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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket Numbers USTR–2017–0009, USTR–
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0011, USTR–2013–0004, USTR–2015–0018,
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Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Notice Regarding a Hearing for
Ongoing Country Practice Reviews of
Bolivia, Ecuador, Georgia, Indonesia,
Iraq, Thailand, and Uzbekistan and for
the Ongoing Country Designation
Review of Laos
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
announcing a hearing for the open
country practice reviews for which
USTR has not held hearings in 2018
regarding compliance with the GSP
eligibility criteria of Bolivia, Ecuador,
Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, and
Uzbekistan. This review will focus on
whether: (1) Bolivia, Georgia, Iraq,
Thailand, and Uzbekistan are meeting
the GSP eligibility criterion requiring
that a GSP beneficiary country afford
workers internationally recognized
worker rights; (2) Ecuador is meeting the
GSP eligibility criterion requiring a GSP
beneficiary country to act in good faith
in recognizing as binding or in enforcing
applicable arbitral awards; and (3)
Indonesia and Uzbekistan are meeting
the GSP eligibility criterion requiring a
SUMMARY:
GSP beneficiary to provide adequate
protection of intellectual property
rights. In addition, USTR is announcing
a hearing for the ongoing country
designation review of Laos. This review
will focus on whether Laos meets all the
GSP eligibility criteria and should be
newly designated as a GSP beneficiary.
This notice includes the schedule for
submission of public comments and a
public hearing.
DATES: November 13, 2018 at midnight
EDT: Deadline for submission of
comments, pre-hearing briefs, and
requests to appear at the November 29,
2018 public hearing. November 29,
2018: The GSP Subcommittee of the
Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC)
will convene a public hearing on the
GSP country practice reviews of Bolivia,
Ecuador, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq,
Thailand, and Uzbekistan and the
country designation review of Laos in
Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW,
Washington, DC 20508, beginning at
10:00 a.m. December 17, 2018 at
midnight EDT: Deadline for submission
of post-hearing briefs.
ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers
electronic submissions made through
the Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
below using the docket number for the
appropriate individual country review.
For alternatives to on-line submissions,
please contact Lauren Gamache at 202–
395–2974 or gsp@ustr.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Gamache, Director for GSP, at
(202) 395–2974 or gsp@ustr.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
The GSP program provides for the
duty-free importation of designated
articles when imported from designated
beneficiary developing countries. The
GSP program is authorized by Title V of
the Trade Act of 1974 as amended (19
U.S.C. 2461–2467), and is implemented
in accordance with Executive Order
11888 of November 24, 1975, as
modified by subsequent Executive
Orders and Presidential Proclamations.
The GSP Subcommittee of the TPSC
will hold a hearing on November 29,
2018 for the following cases:
Country
Basis for petition
Petitioner
Bolivia ..............................................
Ecuador ...........................................
Georgia ............................................
Indonesia .........................................
worker rights and child labor ..........
arbitral awards ................................
worker rights ...................................
intellectual property rights ...............
Iraq ..................................................
Laos .................................................
worker rights ...................................
eligibility ..........................................
USTR ..............................................
Chevron Corporation ......................
AFL-CIO ..........................................
International Intellectual Property
Alliance (IIPA).
AFL-CIO ..........................................
Laos ................................................
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Country
Basis for petition
Petitioner
Thailand ...........................................
Uzbekistan .......................................
Uzbekistan .......................................
worker rights ...................................
worker rights and child labor ..........
intellectual property rights ...............
AFL-CIO ..........................................
ILRF ................................................
IIPA .................................................
B. Notice of Public Hearing
The GSP Subcommittee will hold a
hearing on November 29, 2018,
beginning at 10:00 a.m., to receive
information regarding the country
practice reviews of Bolivia, Ecuador,
Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, and
Uzbekistan, and the country designation
review of Laos. The hearing will be held
in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW,
Washington, DC 20508, and will be
open to the public and to the press. A
transcript of the hearing will be
available on www.regulations.gov
within approximately two weeks after
the date of the hearing. All interested
parties wishing to make an oral
presentation at the hearing must submit,
following the Requirements for
Submissions below, the name, address,
telephone number, and email address, if
available, of the witness(es) representing
their organization by midnight on
November 13, 2018.
Requests to present oral testimony
must be accompanied by a written brief
or summary statement, in English. The
GSP Subcommittee will limit oral
testimony to five-minute presentations
that summarize or supplement
information contained in briefs or
statements submitted for the record. The
GSP Subcommittee will accept posthearing briefs or statements if they
conform to the requirements set out
below and are submitted in English, by
midnight on December 17, 2018.
Parties not wishing to appear at the
public hearing may submit pre-hearing
and post-hearing briefs or comments by
these deadlines. In order to be assured
of consideration, you must submit all
post-hearing briefs or statements by the
December 17, 2018 deadline to the
relevant docket listed below via
www.regulations.gov.
