. Needs and Uses: Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (the Act) [Pub. L. 112–43] implements the textile and apparel safeguard provisions, provided for in Article 3.24 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (the Agreement). This safeguard mechanism applies when, as VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:51 Mar 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 a result of the elimination of a customs duty under the Agreement, a Panamanian textile or apparel article is being imported into the United States 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 3.24 permits the United States to increase duties on the imported article from Panama to a level that does not exceed the lesser of the prevailing U.S. normal trade relations (NTR)/mostfavored-nation (MFN) duty rate for the article or the U.S. NTR/MFN duty rate in effect on the day the Agreement entered 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 322(a) of the Act, and for providing relief under Section 322(b) of the Act. In Proclamation No. 8894 (77 FR 66507, November 5, 2012), the President delegated to CITA his authority under Subtitle B of Title III of the Act with respect to textile and apparel safeguard measures. 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 Panama, thereby allowing CITA to take corrective action to protect the viability of the domestic textile or apparel industry subject to Section 322(b) of the Act. Affected Public: Individuals or households; 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, Departmental 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. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16245 Dated: March 11, 2013. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–05869 Filed 3–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 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 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-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. OMB Control Number: None. Form Number(s): N/A. Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection). Burden Hours: 89. Number of Respondents: 16 (10 for Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for Rebuttals). Average Hours per Response: Request, 8 hours; Response, 2 hours; and Rebuttal, 1 hour. Needs and Uses: Title II, Section 203(o) of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (the Act) [Pub. L. 112–43] implements the commercial availability provision provided for in Article 3.25 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (the Agreement). The Agreement entered into force on October 31, 2012. Subject to the rules of origin in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, and pursuant to the textile provisions of the Agreement, a fabric, yarn, or fiber produced in Panama or the United States and traded between the two countries is entitled to duty-free tariff treatment. Annex 3.25 of the Agreement also lists specific fabrics, yarns, and fibers that the two countries agreed are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner from producers in Panama or the United States. The fabrics listed are commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers, which are also entitled to duty-free treatment despite not being produced in Panama or the United States. The list of commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be changed pursuant to the commercial E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05869]


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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 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 
for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Panama.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Burden Hours: 24.
    Number of Respondents: 6 (1 for Request; 5 for Comments).
    Average Hours per Response: 4 hours for a Request; and 4 hours for 
each Comment.
    Needs and Uses: Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 
328 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement 
Implementation Act (the Act) [Pub. L. 112-43] implements the textile 
and apparel safeguard provisions, provided for in Article 3.24 of the 
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (the Agreement). This 
safeguard mechanism applies when, as a result of the elimination of a 
customs duty under the Agreement, a Panamanian textile or apparel 
article is being imported into the United States 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 3.24 permits the 
United States to increase duties on the imported article from Panama 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 the 
Agreement entered 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 322(a) of the 
Act, and for providing relief under Section 322(b) of the Act.
    In Proclamation No. 8894 (77 FR 66507, November 5, 2012), the 
President delegated to CITA his authority under Subtitle B of Title III 
of the Act with respect to textile and apparel safeguard measures.
    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 Panama, thereby allowing CITA to take 
corrective action to protect the viability of the domestic textile or 
apparel industry subject to Section 322(b) of the Act.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; 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, Departmental 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: March 11, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-05869 Filed 3-13-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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