[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23497]


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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, as amended (19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq) (``the ATPA''). Section 203(f) 
of the ATPA requires the President to submit a report to the Congress 
regarding the operation of the ATPA on or before December 4, 1997, the 
sixth anniversary of the date of the enactment of the ATPA. The TPSC 
invites written comments concerning the issues to be examined in 
preparing such a report, including the considerations described in 
subsections 203(c) and (d) of the ATPA.

DATES: Public comments are due at USTR by October 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Director for Mexican Affairs, Office of the Western 
Hemisphere, Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives, 600 17th Street 
NW., Room 523, Washington, DC 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Koplovsky, Director for Mexican Affairs, Office of the Western 
Hemisphere, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 
395-3142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to submit 
comments on any aspect of the program's operation, including the status 
of beneficiary countries--Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru--under 
the criteria described in subsections 203 (c) and (d) of the ATPA. 
Issues to be examined in this report include: The program's effect on 
the volume and composition of trade and investment between the United 
States and the Andean beneficiary countries; its effect on the economic 
growth and development of the beneficiary countries; the extent to 
which the program has advanced narcotics eradication; related 
sustainable alternative development efforts in coca-growing areas; and 
the degree to which the program has encouraged the trade and investment 
policies cited in the ATPA.

Written Notice

    All written comments should be addressed to: Michael Koplovsky, 
Director for Mexican Affairs, Office of the Western Hemisphere, Office 
of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Room 522, 
Washington, DC 20506.
    All submissions must be in English and should conform to the 
information requirements of 15 CFR part 2003.
    A submitter must provide twenty copies of any comments. Comments 
must be received at USTR no later than 5 p.m., October 17, 1997. If the 
comments contain business confidential information, twenty copies of a 
non-confidential version must also be submitted. Comments containing 
business confidential information must include a justification as to 
why the information contained in the submission should be treated 
confidentially, and should be clearly marked ``business confidential'' 
at the top of each page. The non-confidential version should also be 
clearly marked at the top of each page ``public version'' or ``non-
confidential''.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice, except for comments 
granted ``business confidential'' status pursuant to 15 CFR 2003.6, 
will be available for public inspection after the filing deadline. 
Inspection is by appointment only with the USTR Public Reading Room, 
and can be arranged by calling (202) 395-6186. Other requests and 
questions should be directed to the Office of the Western Hemisphere at 
USTR by calling (202) 395-3142.
Frederick L. Montgomery,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-23497 Filed 9-3-97; 8:45 am]
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