[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62092-62093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25645]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Filing Procedures

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of Handbook on Filing Procedures.

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SUMMARY: The United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') is issuing a Handbook on Filing Procedures to replace 
its Handbook on Electronic Filing Procedures. The revision is necessary 
to implement a new Commission requirement for electronic filing of most 
documents with the agency. The intended effects of the change are to 
increase efficiency in processing documents filed with the Commission, 
reduce Commission expenditures, and conform agency processes to federal 
government initiatives.

DATES: Effective Date: November 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Holbein, Secretary, telephone 
(202) 205-2000 or Gracemary R. Roth-Roffy, telephone (202) 205-3117, 
Office of the General Counsel, United States International Trade 
Commission. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information 
on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD 
terminal at 202-205-1810. General information

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concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 6, 2011, the Commission published a 
notice of proposed rulemaking concerning its rules on filing, and a 
notice that it proposed to issue a Handbook on Electronic Filing 
Procedures. The Commission sought public comment on these initiatives. 
Comments were received, and have been taken into account in the 
preparation of the final version of the Handbook. The comments and the 
Commission's responses to the comments are set out in the notice of 
final rulemaking that is being published concurrently with this notice. 
The Commission now gives notice that a final version of the Handbook is 
being issued, and that it will go into effect at the same time as the 
revised rules. Once the Handbook is in effect, persons seeking to file 
documents will be required to comply with the revised Handbook on 
Filing Procedures, which will supersede the Commission's current 
Handbook on Electronic Filing Procedures. The final version of the 
Handbook on Filing Procedures is available on the Commission's Web 
site, at https://edis.usitc.gov.

     Issued: September 29, 2011.

    By Order of the Commission.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-25645 Filed 10-5-11; 8:45 am]
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