Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2014 Review, 42120-42121 [2015-17418]

Download as PDF 42120 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 136 / Thursday, July 16, 2015 / Notices (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainants are: Canon Inc., 30–2, Shimomaruko 3chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146–8501, Japan Canon U.S.A., Inc., One Canon Park, Melville, NY 11747 Canon Virginia, Inc., 12000 Canon Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23606 (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES General Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd., 50 Tzu-Chiang Road, Wu-Chi Town, Taichung County, Taiwan Color Imaging, Inc., 4350 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 100, Norcross, GA 30071 (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as a party in this investigation. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Jul 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 Issued: July 10, 2015. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2015–17370 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332–554] Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2014 Review United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of institution of investigation and opportunity to furnish information. AGENCY: Following receipt of a request on June 30, 2015, from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted investigation No. 332–554, Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2014 Review, for the purpose of providing such advice and information. DATES: July 30, 2015: Deadline for filing all written submissions. August 28, 2015: Transmittal of Commission report to the United States Trade Representative. ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission’s hearing rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/ edis.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information specific to this investigation may be obtained from Cynthia B. Foreso, Project Leader, Office of Industries (202–205–3348 or cynthia.foreso@usitc.gov) or Sabina Neumann, Deputy Project Leader, Office of Industries (202–205–3000 or sabina.neumann@usitc.gov). For information on the legal aspects of this investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission’s Office of the General Counsel (202–205–3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202–205– 1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 terminal at 202–205–1810. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Web site (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. Background: Advice concerning waiver of competitive need limitations. In his letter the USTR requested, under authority delegated by the President, pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), and in accordance with section 503(d)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(1)(A)), that the Commission provide advice on whether any industry in the United States is likely to be adversely affected by a waiver of the competitive need limitations specified in section 503(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 for two articles from Thailand: HTS 2008.19.15 (Coconuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi) and HTS 7408.29.10 (Copper alloys (o/than brass, cupro-nickel or nickel-silver), wire, coated or plated with metal). Pursuant to section 332(g) and in accordance with section 503(c)(2)(E) of the 1974 Act the USTR also requested that the Commission provide its advice with respect to whether like or directly competitive products were being produced in the United States on January 1, 1995. The USTR also requested that the Commission provide its advice as to the probable economic effect on total U.S. imports, as well as on consumers, of the requested waivers. Data relating to certain cotton articles. Pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the USTR requested that the Commission provide data on U.S. production, imports, exports, and consumption for the period 2012–2014 for the following articles: HTS 5201.00.18 (Cotton, not carded or combed, having a staple length under 28.575 mm (11⁄8 inches), n/harsh or rough, nesoi), HTS 5201.00.28 (Cotton not carded or combed, harsh or rough, staple length of 29.36875 mm or more but under 34.925 mm & white in color, nesoi), HTS 5201.00.38 (Cotton, not carded or combed, staple length of 28.575 mm or more but under 34.925 mm, nesoi), HTS 5202.99.30 (Cotton card strips made from cotton waste having staple length under 30.1625 mm & lap, sliver & roving waste, nesoi), and HTS 5203.00.30 (Cotton fibers, carded or combed, of cotton fiber processed, but not spun, nesoi). The USTR requested that the Commission, to the extent practicable, provide the requested data separately and individually for each U.S. Harmonized E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM 16JYN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 136 / Thursday, July 16, 2015 / Notices Tariff Schedule subheading subject to this request. The USTR noted that his office had previously notified the Commission that these five cotton articles were being considered for designation as eligible articles under the GSP program for leastdeveloped beneficiary developing countries only, and that the Commission had provided its advice in May 2012 (in its report on investigation No. 332–529) as to the probable economic effect of the elimination of U.S. import duties on those articles for least-developed beneficiary developing countries under the GSP program. Time for reporting, possible classification of report. As requested by USTR, the Commission will provide its advice by August 28, 2015. The USTR indicated that those sections of the Commission’s report and related working papers that contain the Commission’s advice will be classified as ‘‘confidential,’’ and that USTR considers the Commission’s report to be an inter-agency memorandum that will contain pre-decisional advice and be subject to the deliberative process privilege. Written Submissions: Interested parties are invited to file written submissions concerning this investigation. All written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later than 5:15 p.m., July 30, 2015. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 and the Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures require that interested parties file documents electronically on or before the filing deadline and submit eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. eastern time on the next business day. In the event that confidential treatment of a document is requested, interested parties must file, at the same time as the eight paper copies, at least four (4) additional true paper copies in which the confidential information must be deleted (see the following paragraph for further information regarding confidential business information). Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). Any submissions that contain confidential business information must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether they are the ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Jul 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 version, and that the confidential business information is clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business information, will be made available for inspection by interested parties. The Commission may include in the report it sends to the President and the USTR some or all of the confidential business information it receives in this investigation. The USTR has asked that the Commission make available a public version of its report shortly after it sends its report to the President and the USTR, with any classified or privileged information deleted. Any confidential business information received in this investigation and used in the preparation of the report will not be published in the public version of the report in such a manner as would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information. Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to publish summaries of the positions of interested persons. Persons wishing to have a summary of their position included in the report should include a summary with their written submission. The summary may not exceed 500 words, should be in MSWord format or a format that can be easily converted to MSWord, and should not include any confidential business information. The summary will be published as provided if it meets these requirements and is germane to the subject matter of the investigation. The Commission will identify the name of the organization furnishing the summary and will include a link to the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) where the full written submission can be found. By order of the Commission. Issued: July 13, 2015. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2015–17418 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration 177th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the 177th meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42121 as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held on August 18–20, 2015. The three-day meeting will take place at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel at 415 New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on August 18–19, with a one hour break for lunch each day, and from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. on May 29. The purpose of the open meeting is for Advisory Council members to hear testimony from invited witnesses and to receive an update from the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). The EBSA update is scheduled for the morning of May 29 (subject to change). The Advisory Council will study the following issues: (1) Model Notices and Disclosures for Pension Risk Transfers and (2) Model Notices and Plan Sponsor Education on Lifetime Plan Participation. Descriptions of these issues are available on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA Web site, at www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/erisa_ advisory_council.html. Witnesses may testify on one or both issues on either August 18 or19. The third day of the meeting will be devoted to drafting reports on both issues. Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written statement may do so by submitting 40 copies on or before August 11, 2015 to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Statements also may be submitted as email attachments in word processing or pdf format transmitted to good.larry@ dol.gov. It is requested that statements not be included in the body of the email. Statements deemed relevant by the Advisory Council and received on or before August 11 will be included in the record of the meeting and made available through the EBSA Public Disclosure Room, along with witness statements. Do not include any personally identifiable information (such as name, address, or other contact information) or confidential business information that you do not want publicly disclosed. Written statements submitted by invited witnesses will be posted on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA Web site, without change, and can be retrieved by most Internet search engines. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address the Advisory Council should forward their requests to the Executive Secretary or telephone (202) 693–8668. Oral presentations will be limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, but an E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM 16JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-554]


Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2014 
Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of institution of investigation and opportunity to 
furnish information.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request on June 30, 2015, from the 
United States Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (Commission) instituted investigation No. 332-554, 
Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2014 Review, 
for the purpose of providing such advice and information.

DATES: July 30, 2015: Deadline for filing all written submissions.
    August 28, 2015: Transmittal of Commission report to the United 
States Trade Representative.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing 
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions 
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record 
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS) at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information specific to this 
investigation may be obtained from Cynthia B. Foreso, Project Leader, 
Office of Industries (202-205-3348 or cynthia.foreso@usitc.gov) or 
Sabina Neumann, Deputy Project Leader, Office of Industries (202-205-
3000 or sabina.neumann@usitc.gov). For information on the legal aspects 
of this investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's 
Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or 
william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media should contact Margaret 
O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or 
margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
at 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also 
be obtained by accessing its Web site (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons 
with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining 
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 
202-205-2000.
    Background: Advice concerning waiver of competitive need 
limitations. In his letter the USTR requested, under authority 
delegated by the President, pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), and in accordance with section 
503(d)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(1)(A)), that 
the Commission provide advice on whether any industry in the United 
States is likely to be adversely affected by a waiver of the 
competitive need limitations specified in section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 for two articles from Thailand: HTS 2008.19.15 
(Coconuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi) and HTS 7408.29.10 
(Copper alloys (o/than brass, cupro-nickel or nickel-silver), wire, 
coated or plated with metal).
