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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Initiation of a Review of the
Union of Burma and the Lao People’s
Democratic Republic for Possible
Designation as Beneficiary Developing
Countries
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and request for
submissions.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces (1) the
initiation of reviews to consider
designation of the Union of Burma
(Burma) and the Lao People’s
Democratic Republic (Laos) as
beneficiary developing countries under
the GSP program, and, if designated,
whether either country should also be
designated as a least-developed
beneficiary developing country under
GSP, and (2) the schedule for public
comments and a public hearing relating
to whether Burma and/or Laos meet the
criteria for both designations.
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.
May 17, 2013: Deadline for
submission of comments, pre-hearing
briefs, and requests to appear at the June
4, 2013 public hearing; submissions
must be received by 5:00 p.m.
DATES:
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June 4, 2013: The GSP Subcommittee
of the Trade Policy Staff Committee
(TPSC) will convene a public hearing on
the GSP eligibility reviews of Burma
and Laos at 1724 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20508, beginning at
9:00 a.m.
June 25, 2013: Deadline for
submission of post-hearing briefs, which
must be received by 5:00 p.m.
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Background Information
The GSP program is authorized by
Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended. It
provides for duty free treatment of
designated articles imported from any
country that the President designates as
a GSP ‘‘beneficiary developing
country.’’ Additional trade benefits
under the GSP are available to any
country that the President also
designates as a GSP ‘‘least-developed
beneficiary developing country.’’ In
designating countries as GSP beneficiary
developing countries, the President
must consider the criteria in sections
502(b)(2) and 502(c) of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2),
2462(c)) (‘‘the Act’’), including
definitions found in section 507 of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 2467). When determining
whether to designate a country as a
least-developed beneficiary developing
country, the President must consider the
factors in sections 501 and 502(c) of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 2461, 2462(c)). The
relevant GSP provisions are available on
the USTR Web site at: https://
www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/tradedevelopment/preference-programs/
generalized-system-preference-gsp/gspprogram-inf.
Burma was previously designated a
beneficiary developing country under
GSP but its trade benefits under GSP
were suspended, effective July 1, 1989,
as a result of a presidential
determination that the country was not
meeting the statutory GSP eligibility
requirements regarding internationally
recognized worker rights. Laos has not
previously been considered for
eligibility for GSP trade benefits. The
governments of Burma and Laos,
respectively, have each recently
informed USTR of their interest in being
considered for designation as eligible for
GSP trade benefits.
Notice of Public Hearing
A hearing will be held by the GSP
Subcommittee of the TPSC on Tuesday,
June 4, 2013, beginning at 9:00 a.m., to
receive information regarding the
eligibility for GSP trade benefits of
Burma and Laos. The hearing will be
held at 1724 F Street NW., Washington,
DC 20508 and will be open to the public
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and to the press. A transcript of the
hearing will be made available on
https://www.regulations.gov within
approximately two weeks of the hearing.
All interested parties wishing to make
an oral presentation at the hearing must
submit, following the ‘‘Requirements for
Submissions’’ set out below, the name,
address, telephone number, and email
address, if available, of the witness(es)
representing their organization by 5
p.m., May 17, 2013. Requests to present
oral testimony must be accompanied by
a written brief or summary statement, in
English, and also must be received by 5
p.m., May 17, 2013. Oral testimony
before the GSP Subcommittee will be
limited to five-minute presentations that
summarize or supplement information
contained in briefs or statements
submitted for the record. Post-hearing
briefs or statements will be accepted if
they conform with the requirements set
out below and are submitted, in English,
by 5 p.m., June 25, 2013. Parties not
wishing to appear at the public hearing
may submit pre-hearing and posthearing briefs or comments by the
aforementioned deadlines.
The GSP Subcommittee strongly
encourages submission of all posthearing briefs or statements by the June
25, 2013 deadline in order to receive
timely consideration in the GSP
Subcommittee’s review of GSP
eligibility of Burma and Laos. However,
if there are new developments or
information that parties wish to share
with the GSP Subcommittee after this
date, the regulations.gov dockets will
remain open until a final decision is
made. Comments, letters, or other
submissions related to the relevant
country’s eligibility review must be
posted to the appropriate countryspecific https://www.regulations.gov
docket in order to be considered by the
GSP Subcommittee.
