Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning China's Compliance With WTO Commitments, 49787-49789 [2013-19846]
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immediately list the security, on the
same general terms as is currently
applicable to an issuer that publicly
files its registration statement.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed non-substantive changes are
reasonable because they will ensure that
the description of the Initial Application
Fee is clear and accurate. These changes
are also equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory because they will benefit
all issuers and all other readers of the
Manual.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The
proposed change is designed to specify
how the Initial Application Fee is
treated for an issuer that submits a
confidential, nonpublic draft
registration statement to the
Commission for review, but does not
immediately list the security.
Additionally, the proposed rule change
does not impose a burden on
competition because it ensures that
companies that avail themselves of the
ability to make a Confidential
Submission are treated the same as
issuers that file a public registration
statement for purposes of the Initial
Application Fee. Therefore, there is no
disincentive to make a Confidential
Submission as opposed to publicly
filing a registration statement.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the proposed rule change
does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, if
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the
proposed rule change has become
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of the Act 15 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
thereunder.16
The Exchange has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay so that the proposal may become
operative immediately upon filing. The
Commission believes that waiving the
30-day operative delay is consistent
with the protection of investors and the
public interest. Doing so will allow the
Exchange to immediately specify in its
rules how the Initial Application Fee is
treated for an issuer that makes a
Confidential Submission with respect to
a security but does not immediately list
the security, which is similar to the
current treatment for public filers for
purposes of paying the Initial
Application Fee. Therefore, the
Commission hereby waives the 30-day
operative delay and designates the
proposal operative upon filing.17
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act 18 to
determine whether the proposed rule
change should be approved or
disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–NYSE–2013–57 on the
subject line.
15 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
16 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
the Commission written notice of its intent to file
the proposed rule change at least five business days
prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the
Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
requirement.
17 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
18 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NYSE–2013–57. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090 on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change;
the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–NYSE–
2013–57, and should be submitted on or
before September 5, 2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.19
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Comments and Notice of
Public Hearing Concerning China’s
Compliance With WTO Commitments
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments and
notice of public hearing concerning
AGENCY:
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China’s compliance with its WTO
commitments.
The interagency Trade Policy
Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a
public hearing and seek public
comment to assist the Office of the
United States Trade Representative
(USTR) in the preparation of its annual
report to the Congress on China’s
compliance with the commitments
made in connection with its accession
to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
DATES: Persons wishing to testify at the
hearing must provide written
notification of their intention, as well as
a summary of their testimony, by
Friday, September 20, 2013. Written
comments are also due by Friday,
September 20, 2013. A hearing will be
held in Washington, DC, on Friday,
October 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Notifications of intent to
testify and written comments should be
submitted electronically via the Internet
at https://www.regulations.gov. For
alternatives to on-line submissions,
please contact Yvonne Jamison, Trade
Policy Staff Committee, at (202) 395–
3475.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
procedural questions concerning written
comments or participation in the public
hearing, contact Yvonne Jamison at
(202) 395–3475. All other questions
should be directed to Terrence J.
McCartin, Deputy Assistant United
States Trade Representative for China
Enforcement, at (202) 395–3900, or
Katherine C. Tai, Chief Counsel for
China Enforcement, at (202) 395–3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
1. Background
China became a Member of the WTO
on December 11, 2001. In accordance
with section 421 of the U.S.-China
Relations Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–286),
USTR is required to submit, by
December 11 of each year, a report to
Congress on China’s compliance with
commitments made in connection with
its accession to the WTO, including
both multilateral commitments and any
bilateral commitments made to the
United States. In accordance with
section 421, and to assist it in preparing
this year’s report, the TPSC is hereby
soliciting public comment. Last year’s
report is available on USTR’s Internet
Web site (https://www.ustr.gov/
webfm_send/3620).
The terms of China’s accession to the
WTO are contained in the Protocol on
the Accession of the People’s Republic
of China (including its annexes)
(Protocol), the Report of the Working
Party on the Accession of China
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(Working Party Report), and the WTO
agreements. The Protocol and Working
Party Report can be found on the
Department of Commerce Web page,
https://www.mac.doc.gov/china/
WTOAccessionPackageNEW.html, or on
the WTO Web site, https://
docsonline.wto.org (document symbols:
WT/L/432, WT/MIN(01)/3, WT/
MIN(01)/3/Add.1, WT/MIN(01)/3/
Add.2).
