Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; Scheduling of Hearing, 3185-3186 [2018-01156]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332–562 and
Investigation No. 332–563]
Global Digital Trade 2: The Businessto-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade
Restrictions, and U.S.
Competitiveness; and Global Digital
Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer
Market, Key Foreign Trade
Restrictions, and U.S.
Competitiveness; Scheduling of
Hearing
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of public hearing.
AGENCY:
The Commission has
scheduled a public hearing for March 6,
2018, in connection with the second
and third of three investigations on
global digital trade: Investigation No.
332–562, Global Digital Trade 2: The
Business-to-Business Market, Key
Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S.
Competitiveness; and investigation No.
332–563, Global Digital Trade 3: The
Business-to-Consumer Market, Key
Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S.
Competitiveness. Procedures relating to
participation are set forth below.
DATES:
February 20, 2018: Deadline for filing
request to appear at the public hearing
February 26, 2018: Deadline for filing
pre-hearing briefs and statements
March 6, 2018: Public hearing
March 20, 2018: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs and statements
April 6, 2018: Deadline for filing all
other written submissions for
investigation No. 332–362
August 15, 2018: Deadline for filing all
other written submissions for
investigation No. 332–563
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 file for these
investigations may be reviewed on the
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Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
For
information relating to Global Digital
Trade 2, contact co-Project Leaders Dan
Kim (202–205–3234 or dan.kim@
usitc.gov) and Alissa Tafti (202–205–
3244 or alissa.tafti@usitc.gov); and for
information relating to Global Digital
Trade 3, contact Project Leader Ricky
Ubee (202–205–3493 or ravinder.ubee@
usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader
Christopher Robinson (202–205–2602 or
christopher.robinson@usitc.gov). For
information on the legal aspects of these
investigations, contact William Gearhart
in 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
website (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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
In his
letter of January 13, 2017, the United
States Trade Representative (USTR)
requested that the Commission conduct
three investigations and prepare three
reports relating to global digital trade.
The Commission delivered the first of
these reports, Global Digital Trade 1:
Market Opportunities and Key Foreign
Trade Restrictions, on August 29, 2017
and released it to the public on
September 28, 2017.
The Commission invites members of
the public with an interest in the matter
to participate in a hearing for the second
and third investigations in this series
and provide information that relates to
the reports that the Commission has
been asked to prepare. For the second
report (Global Digital Trade 2: The
Business-to-Business Market, Key
Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S.
Competitiveness) the USTR requested
that the Commission, based on available
information, including a survey of U.S.
firms in selected industries particularly
involved in digital trade:
• Provide qualitative, and to the
extent possible, quantitative analysis of
measures in key foreign markets
(identified in the first report) that affect
the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/
or supply business-to-business digital
products and services abroad; and
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• Assess, using case studies or other
qualitative and quantitative methods,
the impact of these measures on the
competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged
in the sale of digital products and
services, as well as on international
trade and investment flows associated
with digital products and services
related to significant business-tobusiness technologies.
The Commission expects to deliver
this second report to the USTR by
October 29, 2018.
For the third report (Global Digital
Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer
Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions,
and U.S. Competitiveness) the USTR
requested that the Commission, based
on available information, including a
survey of U.S firms in selected
industries particularly involved in
digital trade:
• Provide qualitative, and to the
extent possible, quantitative analysis of
measures in key foreign markets
(identified in the first report) that affect
the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/
or supply business-to-consumer digital
products and services abroad; and
• Assess, using case studies or other
qualitative and quantitative methods,
the impact of these measures on the
competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged
in the sale of digital products and
services, as well as on international
trade and investment flows associated
with digital products and services
related to significant business-toconsumer technologies.
The Commission expects to deliver
this third report to the USTR by March
29, 2019.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in
connection with the second and third
investigations will be held at the U.S.
