[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19096-19097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7299]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-467]


Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized 
System of Preferences, 2004 Special Review

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and request for public comment

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SUMMARY: Following receipt on April 1, 2005 of a request from the 
United States Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the Commission instituted 
investigation No. 332-467, Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to 
the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, 2004 Special Review.
    Background: As requested by the USTR, under section 332(g) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 and in accordance with section 503(d)(1)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(1)(A)), the Commission will 
provide advice on whether any industry in the United States is likely 
to be adversely affected by a waiver of the competitive need limits 
specified in section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act for Indonesia for HTS 
subheadings 4412.13.40, and 9001.30.00; and for Thailand for HTS 
subheadings 7113.11.50 and 9009.12.00.
    With respect to the competitive need limit in section 
503(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the 1974 Act, the Commission, as requested, will 
use the dollar value limit of $115,000,000.
    As requested by the USTR, the Commission will seek to provide its 
advice not later than May 31, 2005.

DATES: Effective Date: April 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader, Cynthia B. Foreso 
(202-205-3348 or [email protected]).
    The above person is in the Commission's Office of Industries. For 
information on legal aspects of the investigation, contact William 
Gearhart of the Commission's Office of the General Counsel at 202-205-
3091 or [email protected].
    Written Submissions: The Commission does not plan to hold a public 
hearing in this investigation.

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However, interested parties are invited to submit written statements or 
briefs concerning this investigation. All written submissions, 
statements, and briefs, should be addressed to the Secretary, United 
States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20436, and should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., May 6, 2005. 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). 
Section 201.8 of the rules requires 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 (see the following 
paragraph for further information regarding confidential business 
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 rules (see Handbook for 
Electronic Filing Procedures, ftp://ftp.usitc.gov/pub/reports/electronic_filing_handbook.pdf).
    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 201.6 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 in the Office of the Secretary to the Commission for 
inspection by interested parties.
    The Commission may include some or all of the confidential business 
information submitted in the course of these investigations in the 
report it sends to the USTR and the President. As requested by the 
USTR, the Commission will publish a public version of the report. 
However, in the public version, the Commission will not publish 
confidential business information in a manner that would reveal the 
operations of the firm supplying the information.
    Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance 
in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Secretary at 
202-205-2000.

    Issued: April 7, 2005.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-7299 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
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