Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request Under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, 14149-14150 [2023-04555]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–P–2023–0007]
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term
of U.S. Patent No. 6,929,639—
POLARX® (Cryoablation Balloon
Catheter)
will continue beyond the original
expiration date of the patent, March 16,
2023, interim extension of the patent
term under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) is
appropriate.
An interim extension under 35 U.S.C.
156(d)(5) of the term of U.S. Patent No.
6,929,639 is granted for a period of one
year from the original expiration date of
the patent.
Robert Bahr,
Deputy Commissioner for Patents, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of interim patent term
extension.
AGENCY:
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The United States Patent and
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certificate under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for
a one-year interim extension of the term
of U.S. Patent No. 6,929,639.
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a product, that has been subject to
certain defined regulatory review, and
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On February 10, 2023, Boston
Scientific Scimed, Inc., the patent
owner of record, timely filed an
application under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)
for an interim extension of the term of
U.S. Patent No. 6,929,639. The patent
claims a cryoablation balloon catheter,
POLARX®. The application for patent
term extension indicates that Premarket
Approval Application P220032 was
submitted to the Food and Drug
Administration on December 20, 2022.
Review of the patent term extension
application indicates that, except for
permission to market or use the product
commercially, the subject patent would
be eligible for an extension of the patent
term under 35 U.S.C. 156, and that the
patent should be extended for one year
as required by 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)(B).
Because the regulatory review period
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on a
Commercial Availability Request Under
the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
In June 2015, the Government
of the United States received a request
from the Government of Chile to modify
the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
(FTA) rules of origin for woven fabrics
of artificial filament yarn in
subheadings 5408.22–5408.23 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) to allow the use
of non-U.S. or Chilean filament yarn of
viscose rayon classified in subheadings
5403.10, 5403.31, 5403.32, and 5403.41
of the HTSUS. In July 2015, CITA
solicited public comments on this
request, in particular with regard to
whether filament yarn of viscose rayon
classified in subheadings 5403.10,
5403.31, 5403.32, and 5403.41 can be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. No information was received at
that time indicating that domestic
industry could supply the subject yarns.
Subsequently, the United States and
Chile have continued to consult
regarding the subject rule change. In
November 2022, the Government of
Chile reiterated its interest in advancing
the subject rule change. Given the
period of time that has elapsed since
CITA initially solicited public
comments on this request, CITA is again
soliciting public comments to determine
if the subject yarns can be supplied by
the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. The
President may proclaim a modification
to the U.S.-Chile FTA rules of origin
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only after reaching an agreement with
Chile on the modification and after
other domestic processes are completed
to implement the modification.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
April 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements,
Room 30003, United States Department
of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
Public versions of such comments may
be submitted electronically to otexa@
trade.gov. Interested persons who wish
to submit business confidential
information electronically should
contact Laurie.Mease@trade.gov for
instructions for secure online
submission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurie Mease, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482–2043 or Laurie.Mease@
trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 204 of the
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7
U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of
March 3, 1972, as amended; Section 202
of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805).
Background
Under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade
Agreement (FTA), each country is
required to eliminate customs duties on
textile and apparel goods that qualify as
originating goods under the FTA rules
of origin, which are set out in Annex 4.1
to the FTA. Article 3.20 of the FTA
provides that the rules of origin for
textile and apparel products may be
amended through a subsequent
agreement between the two countries
under certain circumstances. In the
consultations regarding such a change,
the two countries are to consider issues
of availability of fibers, yarns, or fabrics
in the free trade area and whether
domestic producers are capable of
supplying commercial quantities of the
good in a timely manner. Section 202 of
the U.S.-Chile FTA Implementation Act
provides the President with the
authority to proclaim modifications to
the FTA rules of origin as are necessary
to implement an agreement with Chile
on such a modification.
In June 2015, the Government of the
United States received a request for
consultations from the Government of
Chile for the purpose of considering
whether the FTA rules of origin for
woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn
in subheadings 5408.22–5408.23 of the
HTSUS should be modified to allow the
use of non-U.S. or Chilean filament yarn
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of viscose rayon. The request alleged
that filament yarn of viscose rayon
classified in subheadings 5403.10,
5403.31, 5403.32, and 5403.41 of the
HTSUS cannot be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. In 80 FR
44076 (July 24, 2015), CITA solicited
public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether
filament yarn of viscose rayon can be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. No information was received at
that time indicating that domestic
industry could supply the subject yarns.
