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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
On behalf of the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA), the Department of Commerce
will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Title: Interim Procedures for
Considering Requests under the
Commercial Availability Provision of
the United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement.
Form Number(s): N/A.
OMB Control Number: 0625–0273.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 89.
Number of Respondents: 16 (10 for
Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for
Rebuttals).
Average Hours per Response: 8 hours
per Request; 2 hours per Response; and
1 hour per Rebuttal.
Needs and Uses:
Title II, Section 203(o) of the United
States-Panama Trade Promotion
Agreement Implementation Act (the
‘‘Act’’) [Pub. L. 112–43] implements the
commercial availability provision
provided for in Article 3.25 of the
United States-Panama Trade Promotion
Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’). The
Agreement entered into force on
October 31, 2012. Subject to the rules of
origin in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement,
and pursuant to the textile provisions of
the Agreement, a fabric, yarn, or fiber
produced in Panama or the United
States and traded between the two
countries is entitled to duty-free tariff
treatment. Annex 3.25 of the Agreement
also lists specific fabrics, yarns, and
fibers that the two countries agreed are
not available in commercial quantities
in a timely manner from producers in
Panama or the United States. The items
listed in Annex 3.25 are commercially
unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers.
Articles containing these items are
entitled to duty-free or preferential
treatment despite containing inputs not
produced in Panama or the United
States.
The list of commercially unavailable
fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be
changed pursuant to the commercial
availability provision in Chapter 3,
Article 3.25, Paragraphs 4–6 of the
Agreement. Under this provision,
interested entities from Panama or the
United States have the right to request
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that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be
added to, or removed from, the list of
commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns,
and fibers in Annex 3.25 of the
Agreement.
Pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 3.25,
paragraph 6 of the Agreement, which
requires that the President publish
procedures for parties to exercise the
right to make these requests, Section
203(o)(4) of the Act authorizes the
President to establish procedures to
modify the list of fabrics, yarns, or fibers
not available in commercial quantities
in a timely manner in either the United
States or Panama as set out in Annex
3.25 of the Agreement. The President
delegated the responsibility for
publishing the procedures and
administering commercial availability
requests to the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(‘‘CITA’’), which issues procedures and
acts on requests through the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Office of
Textiles and Apparel (‘‘OTEXA’’) (See
Proclamation No. 8894, 77 FR 66507,
November 5, 2012).
The intent of the Commercial
Availability Procedures is to foster the
use of U.S. and regional products by
implementing procedures that allow
products to be placed on or removed
from a product list, in a timely manner,
and in a manner that is consistent with
normal business practice. The
procedures are intended to facilitate the
transmission of requests; allow the
market to indicate the availability of the
supply of products that are the subject
of requests; make available promptly, to
interested entities and the public,
information regarding the requests for
products and offers received for those
products; ensure wide participation by
interested entities and parties; allow for
careful review and consideration of
information provided to substantiate
requests and responses; and provide
timely public dissemination of
information used by CITA in making
commercial availability determinations.
CITA must collect certain information
about fabric, yarn, or fiber technical
specifications and the production
capabilities of Panamanian and U.S.
textile producers to determine whether
certain fabrics, yarns, or fibers are
available in commercial quantities in a
timely manner in the United States or
Panama, subject to Section 203(o) of the
Act.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: Varies.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante,
(202) 395–3647.
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Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@
doc.gov.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA Submission@
omg.eop.gov or fax to (202) 075–5806.
Dated: March 7, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
On behalf of the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA), the Department of Commerce
will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Title: Interim Procedures for
Considering Requests from the Public
for Textile and Apparel Safeguard
Actions on Imports from Panama.
Form Number(s): N/A.
OMB Control Number: 0625–0274.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 24.
Number of Respondents: 6 (1 for
Request; 5 for Comments).
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours
for a Request; and 4 hours for each
Comment.
Average Annual Cost to Public: $960.
Needs and Uses: Title III, subtitle B,
section 321 through section 328 of the
United States-Panama Trade Promotion
Agreement Implementation Act (the
‘‘Act’’) [Pub. L. 112–43] implements the
textile and apparel safeguard provisions,
provided for in Article 3.24 of the
United States-Panama Trade Promotion
Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’). This
safeguard mechanism applies when, as
a result of the elimination of a customs
duty under the Agreement, a
Panamanian textile or apparel article is
being imported into the United States in
such increased quantities, in absolute
terms or relative to the domestic market
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for that article, and under such
conditions as to cause serious damage or
actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry
producing a like or directly competitive
article. In these circumstances, Article
3.24 permits the United States to
increase duties on the imported article
from Panama to a level that does not
exceed the lesser of the prevailing U.S.
normal trade relations (NTR)/mostfavored-nation (MFN) duty rate for the
article or the U.S. NTR/MFN duty rate
in effect on the day the Agreement
entered into force.
The Statement of Administrative
Action accompanying the Act provides
that the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) will issue procedures for
requesting such safeguard measures, for
making its determinations under section
322(a) of the Act, and for providing
relief under section 322(b) of the Act.
In Proclamation No. 8894 (77 FR
66507, November 5, 2012), the President
delegated to CITA his authority under
subtitle B of title III of the Act with
respect to textile and apparel safeguard
measures.
