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4. Provide the nominator’s original
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and email address.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25 U.S.C.
3006.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332–572]
Generalized System of Preferences:
Possible Modifications, 2018 Review
United States International
Trade Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice of institution of
investigation and scheduling of public
hearing.
ACTION:
Following receipt of a request
on June 4, 2019, from the United States
Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S.
International Trade Commission
(Commission) instituted investigation
No. 332–572, Generalized System of
Preferences: Possible Modifications,
2018 Review, for the purpose of
providing advice and information
relating to the possible removal of
articles, waiver of competitive need
limitations, and redesignation of
articles.
DATES:
June 18, 2019: Deadline for filing
requests to appear at the public hearing.
June 18, 2019: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements.
July 2, 2019: Public hearing.
July 8, 2019: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs and statements.
July 8, 2019: Deadline for filing all
other written submissions.
September 9, 2019: Transmittal of
Commission report to the USTR.
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://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information specific to this investigation
may be obtained from Mark Brininstool,
Project Leader, Office of Industries
(202–708–1395 or mark.brininstool@
usitc.gov), Sharon Ford, Deputy Project
Leader, Office of Industries (202–205–
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3084 or sharon.ford@usitc.gov), or
Marin Weaver, Technical Advisor,
Office of Industries (202–205–3461 or
marin.weaver@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
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.
Background: In his letter, the USTR
requested the advice and information
described below.
(1) Advice concerning the probable
economic effect of removal of certain
articles from certain countries from
eligibility for duty-free treatment. The
USTR notified the Commission that two
articles from Pakistan are being
considered for removal from eligibility
for duty-free treatment under the GSP
program. Under authority delegated by
the President, pursuant to section 332(g)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, with respect
to the article listed in table A of the
annex to the USTR request letter, the
USTR requested that the Commission
provide its advice as to the probable
economic effect of the removal from
eligibility for duty-free treatment under
the GSP program for these articles from
Pakistan on total U.S. imports, on U.S.
industries producing like or directly
competitive articles, and on U.S.
consumers (see table A below).
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TABLE A—PETITIONS SUBMITTED TO REMOVE DUTY-FREE STATUS FROM THE LISTED COUNTRIES FOR A PRODUCT ON
THE LIST OF ELIGIBLE ARTICLES FOR THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
HTS
subheading
Brief description
3907.61.00 ..................................................
3907.69.00 ..................................................
Polyethylene terephthalate, having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher ..............
Polyethylene terephthalate, having a viscosity number less than 78 ml/g ..................
(2) Advice concerning the waiver of
certain competitive need limitations.
Under authority delegated by the
President, pursuant to section 332(g) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, and in
accordance with section 503(d)(1)(A) of
the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that
the Commission provide advice on
whether any industry in the United
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States is likely to be adversely affected
by a waiver of the competitive need
limitations (CNLs) specified in section
503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act for the
countries and articles specified in table
B of the annex to the request letter (see
table B below). The USTR also
requested that the Commission provide
its advice as to the probable economic
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effect on total U.S. imports, as well as
on consumers, of the requested waivers.
With respect to the competitive need
limitation in section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of
the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that
the Commission use the dollar value
limit of $185 million. Further, pursuant
to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of
1930 and in accordance with section
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503(c)(2)(E) of the 1974 Act, the USTR
requested that the Commission provide
its advice with respect to whether a like
or directly competitive article was
produced in the United States in any of
the preceding three calendar years.
TABLE B—PETITIONS SUBMITTED FOR WAIVER OF GSP CNLS
HTS subheading
Brief description
3823.11.00 ..................................................
9001.50.00 ..................................................
Stearic acid ...................................................................................................................
Spectacle lenses of materials other than glass, unmounted ........................................
(3) Advice concerning redesignations.
The USTR notified the Commission that
four articles are being considered for
redesignation as eligible articles for
purposes of the GSP program. Under
authority delegated by the President,
pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, the USTR requested that
the Commission provide its advice as to
the probable economic effect on total
U.S. imports, on U.S. industries
producing like or directly competitive
articles, and on U.S. consumers of the
elimination of U.S. import duties on the
articles in table C of the annex to the
USTR request letter from the listed
beneficiary countries (see table C
below). Further, pursuant to section
Country
Indonesia.
Thailand.
332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 and in
accordance with section 503(c)(2)(E) of
the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that
the Commission provide its advice as to
whether a like or directly competitive
article was produced in the United
States in any of the preceding three
calendar years.
TABLE C—PETITIONS SUBMITTED FOR REDESIGNATION OF EXCLUDED ITEMS FROM THE LISTED COUNTRIES
HTS subheading
Brief description
0603.13.00 ..................................................
4412.10.05 ..................................................
4412.31.4155 ..............................................
Orchids, fresh cut ..........................................................................................................
Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood, of bamboo ...........................
Plywood sheets n/o 6mm thick, with specified tropical wood outer ply, with face ply
nesoi, not surface covered beyond clear/transparent.
Assembled flooring panels of bamboo, other than for mosaic, multilayer, having a
face ply more than 6mm in thickness.
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4418.73.40 ..................................................
