Notice of Technical Amendment to Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation, 22092-22093 [2021-08603]
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or clarification with respect to such applications
due. Comments, protests,
requests for conditions,
and any other evidence
and argument in opposition to the Application or
Related Transactions due.
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and U.S. Department of
Transportation (USDOT).6
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due.
Public hearing (if necessary).7
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Effective date of final decision.
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other circumstances.
The Board notes that Applicants’
proposed procedural schedule included
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the SIP as part of its environmental
review process or, if an environmental
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after the Federal Register notice accepting the
application, section 11325(c)(1) calls for such
filings to be submitted 30 days after the Federal
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filing of rebuttals and final briefs, in a later decision
after the record has been more fully developed. See
49 U.S.C. 11324(a) (‘‘The Board shall hold a public
hearing unless the Board determines that a public
hearing is not necessary in the public interest.’’).
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review is not required, the Board will
establish case-specific procedures. 49
CFR 1106.4(b), (c). Applicants claim
that an environmental review would not
be required for this transaction. (Notice
34–38; CSXC and CSXT Letter to
Danielle Gosselin, Acting Director, OEA,
Apr. 7, 2021 (Environmental Comment
EI–30550).) The Board’s Office of
Environmental Analysis is reviewing
information submitted by Applicants on
the transaction’s anticipated
environmental impacts and the Board
will address environmental review
issues in a subsequent decision.
Decided: April 19, 2021.
By the Board, Board Members Begeman,
Fuchs, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Technical Amendment to
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.
AGENCY:
In September 2018, the U.S.
Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China
with an annual trade value of
approximately $200 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. In June 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative initiated a product
exclusion process and then published
several notices of exclusions. This
notice makes a technical amendment to
the exclusions that apply to certain
products of China covered by the
September 2018 action that were
exported from China before May 10,
2019, and entered the United States
after May 10, 2019, and before June 15,
2019.
DATES: This technical amendment
covers goods exported from China
before May 10, 2019, that entered the
United States after May 10, 2019, and
before June 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Associate General Counsel
Philip Butler at (202) 395–5725. For
specific questions on customs
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classification or implementation of
product exclusions, contact
traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
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 47974 (September 21,
2018), 83 FR 49153 (September 28,
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 38717 (August 7,
2019), 84 FR 46212 (September 3, 2019),
84 FR 49591 (September 20, 2019), 84
FR 57803 (October 28, 2019), 84 FR
61674 (November 13, 2019), 84 FR
65882 (November 29, 2019), 84 FR
69012 (December 17, 2019), 85 FR 549
(January 6, 2020), 85 FR 6674 (February
5, 2020), 85 FR 9921 (February 20,
2020), 85 FR 15015 (March 16, 2020), 85
FR 17158 (March 26, 2020), 85 FR 23122
(April 24, 2020), 85 FR 27489 (May 8,
2020), and 85 FR 32094 (May 28, 2020).
Effective September 24, 2018, the U.S.
Trade Representative imposed
additional 10 percent ad valorem duties
on goods of China classified in 5,757
full and partial subheadings of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), with an
approximate annual trade value of $200
billion. See 83 FR 47974, as modified by
83 FR 49153. In May 2019, the U.S.
Trade Representative increased the
additional duty to 25 percent, with an
effective date of May 10, 2019. See 84
FR 20459.
To account for customs enforcement
factors and the average transit time
between China and the United States by
sea, an implementing notice published
on May 15, 2019, provided that
products of China covered by the
September 2018 action that were
exported before May 10, 2019, were not
subject to the additional duty of 25
percent, as long as the products entered
into the United States prior to June 1,
2019. See 84 FR 21892. This
subsequently was amended to extend
the June 1, 2019 date to June 15, 2019.
