Notice of Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation, 49564-49590 [2019-20441]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Week of September 30, 2019—Tentative
[Docket No. FD 36341]
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WRL, LLC d/b/a Rainier Rail—
Acquisition and Operation
Exemption—City of Tacoma,
Department of Public Works d/b/a
Tacoma Rail
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WRL, LLC (WRL) d/b/a Rainier Rail,
a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.41 to acquire from the City of
Tacoma, Department of Public Works d/
b/a Tacoma Rail (Tacoma Rail), and
operate approximately 4.4 miles of rail
line between milepost 33C north of
Rainier, Thurston County, Wash., and
milepost 28.6 near McKenna, Pierce
County, Wash. (the Line).1
WRL states that the Line adjoins a
34.6-mile rail line that WRL previously
acquired from Tacoma Rail. See WRL,
LLC—Acquis. Exemption—City of
Tacoma, Dep’t of Pub. Works, FD 36074
(STB served Oct. 14, 2016). WRL states
that it has reached an agreement with
Tacoma Rail to acquire and operate the
Line upon the exemption’s effective
date. WRL states that the proposed
acquisition of the Line does not involve
any provision or agreement that would
limit future interchange with a thirdparty connecting carrier.
WRL certifies that the proposed
transaction will not result in WRL’s
becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier
1 WRL filed a verification in support of its notice
of exemption on September 5, 2019.
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and that the projected annual revenues
of WRL will not exceed $5 million.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after October 5, 2019, the effective
date of the exemption (30 days after the
verified notice was filed).2
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than September 27, 2019
(at least seven days before the
exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36341, must be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board either via
e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001.
In addition, one copy of each pleading
must be served on WRL’s representative,
James H.M. Savage, 22 Rockingham
Court, Germantown, MD 20874.
According to WRL, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and from historic reporting
requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: September 16, 2019.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director,
Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s
Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to
Technology Transfer, Intellectual
Property, and Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of product exclusions.
AGENCY:
Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S.
Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China
with an annual trade value of
approximately $34 billion as part of the
action in the Section 301 investigation
of China’s acts, policies, and practices
related to technology transfer,
intellectual property, and innovation.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s
SUMMARY:
2 The date of WRL’s verification (September 5,
2019) will be considered the filing date for the
purposes of calculating the effective date of the
exemption.
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determination included a decision to
establish a product exclusion process.
The U.S. Trade Representative initiated
the exclusion process in July 2018, and
stakeholders have submitted requests
for the exclusion of specific products. In
December 2018, March 2019, April
2019, May 2019, June 2019, and July
2019 the U.S. Trade Representative
granted exclusion requests. This notice
announces the U.S. Trade
Representative’s determination to grant
additional exclusion requests, as
specified in the Annex to this notice.
The U.S. Trade Representative will
continue to issue decisions on pending
requests on a periodic basis.
DATES: The product exclusions
announced in this notice will apply as
of the July 6, 2018 effective date of the
$34 billion action, and will extend for
one year after the publication of this
notice. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection will issue instructions on
entry guidance and implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Assistant General Counsels
Philip Butler or Megan Grimball, or
Director of Industrial Goods Justin
Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For
specific questions on customs
classification or implementation of the
product exclusions identified in the
Annex to this notice, contact
traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Background
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), 83
FR 65198 (December 19, 2018), 83 FR
67463 (December 28, 2018), 84 FR 7966
(March 5, 2019), 84 FR 11152 (March
25, 2019), 84 FR 16310 (April 18, 2019),
84 FR 21389 (May 14, 2019), 84 FR
25895 (June 4, 2019), and 84 FR 32821
(July 9, 2019).
Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade
Representative imposed additional 25
percent duties on goods of China
classified in 818 8-digit subheadings of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), with an
approximate annual trade value of $34
billion. See 83 FR 28710. The U.S.
Trade Representative’s determination
included a decision to establish a
process by which U.S. stakeholders may
request exclusion of particular products
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classified within an 8-digit HTSUS
subheading covered by the $34 billion
action from the additional duties. The
U.S. Trade Representative issued a
notice setting out the process for the
product exclusions, and opened a
public docket. See 83 FR 32181 (the July
11 notice).
