[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 130 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32952-32953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16276]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-345]


Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2010 Annual Report

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Schedule for 2010 report and opportunity to submit information; 
availability of 2009 report.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has prepared and published annual reports in 
this series under investigation No. 332-345 since 1996. The 2009 report 
is now available from the Commission

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online and in CD and printed form. The 2010 report, which the 
Commission plans to publish in June 2010, will cover cross-border trade 
for the period ending in 2008 and transactions by affiliates based 
outside the country of their parent firm for the period ending in 2007. 
The Commission is inviting interested members of the public to furnish 
information in connection with the 2010 report.

DATES: October 13, 2009: Deadline for filing written submissions of 
information to the Commission. June 30, 2010: Anticipated date for 
publishing the report.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices 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 https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/app.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Samantha Brady (202-
205-3459 or [email protected]) or Services Division Chief 
Richard Brown (202-205-3438 or [email protected]) for information 
specific to this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of 
these investigations, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's 
Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or 
[email protected]). 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: Under this investigation, the Commission publishes two 
annual reports, one on services trade (Recent Trends in U.S. Services 
Trade), and a second on merchandise trade (Shifts in U.S. Merchandise 
Trade). The latest version of the Commission's Recent Trends in U.S. 
Services Trade is now available online at http://www.usitc.gov; it is 
also available in CD and printed form from the Office of the Secretary 
at 202-205-2000 or by fax at 202-205-2104.
    The initial notice of institution of this investigation was 
published in the Federal Register on September 8, 1993 (58 FR 47287) 
and provided for what is now the report on merchandise trade. The 
Commission expanded the scope of the investigation to cover services 
trade in a separate report, which it announced in a notice published in 
the Federal Register of December 28, 1994 (59 FR 66974). The separate 
report on services trade has been published annually since 1996, except 
in 2005. As in past years, the report will summarize trade in services 
in the aggregate and provide analyses of trends and developments in 
selected services during the latest period for which data are published 
by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (for 
the 2010 report, data for the periods described above). The 2010 report 
will focus on selected infrastructure services, alternating with the 
focus of the 2009 report on business and professional services.
    Written Submissions: Interested parties are invited to submit 
written statements and other information concerning the matters to be 
addressed by the Commission in its report on this investigation. 
Submissions should be addressed to the Secretary. To be assured of 
consideration by the Commission, written submissions related to the 
Commission's report should be submitted at the earliest practical date 
and should be received not later than 5:15 p.m., October 13, 2009. 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 
confidential business information be clearly identified by means of 
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business 
information, will be made available for inspection by interested 
parties.
    The Commission intends to prepare only a public report in this 
investigation. The report that the Commission makes available to the 
public will not contain confidential business information. Any 
confidential business information received by the Commission in this 
investigation and used in preparing the report will not be published in 
a manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the 
information.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: July 6, 2009.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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