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington,
DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 6,
2018. Requests to appear at the public
hearing should be filed with the
Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m. on
February 20, 2018, in accordance with
the requirements in the ‘‘Written
Submissions’’ section below. All prehearing briefs and statements should be
filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on February
26, 2018; and all post-hearing briefs and
statements responding to matters raised
at the hearing should be filed no later
than 5:15 p.m. on March 20, 2018. In the
event that, as of the close of business on
February 20, 2018, no witnesses are
scheduled to appear at the hearing, the
hearing will be canceled. Any person
interested in attending the hearing as an
observer or nonparticipant should
contact the Office of the Secretary at
202–205–2000 after February 20, 2018,
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for information concerning whether the
hearing will be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in
addition to participating in the hearing,
interested parties are invited to file
written submissions concerning these
investigations. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary.
Written submissions relating to
investigation No. 332–562, or both
investigation Nos. 332–562 and 332–
563, should be received no later than
5:15 p.m. on April 6, 2018. Written
submissions relating only to
investigation No. 332–563 should be
received no later than 5:15 p.m. on
August 15, 2018. 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 paragraphs
for further information regarding
confidential business information or
‘‘CBI’’). Persons with questions
regarding electronic filing should
contact the Office of the Secretary,
Docket Services Division (202–205–
1802).
Confidential Business Information:
Any submissions that contain CBI must
also conform to 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 CBI is clearly
identified by means of brackets. All
written submissions, except for those
containing CBI, will be made available
for inspection by interested parties.
All information, including CBI,
submitted in these two investigations
may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the
Commission, its employees and Offices,
and contract personnel (a) for
developing or maintaining the records
of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
internal investigations, audits, reviews,
and evaluations relating to the
programs, personnel, and operations of
the Commission including under 5
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
government employees and contract
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personnel (a) for cybersecurity purposes
or (b) in monitoring user activity on U.S.
government classified networks. The
Commission will not otherwise disclose
any CBI in a manner that would reveal
the operations of the firm supplying the
information.
Reports To Be Classified and
Privileged: In his request letter, the
USTR said that, in accordance with
USTR policy on implementing
Executive Order 13526, as amended, he
was directing the Commission to mark
or identify as ‘‘Confidential,’’ for a
period of ten years, such portions of the
Commission’s second and third reports
and related working papers that contain
the Commission’s analysis of the impact
of barriers to digital trade on (1) U.S.
imports and exports of digital products
and services and (2) the competitiveness
of U.S. companies. The USTR also
indicated that he intends to treat the
Commission’s second and third reports
as interagency memoranda containing
predecisional advice subject to the
deliberative process privilege.
Summaries of Written Submissions:
The Commission intends to include
summaries of the written submissions
filed by interested persons in the second
and third reports. Persons wishing to
have a summary of their submission
included in the reports 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 CBI. The
summary will be included in the reports
as provided if it meets 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.
Notice of institution of the second and
third investigations in this series was
published in the Federal Register on
May 8, 2017 (82 FR 21404); notice of
institution of the first investigation in
this series was published in the Federal
Register on February 10, 2017 (82 FR
10397).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 18, 2018.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-562 and Investigation No. 332-563]
Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key
Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and Global
Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade
Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; Scheduling of Hearing
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has scheduled a public hearing for March 6,
2018, in connection with the second and third of three investigations
on global digital trade: Investigation No. 332-562, Global Digital
Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade
Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and investigation No. 332-563,
Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign
Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness. Procedures relating to
participation are set forth below.
DATES:
February 20, 2018: Deadline for filing request to appear at the public
hearing
February 26, 2018: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and
statements
March 6, 2018: Public hearing
March 20, 2018: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and statements
April 6, 2018: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for
investigation No. 332-362
August 15, 2018: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for
investigation No. 332-563
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 file for
these investigations may be reviewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information relating to Global
Digital Trade 2, contact co-Project Leaders Dan Kim (202-205-3234 or
[email protected]) and Alissa Tafti (202-205-3244 or
[email protected]); and for information relating to Global Digital
Trade 3, contact Project Leader Ricky Ubee (202-205-3493 or
[email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader Christopher Robinson
(202-205-2602 or [email protected]). For information on
the legal aspects of these investigations, contact William Gearhart in
the Commission's Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or
[email protected]). The media should contact Margaret
O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or
[email protected]). 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 website (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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In his letter of January 13, 2017, the
United States Trade Representative (USTR) requested that the Commission
conduct three investigations and prepare three reports relating to
global digital trade. The Commission delivered the first of these
reports, Global Digital Trade 1: Market Opportunities and Key Foreign
Trade Restrictions, on August 29, 2017 and released it to the public on
September 28, 2017.