Subsequently, the United States and
Chile have continued to consult
regarding the subject rule change. In
November 2022, the Government of
Chile reiterated its request for the
subject rule change. Accordingly, CITA
is again soliciting public comments on
the request to determine if the subject
yarns can be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner.
Comments must be received no later
than April 6, 2023. Interested persons
are invited to submit such comments or
information to the Chairman, Committee
for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements, Room 30003, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230. Public versions of such
comments may be submitted
electronically to otexa@trade.gov.
Interested persons who wish to submit
business confidential information
electronically should contact
Laurie.Mease@trade.gov for instructions
for secure online submission.
If a comment alleges that filament
yarn of viscose rayon can be supplied by
the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner, CITA will
closely review any supporting
documentation, such as a signed
statement by a manufacturer stating that
it produces the filament yarn of viscose
rayon that is the subject of the request,
including the quantities that can be
supplied and the time necessary to fill
an order, as well as any relevant
information regarding past production.
CITA will protect any business
confidential information that is marked
‘‘business confidential’’ from disclosure
to the full extent permitted by law.
Persons submitting comments on a
request should include a nonconfidential version that summarizes
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the information included in the
confidential version.
Jennifer Knight,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2023–0009]
Request for Information on Chronic
Hazards Associated With Gas Ranges
and Proposed Solutions
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of request for
information.
AGENCY:
The Consumer Product Safety
Commission (Commission or CPSC) is
publishing this notice to request
information on chronic hazards
associated with gas ranges and proposed
solutions to those hazards.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by May 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You can submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2023–
0009, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments to
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit through this website:
confidential business information, trade
secret information, or other sensitive or
protected information that you do not
want to be available to the public. CPSC
typically does not accept comments
submitted by email, except as described
below.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/
Confidential Written Submissions: CPSC
encourages you to submit electronic
comments by using
www.regulations.gov. You may,
however, submit comments by mail,
hand delivery, or courier to: Office of
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301)
504–7479.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number. CPSC may post all comments
without change, including any personal
identifiers, contact information, or other
personal information provided to
www.regulations.gov. If you wish to
submit confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
that you do not want to be available to
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the public, you may submit such
comments by mail, hand delivery, or
courier, or you may email them to: cpscos@cpsc.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov, and insert the
docket number, CPSC–2023–0009, into
the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the
prompts.
I. Background
Gas ranges are large residential
appliances used to cook food, where the
energy needed to heat the food is
generated by the burning of a gas fuel
such as natural gas or liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG).1 Gas ranges are
also sometimes referred to as, or
include, gas stoves, gas cooktops, gas
stovetops, and gas ovens.
This request for information (RFI) 2
seeks input from the public on chronic
chemical hazards from gas ranges.
Chemical hazards result in acute (shortterm) or chronic (long-term) adverse
health outcomes resulting from
exposures to chemical substances. This
RFI does not cover non-chemical (i.e.,
fire, electrical mechanical) hazards,
except as relevant to chemical hazard
issues such as solutions and potential
trade-offs, nor does it cover acute
chemical hazards (e.g., carbon
monoxide (CO) poisoning). This RFI
does not constitute or propose
regulatory action, but rather is intended
to inform the Commission and the
public.
II. Information Requested
CPSC is requesting information from
all stakeholders such as consumers,
manufacturers, government agencies,
non-governmental organizations, and
researchers on chronic chemical hazards
associated with the use of gas ranges,
and proposed solutions. The
Commission seeks comment on all
significant aspects of this issue,
including but not limited to the
following questions.
Question 1: Please provide
information related to the scope and
scale of potential chronic chemical
1 LPG contains a mix of flammable simple
hydrocarbon gases, primarily propane but also
butane, isobutane, propylene, and butylene.
