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instrument and supporting documents,
to Daniele Schoenauer, who may be
reached on 202–663–1966 or at
schoenauerda@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Employment Application for Locally
Employed Staff or Family member.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0189.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Human Resources, Office of Overseas
Employment (HR/OE).
• Form Number: DS–0174.
• Respondents: The respondents are
locals who live in the 175 countries
abroad and who are applying for a
position at the U.S. Embassy, Consulate
or Mission in their country. In addition,
Family members who are accompanying
their partners to assignments in the U.S.
Embassies, Consulates or Mission
abroad.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
1,000,000.
• Average Time per Response: 15
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
250,000 annual hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
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Abstract of Proposed Collection
The information solicited is used to
establish eligibility and qualifications at
U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and
Missions abroad. The respondents are
locals who live in the 175 countries
abroad and who are applying for a
position at the U.S. Embassy, Consulate
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or Mission in their country. In addition,
Family members who are accompanying
their partners to assignments in the U.S.
Embassies, Consulates or Mission
abroad. The authority is the Foreign
Service Act of 1980, as amended, and 22
U.S.C. 2669(c).
Methodology
Candidates for employment use the
DS–0174 to apply for Missionadvertised positions around the world.
Mission recruitments generate
approximately 1 million applications
per year the majority of which are
collected electronically using an
applicant management system,
Electronic Recruitment Application
(ERA). Data that HR and hiring officials
extract from the DS–0174 determine
employment eligibility and
qualifications for the position, and
selections according to Federal Policies.
John K. Moyer,
Executive Director.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Requests for Emergency Clearance of
a Collection of Information by the
Office of Management and for
Comments
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of requests for OMB
emergency information collection
processing and comments.
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The
foregoing determinations were made
pursuant to the authority vested in me
by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat.
985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order
12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C.
6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of
Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999,
and Delegation of Authority No. 236–3
of August 28, 2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
submitting a request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
emergency review and clearance on or
about June 20, 2019, that will be
effective for six months from that date,
of a new information collection request
(ICR) titled 301 Exclusion Requests
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA) and its implementing
regulations.
DATES: Submit comments no later than
June 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about the
ICR, including the title 301 Exclusion
Requests, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs at OMB, at oira_
submissions@omb.eop.gov, or 725
Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC
20503, Attention: USTR Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USTR Assistant General Counsels Philip
Butler or Megan Grimball, or Director of
Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at
(202) 395–5725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
A. Comments
Submit written comments and
suggestions to OMB addressing one or
more of the following four points:
(1) Whether the proposed ICR is
necessary for the proper performance of
USTR’s functions, including whether
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the information will have practical
utility.
(2) The accuracy of USTR’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed ICR,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the ICR.
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the ICR on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
B. Overview of This Information
Collection
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Title: 301 Exclusion Requests.
OMB Control Number: N/A.
Form Number(s): 301 Exclusion
Request/Response/Reply Form.
Description: Following a
comprehensive investigation, the U.S.
Trade Representative determined that
the government of China’s acts, policies,
and practices related to technology
transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation were actionable under
section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2411(b)). The Trade
Representative determined that
appropriate action to obtain the
elimination of China’s acts, policies,
and practices related to technology
transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation included the imposition of
additional ad valorem duties on
products from China classified in
certain enumerated subheadings of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). For background
on the proceedings in this investigation,
please see the prior notices issued in the
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investigation, including 82 FR 40213
(August 23, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April
6, 2018), 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018),
83 FR 33608 (July 17, 2018), 83 FR
38760 (August 7, 2018), 83 FR 40823
(August 16, 2018), 83 FR 47974
(September 21, 2018), and 83 FR 49152
(September 28, 2018), 83 FR 65198
(December 19, 2018), 84 FR 7966 (March
5, 2019), 84 FR 20459 (May 9, 2019),
and 84 FR 21389 (May 9, 2019).
USTR is establishing a process by
which U.S. stakeholders can request the
exclusion of particular products
classified within a covered tariff
subheading from the additional duties
that went into effect on September 21,
2018, and May 10, 2019. USTR
anticipates that the window for
submitting exclusion requests will open
on or around June 30, 2019. Requests for
exclusion will have to identify a
particular product and provide
supporting data and the rationale for the
requested exclusion. Within 14 days
after USTR posts a request for exclusion,
interested persons can provide a
response with the reasons they support
or oppose the request. Interested
persons can reply to the response within
7 days after it is posted. To assist in
timely and comprehensive review of
requests for exclusion, USTR will
require respondents to use the
Exclusion Request/Response/Reply
Form attached to this notice.