Time for reporting, HTS detail,
portions of report to be classified. As
requested by the USTR, the Commission
will provide the requested advice and
information by September 7, 2019. The
USTR asked that the Commission issue,
as soon as possible thereafter, a public
version of the report containing only the
unclassified information, with any
confidential business information
deleted. As requested, the Commission
will provide its probable economic
effect advice and statistics (profile of the
U.S. industry and market and U.S.
import and export data) and any other
relevant information or advice
separately and individually for each
U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule
subheading for all products subject to
the request. The USTR indicated that
those sections of the Commission’s
report and working papers that contain
the Commission’s advice and
assessment of probable economic effects
on domestic industries, on U.S. imports,
and on U.S. consumers, will be
classified as ‘‘confidential.’’ The USTR
also stated that his office considers the
Commission’s report to be an interagency memorandum that will contain
pre-decisional advice and be subject to
the deliberative process privilege.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in
connection with this investigation will
be held at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW,
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Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
on July 2, 2019. Requests to appear at
the public hearing should be filed with
the Secretary no later than 5:15 p.m.,
June 18, 2019. All pre-hearing briefs and
statements should be filed no later than
5:15 p.m., June 18, 2019; and all posthearing briefs and statements should be
filed no later than 5:15 p.m., July 8,
2019. All requests to appear, and preand post-hearing briefs and statements
should be filed in accordance with the
requirements of the ‘‘written
submissions’’ section below.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in
addition to appearing at the hearing,
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 8, 2019. All written
submissions must conform to the
provisions of § 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 (https://
www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_
on_filing_procedures.pdf) requires 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
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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 Office of the
Secretary, Docket Services Division
(202–205–1802).
Confidential Business Information:
Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must
also conform with the requirements of
§ 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 some or
all of the confidential business
information submitted in the course of
this investigation in the report it sends
to the USTR. Additionally, all
information, including confidential
business information, submitted in this
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investigation 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 for
cybersecurity purposes. The
Commission will not otherwise disclose
any confidential business information in
a manner that 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 and
should specifically state the summary is
intended for that purpose, and it should
be titled as such. 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 included in the report 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: June 7, 2019.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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[OMB Number 1110–0001]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection; Return
A—Monthly Return of Offenses Known
to Police and Supplement to Return
A—Monthly Return of Offenses Known
to Police
Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Department of Justice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
60-Day notice.
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), Criminal Justice Information
Services Division (CJIS), will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: The Department of Justice
encourages public comment and will
accept input until August 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice, especially the estimated burden
and associated response time, should be
directed to Mrs. Amy C. Blasher, Unit
Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Criminal Justice Information Services
Division, Module E–3, 1000 Custer
Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia
26306. Written comments and/or
suggestions can also be sent to the
Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or
send to OIRA_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
SUMMARY:
Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
—Evaluate the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information 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, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
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2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Return A—Monthly Return of Offenses
Known to Police and Supplement to
Return A—Monthly Return of Offenses
Known to Police and Supplement of
Return A—Monthly Return of Offenses
Known to Police.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form Number: 1–720 and 1–706.
Sponsor: Criminal Justice Information
Services Division, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: City, county, state, tribal and
federal law enforcement agencies.
Abstract: Under Title 28, U.S. Code 534,
Acquisition, Preservation, and Exchange
of Identification Records; Appointments
of Officials, 1930, this collection
requests Part I offense and clearance
data, as well as stolen and recovered
monetary values of stolen property
throughout the United States from city,
county, state, tribal, and federal law
enforcement agencies in order for the
FBI UCR Program to serve as the
national clearinghouse for the collection
and dissemination of crime data and to
publish these statistics in the
Preliminary Semi-Annual Report and
Crime in the United States.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: There are approximately
18,576 law enforcement agencies within
the universe of potential respondents.
Based on current reporting patterns,
approximately 9,672 law enforcement
agencies would submit monthly
resulting in 116,064 responses with an
estimated response time of 7 minutes
per response on this form. The
remaining 7,027 agencies would provide
responses through the National
Incident-Based Reporting System
covered under a different data
collection.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are approximately
9,672 hours, annual burden, associated
with this information collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-572]
Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2018
Review
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of institution of investigation and scheduling of public
hearing.
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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request on June 4, 2019, from the
United States Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. International Trade
Commission (Commission) instituted investigation No. 332-572,
Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2018 Review,
for the purpose of providing advice and information relating to the
possible removal of articles, waiver of competitive need limitations,
and redesignation of articles.
DATES:
June 18, 2019: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public
hearing.
June 18, 2019: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and
statements.
July 2, 2019: Public hearing.
July 8, 2019: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and
statements.
July 8, 2019: Deadline for filing all other written submissions.
September 9, 2019: Transmittal of Commission report to the USTR.
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://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information specific to this
investigation may be obtained from Mark Brininstool, Project Leader,
Office of Industries (202-708-1395 or [email protected]),
Sharon Ford, Deputy Project Leader, Office of Industries (202-205-3084
or [email protected]), or Marin Weaver, Technical Advisor, Office
of Industries (202-205-3461 or [email protected]). 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
[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.
Background: In his letter, the USTR requested the advice and
information described below.