2 The Commission voted 3–1 to approve
publication of this notice. Chair Hoehn-Saric,
Commissioners Trumka and Boyle voted to approve
publication of the notice as drafted. Commissioner
Feldman voted to not approve publication of the
notice. Commissioner Trumka issued a statement in
connection with his vote available at: https://
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request
Under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: In June 2015, the Government of the United States received a
request from the Government of Chile to modify the U.S.-Chile Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) rules of origin for woven fabrics of artificial
filament yarn in subheadings 5408.22-5408.23 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to allow the use of non-U.S. or
Chilean filament yarn of viscose rayon classified in subheadings
5403.10, 5403.31, 5403.32, and 5403.41 of the HTSUS. In July 2015, CITA
solicited public comments on this request, in particular with regard to
whether filament yarn of viscose rayon classified in subheadings
5403.10, 5403.31, 5403.32, and 5403.41 can be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. No information
was received at that time indicating that domestic industry could
supply the subject yarns. Subsequently, the United States and Chile
have continued to consult regarding the subject rule change. In
November 2022, the Government of Chile reiterated its interest in
advancing the subject rule change. Given the period of time that has
elapsed since CITA initially solicited public comments on this request,
CITA is again soliciting public comments to determine if the subject
yarns can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities
in a timely manner. The President may proclaim a modification to the
U.S.-Chile FTA rules of origin only after reaching an agreement with
Chile on the modification and after other domestic processes are
completed to implement the modification.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by April 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 30003, United States
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Public versions of such
comments may be submitted electronically to [email protected]. Interested
persons who wish to submit business confidential information
electronically should contact [email protected] for instructions
for secure online submission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Mease, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-2043 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended;
Section 202 of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(19 U.S.C. 3805).
Background
Under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), each country is
required to eliminate customs duties on textile and apparel goods that
qualify as originating goods under the FTA rules of origin, which are
set out in Annex 4.1 to the FTA. Article 3.20 of the FTA provides that
the rules of origin for textile and apparel products may be amended
through a subsequent agreement between the two countries under certain
circumstances. In the consultations regarding such a change, the two
countries are to consider issues of availability of fibers, yarns, or
fabrics in the free trade area and whether domestic producers are
capable of supplying commercial quantities of the good in a timely
manner. Section 202 of the U.S.-Chile FTA Implementation Act provides
the President with the authority to proclaim modifications to the FTA
rules of origin as are necessary to implement an agreement with Chile
on such a modification.
In June 2015, the Government of the United States received a
request for consultations from the Government of Chile for the purpose
of considering whether the FTA rules of origin for woven fabrics of
artificial filament yarn in subheadings 5408.22-5408.23 of the HTSUS
should be modified to allow the use of non-U.S. or Chilean filament
yarn
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of viscose rayon. The request alleged that filament yarn of viscose
rayon classified in subheadings 5403.10, 5403.31, 5403.32, and 5403.41
of the HTSUS cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. In 80 FR 44076 (July 24, 2015), CITA
solicited public comments regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether filament yarn of viscose rayon can be supplied by
the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. No
information was received at that time indicating that domestic industry
could supply the subject yarns.
Subsequently, the United States and Chile have continued to consult
regarding the subject rule change. In November 2022, the Government of
Chile reiterated its request for the subject rule change. Accordingly,
CITA is again soliciting public comments on the request to determine if
the subject yarns can be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be received no later than April 6, 2023. Interested
persons are invited to submit such comments or information to the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room
30003, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230. Public versions of such comments may be submitted
electronically to [email protected]. Interested persons who wish to
submit business confidential information electronically should contact
[email protected] for instructions for secure online submission.
If a comment alleges that filament yarn of viscose rayon can be
supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely
manner, CITA will closely review any supporting documentation, such as
a signed statement by a manufacturer stating that it produces the
filament yarn of viscose rayon that is the subject of the request,
including the quantities that can be supplied and the time necessary to
fill an order, as well as any relevant information regarding past
production.
CITA will protect any business confidential information that is
marked ``business confidential'' from disclosure to the full extent
permitted by law. Persons submitting comments on a request should
include a non-confidential version that summarizes the information
included in the confidential version.
Jennifer Knight,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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