[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36900-36901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15777]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Request for Public Comments Concerning Regulatory Cooperation 
Between the United States and the European Union That Would Help 
Eliminate or Reduce Unnecessary Divergences in Regulation and in 
Standards Used in Regulation That Impede U.S. Exports

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces reopening of the public comment period 
for a recently published notice on regulatory cooperation activities 
between the United States and the European Union. The comment period is 
reopened from June 23, 2011 to August 8, 2011.

DATES: The comment period for the public comments is reopened until 
August 8, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submissions should be made via the internet at http://www.regulations.gov under docket ITA-2011-0006. Please direct written 
submissions to Lori Cooper, Office of the European Union, Department of 
Commerce, Room 3513, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230. The public is strongly encouraged to file submissions 
electronically rather than by mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding this notice should 
be directed to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) 
published a document in the Federal Register on May 3, 2011, (76 FR 
24860), inviting public comment on the following possible types of 
cooperative regulatory activities between the United States and the 
European Union: Information-sharing agreements; technical assistance; 
memoranda of understanding, mutual recognition agreements; 
collaboration between regulators before initiating rulemaking 
proceedings; agreements to align particular regulatory measures; 
equivalency arrangements; and accreditation of testing laboratories or 
other conformity assessment bodies. These comments will serve as a 
basis for discussion with the European Union on regulatory cooperation 
activities to undertake which will support the President's National 
Export Initiative and serve as a basis for discussion within the U.S.--
EU High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum.
    The notice published on May 3, 2011 (76 FR 24860) informed 
interested parties that DOC would accept written comments until June 2, 
2011. Several associations and organizations with an interest in these 
activities informed DOC of their inability to submit comments within 
the 30-day deadline and requested additional time. Based on these 
requests, DOC is reopening the comment period until August 8, 2011, to 
provide interested parties additional time to prepare and submit 
comments. DOC will accept comments received no later than August 8, 
2011 and will not consider any further extensions to the comment 
period.
    Requirements for Submissions: In order to ensure the timely receipt 
and consideration of comments, the Department of Commerce's 
International Trade Administration (ITA) strongly encourages commenters 
to make on-line submissions, using the http://www.regulations.gov Web 
site. Comments should be submitted under docket number ITA-2011-0006. 
To find this docket, enter the docket number in the ``Enter Keyword or 
ID'' window at the http://www.regulations.gov home page and click 
``Search.'' The site will provide a search-results page listing all 
documents associated with that docket number. Find a reference to this 
notice by selecting ``Notice'' under ``Document Type'' on the search-
results page, and click on the link entitled ``Submit a Comment.'' The 
http://www.regulations.gov Web site provides the option of making 
submissions by filling in a comments field, or by attaching a document. 
ITA prefers submissions to be provided in an attached document. (For 
further information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site, 
please consult the resources provided on the Web site by clicking on 
the ``Help'' tab.)
    All comments and recommendations submitted in response to this 
notice will be made available to the public. For any comments submitted 
electronically containing business confidential information, the file 
name of the business confidential version should begin with the 
characters ``BC''. The top of any page containing business confidential 
information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL''. Any 
person filing comments that contain business confidential information 
must also file in a separate submission a public version of the 
comments. The file name of the public version of the comments should 
begin with the character ``P''. The ``BC'' and ``P'' should be followed 
by the name of

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the person or entity submitting the comments. If a comment contains no 
business confidential information, the file name should begin with the 
character ``P'', followed by the name of the person or entity 
submitting the comments.
    Please do not attach separate cover letters to electronic 
submissions; rather, include any information that might appear in a 
cover letter in the comments themselves. Similarly, to the extent 
possible, please include any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in 
the same file as the submission itself, not as separate files.

    Dated: June 20, 2011.
John Andersen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-15777 Filed 6-22-11; 8:45 am]
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