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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. USTR–2014–0020]
2014 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review
of India
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Public
Comments.
AGENCY:
In the 2014 Special 301
Report, the Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR)
announced that, in order to assess
progress on engagement with the
Government of India on intellectual
property rights (IPR) issues, an Out-ofCycle Review (OCR) would be
conducted for India. USTR requests
written submissions from the public
concerning information, views, acts,
policies, or practices relevant to
evaluating the Government of India’s
engagement on IPR issues of concern, in
particular those identified in the 2014
Special 301 Report. The 2014 Special
301 Report is available at www.ustr.gov.
Deadlines:
Friday, October 31, 2014—Deadline
for the public, except foreign
governments, to submit written
comments.
Friday, November 7, 2014—Deadline
for foreign governments to submit
written comments.
ADDRESSES: All written comments
should be filed electronically via
www.regulations.gov, Docket Number
USTR–2014–0020, and be consistent
with the requirements set forth below.
Please specify ‘‘2014 Special 301 Out-ofCycle Review of India’’ in the ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Wilson, Director for Intellectual
Property and Innovation, Office of the
United States Trade Representative, at
Special301@ustr.eop.gov. Information
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on the Special 301 Review is available
at www.ustr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
Section 182 of the Trade Act requires
USTR to identify countries that deny
adequate and effective protection of IPR
or deny fair and equitable market access
to U.S. persons who rely on intellectual
property protection. The provisions of
Section 182 are commonly referred to as
the ‘‘Special 301’’ provisions of the
Trade Act.
Those countries that have the most
onerous or egregious acts, policies, or
practices and whose acts, policies, or
practices have the greatest adverse
impact (actual or potential) on relevant
U.S. products are to be identified as
Priority Foreign Countries. In addition,
USTR has created a ‘‘Priority Watch
List’’ and a ‘‘Watch List’’ under Special
301 provisions. Placement of a trading
partner on the Priority Watch List or
Watch List indicates that particular
problems exist in that country with
respect to IPR protection, enforcement,
or market access for persons relying on
intellectual property.
In the 2014 Special 301 Report, USTR
placed India on the Priority Watch List
and noted that it would conduct an OCR
of India focusing in particular on
assessing progress made in establishing
and building effective, meaningful, and
constructive engagement with the
Government of India on IPR issues of
concern. An OCR is a tool that USTR
uses to encourage progress on IPR issues
of concern and can provide an
opportunity for heightened engagement
with a trading partner to address and
remedy such issues.
2. Written Comments
a. Requirements for Written Comments
To facilitate the review, written
comments should be as detailed as
possible and provide information and
views relevant to assessing the quality
of the Government of India’s
engagement on IPR issues of concern, in
particular those issues identified in the
2014 Special 301 Report, including
ideas on how the U.S. and Indian
governments can enhance bilateral
engagement, recommendations
regarding the focus of such engagement,
as well as the quality of engagement
interested parties have experienced with
the Government of India on IPR issues.
Comments should focus on the time
period since issuance of the 2014
Special 301 Report in April. To the
extent relevant, USTR requests that
comments include specific references to
laws, regulations, policy statements, or
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other measures that should factor in the
review and describe engagement
interested parties have had with the
Government of India on IPR issues of
concern.
b. Instructions for Submitting Comments
Comments must be in English. To
ensure the timely receipt and
consideration of comments, USTR
strongly encourages commenters to
submit comments electronically, using
the www.regulations.gov Web site. To
submit comments via
www.regulations.gov, enter Docket
Number USTR–2014–0020 on the home
page and click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will
provide a search-results page listing all
documents associated with this docket.
Find the 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 site by clicking on ‘‘How to use
Regulations.gov’’ at the bottom of the
home page under ‘‘Help.’’
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, please type
‘‘2014 Out-of-Cycle Review of India’’ in
the ‘‘Type Comment’’ field. USTR
prefers submissions in Microsoft Word
(.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. If
the submission is in another file format,
please indicate the name of the software
application in the ‘‘Type Comment’’
field. File names should reflect 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
comment itself, rather than submitting
them as separate files.
