[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 72141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28806]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket No. USTR-2013-0023]


Notice of Determination to Extend Section 301 Investigation of 
Ukraine

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) 
has determined to extend for three months the ongoing Section 301 
investigation of certain acts, policies, and practices of the 
Government of Ukraine with respect to intellectual property rights.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. Additional information on the investigation 
may be posted at www.ustr.gov, under Trade Topics--Enforcement--Section 
301 Investigations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 30, 2013, the Trade Representative 
initiated a Section 301 investigation of certain acts, policies, and 
practices of the Government of Ukraine with respect to intellectual 
property rights. See Identification of Ukraine as a Priority Foreign 
Country and Initiation of Section 301 Investigation, 78 FR 33886 (June 
5, 2013).
    Section 304(a)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, provides 
that the Trade Representative may extend this type of investigation for 
an additional three months upon a determination that the investigation 
involves complex or complicated issues that require additional time. 
Pursuant to this provision, the Trade Representative has determined to 
extend the investigation of certain acts, policies, and practices of 
the Government of Ukraine with respect to intellectual property rights. 
Accordingly, the determinations in the investigations will be made by 
no later than February 28, 2014.

William Busis,
Chair, Section 301 Committee.
[FR Doc. 2013-28806 Filed 11-29-13; 8:45 am]
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