Requirements for Submissions
All submissions in response to this
notice 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.
To ensure their timely and
expeditious receipt and consideration,
submissions in response to this notice
must be in English and must be
submitted electronically via https://
www.regulations.gov, using docket
number USTR–2013–0020 for Burma
and docket number USTR–2013–0021
for Laos. Hand-delivered submissions
will not be accepted.
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To make a submission using https://
www.regulations.gov, enter the countryspecific docket number in the ‘‘Search
for’’ field 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’’ in
the ‘‘Filter Results by’’ section on the
left side of the screen and click on the
link entitled ‘‘Comment Now.’’ The
https://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. The GSP
Subcommittee prefers that submissions
be provided in an attached document.
At the beginning of the submission, or
on the first page (if an attachment),
please note that the submission is in
response to this Federal Register notice
and provides comments on the possible
designation of Burma or Laos as a
beneficiary developing country or leastdeveloped country beneficiary
developing country for purposes of the
GSP program. Submissions should not
exceed 30 single-spaced, standard lettersize 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 https://
www.regulations.gov. The tracking
number will be the submitter’s
confirmation that the submission was
received into https://
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 an
interested party is unable to provide
submissions as requested, please contact
the GSP Program at USTR to arrange for
an alternative method of transmission.
Business Confidential Submissions
An interested party requesting that
information contained in a submission
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
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information that is confidential.
Additionally, ‘‘Business Confidential’’
must be included in the ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field. For any submission
containing business confidential
information, a non-confidential version
must be submitted separately (i.e., not as
part of the same submission with the
confidential version), indicating where
confidential information has been
redacted. The non-confidential version
will be placed in the docket and open
to public inspection.
Public Viewing of Review Submissions
Submissions in response to this
notice, except for information granted
‘‘business confidential’’ status under 15
CFR § 2003.6, will be available for
public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR
§ 2007.6 at https://www.regulations.gov
upon completion of processing. Such
submissions may be viewed by entering
the country-specific docket number in
the search field at https://
www.regulations.gov.
William D. Jackson,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
for the Generalized System of Preferences,
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Public Notice for Waiver of
Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with
respect to land; Oceana County Airport;
Shelby, Michigan.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is considering a
proposal to change a portion of airport
land from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the
sale of airport property located at
Oceana County Airport, Shelby,
Michigan. The proposal consists of 1.82
acres of airport property for which the
current use and present condition is the
Oceana County Animal Shelter.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Documents are available for
review by appointment at the FAA
Detroit Airports District Office, 11677
South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus,
Michigan 48174 or at Oceana County
Airport, Shelby, Michigan. Written
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must be delivered or mailed to: Diane
Morse, Program Manager, Detroit
Airports District Office, Federal
Aviation Administration, 11677 South
Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus,
Michigan 48174. Telephone Number:
(734) 229–2929/FAX Number: (734)
229–2950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Morse, Program Manager, Detroit
Airports District Office, Federal
Aviation Administration, 11677 South
Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus,
Michigan 48174. Telephone Number:
(734) 229–2929/FAX Number: (734)
229–2950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with section 47107(h) of
title 49, United States Code, this notice
is required to be published in the
Federal Register 30 days before
modifying the land-use assurance that
requires the property to be used for an
aeronautical purpose.
The subject land was acquired by
Oceana County through the Federal Aid
to Airport Program dated July 11, 1946.
The Oceana County Board of
Commissioners intends to purchase the
property, at fair market value, for
continued use by the animal shelter.
The aforementioned land is not needed
for aeronautical use, as shown on the
Airport Layout Plan. There are no
impacts to the airport by allowing the
airport to dispose of the property. This
notice announces that the FAA is
considering the release of the subject
airport property at Oceana County
Airport, from all federal land covenants.
