[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 57568]
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[FR Doc No: 02-23076]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) intention to 
request an extension for a currently approved information collection. 
This information collection is required in petitions filed with the 
Foreign Agricultural Service for emergency relief from duty-free 
imports of perishable products under section 204(d) of the Andean Trade 
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before November 
12, 2002 to be assured consideration.

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to Diana Wanamaker, Imports 
Policies and Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, Stop 
1021, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, or e-mail 
to [email protected], or fax to (202) 720-0876.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Wanamaker, Stop 1021, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, (202) 720-1330.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Emergency Relief from Duty-Free Imports of Perishable 
Products from Andean Countries.
    OMB Number: 0551-0033.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2002.
    Type of Request: Extension for a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Andean Trade Preference Act (the ``Act'') (19 U.S.C. 
3201 et seq.) was retitled the ``Andean Trade Promotion and Drug 
Eradication Act'' under section 3101 of H.R. 3009, the ``Trade Act of 
2002''. The Act authorized the President to proclaim duty-free 
treatment for imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, except 
for specifically excluded products. Section 3104 of H.R. 3009 amended 
the Act to extend the expiration date from December 4, 2001 to December 
31, 2006, and made the Act retroactive to December 4, 2001. Section 
3103(a) of H.R. 3009 renumbered section 204(e) of the Act as section 
204(d). Section 204(d) provides for emergency relief from duty-free 
imports of certain perishable agricultural products from the 
beneficiary Andean countries. Section 204(d) provides, in part, that a 
petition for emergency import relief may be filed with the Secretary of 
Agriculture at the same time a petition for import relief is filed with 
the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) pursuant to the 
provisions of section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 2251). Emergency import relief is limited to restoration of 
general tariffs during the period of the ITC's investigation. Under 7 
CFR 1540 Subpart C, a procedure is provided for an entity to submit a 
petition for emergency relief to the Administrator of the Foreign 
Agricultural Service. Section 150.43 requests that the following 
information, to the extent possible, be included in a petition: a 
description of the imported perishable product concerned; country of 
origin of imports; data indicating increased imports are a substantial 
cause of serious injury (or threat of injury) to the domestic industry 
producing a like or directly competitive product; evidence of serious 
injury; and a statement indicating why emergency action would be 
warranted. The information collected provides essential data for the 
Secretary regarding specific market conditions with respect to the 
industry requesting emergency relief. Within 14 days of the filing of a 
petition, the Secretary shall advise the President if there is reason 
to believe that emergency action is warranted, or to publish a notice 
of a determination not to recommend emergency action and advise the 
petitioner.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated at $1,106.
    Respondents: Non-profit institutions, businesses, or farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 46 hours. Copies of 
the information collection can be obtained from Kimberly Chisley, the 
Agency Collection Coordinator, at (202) 720-2568.
    Request for Comments: The public is invited to submit comments and 
suggestions to the above address regarding the accuracy of the burden 
estimate, ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, or any 
other aspect of this collection of information. Comments on issues 
covered by the Paperwork Reduction Act are most useful to OMB if 
received within 30 days of publication of the Notice and Request for 
Comments, but must be submitted no later than 60 days from the date of 
publication to be assured consideration. All responses to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will also be a matter of public record.
    Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for 
communication of information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 
should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on August 26, 2002.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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