Notice of Extension for Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation, 62423-62424 [2023-19494]
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Laura Buffo,
Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Extension for Product
Exclusions: China’s Acts, Policies, and
Practices Related to Technology
Transfer, Intellectual Property, and
Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In prior notices, the U.S.
Trade Representative modified the
actions in the section 301 investigation
of China’s acts, policies, and practices
related to technology transfer,
intellectual property, and innovation by
excluding from additional duties certain
products of China, including medicalcare products needed to address COVID.
In December 2022, the U.S. Trade
Representative determined to extend
352 previously reinstated exclusions
through September 30, 2023 and in May
2023 determined to extend 77 COVIDrelated exclusions through September
30, 2023. This notice announces the
U.S. Trade Representative’s
determination to further extend the 352
reinstated exclusions and 77 COVIDrelated exclusions until December 31,
2023.
DATES: The extensions in this notice
extend the 352 reinstated exclusions
and 77 COVID-related exclusions
through December 31, 2023. 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 Assistant General
Counsel Edward Marcus at (202) 395–
5725. For specific questions on customs
classification or implementation of the
product exclusions, contact
traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Background
COVID-Related Exclusions
In the course of this investigation, the
U.S. Trade Representative has imposed
additional duties on products of China
in four tranches. See 83 FR 28719 (June
20, 2018); 83 FR 40823 (August 16,
2018); 83 FR 47974 (September 21,
2018), as modified by 83 FR 49153
(September 28, 2018); and 84 FR 43304
(August 20, 2019), as modified by 84 FR
69447 (December 18, 2019) and 85 FR
3741 (January 22, 2020).
On March 25, 2020, USTR requested
public comments on proposed
modifications to exclude from
additional duties certain medical-care
products related to the U.S. response to
COVID. 85 FR 16987 (March 25, 2020).
On December 29, 2020, USTR
announced 99 product exclusions for
medical-care products and products
related to the U.S. COVID response.
These 99 exclusions were later extended
until September 30, 2021. See 86 FR
13785. On August 27, 2021, USTR
published a notice requesting public
comments on whether any of these
exclusions should be further extended
for up to six months. See 86 FR 48280.
On November 16, 2021, USTR
announced the U.S. Trade
Representative’s determination to
extend 81 of these exclusions for an
additional six months. See 86 FR 63438
(November 16, 2021). These 81
exclusions were subsequently extended
through February 28, 2023. See 87 FR
33871 (June 03, 2022); 87 FR 73383
(November 29, 2022).
On February 7, 2023, USTR published
a notice requesting public comments on
whether to further extend any of the
COVID-related exclusions for up to six
months. See 87 FR 8027 (February 7,
2023).
On May 17, 2023, based on evaluation
of the public comments, the factors set
out in the February 7 notice, and to
allow the U.S. Trade Representative to
consider and align, as appropriate, the
exclusions with the results of the
statutory 4-year review, the U.S. Trade
Representative determined to extend 77
of the COVID-related exclusions through
September 30, 2023. See 88 FR 31580
(May 17, 2023).
Reinstated Exclusions
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For each tranche of additional duties,
the U.S. Trade Representative
established a process by which U.S.
stakeholders could request the
exclusion of particular products subject
to the action. Starting in November
2019, the U.S. Trade Representative
established processes for submitting
public comments on whether to extend
particular exclusions. See, e.g., 85 FR
6687 (February 5, 2019) and 85 FR
38482 (June 26, 2020). Pursuant to these
processes, the U.S. Trade Representative
determined to extend 549 exclusions.
With the exception of certain exclusions
related to the U.S. response to COVID,
all of these 549 exclusions expired.
On October 8, 2021, the U.S. Trade
Representative invited the public to
submit comments on whether to
reinstate certain exclusions previously
granted and extended. 86 FR 56345
(October 8, 2021) (the October 8 notice).
On March 28, 2022, the U.S. Trade
Representative determined to further
modify the action by reinstating 352 of
the 549 expired exclusions. The
reinstated exclusions applied as of
October 12, 2021, and extended through
December 31, 2022. See 87 FR 17380
(March 28, 2022).