(1) Advice concerning the probable economic effect of removal of
certain articles from certain countries from eligibility for duty-free
treatment. The USTR notified the Commission that two articles from
Pakistan are being considered for removal from eligibility for duty-
free treatment under the GSP program. Under authority delegated by the
President, pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, with
respect to the article listed in table A of the annex to the USTR
request letter, the USTR requested that the Commission provide its
advice as to the probable economic effect of the removal from
eligibility for duty-free treatment under the GSP program for these
articles from Pakistan on total U.S. imports, on U.S. industries
producing like or directly competitive articles, and on U.S. consumers
(see table A below).
Table A--Petitions Submitted To Remove Duty-Free Status From The Listed
Countries for a Product on the List of Eligible Articles for the
Generalized System of Preferences
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HTS subheading Brief description Country
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3907.61.00.................... Polyethylene Pakistan.
terephthalate,
having a viscosity
number of 78 ml/g or
higher.
3907.69.00.................... Polyethylene Pakistan.
terephthalate,
having a viscosity
number less than 78
ml/g.
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(2) Advice concerning the waiver of certain competitive need
limitations. Under authority delegated by the President, pursuant to
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, and in accordance with
section 503(d)(1)(A) of the 1974 Act, the USTR requested 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 (CNLs) specified in section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act
for the countries and articles specified in table B of the annex to the
request letter (see table B below). 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.
With respect to the competitive need limitation in section
503(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that the
Commission use the dollar value limit of $185 million. Further,
pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 and in accordance
with section
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503(c)(2)(E) of the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that the Commission
provide its advice with respect to whether a like or directly
competitive article was produced in the United States in any of the
preceding three calendar years.
Table B--Petitions Submitted for Waiver of GSP CNLs
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HTS subheading Brief description Country
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3823.11.00.................... Stearic acid......... Indonesia.
9001.50.00.................... Spectacle lenses of Thailand.
materials other than
glass, unmounted.
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(3) Advice concerning redesignations. The USTR notified the
Commission that four articles are being considered for redesignation as
eligible articles for purposes of the GSP program. Under authority
delegated by the President, pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, the USTR requested that the Commission provide its advice
as to the probable economic effect on total U.S. imports, on U.S.
industries producing like or directly competitive articles, and on U.S.
consumers of the elimination of U.S. import duties on the articles in
table C of the annex to the USTR request letter from the listed
beneficiary countries (see table C below). Further, pursuant to section
332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 and in accordance with section
503(c)(2)(E) of the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that the Commission
provide its advice as to whether a like or directly competitive article
was produced in the United States in any of the preceding three
calendar years.
Table C--Petitions Submitted for Redesignation of Excluded Items From
the Listed Countries
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HTS subheading Brief description Country
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0603.13.00.................... Orchids, fresh cut... Thailand.
4412.10.05.................... Plywood, veneered Indonesia.
panels and similar
laminated wood, of
bamboo.
4412.31.4155.................. Plywood sheets n/o Indonesia.
6mm thick, with
specified tropical
wood outer ply, with
face ply nesoi, not
surface covered
beyond clear/
transparent.
4418.73.40.................... Assembled flooring Indonesia.
panels of bamboo,
other than for
mosaic, multilayer,
having a face ply
more than 6mm in
thickness.
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Time for reporting, HTS detail, portions of report to be
classified. As requested by the USTR, the Commission will provide the
requested advice and information by September 7, 2019. The USTR asked
that the Commission issue, as soon as possible thereafter, a public
version of the report containing only the unclassified information,
with any confidential business information deleted. As requested, the
Commission will provide its probable economic effect advice and
statistics (profile of the U.S. industry and market and U.S. import and
export data) and any other relevant information or advice separately
and individually for each U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading
for all products subject to the request. The USTR indicated that those
sections of the Commission's report and working papers that contain the
Commission's advice and assessment of probable economic effects on
domestic industries, on U.S. imports, and on U.S. consumers, will be
classified as ``confidential.'' The USTR also stated that his office
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.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this
investigation will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
July 2, 2019. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed
with the Secretary no later than 5:15 p.m., June 18, 2019. All pre-
hearing briefs and statements should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m.,
June 18, 2019; and all post-hearing briefs and statements should be
filed no later than 5:15 p.m., July 8, 2019. All requests to appear,
and pre- and post-hearing briefs and statements should be filed in
accordance with the requirements of the ``written submissions'' section
below.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to appearing at the
hearing, 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 8, 2019. All written submissions must conform to the
provisions of Sec. 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 (https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf) requires 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 Office of the Secretary, Docket Services
Division (202-205-1802).
Confidential Business Information: Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must also conform with the
requirements of Sec. 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 some or all of the confidential business
information submitted in the course of this investigation in the report
it sends to the USTR. Additionally, all information, including
confidential business information, submitted in this
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investigation 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 for cybersecurity purposes. The Commission will not
otherwise disclose any confidential business information in a manner
that 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 and should specifically state
the summary is intended for that purpose, and it should be titled as
such. 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
included in the report 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: June 7, 2019.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2019-12421 Filed 6-10-19; 8:45 am]
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