Approval does not constitute a
commitment by the FAA to financially
assist in the disposal of the subject
airport property nor a determination
that all measures covered by the
program are eligible for grant-in-aid
funding from the FAA. The disposition
of proceeds from the sale of the airport
property will be in accordance with
FAA’s Policy and Procedures
Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue,
published in the Federal Register on
February 16, 1999 (64 FR 7696).
Following is a legal description of the
property situated in the State of
Michigan, County of Oceana, The North
297’ of West 267’ of Northeast quarter of
Northwest quarter Section 3, Township
14 North, Range 17 West, Shelby
Township, Oceana County, Michigan.
Legal Description of Property
Parcel is more particularly described
as follows:
Part of the Northeast quarter of
Northwest quarter of Section 3,
Township 14 North, Range 17 West,
Shelby Township, Oceana County,
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Michigan, described as: Commencing at
the North quarter corner of Section 3;
thence North 87°17′00″ West along the
north section line 1051.69 feet to the
point of beginning; thence South
01°59′25″ West parallel with and 267.00
feet easterly of the west 1/16 line for a
distance of 297.02 feet; thence North
01°59′25″ East along the west 1/16 line
297.02 feet; thence South 87°17′00″ East
along the north section line 267.02 feet
to the point of beginning. Contains 1.82
acres more or less. Together with and
subject to covenants, easements, and
restrictions of record.
Issued in Detroit, Michigan, on March 7,
2013.
John L. Mayfield, Jr.,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office,
FAA, Great Lakes Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Notice for Waiver of
Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with
respect to land; Feeeman Municipal
Airport, Seymour, Indiana.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a
proposal to change a portion of the
airport from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use at the Freeman
Municipal Airport in Seymour, Indiana.
The proposal consists of approximately
2.14 acres located outside the fenced in
portion of airport property. The
property contains a single building that
is currently unoccupied, but has been
used for residential and business
purposes in the past. It is the intent of
the Seymour Airport Authority, as
owner and operator of the Freeman
Municipal Airport (SER) to sell the
entire 2.14 acres, including the building.
The land is not needed for aeronautical
use, and will be sold for use as an
aviation related business office.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Documents are available for
review by appointment at the FAA
Airports District Office, Bobb
Beauchamp, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Chicago Airports District
Office, Federal Aviation Administration,
2300 E. Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois, 60018. Telephone: (847) 294–
7364/FAX Number (847) 294–7046.
Written comments on the Sponsor’s
request must be delivered or mailed to:
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Initiation of a Review
of the Union of Burma and the Lao People's Democratic Republic for
Possible Designation as Beneficiary Developing Countries
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and request for submissions.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces (1) the initiation of reviews to
consider designation of the Union of Burma (Burma) and the Lao People's
Democratic Republic (Laos) as beneficiary developing countries under
the GSP program, and, if designated, whether either country should also
be designated as a least-developed beneficiary developing country under
GSP, and (2) the schedule for public comments and a public hearing
relating to whether Burma and/or Laos meet the criteria for both
designations.
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: May 17, 2013: Deadline for submission of comments, pre-hearing
briefs, and requests to appear at the June 4, 2013 public hearing;
submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m.
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June 4, 2013: The GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
Committee (TPSC) will convene a public hearing on the GSP eligibility
reviews of Burma and Laos at 1724 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20508,
beginning at 9:00 a.m.
June 25, 2013: Deadline for submission of post-hearing briefs,
which must be received by 5:00 p.m.
Background Information
The GSP program is authorized by Title V of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended. It provides for duty free
treatment of designated articles imported from any country that the
President designates as a GSP ``beneficiary developing country.''
Additional trade benefits under the GSP are available to any country
that the President also designates as a GSP ``least-developed
beneficiary developing country.'' In designating countries as GSP
beneficiary developing countries, the President must consider the
criteria in sections 502(b)(2) and 502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2), 2462(c)) (``the Act''), including
definitions found in section 507 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2467). When
determining whether to designate a country as a least-developed
beneficiary developing country, the President must consider the factors
in sections 501 and 502(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2461, 2462(c)). The
relevant GSP provisions 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.
