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States International Trade Commission
(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
public record for this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission has received a complaint
and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure filed on behalf of
Hoshizaki America, Inc. on July 12,
2023. The complaint alleges violations
of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into
the United States, the sale for
importation, and the sale within the
United States after importation of
certain icemaking machines and
components thereof. The complaint
names as respondents: Blue Air FSE
LLC of Gardena, CA; and Bluenix Co.,
Ltd. of South Korea. The complainant
requests that the Commission issue a
limited exclusion order, cease and
desist orders, and impose a bond upon
respondents’ alleged infringing articles
during the 60-day Presidential review
period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
Proposed respondents, other
interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments on
any public interest issues raised by the
complaint or § 210.8(b) filing.
Comments should address whether
issuance of the relief specifically
requested by the complainant in this
investigation would affect the public
health and welfare in the United States,
competitive conditions in the United
States economy, the production of like
or directly competitive articles in the
United States, or United States
consumers.
In particular, the Commission is
interested in comments that:
(i) explain how the articles potentially
subject to the requested remedial orders
are used in the United States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety,
or welfare concerns in the United States
relating to the requested remedial
orders;
(iii) identify like or directly
competitive articles that complainant,
its licensees, or third parties make in the
United States which could replace the
subject articles if they were to be
excluded;
(iv) indicate whether complainant,
complainant’s licensees, and/or third
party suppliers have the capacity to
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replace the volume of articles
potentially subject to the requested
exclusion order and/or a cease and
desist order within a commercially
reasonable time; and
(v) explain how the requested
remedial orders would impact United
States consumers.
Written submissions on the public
interest must be filed no later than by
close of business, eight calendar days
after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. There
will be further opportunities for
comment on the public interest after the
issuance of any final initial
determination in this investigation. Any
written submissions on other issues
must also be filed by no later than the
close of business, eight calendar days
after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. Complainant may file
replies to any written submissions no
later than three calendar days after the
date on which any initial submissions
were due, notwithstanding § 201.14(a)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure. No other submissions
will be accepted, unless requested by
the Commission. Any submissions and
replies filed in response to this Notice
are limited to five (5) pages in length,
inclusive of attachments.
Persons filing written submissions
must file the original document
electronically on or before the deadlines
stated above. Submissions should refer
to the docket number (‘‘Docket No.
3687’’) in a prominent place on the
cover page and/or the first page. (See
Handbook for Electronic Filing
Procedures, Electronic Filing
Procedures 1). Please note the
Secretary’s Office will accept only
electronic filings during this time.
Filings must be made through the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS, https://
edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any
electronic filings will be accepted until
further notice. Persons with questions
regarding filing should contact the
Secretary at EDIS3Help@usitc.gov.
Any person desiring to submit a
document to the Commission in
confidence must request confidential
treatment. All such requests should be
directed to the Secretary to the
Commission and must include a full
statement of the reasons why the
Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
for which confidential treatment by the
Commission is properly sought will be
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treated accordingly. All information,
including confidential business
information and documents for which
confidential treatment is properly
sought, submitted to the Commission for
purposes of this 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,2 solely for cybersecurity
purposes. All nonconfidential written
submissions will be available for public
inspection at the Office of the Secretary
and on EDIS.3
This action is taken under the
authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 12, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–15135 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332–599]
Distributional Effects of Trade and
Trade Policy on U.S. Workers, 2026
Report
United States International
Trade Commission
ACTION: Notice of investigation.
AGENCY:
Following receipt on January
25, 2023, of a request from the U.S.
Trade Representative (USTR) under
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
the U.S. International Trade
Commission (Commission) instituted
Investigation No. 332–599,
Distributional Effects of Trade and
Trade Policy on U.S. Workers, 2026
Report, for the purpose of providing the
first of five reports on the potential
distributional effects of goods and
services trade and trade policy on U.S.
workers and underrepresented and
underserved communities. The Trade
Representative requested that the report
SUMMARY:
2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
nondisclosure agreements.
3 Electronic Document Information System
(EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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build upon the information gathered by
the Commission in its 2022 report on
distributional effects. As part of this
investigation, the Commission will also
host two seminar series on new research
related to distributional effects.
DATES: Week of October 16, 2023, and
week of July 15, 2024: Virtual seminars
hosted by the Commission, with
presenters invited by the Commission.
To be determined: Community-based
discussions and the symposium
(notification by separate Federal
Register notice at a later date)
January 20, 2026: Transmittal of
Commission report to the Office of
USTR.
All Commission offices,
including the Commission’s hearing
rooms, are located in the U.S.
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington,
DC. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, U.S.