2. Public Comment and Hearing
USTR invites written comments and/
or oral testimony of interested persons
on China’s compliance with
commitments made in connection with
its accession to the WTO, including, but
not limited to, commitments in the
following areas: (a) Trading rights; (b)
import regulation (e.g., tariffs, tariff-rate
quotas, quotas, import licenses); (c)
export regulation; (d) internal policies
affecting trade (e.g., subsidies, standards
and technical regulations, sanitary and
phytosanitary measures, government
procurement, trade-related investment
measures, taxes and charges levied on
imports and exports); (e) intellectual
property rights (including intellectual
property rights enforcement); (f)
services; (g) rule of law issues (e.g.,
transparency, judicial review, uniform
administration of laws and regulations)
and status of legal reform; and (h) other
WTO commitments. In addition, given
the United States’ view that China
should be held accountable as a full
participant in, and beneficiary of, the
international trading system, USTR
requests that interested persons
specifically identify unresolved
compliance issues that warrant review
and evaluation by USTR’s China
Enforcement Task Force.
Written comments must be received
no later than Friday, September 20,
2013.
A hearing will be held on Friday,
October 4, 2013, in Room 1, 1724 F
Street NW., Washington, DC 20508. If
necessary, the hearing will continue on
the next business day. Persons wishing
to testify orally at the hearing must
provide written notification of their
intention by Friday, September 20,
2013. The intent to testify notification
must be made in the ‘‘Type Comment’’
field under docket number USTR–2013–
0026 on the regulations.gov Web site
and should include the name, address
and telephone number of the person
presenting the testimony. A summary of
the testimony should be attached by
using the ‘‘Upload File’’ field. The name
of the file should also include who will
be presenting the testimony. Remarks at
the hearing should be limited to no
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more than five minutes to allow for
possible questions from the TPSC.
All documents should be submitted in
accordance with the instructions in
section 3 below.
3. Requirements for Submissions
Persons submitting a notification of
intent to testify and/or written
comments must do so in English and
must identify (on the first page of the
submission) ‘‘China’s WTO
Compliance.’’
In order to ensure the timely receipt
and consideration of comments, USTR
strongly encourages commenters to
make on-line submissions, using the
www.regulations.gov Web site. To
submit comments via
www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number USTR–2013–0026 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 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 ‘‘How to Use
This Site’’ on the left side of the home
page.)
The www.regulations.gov Web site
allows users to provide comments by
filling in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field, or by
attaching a document using an ‘‘Upload
File’’ field. USTR prefers that comments
be provided in an attached document. If
a document is attached, it is sufficient
to type ‘‘See attached’’ in the ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field. USTR 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 ‘‘Type Comment’’
field.
For any comments submitted
electronically containing business
confidential information, the file name
of the business confidential version
should begin with the characters ‘‘BC.’’
Any page containing business
confidential information must be clearly
marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’
on the top of that page. Filers of
submissions containing business
confidential information must also
submit a public version of their
comments. 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. Filers
submitting comments containing no
business confidential information
should name their file using the name
of the person or entity submitting the
comments.
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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.
As noted above, USTR strongly urges
submitters to file comments through
www.regulations.gov, if at all possible.
Any alternative arrangements must be
made with Yvonne Jamison in advance
of transmitting the comments. Ms.
Jamison should be contacted at (202)
395–3475. General information
concerning USTR is available at
www.ustr.gov.
Comments will be placed in the
docket and open to public inspection,
except business confidential
information. Comments may be viewed
on the www.regulations.gov Web site by
entering the relevant docket number in
the search field on the home page.
Douglas M. Bell,
Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Comments and Notice of
Public Hearing Concerning Russia’s
Implementation of Its WTO Obligations
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments and
notice of public hearing concerning
Russia’s implementation of its
obligations as a Member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO).
AGENCY:
The interagency Trade Policy
Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a
public hearing and seek public
comment to assist the Office of the
United States Trade Representative
(USTR) in the preparation of its annual
report to Congress on Russia’s
implementation of its obligations as a
Member of the WTO.
DATES: Written comments are due by
11:59 p.m., Thursday, September 12,
2013. Persons wishing to testify orally at
the hearing must provide written
notification of their intention, as well as
a summary of their testimony, by 11:59
p.m., Thursday, September 12, 2013.
The hearing will be held on Friday,
September 27, 2013, beginning at 9:30
a.m. in Rooms 1 & 2, 1724 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20508.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
notifications of intent to testify should
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be submitted electronically via the
Internet at www.regulations.gov. If you
are unable to provide submissions at
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Yvonne Jamison, TPSC, at (202) 395–
3475, to arrange for an alternative
method of transmission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
procedural questions concerning written
comments, please contact Yvonne
Jamison at (202) 395–3475. All other
questions regarding this notice should
be directed to Betsy Hafner, Deputy
Assistant United States Trade
Representative for Russia and Eurasia, at
(202) 395–9124.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
Russia became a Member of the WTO
on August 22, 2012, and on December
21, 2012, following the termination of
the application of the Jackson-Vanik
amendment to Russia and the extension
of permanent normal trade relations to
the products of Russia, the United States
and Russia both filed letters with the
WTO withdrawing their notices of nonapplication and consenting to have the
WTO Agreement apply between them.
