[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 45011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17845]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket No. USTR-2013-0023]


Notice of Rescheduled Hearing in the Section 301 Investigation of 
Ukraine

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The public hearing in the Section 301 investigation of the 
intellectual property acts, policies, and practices of the Government 
of Ukraine that resulted in the identification of Ukraine as a priority 
foreign country is rescheduled for 10:30 a.m. on September 9, 2013.

DATES: Persons wishing to testify orally at the rescheduled public 
hearing must provide written notification of their intention, as well 
as a summary of their hearing testimony, by August 16, 2013. A written 
version of hearing testimony is due by August 28, 2013. The public 
hearing will be held on September 9, 2013, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at 
Conference Rooms 1 and 2 at the offices of USTR, 1724 F Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20508. Persons wishing to provide written comments and/
or rebuttal comments to the hearing testimony must do so by September 
23, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Notifications of intent to testify, testimony summaries, 
written testimony, and comments should be submitted electronically via 
www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2013-0023. If you are unable to 
provide submissions at www.regulations.gov, please contact Gwendolyn 
Diggs, Staff Assistant to the Section 301 Committee, at (202) 395-3150, 
to arrange for an alternative method of transmission.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For procedural questions concerning 
submissions, please contact Gwendolyn Diggs at the above number. 
Questions regarding this investigation should be directed as 
appropriate to: Elizabeth Kendall, Director for Intellectual Property 
and Innovation, Office of the United States Trade Representative, at 
(202) 395-3580; Isabella Detwiler, Director for Europe, at (202) 395-
6146; or Shannon Nestor, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 395-3150. 
General questions regarding Section 301 investigations should be 
directed to William Busis, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative 
for Monitoring & Enforcement and Chair of the Section 301 Committee, at 
(202) 395-3150. Additional information on the investigation may be 
posted at www.ustr.gov, under Trade Topics--Enforcement.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 30, the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative initiated an investigation into the intellectual 
property acts, policies, and practices of the Government of Ukraine 
that resulted in the identification of Ukraine as a priority foreign 
country. See Identification of Ukraine as a Priority Foreign Country 
and Initiation of Section 301 Investigation, 78 FR 33886 (June 5, 
2013). As indicated above, the date for the public hearing and the due 
dates for notifications of intent to testify, testimony summaries, 
written testimony, and comments have been rescheduled. Further 
information regarding requirements for submissions is included in the 
notice of initiation (78 FR 33886). Persons who have already submitted 
notifications of intent to testify do not need to resubmit a 
notification for the rescheduled hearing date.

William Busis,
Chair, Section 301 Committee.
[FR Doc. 2013-17845 Filed 7-24-13; 8:45 am]
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