See 84 FR 26930. To distinguish the
covered products of China subject to the
10 percent rate of additional duty from
those subject to the 25 percent rate, a
new heading in Chapter 99 of the
HTSUS (9903.88.09) was created to
cover products from China exported
before May 10, 2019, and entered into
the United States on or after May 10,
2019, and before June 15, 2019. See 84
FR 21892, as modified by 84 FR 26930.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative established a process by
which stakeholders could request
exclusion of particular products
classified within an eight-digit HTSUS
subheading covered by the $200 billion
action from the additional duties. See 84
FR 29576. In August 2019, the U.S.
Trade Representative granted an initial
set of exclusion requests. See 84 FR
38717. The U.S. Trade Representative
granted additional exclusions in
September, October, November and
December 2019, and January, February,
March, April and May 2020. See 84 FR
49591; 84 FR 57803; 84 FR 61674; 84 FR
65882; 84 FR 69012; 85 FR 549; 85 FR
6674; 85 FR 9921; 85 FR 15015; 85 FR
17158; 85 FR 23122; 85 FR 27489; and
85 FR 32094.
Published exclusions under the $200
billion action were to apply as of
September 24, 2018, the effective date of
the $200 billion action, and extend to
August 7, 2020. However, the
implementing language used in the
exclusions notices did not include a
reference to HTSUS heading 9903.88.09
and therefore did not have the effect of
excluding products that were exported
before May 10, 2019, and entered into
the United States on or after May 10,
2019, and before June 15, 2019. The
annex to this notice makes a technical
correction to the exclusions granted
under the $200 billion action to include
HTSUS heading 9903.88.09. Like all
exclusions under this Section 301
investigation, this technical correction
applies to entries of goods that are not
liquidated or to entries that are
liquidated but not final.
Annex
Effective with respect to goods entered for
consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
heading 9903.88.09, note 20(l) to subchapter
III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is modified by
inserting the following sentence after the first
paragraph:
‘‘The product exclusions provided by
headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33,
9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36,
9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40,
9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45,
9903.88.46 and 9903.88.48 shall apply to
articles the product of China that were
entered under heading 9903.88.09 and that
are provided for in this subdivision.’’
Greta Peisch,
General Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request for
Change in Land Use From
Aeronautical to Non Aeronautical for
16.2 Acres of Land at Pittsfield
Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, MA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
Notice is being given that the
FAA is considering a request from the
Town of Pittsfield, MA to change 16.2
acres of land from aeronautical to nonaeronautical use for non-aeronautical
revenue generation at Pittsfield
Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, MA. The
airport has two projects. The fire project
is the installation of a solar farm and the
second is a municipal water tank that
will service the airport. The solar
facility will be built on three on airport
sites, totaling 15.5 acres, and will
produce 6 mW of energy. The power
produced will go into the electrical grid,
however, the airport will have a long
term land lease with the solar utility,
generating a long term revenue stream
for the airport. The lease revenue will be
placed in the airport’s operating and
maintenance fund. The municipal water
tank will serve the community as well
as the airport, significantly enhancing
the existing airport water system and
serve future development on the airport
as well. The tank and access road
requires approximately .73 acres and
will not interfere with future
development of the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the instructions on providing
comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W 12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail
address above between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Interested persons may inspect the
request and supporting documents by
contacting the FAA at the address listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jorge E. Panteli, Compliance and Land
Use Specialist, Federal Aviation
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Administration New England Region
Airports Division, 1200 District Avenue,
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.
Telephone: 781–238–7618.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on
April 21, 2021.
Julie Seltsam-Wilps,
Deputy Director, ANE–600.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No.—2021–2070]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; Wing Aviation, LLC
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.
DATES: Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before May 17,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2018–0835
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
SUMMARY:
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Technical Amendment to 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.
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SUMMARY: In September 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of
approximately $200 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. In June
2019, the U.S. Trade Representative initiated a product exclusion
process and then published several notices of exclusions. This notice
makes a technical amendment to the exclusions that apply to certain
products of China covered by the September 2018 action that were
exported from China before May 10, 2019, and entered the United States
after May 10, 2019, and before June 15, 2019.