In accordance with section 201(a) of the
Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik
Repeal and Sergei Magnitskiy Rule of
Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Pub. L.
112–208), USTR is required to submit,
by December 21 of each year, a report
to Congress on the extent to which
Russia is implementing the WTO
Agreement, including the Agreement on
the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures and the
Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights. The Report
must also assess Russia’s progress on
acceding to the Information Technology
Agreement (ITA) and the Government
Procurement Agreement (GPA). In
addition, to the extent that USTR finds
that Russia is not implementing fully
the WTO Agreement or is not making
adequate progress in acceding to the
ITA or the GPA, USTR must describe in
the report the actions it plans to take to
encourage Russia to improve its
implementation and/or increase its
accession efforts. In accordance with
section 201(a), and to assist it in
preparing this year’s report, the TPSC is
hereby soliciting public comment.
The terms of Russia’s accession to the
WTO are contained in the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing the World
Trade Organization (WTO Agreement)
and the Protocol on the Accession of the
Russian Federation to the WTO
(including its annexes) (Protocol). The
Report of the Working Party on the
Accession of the Russian Federation
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(Working Party Report) provides detail
and context to the commitments listed
in the Protocol. The Protocol and
Working Party Report can be found on
USTR’s Web page, https://www.ustr.gov/
webfm_send/3224 or on the WTO Web
site, https://docsonline.wto.org
(document symbols: WT/ACC/RUS/70,
WT/MIN(11)/2, WT/MIN(11)/24, WT/L/
839, and WT/ACC/RUS/70/Add.1, WT/
ACC/RUS/70/Add.2.
2. Public Comment and Hearing
USTR invites written comments and/
or oral testimony of interested persons
on Russia’s implementation of the
commitments made in connection with
its accession to the WTO, including, but
not limited to, commitments in the
following areas: (a) Import regulation
(e.g., tariffs, tariff-rate quotas, quotas,
import licenses); (b) export regulation;
(c) subsidies; (d) standards and
technical regulations; (e) sanitary and
phytosanitary measures; (f) trade-related
investment measures; (g) taxes and
charges levied on imports and exports;
(h) other internal policies affecting
trade; (i) intellectual property rights
(including intellectual property rights
enforcement); (j) services; (k) rule of law
issues (e.g., transparency, judicial
review, uniform administration of laws
and regulations); and (l) other WTO
commitments.
Written comments must be received
no later than 11:59 p.m., Thursday,
September 12, 2013.
A hearing will be held on Friday,
September 27, 2013, in Rooms 1 & 2,
1724 F Street NW., Washington, DC
20508. If necessary, the hearing will
continue on the next business day.
Persons wishing to testify at the hearing
must provide written notification of
their intention by 11:59 p.m., September
12, 2013. The intent to testify
notification must be made in the ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field under docket number
USTR–2013–0025 on the
www.regulations.gov Web site and
should include the name, address and
telephone number of the person
presenting the testimony. A summary of
the testimony should be attached by
using the ‘‘Upload File’’ field. The name
of the file should also include who will
be presenting the testimony. Remarks at
the hearing should be limited to no
more than five minutes to allow for
possible questions from the TPSC.
3. Requirements for Submissions
Persons submitting a notification of
intent to testify and/or written
comments must do so in English and
must identify (on the first page of the
submission) ‘‘Russia’s WTO
Implementation.’’ In order to be assured
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
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AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments and notice of public hearing concerning
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SUMMARY: The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) will
convene a public hearing and seek public comment to assist the Office
of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in the preparation of
its annual report to the Congress on China's compliance with the
commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade
Organization (WTO).
