[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 52764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24596]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket Number USTR-2017-0020]


Additional Information About Participating in the Process 
Concerning the Administration's Action Following a Determination of 
Import Injury With Regard to Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Cells

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Additional information about participation; request for 
comments and notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: In a Federal Register notice dated October 25, 2017 (82 FR 
49469), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), on 
behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), announced a process 
to allow interested parties to submit views and evidence on the 
appropriateness of safeguard measures recommended by the United States 
International Trade Commission (ITC) concerning certain the import of 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells. This notice provides 
additional information on the TPSC process.

DATES: November 20, 2017 at midnight EST: Deadline for submission of 
written comments and requests to testify at the public hearing.
    November 29, 2017 at midnight EST: Deadline for submission of 
written responses to the initial round of comments.
    December 6, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. EST: The TPSC will hold a public 
hearing in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW., Washington DC.

ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers electronic submissions made through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments in section III of the Federal 
Register notice of October 25, 2017 (82 FR 49469). The docket number is 
USTR-2017-0020. For alternatives to on-line submissions, please contact 
Yvonne Jamison, Trade Policy Staff Committee at (202) 395-9666.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Mroczka, Office of WTO and 
Multilateral Affairs, at [email protected] or (202) 395-
9450, or Dax Terrill, Office of the General Counsel, at 
[email protected] or (202) 395-4739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to inquiries from interested 
parties, USTR is providing the following clarifying information about 
the procedures for participation in the TPSC process. Please review the 
Federal Register notice of October 25, 2017 (82 FR 49469) for more 
complete information. The clarifications are:
     You should include a summary of no more than two pages 
that identifies the key points with your written comment.
     The deadline to submit both written comments and requests 
to testify at the hearing is November 20, 2017 at midnight EST. A 
request to testify must include your comments.
     The TPSC will not accept written testimony at the hearing. 
You must include any materials you intend to use during your testimony 
with the written comments you submitted.

Edward Gresser,
Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee, Office of the United States 
Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2017-24596 Filed 11-13-17; 8:45 am]
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