Burma was previously designated a beneficiary developing country
under GSP but its trade benefits under GSP were suspended, effective
July 1, 1989, as a result of a presidential determination that the
country was not meeting the statutory GSP eligibility requirements
regarding internationally recognized worker rights. Laos has not
previously been considered for eligibility for GSP trade benefits. The
governments of Burma and Laos, respectively, have each recently
informed USTR of their interest in being considered for designation as
eligible for GSP trade benefits.
Notice of Public Hearing
A hearing will be held by the GSP Subcommittee of the TPSC on
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, beginning at 9:00 a.m., to receive information
regarding the eligibility for GSP trade benefits of Burma and Laos. The
hearing will be held at 1724 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20508 and
will be open to the public and to the press. A transcript of the
hearing will be made available on https://www.regulations.gov within
approximately two weeks of the hearing.
All interested parties wishing to make an oral presentation at the
hearing must submit, following the ``Requirements for Submissions'' set
out below, the name, address, telephone number, and email address, if
available, of the witness(es) representing their organization by 5
p.m., May 17, 2013. Requests to present oral testimony must be
accompanied by a written brief or summary statement, in English, and
also must be received by 5 p.m., May 17, 2013. Oral testimony before
the GSP Subcommittee will be limited to five-minute presentations that
summarize or supplement information contained in briefs or statements
submitted for the record. Post-hearing briefs or statements will be
accepted if they conform with the requirements set out below and are
submitted, in English, by 5 p.m., June 25, 2013. Parties not wishing to
appear at the public hearing may submit pre-hearing and post-hearing
briefs or comments by the aforementioned deadlines.
The GSP Subcommittee strongly encourages submission of all post-
hearing briefs or statements by the June 25, 2013 deadline in order to
receive timely consideration in the GSP Subcommittee's review of GSP
eligibility of Burma and Laos. However, if there are new developments
or information that parties wish to share with the GSP Subcommittee
after this date, the regulations.gov dockets will remain open until a
final decision is made. Comments, letters, or other submissions related
to the relevant country's eligibility review must be posted to the
appropriate country-specific https://www.regulations.gov docket in order
to be considered by the GSP Subcommittee.
Requirements for Submissions
All submissions in response to this notice 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.
To ensure their timely and expeditious receipt and consideration,
submissions in response to this notice must be in English and must be
submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov, using docket
number USTR-2013-0020 for Burma and docket number USTR-2013-0021 for
Laos. Hand-delivered submissions will not be accepted.
To make a submission using https://www.regulations.gov, enter the
country-specific docket number in the ``Search for'' field 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'' in the
``Filter Results by'' section on the left side of the screen and click
on the link entitled ``Comment Now.'' The https://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. The GSP Subcommittee prefers that submissions be provided in an
attached document. At the beginning of the submission, or on the first
page (if an attachment), please note that the submission is in response
to this Federal Register notice and provides comments on the possible
designation of Burma or Laos as a beneficiary developing country or
least-developed country beneficiary developing country for purposes of
the GSP program. 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 https://www.regulations.gov.
The tracking number will be the submitter's confirmation that the
submission was received into https://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 an interested party is unable to provide submissions
as requested, please contact the GSP Program at USTR to arrange for an
alternative method of transmission.
Business Confidential Submissions
An interested party requesting that information contained in a
submission 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
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indicate, via brackets, the specific information that is confidential.
Additionally, ``Business Confidential'' must be included in the ``Type
Comment'' field. For any submission containing business confidential
information, a non-confidential version must be submitted separately
(i.e., not as part of the same submission with the confidential
version), indicating where confidential information has been redacted.
The non-confidential version will be placed in the docket and open to
public inspection.
Public Viewing of Review Submissions
Submissions in response to this notice, except for information
granted ``business confidential'' status under 15 CFR Sec. 2003.6,
will be available for public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR Sec. 2007.6 at
https://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing. Such
submissions may be viewed by entering the country-specific docket
number in the search field at https://www.regulations.gov.
William D. Jackson,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Generalized System
of Preferences, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2013-08813 Filed 4-15-13; 8:45 am]
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