[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 115 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33246-33250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2957]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Proposed Addendum to Investigation No. 1205-6; Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments with respect to the proposed 
modifications set forth at the end of this notice. The Commission is 
investigating the tariff treatment of certain products that appear to 
be subject to higher tariffs as a result of modifications recommended 
in investigation No. 1205-6 and implemented pursuant to Presidential 
Proclamation 8097. In addition, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(Customs) has requested certain changes in the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTS). Recommendations from this 
investigation will be included in an addendum to the original 
investigation report.

DATES: 
June 29, 2007: Initial deadline for filing written submissions and 
comments.
July 6, 2007: Extended deadline for filing written submissions and 
comments.
August 20, 2007: Transmittal of Commission report to the United States 
Trade Representative.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing 
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions 
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record 
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS) at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Beck, Director, Office of Tariff 
Affairs & Trade Agreements (O/TATA) (202 205-2603 or 
[email protected]); or Fred Schottman, Nomenclature Analyst, O/TATA, 
(202 205-2077 or [email protected]), U.S. International Trade 
Commission, Washington, DC 20436. The media should contact Margaret 
O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or 
[email protected]). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
at 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also 
be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 
Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in 
gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the 
Secretary at 202-205-2000.
    Background: The Commission issued an earlier version of this notice 
on May 31, 2007. The notice requested that persons with an interest in 
the matter file any written submissions by June 29, 2007. However, due 
to a technical difficulty, the notice was not published in the Federal 
Register. In view of the delay, the Commission has extended to the 
close of business, July 6, 2007, the due date for filing written 
submissions. Also, the Commission has corrected three errors in the 
discussion in subsection (c) regarding Chapter 82.
    Section 1205 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 
(19 U.S.C. 3005) directs the Commission to periodically review the HTS 
and make recommendations on modifications to the HTS. The changes may 
be for purposes including: (a) Conformity to modifications made to the 
Harmonized System Convention (Convention) of the World Customs 
Organization (WCO), (b) promotion of uniform application of the 
Convention and, (c) alleviation of unnecessary administrative burdens. 
The recommended changes should ensure ``substantial rate neutrality'.
    In April 2006, the Commission issued a report entitled Proposed 
Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 
investigation No. 1205-6, Publication No. 3851. The modifications 
recommended in the report were put into effect on February 3, 2007, 
pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 8097, which was published in the 
Federal Register on January 4, 2007. Annexes to Proclamation 8097 were 
published in USITC Publication No. 3898 (December 2006) and can be 
found on the USITC Web site (http://www.usitc.gov).
    Written Submissions: No public hearing is planned in connection 
with these proposed modifications. However, parties are invited to 
submit written statements concerning the proposed modifications. All 
written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary and should be 
filed not later than 5:15 p.m., July 6, 2007. 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 requires 
that a signed original (or a copy so designated) and fourteen (14) 
copies of each document be filed. In the event that confidential 
treatment of a 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 authorize 
filing submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means 
only to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the rules (see 
Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/documents/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should 
contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
    Any submissions that contain confidential business information 
(CBI) 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 ``non-confidential'' version, and that the CBI be 
clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions, 
except for CBI, will be made available for inspection by interested 
parties.
    The Commission may include some or all of the CBI it receives in 
the final report it sends to the President. However, the Commission 
will not publish CBI in the public version of the final report in a 
manner that could reveal the operation of the firm supplying the 
information. The public version of the final report will be made 
available to the public on the Commission Web site.

    Issued: June 12, 2007.


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    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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