In accordance with section 307(c)(3)
of the Trade Act of 1974, on September
8, 2022, USTR announced that it would
be conducting a review of the July 6,
2018 and August 23, 2018 actions, as
modified. See 87 FR 26797 (May 5,
2022); 87 FR 55073 (September 8, 2022).
On December 21, 2022, based on
continued consideration of the factors
and criteria set forth in the October 8
notice, and in light of the ongoing
statutory four-year review, the U.S.
Trade Representative determined to
extend the 352 reinstated exclusions
through September 30, 2023 to allow the
U.S. Trade Representative to consider
and align, as appropriate, the reinstated
exclusions with the results of the
statutory four-year review. See 87 FR
78187 (December 21, 2022) (December
21 notice).
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B. Determination To Further Extend
Reinstated and COVID-Related
Exclusions
To provide a transition period for the
expiring exclusions and to allow for
further consideration under the fouryear review, and pursuant to sections
301(b), 301(c), and 307(a) of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, the U.S. Trade
Representative has determined that it is
appropriate to further extend the 352
reinstated exclusions and the 77 COVIDrelated exclusions, as set out in the
Annex A and Annex B to this notice,
until December 31, 2023.
The exclusion extensions are
available for any product that meets the
description in the product exclusion.
Further, the scope of each exclusion and
modification is governed by the scope of
the ten-digit Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
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subheadings and product descriptions
in the Annexes A and B to this notice.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will
issue instructions on entry guidance and
implementation.
Annex for Reinstated Exclusions
Annex A
Annex for COVID-Related Exclusions
Annex B
The U.S. Trade Representative has
determined to extend all exclusions
previously extended under heading
9903.88.68 and U.S. notes 20(uuu)(i),
20(uuu)(ii), 20(uuu)(iii), and 20(uuu)(iv)
to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). See 88 FR
31580 (May 17, 2023). The extension is
effective with respect to goods entered
for consumption, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on
October 1, 2023, and before 11:59 p.m.
eastern standard time on December 31,
2023. Effective on October 1, 2023, the
article description of heading
9903.88.68 of the HTSUS is modified by
deleting ‘‘October 1, 2023,’’ and by
inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024,’’ in lieu
thereof.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Opportunity for Public
Comment on Surplus Property Release
at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport,
Wetumpka, Alabama
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on land
release request.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Trade Representative has
determined to extend all exclusions
previously extended under heading
9903.88.67 and U.S. notes 20(ttt)(i),
20(ttt)(ii), 20(ttt)(iii), and 20(ttt)(iv) to
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). See 87 FR
78187 (December 21, 2022). The
extension is effective with respect to
goods entered for consumption, or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time on October 1,
2023, and before 11:59 p.m. eastern
standard time on December 31, 2023.
Effective on October 1, 2023, the article
description of heading 9903.88.67 of the
HTSUS is modified by deleting
‘‘September 30, 2023,’’ and by inserting
‘‘December 31, 2023,’’ in lieu thereof.
Greta Peisch,
General Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
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The FAA is considering a
request from the City of Wetumpka,
Alabama to waive the requirement that
16.07± acres of airport property located
at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport in
Wetumpka, Alabama, be used for
aeronautical purposes.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice
may be mailed or delivered in triplicate
to the FAA to the following address:
Jackson Airports District Office Attn:
Brian Hendry, Community Planner,
Jackson Airports District Office 100
West Cross Street, Suite B Jackson, MS
39208–2307.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to Wetumpka
Municipal Airport, Attn: Ms. Lynn
Weldon, Airport Manager, City of
Wetumpka, Post Office Box 1180,
Wetumpka, AL 36092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Hendry, Community Planner,
Jackson Airports District Office, 100
West Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS
39208–2307, (601) 664–9897. The land
release request may be reviewed in
person at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
is reviewing a request by the City of
Wetumpka to release approximately
16.07± acres of airport property at
Wetumpka Municipal Airport (08A)
under the provisions of title 49, U.S.C.