A person requesting that information
contained in a comment submitted by
that person be treated as confidential
business information must certify that
such information is business
confidential and would not customarily
be released to the public by the
submitter. In the document, confidential
business information must clearly be
designated as such; the submission must
be marked ‘‘BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL’’ on the cover page and
each succeeding page, and the
submission should clearly indicate, via
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should type ‘‘Business Confidential
2014 Out-of-Cycle Review of India’’ in
the ‘‘Type Comment’’ field. Anyone
submitting a comment containing
business confidential information must
also submit, as a separate submission, a
non-business confidential version of the
submission, indicating where the
business confidential information has
been redacted. The filenames of both
documents should reflect their status—
‘‘BC’’ for the business confidential
version and ‘‘P’’ for the public version.
The non-business confidential version
will be placed in the docket at
www.regulations.gov and be available
for public inspection.
As noted, USTR strongly urges
commenters to submit comments
through www.regulations.gov. Any
alternative arrangements must be made
in advance of transmitting a comment
and in advance of the relevant deadline
by contacting USTR at Special301@
ustr.eop.gov.
3. Inspection of Comments
Comments received will be placed in
the docket and open to public
inspection pursuant to 15 CFR 2006.13,
except business confidential
information exempt from public
inspection in accordance with 15 CFR
2006.15. Comments may be viewed free
of charge by visiting
www.regulations.gov and entering
Docket Number USTR–2014–0020 in the
‘‘Search’’ field on the home page.
Susan F. Wilson,
Director for Intellectual Property and
Innovation.
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open to the public up to the room’s
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limited and access to the DOT
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24, 2012, the Secretary, as mandated by
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on the Department’s Web site at
https://www.facadatabase.gov/
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2448&aid=47.
The sixth meeting of the committee is
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2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time in the Media Center at the
DOT headquarters, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. At
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discussed are: (1) The impact of airline
mergers and consolidations on
consumers and the aviation industry; (2)
regulating the use of mobile wireless
devices for voice calls on aircraft by
DOT; and (3) the impact of governmentimposed taxes and fees on consumers
and the aviation industry. Additionally,
the DOT’s Office of Aviation
Enforcement and Proceedings
(Enforcement Office) will provide an
update on the implementation status of
the committee’s recommendations to the
Secretary as well as an update regarding
its rulemaking and enforcement
activities.
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committees. (41 CFR Part 102–3.)
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6,
2014.
Blane A. Workie,
Acting Assistant General Counsel for Aviation
Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. Department
of Transportation.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. USTR-2014-0020]
2014 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of India
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Public Comments.
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SUMMARY: In the 2014 Special 301 Report, the Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that, in order to assess
progress on engagement with the Government of India on intellectual
property rights (IPR) issues, an Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) would be
conducted for India. USTR requests written submissions from the public
concerning information, views, acts, policies, or practices relevant to
evaluating the Government of India's engagement on IPR issues of
concern, in particular those identified in the 2014 Special 301 Report.
The 2014 Special 301 Report is available at www.ustr.gov.
Deadlines:
Friday, October 31, 2014--Deadline for the public, except foreign
governments, to submit written comments.
Friday, November 7, 2014--Deadline for foreign governments to
submit written comments.
ADDRESSES: All written comments should be filed electronically via
www.regulations.gov, Docket Number USTR-2014-0020, and be consistent
with the requirements set forth below. Please specify ``2014 Special
301 Out-of-Cycle Review of India'' in the ``Type Comment'' field.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Wilson, Director for
Intellectual Property and Innovation, Office of the United States Trade
Representative, at Special301@ustr.eop.gov. Information on the Special
301 Review is available at www.ustr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
Section 182 of the Trade Act requires USTR to identify countries
that deny adequate and effective protection of IPR or deny fair and
equitable market access to U.S. persons who rely on intellectual
property protection. The provisions of Section 182 are commonly
referred to as the ``Special 301'' provisions of the Trade Act.