The Commission invites members of the public with an interest in
the matter to participate in a hearing for the second and third
investigations in this series and provide information that relates to
the reports that the Commission has been asked to prepare. For the
second report (Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market,
Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness) the USTR
requested that the Commission, based on available information,
including a survey of U.S. firms in selected industries particularly
involved in digital trade:
Provide qualitative, and to the extent possible,
quantitative analysis of measures in key foreign markets (identified in
the first report) that affect the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/
or supply business-to-business digital products and services abroad;
and
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Assess, using case studies or other qualitative and
quantitative methods, the impact of these measures on the
competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged in the sale of digital products
and services, as well as on international trade and investment flows
associated with digital products and services related to significant
business-to-business technologies.
The Commission expects to deliver this second report to the USTR by
October 29, 2018.
For the third report (Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-
Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S.
Competitiveness) the USTR requested that the Commission, based on
available information, including a survey of U.S firms in selected
industries particularly involved in digital trade:
Provide qualitative, and to the extent possible,
quantitative analysis of measures in key foreign markets (identified in
the first report) that affect the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/
or supply business-to-consumer digital products and services abroad;
and
Assess, using case studies or other qualitative and
quantitative methods, the impact of these measures on the
competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged in the sale of digital products
and services, as well as on international trade and investment flows
associated with digital products and services related to significant
business-to-consumer technologies.
The Commission expects to deliver this third report to the USTR by
March 29, 2019.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with the second and
third investigations will be held at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30
a.m. on March 6, 2018. Requests to appear at the public hearing should
be filed with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m. on February 20,
2018, in accordance with the requirements in the ``Written
Submissions'' section below. All pre-hearing briefs and statements
should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on February 26, 2018; and all
post-hearing briefs and statements responding to matters raised at the
hearing should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on March 20, 2018. In
the event that, as of the close of business on February 20, 2018, no
witnesses are scheduled to appear at the hearing, the hearing will be
canceled. Any person interested in attending the hearing as an observer
or nonparticipant should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-
205-2000 after February 20, 2018, for information concerning whether
the hearing will be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions
concerning these investigations. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary. Written submissions relating to
investigation No. 332-562, or both investigation Nos. 332-562 and 332-
563, should be received no later than 5:15 p.m. on April 6, 2018.
Written submissions relating only to investigation No. 332-563 should
be received no later than 5:15 p.m. on August 15, 2018. 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 paragraphs for further information regarding
confidential business information or ``CBI''). Persons with questions
regarding electronic filing should contact the Office of the Secretary,
Docket Services Division (202-205-1802).
Confidential Business Information: Any submissions that contain CBI
must also conform to 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 CBI is
clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions,
except for those containing CBI, will be made available for inspection
by interested parties.
All information, including CBI, submitted in these two
investigations may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its
employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or
maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to
the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including
under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and
contract personnel (a) for cybersecurity purposes or (b) in monitoring
user activity on U.S. government classified networks. The Commission
will not otherwise disclose any CBI in a manner that would reveal the
operations of the firm supplying the information.
Reports To Be Classified and Privileged: In his request letter, the
USTR said that, in accordance with USTR policy on implementing
Executive Order 13526, as amended, he was directing the Commission to
mark or identify as ``Confidential,'' for a period of ten years, such
portions of the Commission's second and third reports and related
working papers that contain the Commission's analysis of the impact of
barriers to digital trade on (1) U.S. imports and exports of digital
products and services and (2) the competitiveness of U.S. companies.
The USTR also indicated that he intends to treat the Commission's
second and third reports as interagency memoranda containing
predecisional advice subject to the deliberative process privilege.
Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to include
summaries of the written submissions filed by interested persons in the
second and third reports. Persons wishing to have a summary of their
submission included in the reports 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 CBI. The summary will be included in the reports
as provided if it meets 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.
Notice of institution of the second and third investigations in
this series was published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2017 (82 FR
21404); notice of institution of the first investigation in this series
was published in the Federal Register on February 10, 2017 (82 FR
10397).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 18, 2018.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-01156 Filed 1-22-18; 8:45 am]
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