Commission on Unalienable Rights; Notice of Open Meeting; Correction, 43291 [2020-15414]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 137 / Thursday, July 16, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11159]
Commission on Unalienable Rights;
Notice of Open Meeting; Correction
Department of State.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of State
published a document in the Federal
Register of July 2, 2020, announcing a
meeting of the Commission on
Unalienable Rights, and is hereby
correcting information concerning the
times for the Commission meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Duncan Walker, Policy Planning Staff,
Department of State, (202) 647–2236/
3490.
SUMMARY:
Correction
in the Federal Register of July 2, 2020,
in FR Doc. 2020–14339, on page 39967,
in the first column, correct the first
paragraph to read:
‘‘The Members of the Commission on
Unalienable Rights (‘Commission’) will
meet from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., to
present the Commission’s proposed
Report to the public. The meeting will
be in Philadelphia at the National
Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street,
Independence Mall. Doors will open at
3:30 p.m.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Duncan H. Walker,
Designated Federal Officer, Department of
State.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusion: China’s
Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to
Technology Transfer, Intellectual
Property, and Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Effective August 23, 2018, the
U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China
with an annual trade value of
approximately $16 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
determination included a decision to
establish a product exclusion process,
which was initiated in September 2018.
Stakeholders submitted requests for the
exclusion of specific products and the
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U.S. Trade Representative granted
exclusion requests. This notice
announces the U.S. Trade
Representative’s determination to make
certain amendments to previously
granted exclusions and grants an
exclusion that previously was published
under a different U.S. note to
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS).
DATES: The amendments announced in
this notice are retroactive to the date of
publication of the original exclusions
and do not extend the period for the
original exclusions. 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 Associate General Counsel
Philip Butler 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:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in
this investigation, please see prior
notices including 82 FR 40213 (August
24, 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 47236 (September 18,
2018), 83 FR 47974 (September 21,
2018), 83 FR 65198 (December 19,
2018), 84 FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84
FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 FR 29576
(June 24, 2019), 84 FR 37381 (July 31,
2019), 84 FR 49600 (September 20,
2019), 84 FR 52553 (October 2, 2019), 84
FR 69011 (December 17, 2019), 85 FR
10808 (February 25, 2020), and 85 FR
28691 (May 13, 2020).
Effective August 23, 2018, the U.S.
Trade Representative imposed
additional 25 percent duties on goods of
China classified in 279 eight-digit
subheadings of the HTSUS, with an
approximate annual trade value of $16
billion. See 83 FR 40823. The U.S.
Trade Representative’s determination
included a decision to establish a
process by which U.S. stakeholders
could request exclusion of particular
products classified within an eight-digit
HTSUS subheading covered by the $16
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 47236
(September 18 notice).
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Under the September 18 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 eight-digit
subheading covered by the $16 billion
action. Requestors also had to provide
the ten-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 September 18 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 September 18 notice required
submission of requests for exclusion
from the $16 billion action no later than
December 18, 2018, and noted that the
U.S. Trade Representative periodically
would announce decisions. In July
2019, the U.S. Trade Representative
granted an initial set of exclusion
requests. See 84 FR 37381. The U.S.
Trade Representative granted additional
exclusions in September and October
2019, and February 2020. See 84 FR
49600, 84 FR 52553, 85 FR 10808.
B. Determination To Grant Exclusion
Based on the evaluation of the factors
set out in the September 18 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
exclusion set out in the Annex to this
notice. The U.S. Trade Representative’s
determination also takes into account
advice from advisory committees and
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11159]
Commission on Unalienable Rights; Notice of Open Meeting;
Correction
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State published a document in the Federal
Register of July 2, 2020, announcing a meeting of the Commission on
Unalienable Rights, and is hereby correcting information concerning the
times for the Commission meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duncan Walker, Policy Planning Staff,
Department of State, (202) 647-2236/3490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction in the Federal Register of July
2, 2020, in FR Doc. 2020-14339, on page 39967, in the first column,
correct the first paragraph to read:
``The Members of the Commission on Unalienable Rights
(`Commission') will meet from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., to present the
Commission's proposed Report to the public. The meeting will be in
Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street,
Independence Mall. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m.''
Duncan H. Walker,
Designated Federal Officer, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-15414 Filed 7-15-20; 8:45 am]
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