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C. Requirements for Submissions
Submissions in response to this notice
(including requests to testify, written
comments, and pre-hearing and posthearing briefs) must be submitted by the
applicable deadlines set forth in this
notice. All submissions must be made in
English and submitted electronically via
https://www.regulations.gov, using the
appropriate docket number. We will not
accept hand-delivered submissions. To
make a submission using https://
www.regulations.gov, enter the
appropriate docket number in the
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‘‘search for’’ field 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 by selecting
‘‘notice’’ under ‘‘document type’’ in the
‘‘filter results by’’ section on the left
side of the screen and click on the link
entitled ‘‘comment now.’’ The
regulations.gov website offers the option
of providing comments by filling in a
‘‘type comment’’ field or by attaching a
document using the ‘‘upload file(s)’’
field. The GSP Subcommittee prefers
that submissions be provided in an
attached document and, in such cases,
that parties note ‘‘see attached’’ in the
‘‘type comment’’ field on the online
submission form. Include the following
bold and underlined text at the
beginning of the submission, or on the
first page (if an attachment): (1) ‘‘[Insert
Country] Country Practice Review’’; (2)
the subject matter; and (3) whether the
document is a ‘‘Written Comment,’’
‘‘Notice of Intent to Testify,’’ ‘‘Prehearing brief,’’ or a ‘‘Post-hearing brief.’’
Submissions should not exceed thirty
single-spaced, standard letter-size pages
in twelve-point type, including
attachments. Any data attachments to
the submission should be included in
the same file as the submission itself,
and not as separate files.
Each submitter will receive a tracking
number upon completion of the
submissions procedure at https://
www.regulations.gov. The tracking
number is your confirmation that the
submission was received into
regulations.gov. We are not able to
provide technical assistance for the
regulations.gov website. We may not
consider submissions that are not made
in accordance with these instructions. If
you are unable to provide submissions
as requested, please contact Lauren
Gamache at 202–395–2974 or gsp@
ustr.eop.gov to arrange for an alternative
method of transmission.
D. Business Confidential Submissions
If a submission contains business
confidential information (BCI), you
must certify that the information is
business confidential and that you
would not customarily release the
information to the public. You must
clearly indicate that information is BCI
by marking ‘‘BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom
of the cover page and each succeeding
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include ‘‘Business Confidential’’ in the
‘‘type comment’’ field. For any
submission containing BCI, you also
must submit a separate non-confidential
version (i.e., not as part of the same
submission with the confidential
version), indicating where you have
redacted BCI. We will post the nonconfidential version in the docket for
public inspection.
E. Public Viewing of Review
Submissions
We will post all submissions other
than BCI for public viewing in the
appropriate docket number at https://
www.regulations.gov upon completion
of processing, usually within two weeks
of the relevant due date or date of the
submission.
Erland Herfindahl,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
for the Generalized System of Preferences,
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket Numbers USTR-2017-0009, USTR-2013-0013, USTR-2013-0009, USTR-
2013-0011, USTR-2013-0004, USTR-2015-0018, USTR-2013-0007, USTR-2013-
0014, and USTR-2013-0021]
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Regarding a
Hearing for Ongoing Country Practice Reviews of Bolivia, Ecuador,
Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, and Uzbekistan and for the Ongoing
Country Designation Review of Laos
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
announcing a hearing for the open country practice reviews for which
USTR has not held hearings in 2018 regarding compliance with the GSP
eligibility criteria of Bolivia, Ecuador, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq,
Thailand, and Uzbekistan. This review will focus on whether: (1)
Bolivia, Georgia, Iraq, Thailand, and Uzbekistan are meeting the GSP
eligibility criterion requiring that a GSP beneficiary country afford
workers internationally recognized worker rights; (2) Ecuador is
meeting the GSP eligibility criterion requiring a GSP beneficiary
country to act in good faith in recognizing as binding or in enforcing
applicable arbitral awards; and (3) Indonesia and Uzbekistan are
meeting the GSP eligibility criterion requiring a GSP beneficiary to
provide adequate protection of intellectual property rights. In
addition, USTR is announcing a hearing for the ongoing country
designation review of Laos. This review will focus on whether Laos
meets all the GSP eligibility criteria and should be newly designated
as a GSP beneficiary. This notice includes the schedule for submission
of public comments and a public hearing.
DATES: November 13, 2018 at midnight EDT: Deadline for submission of
comments, pre-hearing briefs, and requests to appear at the November
29, 2018 public hearing. November 29, 2018: The GSP Subcommittee of the
Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a public hearing on
the GSP country practice reviews of Bolivia, Ecuador, Georgia,
Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, and Uzbekistan and the country designation
review of Laos in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW, Washington, DC
20508, beginning at 10:00 a.m. December 17, 2018 at midnight EDT:
Deadline for submission of post-hearing briefs.
ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers electronic submissions made through
the Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments below using the docket number for
the appropriate individual country review. For alternatives to on-line
submissions, please contact Lauren Gamache at 202-395-2974 or
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Gamache, Director for GSP, at
(202) 395-2974 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
The GSP program provides for the duty-free importation of
designated articles when imported from designated beneficiary
developing countries. The GSP program is authorized by Title V of the
Trade Act of 1974 as amended (19 U.S.C. 2461-2467), and is implemented
in accordance with Executive Order 11888 of November 24, 1975, as
modified by subsequent Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations.