Affected Public: U.S. stakeholders
who want to request, or comment on a
request, to exclude particular products
from the additional duties on products
from China classified in certain
enumerated subheadings of the HTSUS.
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Frequency of Submission: One
submission per request, response, or
reply.
Respondent Universe: U.S.
stakeholders.
Reporting Burden:
Total Estimated Responses: 60,000
requests to exclude a particular product;
7,000 responses to a product exclusion
request; and 3,000 replies to a response.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
USTR estimates that preparing and
submitting a request to exclude a
particular product will take
approximately 60 minutes, and the total
time burden for requests is 60,000
hours. USTR estimates that preparing
and submitting a response to a product
exclusion request will take
approximately 30 minutes, and the total
time burden for responses is
approximately 3,500 hours. USTR
estimates that preparing and submitting
a reply will take approximately 30
minutes, and the total time burden for
replies is approximately 1,500 hours.
Status: Emergency review. Pursuant to
5 CFR 1320.13, USTR is requesting
emergency processing for this ICR
because it cannot reasonably comply
with normal clearance procedures. To
avoid delay that could harm interested
U.S. stakeholders and negatively effect
trade and investment, the 301 exclusion
process must be in place and available
to the public on or around June 30,
2019. Upon OMB approval of this
emergency clearance request, USTR will
follow the normal clearance procedures
for the ICR.
Janice Kaye,
Chief Counsel for Administrative Law.
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Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology
Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation- Form to Request Exclusion of Product
When submitting an exclusion request, enter the specified information in the following fields and
explain the basis and rationale for your statements. Fields marked with an asterisk(*) are required.
By submitting this request for exclusion, you certify that the information provided is
complete and correct to the best of your knowledge.
301 Exclusion Request Form
1.
Contact Information
Full Organization Legal Name:
Requestor First Name:
Requestor Last Name:
Requestor Mailing Address
Street Address Line 1:
Street Address Line 2:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Headquarters Country:
Requestor E-mail Address:
Requestor Phone Number:
Are you a third party, such as a law firm, trade association, or customs broker, submitting
on behalf of an organization or industry?
YES/NO
*Note: If you are submitting on behalf of an organization/industry, you must enter the information below.
Third Party Firm/Association Name:
Third Party First Name:
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Third Party Mailing Address
Street Address Line 1:
Street Address Line 2:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Third Party E-mail Address:
Third Party Phone Number:
Who is your importer of record?
Who will be the primary point of contact? (Select One):
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o
o
Requestor
Third Party Submitter
Requestor and Third Party Submitter
2.
Please provide the 10-digit HTSUS item number* for the product you wish to address in
this product exclusion request. A 10-digit HTSUS number is required.
*Use numerical characters only with no special characters (Example: 1023456789). For help
with finding the HTSUS item number associated with your product, see ==~~==-'-'z=...:c.:..·
3.
Please provide a complete and detailed description of the particular product of concern.* (A
detailed description of the product includes, but is not limited to, its physical characteristics (e.g.,
dimensions, weight, material composition, etc.), whether product is designed to function in or
with a particular machine (application), and any unique physical features that distinguish it from
other products within the covered 8-digit HTSUS subheading. If needed, please attach images and
specification sheets, CBP rulings, court decisions, and previous import documentation below.)
Please also describe the product's principal use.
*USTR will not consider requests that identify the product using criteria that cannot be made available to
the public. USTR will not consider requests in which more than one unique product is identified.
Product Name:
Product Description (e.g. dimensions, weight, material composition, etc.):
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Product Function, Application, and Principal Use:
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Please upload any relevant attachments that will help identify and distinguish your product
(e.g. CBP rulings, photos and specification sheets, and previous import documentation):
4.
Requestor's relationship to the product (select all that apply):
Importer
0
U.S. Producer
0
Purchaser
0
Industry Association
0
Other
5. Is this product, or a comparable product, available from sources in the United States? (If you
indicate "NO" or "NOT SURE," in the box below, you must explain why the product is
unavailable or why you are unsure of the product's availability.)
0
6. Is this product, or a comparable product, available from sources in third countries? (If you
indicate "NO" or "NOT SURE," in the box below, you must explain why the product is
unavailable or why you are unsure of the product's availability.)
7. Please discuss any attempts to source this product from United States or third countries.
8. Please provide the value in USD and quantity (with units) ofthe Chinese-origin product of
concern that you purchased in 2017, 2018, and the first quarter of 2019. Limit this figure to the
products purchased by your firm (or by members of your trade association). Please provide
estimates if precise figures are unavailable.
