[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 103 (Thursday, May 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30285-30286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12050]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Unfair Trade Practices Task Force

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Request for public comment--Unfair Trade Practices Task Force.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is requesting public comment on the 
work of the newly established Unfair Trade Practices Task Force. To 
help the Task Force establish its initial priorities, the Department is 
asking the public and representatives of the manufacturing sector to 
identify unfair trade practices of greatest concern that are deserving 
of the Task Force's attention.

DATES: Written comments and electronic files must be received on or 
before 5 p.m., eastern daylight savings time, June 28, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to comment should file a signed original and 
six copies of each set of comments by the deadline specified above. 
Written comments should be sent to Ronald Lorentzen, Acting Director, 
Office of Policy, Import Administration, Room 3713, Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230. 
Comments should be limited to 20 pages or less.
    All comments responding to this notice will be a matter of public 
record and will be available for public inspection and copying at 
Import Administration's Central Records Unit, Room B-099, between the 
hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. The Department will not 
accept comments accompanied by a request that a part or all of the 
material be treated confidentially because of its business proprietary 
nature or for any other reason. The Department will return such 
comments and materials to the persons submitting the comments and will 
not consider them.
    The Department requires that comments be submitted in written form, 
but also recommends submission of comments in electronic form to 
accompany the required paper copies. Comments filed in electronic form 
should be submitted either by e-mail to the webmaster below, or on CD-
ROM, as comments submitted on diskettes are likely to be damaged by 
postal radiation treatment. Electronic files should state ``Comments on 
Unfair Trade Practices Task Force'' in the subject line. Comments 
received in electronic form will be made available to the public in 
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the

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Internet at the Import Administration web site at the following 
address: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/. Any questions concerning file 
formatting, document conversion, access on the Internet, or other 
electronic filing issues should be addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, 
Import Administration Webmaster, at (202) 482-0866, or at the e-mail 
address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Lorentzen or Kelly Parkhill at 
(202) 482-4412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 16, 2004, Secretary of Commerce 
Donald L. Evans issued ``Manufacturing in America, A Comprehensive 
Strategy to Address the Challenges to U.S. Manufacturers''. This report 
identifies the major economic, commercial and regulatory challenges 
facing the manufacturing sector, and recommends a number of steps that 
the Administration and the Congress could take to help strengthen the 
sector's ability to compete in the global market place and create jobs 
in the United States.
    As part of this effort, the Department of Commerce recently 
established an Unfair Trade Practices Task Force within Import 
Administration to pursue the elimination of foreign unfair trade 
practices that prejudice or adversely affect U.S. commercial interests. 
To assist the Task Force in formulating its initial priorities, the 
Department is asking the public and representatives of the 
manufacturing sector to identify those unfair trade practices of 
greatest concern and impact. The Department is interested in receiving 
comments on all types of foreign unfair trade practices, including 
those practices which currently may not be subject to specific or 
adequate trade disciplines, as well as comments on the underlying 
market distortions that may have contributed to or resulted from the 
practice in question. Where appropriate, the Department also welcomes 
any suggestions on the most effective ways in which the Task Force can 
assist in addressing the particular unfair trade practices identified.

    Dated: May 20, 2004.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-12050 Filed 5-26-04; 8:45 am]
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