[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 43543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12313]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice of Difficulty in 
Receiving Petitions for the 2006 Annual GSP Product and Country 
Practices Review

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of difficulty in receiving petitions for the 2006 Annual 
GSP Product and Country Practices Review.

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SUMMARY: This notice identifies those petitions that the Office of the 
United States Trade Representative (USTR) received by the deadline of 
July 20, 2006, for consideration in the 2006 Annual Review. Because of 
technical difficulties in receiving petitions, USTR requests parties 
who submitted petitions prior to July 20, 2006, to review the list of 
petitioners included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and to notify the 
USTR of any petitions that were submitted to the GSP Subcommittee by 5 
p.m., July 20, 2006, but not included in that list.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The GSP Subcommittee of the Trade 
Policy Staff Committee, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, 1724 F Street, NW., Room F-220, Washington, DC 20508. 
The telephone number is (202) 395-6971, the facsimile number is (202) 
395-9481, and the e-mail address is [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 29, 2006, USTR published a request 
for petitions for the 2006 Annual GSP Product and Country Practices 
Review (71 FR 37129, June 29, 2006). Because of technical problems, 
USTR may not have received all the petitions which were submitted. We 
did receive petitions from the following parties: ANFACER (Brazilian 
Association of Ceramic Tile Manufacturers), The Home Depot, the 
International Intellectual Property Association (IIPA), AFL-CIO, and 
R&J Trading International Company, Inc. Parties that can verify 
submission of a petition not included in this list should call the GSP 
Subcommittee at (202) 395-6971 and then resubmit the petition to 
[email protected]. Parties must also include proof that the petition 
was transmitted by e-mail to the GSP Subcommittee by the July 20, 2006, 
deadline. Such documentation may include a copy of the original e-mail 
transmitting the petition, indicating the original date and time, from 
a ``sent message'' folder. The deadline for re-submitting any petitions 
meeting these criteria is 5 p.m., August 11, 2006.
    Public Review: Public versions of all documents relating to the 
2006 Annual Review will be available for examination on or before 
August 21, 2006, by appointment, in the USTR public reading room, 1724 
F Street, NW., Washington, DC. Appointments may be made from 9:30 a.m. 
to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 
395-6186.

Marideth Sandler,
Executive Director GSP, Chairman, GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy 
Staff Committee.
 [FR Doc. E6-12313 Filed 7-31-06; 8:45 am]
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