[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 145 (Friday, July 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38856-38867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18731]



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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Notice Regarding the 
1995 Annual GSP Review

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of the product petitions that are being accepted for 
consideration in the 1995 Annual GSP Review.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the acceptance of petitions that were 
filed in the 1995 Annual GSP Review requesting a modification in the 
list of articles that are eligible for duty-free treatment under the 
GSP program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
GSP Subcommittee, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 
17th Street, N.W., Room 518, Washington, D.C. 20506. The telephone 
number is (202) 395-6971.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP program grants duty-free treatment 
to designated eligible articles that are imported from designated 
beneficiary developing countries. The GSP program is authorized by 
Title V the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (``Trade Act'') (19 U.S.C. 
2461 et seq.), and was implemented by Executive Order 11888 of November 
24, 1975, and modified by subsequent Executive Orders and Presidential 
Proclamations. The GSP regulations provided for an annual GSP 

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review, unless otherwise specified by Federal Register notice (15 CFR 
2007.3 et seq.).

    In a notice dated May 4, 1995, USTR initiated the 1995 Annual GSP 
Review and announced a deadline of June 14, 1995 for the filing of 
petitions (60 FR 22083). USTR received petitions requesting that 
products be added to, or removed from, the list of articles that are 
eligible for duty-free treatment under the GSP program, or that a 
country be granted a waiver of the ``competitive need limits'' (CNLs) 
for an eligible article. The CNLs are set forth in section 504(c) of 
the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2464(c)).
    USTR also received petitions requesting that certain practices in 
certain beneficiary developing countries be reviewed to determine 
whether such countries are in compliance with the eligibility criteria 
that are set forth in sections 502(b) and 502(c) of the Trade Act (19 
U.S.C. 2462(b) and 2462(c)). The consideration of these so-called 
``country practice'' petitions is ongoing.
    In accordance with the statutory and regulatory requirements, USTR 
has reviewed all of the product petitions and has decided which 
petitions should be accepted for consideration in the 1995 Annual GSP 
Review. The annex to this notice sets forth the products and the 
actions that will be considered in the 1995 Annual GSP Review.
    Ordinarily, at the time that USTR announces the acceptance of 
petitions for review, we announce a review timetable that includes a 
public hearing and an opportunity for public comment on the products 
and actions that are being considered in the annual review. We are not 
announcing a review timetable at this time, however, because the GSP 
program expires on July 31, 1995. Once the program is reauthorized by 
the Congress, then USTR will announce a review timetable and offer an 
opportunity for public comment.
    As noted above, the consideration of the ``country practice'' 
petitions is ongoing. USTR will announce which ``country practice'' 
petitions are being accepted for review once the GSP program has been 
reauthorized.
Frederick L. Montgomery,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.

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[FR Doc. 95-18731 Filed 7-27-95; 8:45 am]
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