47153(c). The FAA determined that the
request to release property at Wetumpka
Municipal Airport (08A) submitted by
the Sponsor meets the procedural
requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration and the release of the
property does not and will not impact
future aviation needs at the airport. The
FAA may approve the request, in whole
or in part, no sooner than thirty days
after the publication of this notice. The
property will be purchased by Alabama
Department of Transportation (ALDOT)
which is purchasing the land for Right
of Way (ROW) as related to a Highway
14 road widening project. The property
is located on the northwest quadrant of
airport property adjacent to Highway 14.
SUMMARY:
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In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
47107(c)(2)(B)(i), the airport will receive
fair market value for the property, and
the net proceeds from the sale of this
property will be used for maintenance
and improvements at the Wetumpka
Municipal Airport.
Any person may inspect the request
in person at the FAA office listed above
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
In addition, any person may, upon
request, inspect the request, notice and
other documents germane to the request
in person at the Wetumpka Municipal
Airport (08A).
Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on
September 5, 2023.
Rans D. Black,
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office
Southern Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0352]
Commercial Driver’s License
Standards: Recreation Vehicle Industry
Association Application for Exemption
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final exemption;
renewal of exemption.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its final
decision to renew the Recreation
Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA)
exemption from the Federal commercial
driver’s license (CDL) requirements for
drivers who deliver certain newly
manufactured motorhomes and
recreational vehicles (RVs) to dealers or
trade shows before retail sale
(driveaway operations), subject to
revised terms and conditions. FMCSA
announced its decision to provisionally
renew RVIA’s exemption on May 19,
2022, pending a review of any
comments received in response to that
notice. Four comments were submitted
to the docket and are discussed later in
this notice. The Agency believes that
drivers who qualify for the exemption
will maintain a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
of safety that would be obtained by
complying with the CDL requirements.
DATES: This renewed exemption was
effective April 6, 2022, and expires on
April 6, 2027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier
SUMMARY:
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Extension for Product Exclusions: China's Acts,
Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual
Property, and Innovation
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In prior notices, the U.S. Trade Representative modified the
actions in the section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and
practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation by excluding from additional duties certain products of
China, including medical-care products needed to address COVID. In
December 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative determined to extend 352
previously reinstated exclusions through September 30, 2023 and in May
2023 determined to extend 77 COVID-related exclusions through September
30, 2023. This notice announces the U.S. Trade Representative's
determination to further extend the 352 reinstated exclusions and 77
COVID-related exclusions until December 31, 2023.
DATES: The extensions in this notice extend the 352 reinstated
exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions through December 31, 2023.
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 Assistant
General Counsel Edward Marcus at (202) 395-5725. For specific questions
on customs classification or implementation of the product exclusions,
contact [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
In the course of this investigation, the U.S. Trade Representative
has imposed additional duties on products of China in four tranches.
See 83 FR 28719 (June 20, 2018); 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018); 83 FR
47974 (September 21, 2018), as modified by 83 FR 49153 (September 28,
2018); and 84 FR 43304 (August 20, 2019), as modified by 84 FR 69447
(December 18, 2019) and 85 FR 3741 (January 22, 2020).
Reinstated Exclusions
For each tranche of additional duties, the U.S. Trade
Representative established a process by which U.S. stakeholders could
request the exclusion of particular products subject to the action.
Starting in November 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative established
processes for submitting public comments on whether to extend
particular exclusions. See, e.g., 85 FR 6687 (February 5, 2019) and 85
FR 38482 (June 26, 2020). Pursuant to these processes, the U.S. Trade
Representative determined to extend 549 exclusions. With the exception
of certain exclusions related to the U.S. response to COVID, all of
these 549 exclusions expired.
On October 8, 2021, the U.S. Trade Representative invited the
public to submit comments on whether to reinstate certain exclusions
previously granted and extended. 86 FR 56345 (October 8, 2021) (the
October 8 notice). On March 28, 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative
determined to further modify the action by reinstating 352 of the 549
expired exclusions. The reinstated exclusions applied as of October 12,
2021, and extended through December 31, 2022. See 87 FR 17380 (March
28, 2022).