DATES: Persons wishing to testify at the hearing must provide written
notification of their intention, as well as a summary of their
testimony, by Friday, September 20, 2013. Written comments are also due
by Friday, September 20, 2013. A hearing will be held in Washington,
DC, on Friday, October 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Notifications of intent to testify and written comments
should be submitted electronically via the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. For alternatives to on-line submissions, please
contact Yvonne Jamison, Trade Policy Staff Committee, at (202) 395-
3475.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For procedural questions concerning
written comments or participation in the public hearing, contact Yvonne
Jamison at (202) 395-3475. All other questions should be directed to
Terrence J. McCartin, Deputy Assistant United States Trade
Representative for China Enforcement, at (202) 395-3900, or Katherine
C. Tai, Chief Counsel for China Enforcement, at (202) 395-3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
China became a Member of the WTO on December 11, 2001. In
accordance with section 421 of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000
(Pub. L. 106-286), USTR is required to submit, by December 11 of each
year, a report to Congress on China's compliance with commitments made
in connection with its accession to the WTO, including both
multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the
United States. In accordance with section 421, and to assist it in
preparing this year's report, the TPSC is hereby soliciting public
comment. Last year's report is available on USTR's Internet Web site
(https://www.ustr.gov/webfm_send/3620).
The terms of China's accession to the WTO are contained in the
Protocol on the Accession of the People's Republic of China (including
its annexes) (Protocol), the Report of the Working Party on the
Accession of China (Working Party Report), and the WTO agreements. The
Protocol and Working Party Report can be found on the Department of
Commerce Web page, https://www.mac.doc.gov/china/WTOAccessionPackageNEW.html, or on the WTO Web site, https://docsonline.wto.org (document symbols: WT/L/432, WT/MIN(01)/3, WT/
MIN(01)/3/Add.1, WT/MIN(01)/3/Add.2).
2. Public Comment and Hearing
USTR invites written comments and/or oral testimony of interested
persons on China's compliance with commitments made in connection with
its accession to the WTO, including, but not limited to, commitments in
the following areas: (a) Trading rights; (b) import regulation (e.g.,
tariffs, tariff-rate quotas, quotas, import licenses); (c) export
regulation; (d) internal policies affecting trade (e.g., subsidies,
standards and technical regulations, sanitary and phytosanitary
measures, government procurement, trade-related investment measures,
taxes and charges levied on imports and exports); (e) intellectual
property rights (including intellectual property rights enforcement);
(f) services; (g) rule of law issues (e.g., transparency, judicial
review, uniform administration of laws and regulations) and status of
legal reform; and (h) other WTO commitments. In addition, given the
United States' view that China should be held accountable as a full
participant in, and beneficiary of, the international trading system,
USTR requests that interested persons specifically identify unresolved
compliance issues that warrant review and evaluation by USTR's China
Enforcement Task Force.
Written comments must be received no later than Friday, September
20, 2013.
A hearing will be held on Friday, October 4, 2013, in Room 1, 1724
F Street NW., Washington, DC 20508. If necessary, the hearing will
continue on the next business day. Persons wishing to testify orally at
the hearing must provide written notification of their intention by
Friday, September 20, 2013. The intent to testify notification must be
made in the ``Type Comment'' field under docket number USTR-2013-0026
on the regulations.gov Web site and should include the name, address
and telephone number of the person presenting the testimony. A summary
of the testimony should be attached by using the ``Upload File'' field.
The name of the file should also include who will be presenting the
testimony. Remarks at the hearing should be limited to no more than
five minutes to allow for possible questions from the TPSC.
All documents should be submitted in accordance with the
instructions in section 3 below.
3. Requirements for Submissions
Persons submitting a notification of intent to testify and/or
written comments must do so in English and must identify (on the first
page of the submission) ``China's WTO Compliance.''
In order to ensure the timely receipt and consideration of
comments, USTR strongly encourages commenters to make on-line
submissions, using the www.regulations.gov Web site. To submit comments
via www.regulations.gov, enter docket number USTR-2013-0026 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 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 ``How to
Use This Site'' on the left side of the home page.)
The www.regulations.gov Web site allows users to provide comments
by filling in a ``Type Comment'' field, or by attaching a document
using an ``Upload File'' field. USTR prefers that comments be provided
in an attached document. If a document is attached, it is sufficient to
type ``See attached'' in the ``Type Comment'' field. USTR 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 ``Type Comment'' field.
For any comments submitted electronically containing business
confidential information, the file name of the business confidential
version should begin with the characters ``BC.'' Any page containing
business confidential information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top of that page. Filers of submissions
containing business confidential information must also submit a public
version of their comments. 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. Filers
submitting comments containing no business confidential information
should name their file using the name of the person or entity
submitting the comments.
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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.
As noted above, USTR strongly urges submitters to file comments
through www.regulations.gov, if at all possible. Any alternative
arrangements must be made with Yvonne Jamison in advance of
transmitting the comments. Ms. Jamison should be contacted at (202)
395-3475. General information concerning USTR is available at
www.ustr.gov.
Comments will be placed in the docket and open to public
inspection, except business confidential information. Comments may be
viewed on the www.regulations.gov Web site by entering the relevant
docket number in the search field on the home page.
Douglas M. Bell,
Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
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