DATES: This technical amendment covers goods exported from China before
May 10, 2019, that entered the United States after May 10, 2019, and
before June 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this
notice, contact Associate General Counsel Philip Butler at (202) 395-
5725. For specific questions on customs classification or
implementation of product exclusions, contact [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 47974
(September 21, 2018), 83 FR 49153 (September 28, 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 38717 (August 7, 2019), 84 FR
46212 (September 3, 2019), 84 FR 49591 (September 20, 2019), 84 FR
57803 (October 28, 2019), 84 FR 61674 (November 13, 2019), 84 FR 65882
(November 29, 2019), 84 FR 69012 (December 17, 2019), 85 FR 549
(January 6, 2020), 85 FR 6674 (February 5, 2020), 85 FR 9921 (February
20, 2020), 85 FR 15015 (March 16, 2020), 85 FR 17158 (March 26, 2020),
85 FR 23122 (April 24, 2020), 85 FR 27489 (May 8, 2020), and 85 FR
32094 (May 28, 2020).
Effective September 24, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional 10 percent ad valorem duties on goods of China classified in
5,757 full and partial subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS), with an approximate annual trade value of
$200 billion. See 83 FR 47974, as modified by 83 FR 49153. In May 2019,
the U.S. Trade Representative increased the additional duty to 25
percent, with an effective date of May 10, 2019. See 84 FR 20459.
To account for customs enforcement factors and the average transit
time between China and the United States by sea, an implementing notice
published on May 15, 2019, provided that products of China covered by
the September 2018 action that were exported before May 10, 2019, were
not subject to the additional duty of 25 percent, as long as the
products entered into the United States prior to June 1, 2019. See 84
FR 21892. This subsequently was amended to extend the June 1, 2019 date
to June 15, 2019. See 84 FR 26930. To distinguish the covered products
of China subject to the 10 percent rate of additional duty from those
subject to the 25 percent rate, a new heading in Chapter 99 of the
HTSUS (9903.88.09) was created to cover products from China exported
before May 10, 2019, and entered into the United States on or after May
10, 2019, and before June 15, 2019. See 84 FR 21892, as modified by 84
FR 26930.
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On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative established a
process by which stakeholders could request exclusion of particular
products classified within an eight-digit HTSUS subheading covered by
the $200 billion action from the additional duties. See 84 FR 29576. In
August 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative granted an initial set of
exclusion requests. See 84 FR 38717. The U.S. Trade Representative
granted additional exclusions in September, October, November and
December 2019, and January, February, March, April and May 2020. See 84
FR 49591; 84 FR 57803; 84 FR 61674; 84 FR 65882; 84 FR 69012; 85 FR
549; 85 FR 6674; 85 FR 9921; 85 FR 15015; 85 FR 17158; 85 FR 23122; 85
FR 27489; and 85 FR 32094.
Published exclusions under the $200 billion action were to apply as
of September 24, 2018, the effective date of the $200 billion action,
and extend to August 7, 2020. However, the implementing language used
in the exclusions notices did not include a reference to HTSUS heading
9903.88.09 and therefore did not have the effect of excluding products
that were exported before May 10, 2019, and entered into the United
States on or after May 10, 2019, and before June 15, 2019. The annex to
this notice makes a technical correction to the exclusions granted
under the $200 billion action to include HTSUS heading 9903.88.09. Like
all exclusions under this Section 301 investigation, this technical
correction applies to entries of goods that are not liquidated or to
entries that are liquidated but not final.
Annex
Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) heading 9903.88.09, note 20(l)
to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States is modified by inserting the following sentence
after the first paragraph:
``The product exclusions provided by headings 9903.88.13,
9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36,
9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43,
9903.88.45, 9903.88.46 and 9903.88.48 shall apply to articles the
product of China that were entered under heading 9903.88.09 and that
are provided for in this subdivision.''
Greta Peisch,
General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
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