[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22393]


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[Federal Register: September 9, 1994]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 332-356]

 

President's List of Articles Which May Be Designated or Modified 
as Eligible Articles for Purposes of the U.S. Generalized System of 
Preferences

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt on August 16, 1994, of a request from the 
United States Trade Representative (USTR) for advice pursuant to 
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) and in 
accordance with section 504(c)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2464(c)(3)), the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-356 under 
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide advice on whether 
any industry in the United States is likely to be adversely affected by 
a waiver of the competitive need limits that are set forth in section 
504(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2464(c)(1)) for Thailand 
with respect to the articles in subheadings 6702.90.65, 7113.11.20, 
7113.19.50, and 9403.60.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTS).1
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    \1\See USTR Federal Register notice of August 12, 1994 (59 FR 
41594) for article description.
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    As requested by USTR, the Commission will seek to provide its 
advice not later than November 23, 1994.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    (1) For general information contact Ms. Josephine Spalding-
Masgarha, Office of Industries, Minerals, Metals, and Miscellaneous 
Manufacturers Division, at (202) 205-3498.
    (2) For information on legal aspects of the investigation contact 
Mr. William Gearhart, Office of the General Counsel, at (202) 205-3091.

BACKGROUND: The letter from the USTR provided the following by way of 
background:
    In 1989, Thailand lost some benefits under the Generalized System 
of Preferences (GSP) after the President determined that Thailand does 
not provide adequate and effective intellectual property rights (IPR) 
protection. On August 12, 1994 the Trade Policy Staff Committee 
initiated a review process to consider whether any of the benefits lost 
by Thailand in 1989 should be restored because of Thai progress on IPR 
protection.
    In order to restore certain of the lost GSP benefits to Thailand, 
the President would have to grant Thailand a waiver of the so-called 
competitive need limits under section 504(c)(3) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2464(c)(3)). Section 504(c)(3) requires the President 
to receive economic advice from the International Trade Commission 
prior to granting a waiver of the competitive need limits.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: Interested persons are invited to submit written 
statements concerning the investigation. Written statements should be 
received by the close of business on September 28, 1994. Commercial or 
financial information which a submitter desires the Commission to treat 
as confidential must be submitted on separate sheets of paper, each 
clearly marked ``Confidential Business Information'' at the top. All 
submissions requesting confidential treatment must conform with the 
requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All written submissions, except for 
confidential business information, will be made available for 
inspection by interested persons. All submissions should be addressed 
to the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals are 
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting 
our TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.

    Issued: September 6, 1994.
    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-22393 Filed 9-8-94; 8:45 am]
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