[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 4845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1812]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-513]


Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized 
System of Preferences, 2010 Special Review, Certain Sleeping Bags

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request on January 19, 2010 from the 
United States Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332 (g)), the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (Commission) instituted investigation No. 332-513, Advice 
Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of 
Preferences, 2010 Special Review, Certain Sleeping Bags.

DATES: March 1, 2010: Deadline for filing written submissions.
    April 12, 2010: Transmittal of 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: Information specific to this 
investigation may be obtained from Philip Stone, Project Leader, Office 
of Industries (202-205-3424 or [email protected]). For information 
on the legal aspects of this investigation, 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: As requested by the USTR pursuant to section 332(g) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, the Commission will provide advice as to the 
probable economic effect on U.S. industries producing like or directly 
competitive articles, on U.S. imports, and on U.S. consumers of the 
removal of sleeping bags provided for in HTS subheading 9404.30.80 
(sleeping bags, not containing 20 percent or more by weight of feathers 
and/or down) from eligibility for duty-free treatment under the 
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program with respect to all 
beneficiary countries. As requested by the USTR, the Commission will 
provide its advice by April 12, 2010. The USTR indicated that those 
sections of the Commission's report and related working papers that 
contain the Commission's advice will be classified as ``confidential.''
    Written Submissions: Interested parties are invited to file written 
submissions concerning this investigation. All such submissions should 
be addressed to the Secretary and should be received not later than 
5:15 p.m. on March 1, 2010. 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 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 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 the 
investigation in the report it sends to the USTR. As requested by the 
USTR, the Commission will publish a public version of the report, which 
will exclude portions of the report that the USTR has classified as 
well as any business confidential information.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: January 25, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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