    Pursuant to section 332(g) and in accordance with section 
503(c)(2)(E) of the 1974 Act the USTR also requested that the 
Commission provide its advice with respect to whether like or directly 
competitive products were being produced in the United States on 
January 1, 1995. The USTR also requested that the Commission provide 
its advice as to the probable economic effect on total U.S. imports, as 
well as on consumers, of the requested waivers.
    Data relating to certain cotton articles. Pursuant to section 
332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the USTR requested that the 
Commission provide data on U.S. production, imports, exports, and 
consumption for the period 2012-2014 for the following articles: HTS 
5201.00.18 (Cotton, not carded or combed, having a staple length under 
28.575 mm (1\1/8\ inches), n/harsh or rough, nesoi), HTS 5201.00.28 
(Cotton not carded or combed, harsh or rough, staple length of 29.36875 
mm or more but under 34.925 mm & white in color, nesoi), HTS 5201.00.38 
(Cotton, not carded or combed, staple length of 28.575 mm or more but 
under 34.925 mm, nesoi), HTS 5202.99.30 (Cotton card strips made from 
cotton waste having staple length under 30.1625 mm & lap, sliver & 
roving waste, nesoi), and HTS 5203.00.30 (Cotton fibers, carded or 
combed, of cotton fiber processed, but not spun, nesoi). The USTR 
requested that the Commission, to the extent practicable, provide the 
requested data separately and individually for each U.S. Harmonized

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Tariff Schedule subheading subject to this request.
    The USTR noted that his office had previously notified the 
Commission that these five cotton articles were being considered for 
designation as eligible articles under the GSP program for least-
developed beneficiary developing countries only, and that the 
Commission had provided its advice in May 2012 (in its report on 
investigation No. 332-529) as to the probable economic effect of the 
elimination of U.S. import duties on those articles for least-developed 
beneficiary developing countries under the GSP program.
    Time for reporting, possible classification of report. As requested 
by USTR, the Commission will provide its advice by August 28, 2015. The 
USTR indicated that those sections of the Commission's report and 
related working papers that contain the Commission's advice will be 
classified as ``confidential,'' and that USTR considers the 
Commission's report to be an inter-agency memorandum that will contain 
pre-decisional advice and be subject to the deliberative process 
privilege.
    Written Submissions: Interested parties are invited to file written 
submissions concerning this investigation. All written submissions 
should be addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later 
than 5:15 p.m., July 30, 2015. All written submissions must conform 
with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 and the 
Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures require that interested 
parties file documents electronically on or before the filing deadline 
and submit eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. eastern time on 
the next business day. In the event that confidential treatment of a 
document is requested, interested parties must file, at the same time 
as the eight paper copies, at least four (4) additional true paper 
copies in which the confidential information must be deleted (see the 
following paragraph for further information regarding confidential 
business information). Persons with questions regarding electronic 
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
    Any submissions that contain confidential business information must 
also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the 
rules requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages 
be clearly marked as to whether they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-
confidential'' version, and that the confidential business information 
is clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions, 
except for confidential business information, will be made available 
for inspection by interested parties.
    The Commission may include in the report it sends to the President 
and the USTR some or all of the confidential business information it 
receives in this investigation. The USTR has asked that the Commission 
make available a public version of its report shortly after it sends 
its report to the President and the USTR, with any classified or 
privileged information deleted. Any confidential business information 
received in this investigation and used in the preparation of the 
report will not be published in the public version of the report in 
such a manner as would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the 
information.
    Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to publish 
summaries of the positions of interested persons. Persons wishing to 
have a summary of their position included in the report should include 
a summary with their written submission. The summary may not exceed 500 
words, should be in MSWord format or a format that can be easily 
converted to MSWord, and should not include any confidential business 
information. The summary will be published as provided if it meets 
these requirements and is germane to the subject matter of the 
investigation. The Commission will identify the name of the 
organization furnishing the summary and will include a link to the 
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) where the 
full written submission can be found.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: July 13, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-17418 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am]
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