Office of the United States Trade Representative September 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to authority delegated to the U.S. Trade Representative, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is making a technical correction to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), through the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), publishes the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report) each year. USTR invites comments to assist it and the TPSC in identifying significant foreign barriers to, or distortions of, U.S. exports of goods and services, U.S. foreign direct investment, and U.S. electronic commerce for inclusion in the NTE Report. USTR also will consider responses to this notice as part of the annual review of the operation and effectiveness of all U.S. trade agreements regarding telecommunications products and services that are in force with respect to the United States.

In a notice published on May 5, 2022, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the first step in the statutory four-year review process of the two actions, as modified, taken under Section 301 in the investigation of China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The notice informed representatives of domestic industries which benefit from the actions, as modified, of the possible termination of the actions and of the opportunity for the representatives to request continuation of the actions. The docket to receive requests for continuation for the July 6, 2018 action, as modified, closed on July 5, 2022. The docket to receive requests for the August 23, 2018 action, as modified, closed on August 22, 2022. USTR received requests for continuation of both actions from representatives of domestic industries which benefit from the actions. Accordingly, the actions have not terminated and will remain in effect, subject to possible further modifications, including any modifications resulting from the statutory four-year review.