2017 Value:
2017 Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
2018 Value:
2018 Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
2019 Ql Value:
2019 Ql Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
Are the provided figures estimates?:
YES/NO
Are any of these purchases from a related company?
YES/NO
2017 Value:
2017 Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
2018 Value:
2018 Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
2019 Ql Value:
2019 Ql Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
Are the provided figures estimates?: YES/NO
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9. Please provide the value in USD and quantity (with units) of the product of concern that you
purchased from any third-country source in 2017, 2018, and the first quarter of 2019. Limit this
figure to the products purchased by your firm (or by members of your trade association).
Please provide estimates if precise figures are unavailable.
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10. Please provide the value in USD and quantity (with units) of the product of concern that you
purchased from domestic sources in 2017, 2018, and the first quarter of 2019. Limit this figure
to the products purchased by your firm (or by members of your trade association). Please
provide estimates if precise figures are unavailable.
2017 Value:
2017 Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
2018 Value:
2018 Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
2019 Q1 Value:
2019 Q1 Quantity:
*Fillable unit box
Are the provided figures estimates?: YES/NO
11. Please provide information regarding your company's gross revenue in USD for 2018, the first
quarter of 2018, and the first quarter of 2019.
Fiscal Year 2018:
First Quarter 2018:
First Quarter 2019:
Are the provided figures estimates?: YES/NO
12. Is the Chinese-origin product of concern sold as a final product or as an input used in the
production of a final product or products?
a) For imports sold as final products, please provide:
%of your company's total, U.S. gross sales in 2018 that the Chinese-origin product
accounted for.
b )For imports of inputs used in the production of final products, please provide:
%of the total cost of producing the final product(s) the Chinese-origin input accounts for.
%of your company's total, U.S. gross sales in 2018 that sales of the final product(s)
incorporating the input accounts for.
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13. Please comment on whether the imposition of additional duties (since September 2018) on the
product you are seeking to exclude has resulted in severe economic harm to your company or
other U.S. interests.
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14. Please provide any additional information in support of your request, taking account ofthe
instructions provided in Section [B] of the Federal Register notice.
15. Did you submit exclusion requests for the Section 301 $34 billion (Docket ID: USTR-2018-0025)
and/or the $16 billion (Docket ID: USTR-2018-0032) tariff actions?
YES/NO
Please enter the total value of your company's imports applicable to the tariff action for which
you submitted one or more exclusion request:
Initial $34 Billion Tariff Action:
Additional $16 Billion Tariff Action:
16. Please comment on whether the particular product of concern is strategically important or
related to "Made in China 2025" or other Chinese industrial programs. You must explain in the
box below why you believe the product of concern is or is not strategically important or related
to "Made in China 2025" or other Chinese industrial programs.
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17. Include any additional attachments that should be considered along with this exclusion request
(e.g., customs rulings, court decisions, previous import documentation, etc.). Please do not
include attachments that contain your written argument.
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Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology
Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation- File a Response to an Exclusion Request
When submitting a Response, enter the specified information in the following fields and explain
the basis and rationale for your statements. Fields marked with an asterisk(*) are required.
By submitting this Response, you certify that the information provided is complete and
correct to the best of your knowledge.
301 Exclusion Response Fields
1.
Responder Information
Responder First Name*:
Responder Last Name*:
Organization Name:
Relationship to Requestor:
Supplier
Purchaser
Competitor
Subsidiary
Industry Group
State or Local Level Official
Member of Congress
Other (Please Specify):
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Please state your position on the requestor's product exclusion request.
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o
o
Support
Oppose
3.
Please provide a Response in the text field below. We encourage you to include information
relevant to the criteria outlined in Section [B] of the Federal Register notice, particularly on
the availability of the requested product. Your Response will be viewable to the Public.
Please do not include Business Confidential Information in the provided field.*
4.
Include any additional attachments that should be considered along with this Response.
Attachments will be viewable to the Public. Please do not include attachments that contain
Business Confidential Information.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. FAA–2019–29]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; Uber Elevate, Inc.
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations. The purpose of
this notice is to improve the public’s
awareness of, and participation in, the
FAA’s exemption process. Neither
publication of this notice nor the
inclusion or omission of information in
the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
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SUMMARY:
Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before June 10,
2019.
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Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nia
Daniels, (202) 267–7626, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16,
2019.
Lirio Liu,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2019–0346.
Petitioner: Uber Elevate, Inc.
