[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16283-16284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07927]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-227]
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries
and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of public hearing and opportunity to submit
information in connection with the Commission's 24th report.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is inviting the public to appear at the public
hearing and or to submit information in writing in connection with the
preparation of its 24th report under section 215 of the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act, which requires the Commission to report
biennially to the Congress and the President by September 30 of each
reporting year on the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and
U.S. consumers and on the economy of the beneficiary countries. The
report is being prepared under Commission investigation No. 332-227,
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and
Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries. The report will cover trade
during calendar years 2017 and 2018, and will be transmitted to
Congress and the President by September 30, 2019.
DATES:
May 3, 2019: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public
hearing.
May 8, 2019: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and statements.
May 14, 2019: Public hearing.
May 21, 2019: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and
statements.
June 3, 2019: Deadline for filing all other written submissions.
September 30, 2019: Transmittal of Commission report to Congress
and the President.
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
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20436. The public file for this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Heather Wickramarachi
(202-205-2699 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project
Leader Stephanie Fortune-Taylor (202-205-2749 or [email protected]) for information specific to this investigation. 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 website at https://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: Section 215(a)(1) of the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act (CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)) requires that the
Commission submit biennial reports to the Congress and the President
regarding the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and
consumers, and on the economy of the beneficiary countries. Section
215(b)(1) requires that the reports include, but not be limited to, an
assessment regarding:
(A) The actual effect, during the period covered by the report, of
[CBERA] on the United States economy generally, as well as on those
specific domestic industries which produce articles that are like, or
directly competitive with, articles being imported into the United
States from beneficiary countries; and
(B) the probable future effect which this Act will have on the
United States economy generally, as well as on such domestic
industries, before the provisions of this Act terminate.
The report will cover trade with the 17 beneficiary countries:
Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British
Virgin Islands, Cura[ccedil]ao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti,
Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. Notice of institution of the
investigation was published in the Federal Register of May 14, 1986 (51
FR 17678). The Commission plans to transmit the 24th report, covering
calendar years 2017 and 2018, by September 30, 2019.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this
investigation will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
May 14, 2019. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed
with the Secretary no later than 5:15 p.m., May 3, 2019, in accordance
with the requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below. All pre-
hearing briefs and statements should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m.,
May 8, 2019; and all post-hearing briefs and statements responding to
matters raised at the hearing should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m.,
May 21, 2019. In the event that, as of the close of business on May 6,
2019, no witnesses are scheduled to appear at the hearing, the hearing
will be canceled. Any person interested in attending the hearing as an
observer or nonparticipant should contact the Office of the Secretary
at 202-205-2000 after May 6, 2019, for information concerning whether
the hearing will be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions
concerning this investigation no later than 5:15 p.m., June 3, 2019.
All written submissions must conform to the provisions of section 201.8
of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8).
Section 201.8 and the Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures
require that interested parties file documents electronically on or
before the filing deadline of June 3, 2019 and submit eight (8) true
paper copies by 12:00 noon eastern time on the next business day. In
the event that confidential treatment of a document is requested,
interested parties must file, at the same time as the eight paper
copies, at least four (4) additional true paper copies in which the
confidential information must be deleted (see the following paragraph
for further information regarding confidential business information).
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the
Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division (202-205-1802).
Confidential Business Information: Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must also conform to the requirements
of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure
(19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of
the document and the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether
they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that
the confidential business information be clearly identified by means of
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business
information, will be made available for inspection by interested
parties.
The Commission intends to prepare a report that it can release to
the public in its entirety, and the Commission will not include any
confidential business information in the report it sends to Congress
and the President or makes available to the public. However, all
information, including confidential business information, submitted in
this investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission,
its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or
maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to
the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including
under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and
contract personnel for cybersecurity purposes. The Commission will not
otherwise disclose any confidential business information in a manner
that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to publish
summaries of positions of interested persons in an appendix to its
report. Persons wishing to have a summary of their position included in
the report should include a summary with their written submission and
the summary should be marked as intended to be included in the
designated appendix in the Commission's report. The summary may not
exceed 500 words, should be in MSWord format or a format that can be
easily converted to MSWord, and should not include any confidential
business information. The summary will be published as provided if it
meets these requirements and is germane to the subject matter of the
investigation. The Commission will identify the name of the
organization furnishing the summary, and will include a link to the
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) where the
full written submission can be found.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 16, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-07927 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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