Under the July 11 notice, requests for
exclusion had to identify the product
subject to the request in terms of the
physical characteristics that distinguish
the product from other products within
the relevant 8-digit subheading covered
by the $34 billion action. Requestors
also had to provide the 10-digit
subheading of the HTSUS most
applicable to the particular product
requested for exclusion, and could
submit information on the ability of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to
administer the requested exclusion.
Requestors were asked to provide the
quantity and value of the Chinese-origin
product that the requestor purchased in
the last three years. With regard to the
rationale for the requested exclusion,
requests had to address the following
factors:
• Whether the particular product is
available only from China and
specifically whether the particular
product and/or a comparable product is
available from sources in the United
States and/or third countries.
• Whether the imposition of
additional duties on the particular
product would cause severe economic
harm to the requestor or other U.S.
interests.
• Whether the particular product is
strategically important or related to
‘‘Made in China 2025’’ or other Chinese
industrial programs.
The July 11 notice stated that the U.S.
Trade Representative would take into
account whether an exclusion would
undermine the objective of the Section
301 investigation.
The July 11 notice required
submission of requests for exclusion
from the $34 billion action no later than
October 9, 2018, and noted that the U.S.
Trade Representative would
periodically announce decisions. In
December 2018, the U.S. Trade
Representative granted an initial set of
exclusion requests. See 83 FR 67463.
The U.S. Trade Representative granted a
second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth set
of exclusions in March 2019, April
2019, May 2019, June 2019 and July
2019. See 84 FR 11152, 84 FR 16310, 84
FR 21389, 84 FR 25895, and 84 FR
32821. The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative regularly updates the
status of each pending request and posts
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the status within the web pages for the
respective tariff action they apply to at
https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/
enforcement/section-301-investigations/
tariff-actions.
B. Determination To Grant Certain
Exclusions
Based on the evaluation of the factors
set out in the July 11 notice, which are
summarized above, pursuant to sections
301(b), 301(c), and 307(a) of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, and in
accordance with the advice of the
interagency Section 301 Committee, the
U.S. Trade Representative has
determined to grant the product
exclusions set out in the Annex to this
notice. The U.S. Trade Representative’s
determination also takes into account
advice from advisory committees and
any public comments on the pertinent
exclusion requests.
As set out in the Annex, the
exclusions are reflected in 310 specially
prepared product descriptions, which
cover 724 separate exclusion requests.
In accordance with the July 11 notice,
the exclusions are available for any
product that meets the description in
the Annex, regardless of whether the
importer filed an exclusion request.
Further, the scope of each exclusion is
governed by the scope of the product
descriptions in the Annex, and not by
the product descriptions set out in any
particular request for exclusion.
Paragraph A, subparagraphs (3)–(5)
are conforming amendments to the
HTSUS reflecting the modification
made by the Annex to this notice.
Paragraph B of the Annex corrects a
typographical error in U.S. note
20(n)(105) to subchapter III of chapter
99 of the HTSUS, as set out in the
Annex to the notice published at 84 FR
32821 (July 9, 2019).
As stated in the July 11 notice, the
exclusions will apply as of the July 6,
2018 effective date of the $34 billion
action, and extend for one year after the
publication of this notice. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection will issue
instructions on entry guidance and
implementation.
The U.S. Trade Representative will
continue to issue determinations on
pending requests on a periodic basis.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and
Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and
Innovation
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of product exclusions.
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SUMMARY: Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of
approximately $34 billion as part of the action in the Section 301
investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to
technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The U.S.
Trade Representative's
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determination included a decision to establish a product exclusion
process. The U.S. Trade Representative initiated the exclusion process
in July 2018, and stakeholders have submitted requests for the
exclusion of specific products. In December 2018, March 2019, April
2019, May 2019, June 2019, and July 2019 the U.S. Trade Representative
granted exclusion requests. This notice announces the U.S. Trade
Representative's determination to grant additional exclusion requests,
as specified in the Annex to this notice. The U.S. Trade Representative
will continue to issue decisions on pending requests on a periodic
basis.