Sections of 14 CFR Affected:
43.10(c)(5) and (d); 91.9(b)(2); 91.119(b)
and (c); 91.121; 91.151; 91.209;
135.21(f); 135.25(a)(1) and (2); 135.63(c)
and (d); 135.65(a) and (d); 135.79(a)(1)–
(3); 135.109(b); 135.149(a);
135.161(a)(1),(2), and (3); 135.209; and
135.243(b).
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DATES:
Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2019–0346
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at (202) 493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
ADDRESSES:
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Requests for Emergency Clearance of a Collection of Information
by the Office of Management and for Comments
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of requests for OMB emergency information collection
processing and comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
submitting a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
emergency review and clearance on or about June 20, 2019, that will be
effective for six months from that date, of a new information
collection request (ICR) titled 301 Exclusion Requests under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations.
DATES: Submit comments no later than June 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about the ICR, including the title 301
Exclusion Requests, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
at OMB, at [email protected], or 725 Seventeenth Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: USTR Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USTR Assistant General Counsels Philip
Butler or Megan Grimball, or Director of Industrial Goods Justin
Hoffmann at (202) 395-5725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Comments
Submit written comments and suggestions to OMB addressing one or
more of the following four points:
(1) Whether the proposed ICR is necessary for the proper
performance of USTR's functions, including whether
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the information will have practical utility.
(2) The accuracy of USTR's estimate of the burden of the proposed
ICR, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the ICR.
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the ICR on those who are to
respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
B. Overview of This Information Collection
Title: 301 Exclusion Requests.
OMB Control Number: N/A.
Form Number(s): 301 Exclusion Request/Response/Reply Form.
Description: Following a comprehensive investigation, the U.S.
Trade Representative determined that the government of China's acts,
policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual
property, and innovation were actionable under section 301(b) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411(b)). The Trade Representative
determined that appropriate action to obtain the elimination of China's
acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer,
intellectual property, and innovation included the imposition of
additional ad valorem duties on products from China classified in
certain enumerated subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). For background on the proceedings in this
investigation, please see the prior notices issued in the
investigation, including 82 FR 40213 (August 23, 2017), 83 FR 14906
(April 6, 2018), 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608 (July 17,
2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7, 2018), 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018), 83
FR 47974 (September 21, 2018), and 83 FR 49152 (September 28, 2018), 83
FR 65198 (December 19, 2018), 84 FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84 FR 20459
(May 9, 2019), and 84 FR 21389 (May 9, 2019).
USTR is establishing a process by which U.S. stakeholders can
request the exclusion of particular products classified within a
covered tariff subheading from the additional duties that went into
effect on September 21, 2018, and May 10, 2019. USTR anticipates that
the window for submitting exclusion requests will open on or around
June 30, 2019. Requests for exclusion will have to identify a
particular product and provide supporting data and the rationale for
the requested exclusion. Within 14 days after USTR posts a request for
exclusion, interested persons can provide a response with the reasons
they support or oppose the request. Interested persons can reply to the
response within 7 days after it is posted. To assist in timely and
comprehensive review of requests for exclusion, USTR will require
respondents to use the Exclusion Request/Response/Reply Form attached
to this notice.
Affected Public: U.S. stakeholders who want to request, or comment
on a request, to exclude particular products from the additional duties
on products from China classified in certain enumerated subheadings of
the HTSUS.
Frequency of Submission: One submission per request, response, or
reply.
Respondent Universe: U.S. stakeholders.
Reporting Burden:
Total Estimated Responses: 60,000 requests to exclude a particular
product; 7,000 responses to a product exclusion request; and 3,000
replies to a response.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: USTR estimates that preparing and
submitting a request to exclude a particular product will take
approximately 60 minutes, and the total time burden for requests is
60,000 hours. USTR estimates that preparing and submitting a response
to a product exclusion request will take approximately 30 minutes, and
the total time burden for responses is approximately 3,500 hours. USTR
estimates that preparing and submitting a reply will take approximately
30 minutes, and the total time burden for replies is approximately
1,500 hours.
Status: Emergency review. Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13, USTR is
requesting emergency processing for this ICR because it cannot
reasonably comply with normal clearance procedures. To avoid delay that
could harm interested U.S. stakeholders and negatively effect trade and
investment, the 301 exclusion process must be in place and available to
the public on or around June 30, 2019. Upon OMB approval of this
emergency clearance request, USTR will follow the normal clearance
procedures for the ICR.
Janice Kaye,
Chief Counsel for Administrative Law.
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