[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-352]


Andean Trade Preference Act: Effect on the U.S. Economy and on 
Andean Drug Crop Eradication

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit comments in connection with the 
2003 ATPA report.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanne Guth (202-205-3264 or 
[email protected]), Country and Regional Analysis Division, Office 
of Economics, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC 
20436. General information concerning the Commission may be obtained by 
accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

Background

    Section 206 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) (19 U.S.C. 
3204) requires that the Commission submit annual reports to the 
Congress regarding the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries 
and consumers and, in conjunction with other agencies, the 
effectiveness of the Act in promoting drug-related crop eradication and 
crop substitution efforts of the beneficiary countries. Section 206(b) 
of the Act requires that each report include:
    (1) The actual effect of ATPA on the U.S. economy generally as well 
as on specific domestic industries which produce articles that are 
like, or directly competitive with, articles being imported under the 
Act;
    (2) The probable future effect that ATPA will have on the U.S. 
economy generally and on domestic industries affected by the Act; and
    (3) The estimated effect that ATPA has had on drug-related crop 
eradication and crop substitution efforts of beneficiary countries.
    Notice of institution of the investigation and the schedule for 
such reports under section 206 of ATPA was published in the Federal 
Register of March 10, 1994 (59 FR 11308). The 10th report, covering 
calendar year 2003, is to be submitted by September 30, 2004.

Written Submissions

    The Commission does not plan to hold a public hearing in connection 
with the preparation of this tenth report. However, interested persons 
are invited to submit written statements concerning the matters to be 
addressed in the report. All written submissions should be addressed to 
the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. All written submissions must conform 
with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8); any submissions that contain 
confidential business information must also conform with the 
requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.8 of the rules require that a 
signed original (or a copy designated as an original) and fourteen (14) 
copies of each document be filed. In the event that confidential 
treatment of the document is requested, at least four (4) additional 
copies must be filed, in which the confidential information must be 
deleted. Section 201.6 of the rules require that the cover of the 
document and the individual pages clearly be marked as to whether they 
are the ``confidential'' or ``nonconfidential'' version, and that the 
confidential business information be clearly identified by means of 
brackets.
    All written submissions, except for confidential business 
information, will be made available in the Office of the Secretary to 
the Commission for inspection by interested parties. The Commission 
intends to publish only a public report in this investigation. 
Accordingly, any confidential business information received by the 
Commission in this investigation will not be published in a manner that 
could reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information. To 
be assured of consideration by the Commission, written statements 
relating to the Commission's report should be submitted to the 
Commission at the earliest practical date and should be received no 
later than the close of business on June 11, 2004.
    The Commission's rules do not authorize filing submissions with the 
Secretary by facsimile or electronic means, except to the extent 
permitted by section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules (19 CFR 201.8) 
(see Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, ftp://ftp.usitc.gov/pub/reports/electronic_filing_handbook.pdf). Persons with questions 
regarding electronic filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000 
or [email protected]).
    The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 
Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information on this matter by 
contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with 
mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access 
to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-
205-2000.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 17, 2004.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-6439 Filed 3-22-04; 8:45 am]
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