[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35833-35834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12705]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Request for Information Concerning Draft Miscellaneous Tariff 
Legislation

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States International Trade Commission is seeking 
non-confidential general information from interested parties, including 
proponents, on approximately 400 pending bills proposing duty 
suspensions or other tariff modifications on imported goods, from among 
the total number of such bills already introduced (over 600). The 
Commission

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regularly provides this information to the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate, based on longstanding requests from the two Committees. These 
bills are under consideration for possible enactment later this year; 
many of them are covered by a recent press release issued by the 
Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means (see http://waysandmeans.house.gov/trade/107cong/tr-9.htm). Because of the large 
number of bills introduced in recent weeks and the likely scheduling of 
Congressional proceedings for this summer, the normal Commission 
process for collecting and compiling this information is being 
suspended for the remainder of the 107th Congress, based on 
communications with the staffs of the two Committees. This notice is 
intended to advise interested parties of the introduction of these 
bills and to supplement the Commission's efforts to contact interested 
parties and collect the information needed by the two Committees.

EFFECTIVE DATE: To be useful to the Congress in its consideration, 
information is sought as soon as possible but not later than July 15, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: A single copy of the information being supplied pursuant to 
this notice can be sent by facsimile transmission to the Office of 
Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements, 202-205-2616. 
Information or questions on bills concerning chemicals, pharmaceuticals 
or related goods can be sent by electronic mail to David Beck, 
Nomenclature Analyst, at [email protected] or mailed to the Office 
of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements, United States International 
Trade Commission, Room 404-M, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. 
Information or questions on other bills can be sent by electronic mail 
to Janis L. Summers, Esq., at [email protected] or mailed to 
Room 404-J at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Beck, Nomenclature Analyst 
(202-205-2603); Janis L. Summers, Esq. 
(202-205-2605); or Eugene A. Rosengarden, Director, Office 
of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements (202-205-2592).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As indicated above, due to the volume of 
pending legislation and the likely scheduling of Congressional 
proceedings, the normal Commission process for collecting and compiling 
general information on miscellaneous tariff bills is being suspended 
for the remainder of the 107th Congress, based on communications with 
the staffs of the two Congressional Committees. To expedite the 
collection of the information needed by the Committees, the Commission 
is posting a list of bills for which general information is being 
sought, indicating the subject of each bill, on its Internet site, 
www.usitc.gov (under "New and Notable"), and will be 
updating this list as additional bills are introduced. A link enabling 
users to obtain these bills over the Internet will be supplied as well. 
Persons without access to the Internet can contact the Office of Tariff 
Affairs and Trade Agreements (202-205-2592) to obtain 
copies of the list of bills under review or copies of individual bills. 
Information supplied to the Commission will be compiled for use by the 
Congress in its consideration of these bills; aggregate information on 
each bill will be made available to the Congress and to government 
agencies requested by Congress to evaluate each bill. While Commission 
analysts will be communicating directly with individual firms, it is 
requested that firms and other interested parties, particularly firms 
that may produce goods covered by pending bills in the United States, 
supply particular general information to ensure its availability to the 
Committees in a timely manner. Information need not be supplied on all 
of the above items but can be supplied to the Commission as it is 
available. Persons desiring to register support for or objections to 
particular bills should contact the relevant Congressional Committees 
directly so that such views are available to the Members as quickly as 
possible.
    Accordingly, non-confidential information of the following general 
types is being sought for each bill, as appropriate to the bill's 
subject matter, and information may be supplied on any or all of these 
topics:
    (1) Chemical name of the product, if the proposed tariff provision 
contains only a trade or proprietary name; the Chemical Abstracts 
Service registry number, if missing from or incorrect in a bill dealing 
with a chemical product; and the Colour Index name, for chemical dyes 
and pigments;
    (2) Suggested changes in product description or in Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States classification, and basis 
therefor;
    (3) Estimated annual dutiable import levels (aggregate and for your 
firm) for each product covered by the bill for 2002 and each year of 
the bill's effective period or, if the proposal is for a permanent 
tariff change, through 2006;
    (4) Current, past, or future domestic production of each product 
covered by the bill by your firm and by other firms; if none, any 
efforts by your firm to locate a domestic producer or reasons 
prohibiting domestic production (such as patent coverage);
    (5) Estimated annual revenue loss (dutiable imports times 
applicable duty rate) for each product covered by the bill for 2002 and 
each year of the bill's effective period or, if the proposal is for a 
permanent tariff change, through 2006;
    (6) Other recommended technical changes and information relevant to 
consideration of the bill.

    Issued: May 16, 2002.
    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-12705 Filed 5-20-02; 8:45 am]
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