In accordance with section 307(c)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974, on
September 8, 2022, USTR announced that it would be conducting a review
of the July 6, 2018 and August 23, 2018 actions, as modified. See 87 FR
26797 (May 5, 2022); 87 FR 55073 (September 8, 2022).
On December 21, 2022, based on continued consideration of the
factors and criteria set forth in the October 8 notice, and in light of
the ongoing statutory four-year review, the U.S. Trade Representative
determined to extend the 352 reinstated exclusions through September
30, 2023 to allow the U.S. Trade Representative to consider and align,
as appropriate, the reinstated exclusions with the results of the
statutory four-year review. See 87 FR 78187 (December 21, 2022)
(December 21 notice).
COVID-Related Exclusions
On March 25, 2020, USTR requested public comments on proposed
modifications to exclude from additional duties certain medical-care
products related to the U.S. response to COVID. 85 FR 16987 (March 25,
2020).
On December 29, 2020, USTR announced 99 product exclusions for
medical-care products and products related to the U.S. COVID response.
These 99 exclusions were later extended until September 30, 2021. See
86 FR 13785. On August 27, 2021, USTR published a notice requesting
public comments on whether any of these exclusions should be further
extended for up to six months. See 86 FR 48280. On November 16, 2021,
USTR announced the U.S. Trade Representative's determination to extend
81 of these exclusions for an additional six months. See 86 FR 63438
(November 16, 2021). These 81 exclusions were subsequently extended
through February 28, 2023. See 87 FR 33871 (June 03, 2022); 87 FR 73383
(November 29, 2022).
On February 7, 2023, USTR published a notice requesting public
comments on whether to further extend any of the COVID-related
exclusions for up to six months. See 87 FR 8027 (February 7, 2023).
On May 17, 2023, based on evaluation of the public comments, the
factors set out in the February 7 notice, and to allow the U.S. Trade
Representative to consider and align, as appropriate, the exclusions
with the results of the statutory 4-year review, the U.S. Trade
Representative determined to extend 77 of the COVID-related exclusions
through September 30, 2023. See 88 FR 31580 (May 17, 2023).
B. Determination To Further Extend Reinstated and COVID-Related
Exclusions
To provide a transition period for the expiring exclusions and to
allow for further consideration under the four-year review, and
pursuant to sections 301(b), 301(c), and 307(a) of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that it
is appropriate to further extend the 352 reinstated exclusions and the
77 COVID-related exclusions, as set out in the Annex A and Annex B to
this notice, until December 31, 2023.
The exclusion extensions are available for any product that meets
the description in the product exclusion. Further, the scope of each
exclusion and modification is governed by the scope of the ten-digit
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
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subheadings and product descriptions in the Annexes A and B to this
notice. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will issue instructions on
entry guidance and implementation.
Annex for Reinstated Exclusions
Annex A
The U.S. Trade Representative has determined to extend all
exclusions previously extended under heading 9903.88.67 and U.S. notes
20(ttt)(i), 20(ttt)(ii), 20(ttt)(iii), and 20(ttt)(iv) to subchapter
III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). See 87 FR 78187 (December 21, 2022). The extension is
effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on October 1, 2023, and before 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on
December 31, 2023. Effective on October 1, 2023, the article
description of heading 9903.88.67 of the HTSUS is modified by deleting
``September 30, 2023,'' and by inserting ``December 31, 2023,'' in lieu
thereof.
Annex for COVID-Related Exclusions
Annex B
The U.S. Trade Representative has determined to extend all
exclusions previously extended under heading 9903.88.68 and U.S. notes
20(uuu)(i), 20(uuu)(ii), 20(uuu)(iii), and 20(uuu)(iv) to subchapter
III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). See 88 FR 31580 (May 17, 2023). The extension is
effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on October 1, 2023, and before 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time on
December 31, 2023. Effective on October 1, 2023, the article
description of heading 9903.88.68 of the HTSUS is modified by deleting
``October 1, 2023,'' and by inserting ``January 1, 2024,'' in lieu
thereof.
Greta Peisch,
General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
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