[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14590-14591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05150]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-538]


Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized 
System of Preferences, 2012 Review: Additions and Competitive Need 
Limitation Waivers

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Change in scope of investigation.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a letter from the United States Trade 
Representative (USTR) dated February 21, 2013, advising of the 
withdrawal of several competitive need waiver petitions, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission (Commission) has terminated its 
investigation with respect to the articles subject to those withdrawn 
petitions and will not provide advice with respect to those articles.

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 Alberto Goetzl, Project Leader, 
Office of Industries (202-205-3323 or [email protected]), 
Katherine Baldwin, Deputy Project Leader, Office of Industries (202-
205-3396 or [email protected]), or Cynthia B. Foreso, 
Technical Advisor, Office of Industries (202-205-3348 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 Web 
site (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 published notice of institution of this 
investigation and a public hearing to be held in connection therewith 
in the Federal Register on January 24, 2013 (78 FR 5205). As stated in 
the January 24, 2013, notice, the public hearing in this investigation 
(concerning the remaining articles) will be held on February 27, 2013. 
The deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and all other written 
submissions in this investigation (March 4, 2013) remains the same as 
previously announced, as does the date for transmitting the 
Commission's report to the USTR (April 8, 2013).
    The USTR notified the Commission that petitions requesting 
competitive need waivers for imports of the following articles have 
been withdrawn, and that the request for Commission advice accordingly 
is being withdrawn. As a result, the Commission is terminating its 
investigation with respect to the withdrawn articles and will not 
provide probable economic effect advice regarding them:
    Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or 
included (HTS subheading 0410.00.00) from Indonesia;
    Orchids: Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for 
bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, 
impregnated or otherwise prepared (HTS subheading 0603.13.00) from 
Thailand;
    Rice flour (HTS subheading 1102.90.25) from Thailand;
    Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, not canned 
or frozen (HTS subheading 2106.90.99) from Thailand;
    Porcelain or china (o/than bone china) household table and 
kitchenware in sets in which aggregate value of arts./US note 6(b) o/
$56 n/o $200 (HTS subheading 6911.10.37) from Indonesia.;
    Ferrosilicon containing by weight more than 55% but not more than 
80% of silicon, nesoi (HTS subheading 7202.21.50) from Russia;
    Ferrosilicon manganese (HTS subheading 7202.30.00) from Georgia;
    Stainless steel, not cast, flanges for tubes/pipes, not forged or 
forged and machined, tooled and otherwise processed after forging (HTS 
subheading 7307.21.50) from India;
    Iron or steel (o/than stainless), not cast, flanges for tubes/
pipes, not forged or forged and machined, tooled and processed after 
forging (HTS subheading 7307.91.50) from India;

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    Copper wire, coated or plated with metal (HTS subheading 
7408.29.10) from Thailand; and
    Ice skates w/footwear permanently attached (HTS subheading 
9506.70.40) from Thailand.
    All other information in the January 24, 2013, notice remains the 
same, including with respect to the procedures relating to the filing 
of written submissions and the submission of confidential business 
information.

    Issued: March 1, 2013.

    By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-05150 Filed 3-5-13; 8:45 am]
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