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.
ADDRESSES:
CoProject Leader Jennifer Powell (202–
205–3450 or jennifer.powell@usitc.gov),
Co-Project Leader Saad Ahmad (202–
205–3331 or saad.ahmad@usitc.gov), or
Deputy Project Leader Tamar
Khachaturian (202–205–3299 or
tamar.khachaturian@usitc.gov) for
information specific to this
investigation. For information on the
legal aspects of this investigation,
contact Brian Allen (202–205–3034 or
brian.allen@usitc.gov) or William
Gearhart (202–205–3091 or
william.gearhart@usitc.gov) of the
Commission’s Office of the General
Counsel. The media should contact
Jennifer Andberg, Office of External
Relations (202–205–3404 or
jennifer.andberg@usitc.gov). Hearingimpaired 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Commission
instituted this investigation under
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). The U.S. Trade
Representative, referring to the
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Commission’s 2022 report (USITC,
Distributional Effects of Trade and
Trade Policy on U.S. Workers,
Investigation No. 332–587, USITC
Publication 5374, October 2022, https://
www.usitc.gov/sites/default/files/
publications/332/pub5374.pdf),
requested that the Commission, building
on that report, conduct a further
investigation on the potential
distributional effects of goods and
services trade and trade policy on U.S.
workers and underrepresented and
underserved communities. The Trade
Representative requested that the
Commission prepare a series of five
reports that synthesize and critically
review information on the distributional
effects of goods and services trade and
trade policy on U.S. workers and
underrepresented and underserved
communities. The Trade Representative
asked that the Commission deliver the
first of these reports on January 20,
2026, and deliver the remaining reports
at 3-year intervals, on January 20, 2029;
January 20, 2032; January 20, 2035; and
January 20, 2038. The Commission will
institute investigations and publish
notices of investigation relating to the
remaining reports at the appropriate
time.
The Trade Representative asked that
the Commission, in identifying these
effects, gather information through:
1. Community-based open
conversations targeted to the interests
and concerns of specific
underrepresented and underserved
demographic and geographic
communities. These conversations may
take a variety of forms (including, but
not limited to, group discussions and
informal one-on-one interviews) and
may be on- or off-the-record. They
should include individual community
members, workers, and representatives
of organizations that represent and serve
specific underrepresented and
underserved communities. Other
participants could include members or
representatives of think tanks; academic
and other research institutions; labor
unions; State and local governments;
non-Federal governmental entities; civil
society organizations; community-based
stakeholders such as minority-owned
businesses; business incubators;
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs); Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSIs); Tribal Colleges and
Universities (TCUs); Asian American
and Native American Pacific IslanderServing Institutions (AANAPISIs); other
Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs);
community colleges; and local and
national civil rights organizations;
2. A symposium focused on academic
or similar research on the distributional
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effects of trade and trade policy on
underrepresented and underserved
communities, including results of
existing analysis, evaluation of
methodologies, the use of public and
restricted data in current analysis,
identification of gaps in data and/or in
the economic literature, and proposed
analysis that could be done with
restricted data; and
3. Economic literature on the
distributional effects of trade and trade
policy on underrepresented and
underserved communities including,
among other things, the data limitations
raised in these analyses.
For the seminars being held the weeks
of October 16, 2023, and July 15, 2024,
the Commission will invite researchers
to present recent work on topics related
to distributional effects of trade and
trade policy in a seminar setting. These
seminars may also include relevant
research from related fields outside
trade, for example, examining the
distributional effects of other policies on
U.S. workers and underrepresented and
undeserved communities, to the extent
such research would be useful in
developing ways to analyze the
distributional effects of trade. The
Commission expects that all
presentations during these two weeks
will be available for public viewing.
Further information regarding these
events, as well as instructions on how
the public may view them, will be
provided no later than one month prior
to the events through press releases and
information posted on the Commission’s
website at https://www.usitc.gov/
research_and_analysis/ongoing/
distributional_effects_332.
The Commission intends to publish a
notice in the Federal Register at a later
date, of the time, place, and procedures
to be followed for the community-based
discussions and academic symposium
and for the filing of written submissions
from interested parties in this first
investigation. As requested by the Trade
Representative, the Commission will
deliver the first report on January 20,
2026. Since the Trade Representative
has indicated that her office intends to
make this report available to the public
in its entirety, the Commission will not
include confidential business or
national security classified information
in its report.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 12, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–15141 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-599]
Distributional Effects of Trade and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers,
2026 Report
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission
ACTION: Notice of investigation.