CITA must collect information in
order to determine whether a domestic
textile or apparel industry is being
adversely impacted by imports of these
products from Panama, thereby allowing
CITA to take corrective action to protect
the viability of the domestic textile or
apparel industry, subject to section
322(b) of the Act.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at jjessup@
doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 975–5806.
Dated: March 7, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Commerce Data Advisory Council
Meeting
Economic and Statistics
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
AGENCY:
The Economic and Statistics
Administration (ESA) is giving notice of
the fourth meeting of the Commerce
Data Advisory Council (CDAC). The
CDAC will discuss economic data as
well as other Council matters. The
CDAC will meet in a plenary session on
May 5th and 6th, 2016. Last-minute
changes to the schedule are possible,
which could prevent giving advance
public notice of schedule adjustments.
DATES: May 5–6, 2016. On May 5th, the
meeting will begin at approximately
9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00
p.m. (ET). On May 6th, the meeting will
begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. and
end at approximately 1:00 p.m. (ET).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Google—New York, 76 9th Avenue,
New York, NY 10011.
The meeting is open to the public.
Members of the public are welcome to
observe the business of the meeting in
person or via webcast on the CDAC Web
site linked to https://www.esa.gov. A
public comment session is scheduled on
Friday, May 6th, 2016. The public is
invited to make statements or ask
questions in person. The public may
also submit statements or questions via
the CDAC Twitter handle: #CDACMTG,
the CDAC email address, or:
DataAdvisoryCouncil@doc.gov (subject
line ‘‘MAY 2016 CDAC Meeting Public
Comment’’), or by letter to the Director
of External Communication and DFO,
CDAC, Department of Commerce,
Economics and Statistics
Administration, 1401 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Submissions by letter will be included
in the record for the meeting if received
by Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
Entry Requirements: If you plan to
attend the meeting in person, you must
complete registration on line no later
than Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
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The meeting is physically accessible
to persons with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Director of External Communication as
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soon as possible, preferably two weeks
prior to the meeting.
Seating is available to the public on
a first-come, first-served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Burton Reist, BReist@doc.gov, Director
of External Communication and DFO,
CDAC, Department of Commerce,
Economics and Statistics
Administration, 1401 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone
(202) 482–3331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CDAC
is comprised of 19 members, the
Commerce Chief Data Officer, and the
Economic and Statistics Administration.
The Council provides an organized and
continuing channel of communication
between recognized experts in the data
industry (collection, compilation,
analysis, dissemination and privacy
protection) and the Department of
Commerce. The CDAC provides advice
and recommendations, to include
process and infrastructure
improvements, to the Secretary, DOC
and the DOC data-bureau leadership on
ways to make Commerce data easier to
find, access, use, combine and
disseminate. The aim of this advice
shall be to maximize the value of
Commerce data to all users including
governments, businesses, communities,
academia, and individuals.
The Committee is established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Title 5, United States
Code, Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)).
Dated: March 2, 2016.
Austin Durrer,
Chief of Staff for Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Economics and Statistics
Administration.
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Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive
Components From Canada and the
People’s Republic of China:
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations of Antidumping Duty
Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective March 10, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Baily at (202) 482–0193
(Canada); Krisha Hill or Jonathan Hill at
(202) 482–4037 and (202) 482–3518,
respectively (the People’s Republic of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
On behalf of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements (CITA), the Department of Commerce will submit to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Title: Interim Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public
for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Panama.
Form Number(s): N/A.
OMB Control Number: 0625-0274.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 24.
Number of Respondents: 6 (1 for Request; 5 for Comments).
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours for a Request; and 4 hours for
each Comment.
Average Annual Cost to Public: $960.
Needs and Uses: Title III, subtitle B, section 321 through section
328 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
Implementation Act (the ``Act'') [Pub. L. 112-43] implements the
textile and apparel safeguard provisions, provided for in Article 3.24
of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (the
``Agreement''). This safeguard mechanism applies when, as a result of
the elimination of a customs duty under the Agreement, a Panamanian
textile or apparel article is being imported into the United States in
such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the
domestic market
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for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage
or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or
directly competitive article. In these circumstances, Article 3.24
permits the United States to increase duties on the imported article
from Panama to a level that does not exceed the lesser of the
prevailing U.S. normal trade relations (NTR)/most-favored-nation (MFN)
duty rate for the article or the U.S. NTR/MFN duty rate in effect on
the day the Agreement entered into force.
The Statement of Administrative Action accompanying the Act
provides that the Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements (CITA) will issue procedures for requesting such safeguard
measures, for making its determinations under section 322(a) of the
Act, and for providing relief under section 322(b) of the Act.
In Proclamation No. 8894 (77 FR 66507, November 5, 2012), the
President delegated to CITA his authority under subtitle B of title III
of the Act with respect to textile and apparel safeguard measures.
CITA must collect information in order to determine whether a
domestic textile or apparel industry is being adversely impacted by
imports of these products from Panama, thereby allowing CITA to take
corrective action to protect the viability of the domestic textile or
apparel industry, subject to section 322(b) of the Act.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
jjessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 975-5806.
Dated: March 7, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05376 Filed 3-9-16; 8:45 am]
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