[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 57 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14083-14084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5569]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Textile and Apparel Products from Vietnam: Import Monitoring 
Program; Public Hearing

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

ACTION: Public Hearing - Import Monitoring of Textile and Apparel 
Products from Vietnam.

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SUMMARY: As stated in its January 23, 2007 Federal Register notice 
requesting public comment (72 FR 2860), the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) will hold a public hearing on its import monitoring program 
covering textile and apparel products from Vietnam. The hearing will be 
held on April 24, 2007 in Washington, D.C. Further details regarding 
the location, time and requirements for speaking at the hearing are 
provided below.

DATES: The hearing will be held on April 24, 2007 starting at 9 AM in 
the auditorium at the Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC.

Participation:

    The hearing is open to the public. There are no prerequisites or 
conditions on participating at the hearing. All are welcome to speak at 
the hearing subject to the guidelines outlined in this notice. If you 
plan to attend the hearing, please notify the Department by no later 
than April 9, 2007, and if you wish to speak at the hearing, please 
indicate that as well. This can be done in writing or electronically at 
[email protected].
    There are no constraints on subject matter relating to the 
Department's Vietnam textile and apparel import monitoring program; 
however, speakers should be aware that these hearings will be open to 
the public and may be videotaped for later viewing on the Vietnam 
textile and apparel import monitoring website; there will be no 
provisions for handling or protecting business proprietary information. 
In preparing their comments, parties may wish to review the 
Department's December 4, 2006, and January 23, 2007, Federal Register 
notices requesting public comment on the monitoring program and the 
comments received. This information and the monitored Vietnamese 
textile and apparel import data is available on the Vietnam textile and 
apparel import monitoring website at the following address: http://

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ia.ita.doc.gov/download/vietnam-textile-monitoring/vtm-index.html.

Oral Comments:

    Individual presentations will be limited to five minutes to allow 
for possible questions from the Chair and the panel. Anyone requiring 
additional time for their presentation must seek an extension of the 
time limit at the time of their notification to the Department. 
Additional time may be granted as time and the number of participants 
permits. Should an extension of the time limit be granted, speakers 
must submit a copy of their comments in writing or electronically by 
April 20, 2007.

Written Comments:

    Written comments, though strongly encouraged, are not required for 
those making presentations within the five minute time limit. For those 
seeking an extension of the five minute time limit, a copy of their 
comments must be submitted in writing or electronically by April 20, 
2007. Written comments are limited to 15 pages. Written comments will 
be made available on the Vietnam textile and apparel import monitoring 
website at the following address: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/vietnam-textile-monitoring/vtm-index.html.

ADDRESSES: Comments can either be submitted in writing or 
electronically. Persons wishing to comment in writing should file, by 
the date specified above, a signed original, and four copies of each 
set of comments. Written comments should be addressed to David Spooner, 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Room 1870, Department of 
Commerce, 14\th\ Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. 
20230. Electronic comments should be submitted to [email protected].
    All comments will be available for public inspection 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 
nor consider 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. In addition, all comments 
will be made available to the public in Portable Document Format (PDF) 
on the Internet at Import Administration's Vietnam import monitoring 
webpage: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/vietnam-textile-monitoring/vtm-index.html. To the extent possible, all comments will be posted within 
48 hours. 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, e-mail address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Parkhill at (202) 482-3791.

    Dated: March 21, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-5569 Filed 3-23-07; 8:45 am]
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