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SUMMARY: Following receipt on January 25, 2023, of a request from the
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission)
instituted Investigation No. 332-599, Distributional Effects of Trade
and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers, 2026 Report, for the purpose of
providing the first of five reports on the potential distributional
effects of goods and services trade and trade policy on U.S. workers
and underrepresented and underserved communities. The Trade
Representative requested that the report
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build upon the information gathered by the Commission in its 2022
report on distributional effects. As part of this investigation, the
Commission will also host two seminar series on new research related to
distributional effects.
DATES: Week of October 16, 2023, and week of July 15, 2024: Virtual
seminars hosted by the Commission, with presenters invited by the
Commission.
To be determined: Community-based discussions and the symposium
(notification by separate Federal Register notice at a later date)
January 20, 2026: Transmittal of Commission report to the Office of
USTR.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the U.S. International Trade Commission Building,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, U.S. 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: Co-Project Leader Jennifer Powell
(202-205-3450 or [email protected]), Co-Project Leader Saad
Ahmad (202-205-3331 or [email protected]), or Deputy Project Leader
Tamar Khachaturian (202-205-3299 or [email protected]) for
information specific to this investigation. For information on the
legal aspects of this investigation, contact Brian Allen (202-205-3034
or [email protected]v) or William Gearhart (202-205-3091 or
[email protected]) of the Commission's Office of the General
Counsel. The media should contact Jennifer Andberg, Office of External
Relations (202-205-3404 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Commission instituted this investigation under
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). The U.S.
Trade Representative, referring to the Commission's 2022 report (USITC,
Distributional Effects of Trade and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers,
Investigation No. 332-587, USITC Publication 5374, October 2022,
https://www.usitc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/332/pub5374.pdf), requested that the Commission, building on that report,
conduct a further investigation on the potential distributional effects
of goods and services trade and trade policy on U.S. workers and
underrepresented and underserved communities. The Trade Representative
requested that the Commission prepare a series of five reports that
synthesize and critically review information on the distributional
effects of goods and services trade and trade policy on U.S. workers
and underrepresented and underserved communities. The Trade
Representative asked that the Commission deliver the first of these
reports on January 20, 2026, and deliver the remaining reports at 3-
year intervals, on January 20, 2029; January 20, 2032; January 20,
2035; and January 20, 2038. The Commission will institute
investigations and publish notices of investigation relating to the
remaining reports at the appropriate time.
The Trade Representative asked that the Commission, in identifying
these effects, gather information through:
1. Community-based open conversations targeted to the interests and
concerns of specific underrepresented and underserved demographic and
geographic communities. These conversations may take a variety of forms
(including, but not limited to, group discussions and informal one-on-
one interviews) and may be on- or off-the-record. They should include
individual community members, workers, and representatives of
organizations that represent and serve specific underrepresented and
underserved communities. Other participants could include members or
representatives of think tanks; academic and other research
institutions; labor unions; State and local governments; non-Federal
governmental entities; civil society organizations; community-based
stakeholders such as minority-owned businesses; business incubators;
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSIs); Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs); Asian
American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
(AANAPISIs); other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs); community
colleges; and local and national civil rights organizations;
2. A symposium focused on academic or similar research on the
distributional effects of trade and trade policy on underrepresented
and underserved communities, including results of existing analysis,
evaluation of methodologies, the use of public and restricted data in
current analysis, identification of gaps in data and/or in the economic
literature, and proposed analysis that could be done with restricted
data; and
3. Economic literature on the distributional effects of trade and
trade policy on underrepresented and underserved communities including,
among other things, the data limitations raised in these analyses.
For the seminars being held the weeks of October 16, 2023, and July
15, 2024, the Commission will invite researchers to present recent work
on topics related to distributional effects of trade and trade policy
in a seminar setting. These seminars may also include relevant research
from related fields outside trade, for example, examining the
distributional effects of other policies on U.S. workers and
underrepresented and undeserved communities, to the extent such
research would be useful in developing ways to analyze the
distributional effects of trade. The Commission expects that all
presentations during these two weeks will be available for public
viewing. Further information regarding these events, as well as
instructions on how the public may view them, will be provided no later
than one month prior to the events through press releases and
information posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/ongoing/distributional_effects_332.
The Commission intends to publish a notice in the Federal Register
at a later date, of the time, place, and procedures to be followed for
the community-based discussions and academic symposium and for the
filing of written submissions from interested parties in this first
investigation. As requested by the Trade Representative, the Commission
will deliver the first report on January 20, 2026. Since the Trade
Representative has indicated that her office intends to make this
report available to the public in its entirety, the Commission will not
include confidential business or national security classified
information in its report.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 12, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-15141 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
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