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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

 

Report on the Andean Trade Preference Act: Request for Public 
Comment

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is seeking the views 
of interested parties on the operation of the Andean Trade Preference 
Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C. 3201(f)) (``the Act''). Section 203(f) of the 
Act requires the Administration to submit a report to the Congress on 
or before the third anniversary of the date of the enactment of the 
Act, December 4, 1994, regarding the operation of the Act. The TPSC 
invites written comments which provide views relevant to the issues to 
be examined in preparing such a report, including the considerations 
included in subsections 203 (c) and (d) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 3201 (b) 
and (c)).

DATES: Public comments are due at USTR on November 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Director for Andean Affairs, Latin America and Caribbean 
Section, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., 
Room 523, Washington, DC 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Lezny, Director for Andean 
Affairs, Latin America and Caribbean Section, Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, (202) 395-5190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 203(f) (19 U.S.C. 3201(f)) of the 
Andean Trade Preference Act states:

    On or before the 3rd, 6th, and 9th anniversaries of the date of 
enactment of this title, the President shall submit to the Congress 
a complete report regarding the operation of this title, including 
the results of a general review of beneficiary countries based on 
the consideration described in subsections (c) and (d). In reporting 
on the considerations described in subsection (d)(11), the President 
shall report any evidence that the crop eradication and crop 
substitution efforts of the beneficiary are directly related to the 
effects of this title.

    All interested parties are invited to submit comments relevant to 
the program's operation, including the status of beneficiary 
countries--Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru--under the criteria set 
out in sections (c) and (d) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 3201 (c) and (d)). 
Interested parties may comment on any aspect of the program's 
operation. Issues to be examined include: the program's effect on the 
volume and composition of trade and investment between the United 
States and the region; its effect on the economic growth and 
development of the beneficiary countries; the extent to which narcotics 
eradication and related sustainable economic alternative development 
efforts in coca-growing areas have benefited from the program; and the 
degree to which the program has encouraged the trade and investment 
policies cited in the Act.

Written Notice

    All written comments should be addressed to: Karen Lezny, Director 
for Andean Affairs, Latin America and Caribbean Section, Office of the 
U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Room 523, Washington, 
DC 20506.
    All submissions must be in English and should conform to the 
information requirements of 15 CFR 2007.
    A party must provide twelve copies of its statement which must be 
received at USTR no later than 5 p.m., November 1, 1994. If the 
comments contain business confidential information, ten copies of a 
non-confidential version must also be submitted. A justification as to 
why the information contained in the submission should be treated 
confidentially must be included in the submission. In addition, any 
submissions containing business confidential information must be 
clearly marked ``confidential'' at the top and bottom of the cover page 
(or letter) and of each succeeding page of the submission. The version 
that does not contain confidential information should also be clearly 
marked, at the top and bottom of each page, ``public version'' or 
``non-confidential''.
    Written comments submitted in connection with these decisions, 
except for information granted ``business confidential'' status 
pursuant to 15 CFR 2007.7, will be available for public inspection 
shortly after the filing deadline. Inspection is by appointment only 
with the staff of the USTR Public Reading Room and can be arranged by 
calling (202) 395-6186. Other requests and questions should be directed 
to the Latin America and Caribbean section at USTR by calling (202) 
395-5190.
Frederick L. Montgomery,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-21922 Filed 9-6-94; 8:45 am]
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