[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13874-13875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6554]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. Nos. TA-131-29 and TA-2104-12]


U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: Advice Concerning the 
Probable Economic Effect of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Revised hearing date and schedule.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 18, 2004.
SUMMARY: The public hearing on this matter, scheduled for April 20, 
2004, has been rescheduled to May 4, 2004. The public hearing will be 
held at the United States International Trade Commission Building, 500 
E Street, SW., Washington, DC, at 9:30 a.m. on May 4, 2004. Requests to 
appear at the public hearing should be filed with the Secretary, no 
later than 5:15 p.m., April 16, 2004, in accordance with the 
requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below. Any prehearing 
briefs or statements should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m., April 20, 
2004; the deadline for filing post-hearing briefs or statements is 5:15 
p.m., May 11, 2004. Notice of institution of the investigation and an 
earlier scheduled hearing date were published in the Federal Register 
March 9, 2004 (69 FR 11042).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information specific to these 
investigations may be obtained from Tracy Quilter (202-205-3437; 
[email protected]) or Falan Yinug (202-205-2160; 
[email protected]), Office of Industries, United States 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 20436. For information 
on the legal aspects of these investigations, contact William Gearhart 
of the Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091; 
[email protected]). General information concerning the 
Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server 
(http://www.usitc.gov).
    Submissions: All written submissions including requests to appear 
at the hearing, statements, and briefs 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

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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 
requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages be 
clearly 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 for inspection by interested 
parties. The Commission may include confidential business information 
submitted in the course of these investigations in the report it sends 
to the USTR. However, should the Commission publish a public version of 
this report, such confidential business information will not be 
published in a manner that would reveal the operations of the firm 
supplying the information.
    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 of Practice and 
Procedure (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 these investigations may be viewed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 
Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on this 
matter can be obtained by contacting our TDD terminal on (202) 205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Secretary at 202-205-2000.

List of Subjects

    Thailand, tariffs, and imports.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 18, 2004.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-6554 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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