DATES: The product exclusions announced in this notice will apply as of
the July 6, 2018 effective date of the $34 billion action, and will
extend for one year after the publication of this notice. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection will issue instructions on entry guidance and
implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this
notice, contact Assistant General Counsels Philip Butler or Megan
Grimball, or Director of Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at (202) 395-
5725. For specific questions on customs classification or
implementation of the product exclusions identified in the Annex to
this notice, contact [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
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), 83 FR 65198
(December 19, 2018), 83 FR 67463 (December 28, 2018), 84 FR 7966 (March
5, 2019), 84 FR 11152 (March 25, 2019), 84 FR 16310 (April 18, 2019),
84 FR 21389 (May 14, 2019), 84 FR 25895 (June 4, 2019), and 84 FR 32821
(July 9, 2019).
Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional 25 percent duties on goods of China classified in 818 8-
digit subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS), with an approximate annual trade value of $34 billion.
See 83 FR 28710. The U.S. Trade Representative's determination included
a decision to establish a process by which U.S. stakeholders may
request exclusion of particular products classified within an 8-digit
HTSUS subheading covered by the $34 billion action from the additional
duties. The U.S. Trade Representative issued a notice setting out the
process for the product exclusions, and opened a public docket. See 83
FR 32181 (the July 11 notice).
Under the July 11 notice, requests for exclusion had to identify
the product subject to the request in terms of the physical
characteristics that distinguish the product from other products within
the relevant 8-digit subheading covered by the $34 billion action.
Requestors also had to provide the 10-digit subheading of the HTSUS
most applicable to the particular product requested for exclusion, and
could submit information on the ability of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to administer the requested exclusion. Requestors were asked
to provide the quantity and value of the Chinese-origin product that
the requestor purchased in the last three years. With regard to the
rationale for the requested exclusion, requests had to address the
following factors:
Whether the particular product is available only from
China and specifically whether the particular product and/or a
comparable product is available from sources in the United States and/
or third countries.
Whether the imposition of additional duties on the
particular product would cause severe economic harm to the requestor or
other U.S. interests.
Whether the particular product is strategically important
or related to ``Made in China 2025'' or other Chinese industrial
programs.
The July 11 notice stated that the U.S. Trade Representative would take
into account whether an exclusion would undermine the objective of the
Section 301 investigation.
The July 11 notice required submission of requests for exclusion
from the $34 billion action no later than October 9, 2018, and noted
that the U.S. Trade Representative would periodically announce
decisions. In December 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative granted an
initial set of exclusion requests. See 83 FR 67463. The U.S. Trade
Representative granted a second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth set of
exclusions in March 2019, April 2019, May 2019, June 2019 and July
2019. See 84 FR 11152, 84 FR 16310, 84 FR 21389, 84 FR 25895, and 84 FR
32821. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regularly updates
the status of each pending request and posts the status within the web
pages for the respective tariff action they apply to at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/enforcement/section-301-investigations/tariff-actions.
B. Determination To Grant Certain Exclusions
Based on the evaluation of the factors set out in the July 11
notice, which are summarized above, pursuant to sections 301(b),
301(c), and 307(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and in
accordance with the advice of the interagency Section 301 Committee,
the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to grant the product
exclusions set out in the Annex to this notice. The U.S. Trade
Representative's determination also takes into account advice from
advisory committees and any public comments on the pertinent exclusion
requests.
As set out in the Annex, the exclusions are reflected in 310
specially prepared product descriptions, which cover 724 separate
exclusion requests.
In accordance with the July 11 notice, the exclusions are available
for any product that meets the description in the Annex, regardless of
whether the importer filed an exclusion request. Further, the scope of
each exclusion is governed by the scope of the product descriptions in
the Annex, and not by the product descriptions set out in any
particular request for exclusion.
Paragraph A, subparagraphs (3)-(5) are conforming amendments to the
HTSUS reflecting the modification made by the Annex to this notice.
Paragraph B of the Annex corrects a typographical error in U.S.
note 20(n)(105) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as set
out in the Annex to the notice published at 84 FR 32821 (July 9, 2019).
As stated in the July 11 notice, the exclusions will apply as of
the July 6, 2018 effective date of the $34 billion action, and extend
for one year after the publication of this notice. U.S. Customs and
Border Protection will issue instructions on entry guidance and
implementation.
The U.S. Trade Representative will continue to issue determinations
on pending requests on a periodic basis.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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