[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 5500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1883]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 
1974: Extension of Deadline for Public Comment on Out-of-Cycle Review 
of the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends by two weeks the deadline for the 
submission of comments in the Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) of the People's 
Republic of China (China) under section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2242), commonly referred to as the ``Special 
301'' provision of the Trade Act.

DATES: Submissions must be received on or before 5 p.m. on Monday, 
February 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Sybia Harrison, Special 
Assistant to the Section 301 Committee, and sent (i) electronically, to 
[email protected], with ``Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review'' in the 
subject line, or (ii) by fax, to (202) 395-9458, with a confirmation 
copy sent electronically to the e-mail address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Meyers, Director of 
Intellectual Property and China, at (202) 395-9549, Angela Davis, 
Director of China Affairs, at (202) 395-3900, or Stanford McCoy, 
Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 395-3581, Office of the United 
States Trade Representative.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 2004, the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the results of the 2004 
Special 301 review and stated that an OCR would be conducted in early 
2005 to assess China's actions to implement effectively the commitments 
it undertook under the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), 
its WTO commitments, and a 1995 bilateral intellectual property 
agreement with the United States (including additional commitments made 
in 1996). On December 14, 2004, USTR requested written comments from 
the public concerning the acts, policies, and practices relevant for 
this review under section 182 of the Trade Act (69 FR 74561). The 
original deadline for submissions was Monday, January 31, 2005. In 
order to afford members of the public the fullest possible opportunity 
to respond to this request, USTR is extending the deadline for 
submissions by two weeks, to Monday, February 14, 2005. For details 
concerning the information requested and requirements for comments, 
respondents are asked to refer to the USTR request for written 
submissions from the public published in the Federal Register on 
December 14, 2004 (69 FR 74561).

James Mendenhall,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Services, Investment, and 
Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 05-1883 Filed 2-1-05; 8:45 am]
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