Those countries that have the most onerous or egregious acts,
policies, or practices and whose acts, policies, or practices have the
greatest adverse impact (actual or potential) on relevant U.S. products
are to be identified as Priority Foreign Countries. In addition, USTR
has created a ``Priority Watch List'' and a ``Watch List'' under
Special 301 provisions. Placement of a trading partner on the Priority
Watch List or Watch List indicates that particular problems exist in
that country with respect to IPR protection, enforcement, or market
access for persons relying on intellectual property.
In the 2014 Special 301 Report, USTR placed India on the Priority
Watch List and noted that it would conduct an OCR of India focusing in
particular on assessing progress made in establishing and building
effective, meaningful, and constructive engagement with the Government
of India on IPR issues of concern. An OCR is a tool that USTR uses to
encourage progress on IPR issues of concern and can provide an
opportunity for heightened engagement with a trading partner to address
and remedy such issues.
2. Written Comments
a. Requirements for Written Comments
To facilitate the review, written comments should be as detailed as
possible and provide information and views relevant to assessing the
quality of the Government of India's engagement on IPR issues of
concern, in particular those issues identified in the 2014 Special 301
Report, including ideas on how the U.S. and Indian governments can
enhance bilateral engagement, recommendations regarding the focus of
such engagement, as well as the quality of engagement interested
parties have experienced with the Government of India on IPR issues.
Comments should focus on the time period since issuance of the 2014
Special 301 Report in April. To the extent relevant, USTR requests that
comments include specific references to laws, regulations, policy
statements, or other measures that should factor in the review and
describe engagement interested parties have had with the Government of
India on IPR issues of concern.
b. Instructions for Submitting Comments
Comments must be in English. To ensure the timely receipt and
consideration of comments, USTR strongly encourages commenters to
submit comments electronically, using the www.regulations.gov Web site.
To submit comments via www.regulations.gov, enter Docket Number USTR-
2014-0020 on the home page and click ``Search.'' The site will provide
a search-results page listing all documents associated with this
docket. Find the 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 site by clicking on ``How to use Regulations.gov'' at the bottom of
the home page under ``Help.''
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, please type ``2014
Out-of-Cycle Review of India'' in the ``Type Comment'' field. USTR
prefers submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
format. If the submission is in another file format, please indicate
the name of the software application in the ``Type Comment'' field.
File names should reflect 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 comment itself, rather than submitting them as
separate files.
A person requesting that information contained in a comment
submitted by that person be treated as confidential business
information must certify that such information is business confidential
and would not customarily be released to the public by the submitter.
In the document, confidential business information must clearly be
designated as such; the submission must be marked ``BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL'' on the cover page and each succeeding page, and the
submission should clearly indicate, via brackets, highlighting, or
other means, the specific information that is business
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confidential. Additionally, the submitter should type ``Business
Confidential 2014 Out-of-Cycle Review of India'' in the ``Type
Comment'' field. Anyone submitting a comment containing business
confidential information must also submit, as a separate submission, a
non-business confidential version of the submission, indicating where
the business confidential information has been redacted. The filenames
of both documents should reflect their status--``BC'' for the business
confidential version and ``P'' for the public version. The non-business
confidential version will be placed in the docket at
www.regulations.gov and be available for public inspection.
As noted, USTR strongly urges commenters to submit comments through
www.regulations.gov. Any alternative arrangements must be made in
advance of transmitting a comment and in advance of the relevant
deadline by contacting USTR at Special301@ustr.eop.gov.
3. Inspection of Comments
Comments received will be placed in the docket and open to public
inspection pursuant to 15 CFR 2006.13, except business confidential
information exempt from public inspection in accordance with 15 CFR
2006.15. Comments may be viewed free of charge by visiting
www.regulations.gov and entering Docket Number USTR-2014-0020 in the
``Search'' field on the home page.
Susan F. Wilson,
Director for Intellectual Property and Innovation.
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