[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 30646] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-14251] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Retroactive Suspension of Certain Generalized System of Preference Benefits for Pakistan AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On November 6, 1995, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published a notice in the Federal Register providing an opportunity for the public to comment on a proposal to suspend certain Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for Pakistan. A press release was issued on March 7, 1996, announcing the U.S. Trade Representative's decision to recommend to the President the partial GSP suspension of Pakistan. In order to put this recommendation into effect a Presidential Proclamation is necessary. This cannot be done until and unless the GSP program is reauthorized. In the past the GSP has been reauthorized on a retroactive basis if there has been a period of suspension, and duties on properly entered goods have been refunded by the U.S. Customs Service. However, the public is hereby notified that, should the GSP program be reauthorized, a Presidential Proclamation suspending certain Pakistani GSP benefits will be made retroactive to the effective date of this notice. Duties on the below listed Pakistani products will not be refunded if the products are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of this notice. The Pakistani products involved are: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item (Terms below are for HTSUS descriptive purposes only.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9018.90.80.......................... Surgical instruments. 4203.21.80.......................... Gloves, mittens, etc., of leather, design for sports. 9506.62.80.......................... Inflatable balls, excluding footballs or soccer balls. 4203.21.60.......................... Ski or snowmobile gloves, mittens, etc. 9506.91.00.......................... Articles or equipment for exercise. 4203.21.20.......................... Batting gloves. 3926.20.30.......................... Gloves designed for use in sports, of plastics. 4203.21.55.......................... Cross-country ski gloves, mittens, etc. 5701.10.13.......................... Carpets. 5702.10.10.......................... Carpets. 5702.91.20.......................... Carpets. 5805.00.20.......................... Carpets. 6304.99.10.......................... Carpets. 6304.99.40.......................... Carpets. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996. ADDRESSES: Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Rosenbaum, Assistant USTR for Trade and Development, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington, (202) 395- 6971. Jennifer A. Hillman, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 96-14251 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3190-01-M