The GSP Subcommittee of the TPSC will hold a hearing on November
29, 2018 for the following cases:
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Country Basis for petition Petitioner Docket No.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bolivia........................ worker rights and USTR.............. USTR-2017-0009
child labor.
Ecuador........................ arbitral awards... Chevron USTR-2013-0013
Corporation.
Georgia........................ worker rights..... AFL-CIO........... USTR-2013-0009
Indonesia...................... intellectual International USTR-2013-0011
property rights. Intellectual
Property Alliance
(IIPA).
Iraq........................... worker rights..... AFL-CIO........... USTR-2013-0004
Laos........................... eligibility....... Laos.............. USTR-2013-0021
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Thailand....................... worker rights..... AFL-CIO........... USTR-2015-0018
Uzbekistan..................... worker rights and ILRF.............. USTR-2013-0007
child labor.
Uzbekistan..................... intellectual IIPA.............. USTR-2013-0014
property rights.
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B. Notice of Public Hearing
The GSP Subcommittee will hold a hearing on November 29, 2018,
beginning at 10:00 a.m., to receive information regarding the country
practice reviews of Bolivia, Ecuador, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq,
Thailand, and Uzbekistan, and the country designation review of Laos.
The hearing will be held in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW,
Washington, DC 20508, and will be open to the public and to the press.
A transcript of the hearing will be available on www.regulations.gov
within approximately two weeks after the date of the hearing. All
interested parties wishing to make an oral presentation at the hearing
must submit, following the Requirements for Submissions below, the
name, address, telephone number, and email address, if available, of
the witness(es) representing their organization by midnight on November
13, 2018.
Requests to present oral testimony must be accompanied by a written
brief or summary statement, in English. The GSP Subcommittee will limit
oral testimony to five-minute presentations that summarize or
supplement information contained in briefs or statements submitted for
the record. The GSP Subcommittee will accept post-hearing briefs or
statements if they conform to the requirements set out below and are
submitted in English, by midnight on December 17, 2018.
Parties not wishing to appear at the public hearing may submit pre-
hearing and post-hearing briefs or comments by these deadlines. In
order to be assured of consideration, you must submit all post-hearing
briefs or statements by the December 17, 2018 deadline to the relevant
docket listed below via www.regulations.gov.
C. Requirements for Submissions
Submissions in response to this notice (including requests to
testify, written comments, and pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs)
must be submitted by the applicable deadlines set forth in this notice.
All submissions must be made in English and submitted electronically
via https://www.regulations.gov, using the appropriate docket number. We
will not accept hand-delivered submissions. To make a submission using
https://www.regulations.gov, enter the appropriate docket number in the
``search for'' field 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 by selecting
``notice'' under ``document type'' in the ``filter results by'' section
on the left side of the screen and click on the link entitled ``comment
now.'' The regulations.gov website offers the option of providing
comments by filling in a ``type comment'' field or by attaching a
document using the ``upload file(s)'' field. The GSP Subcommittee
prefers that submissions be provided in an attached document and, in
such cases, that parties note ``see attached'' in the ``type comment''
field on the online submission form. Include the following bold and
underlined text at the beginning of the submission, or on the first
page (if an attachment): (1) ``[Insert Country] Country Practice
Review''; (2) the subject matter; and (3) whether the document is a
``Written Comment,'' ``Notice of Intent to Testify,'' ``Pre-hearing
brief,'' or a ``Post-hearing brief.'' Submissions should not exceed
thirty single-spaced, standard letter-size pages in twelve-point type,
including attachments. Any data attachments to the submission should be
included in the same file as the submission itself, and not as separate
files.
Each submitter will receive a tracking number upon completion of
the submissions procedure at https://www.regulations.gov. The tracking
number is your confirmation that the submission was received into
regulations.gov. We are not able to provide technical assistance for
the regulations.gov website. We may not consider submissions that are
not made in accordance with these instructions. If you are unable to
provide submissions as requested, please contact Lauren Gamache at 202-
395-2974 or [email protected] to arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
D. Business Confidential Submissions
If a submission contains business confidential information (BCI),
you must certify that the information is business confidential and that
you would not customarily release the information to the public. You
must clearly indicate that information is BCI by marking ``BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and bottom of the cover page and each
succeeding page that contains BCI, and indicating, via brackets, the
specific information that is BCI. Additionally, you should include
``Business Confidential'' in the ``type comment'' field. For any
submission containing BCI, you also must submit a separate non-
confidential version (i.e., not as part of the same submission with the
confidential version), indicating where you have redacted BCI. We will
post the non-confidential version in the docket for public inspection.
E. Public Viewing of Review Submissions
We will post all submissions other than BCI for public viewing in
the appropriate docket number at https://www.regulations.gov upon
completion of processing, usually within two weeks of the relevant due
date or date of the submission.
Erland Herfindahl,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Generalized System
of Preferences, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2018-22374 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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