[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10482]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Requests for Emergency Clearance of a Collection of Information
by the Office of Management and for Comments
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of requests for OMB emergency information collection
processing and comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
submitting a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
emergency review and clearance on or about June 20, 2019, that will be
effective for six months from that date, of a new information
collection request (ICR) titled 301 Exclusion Requests under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations.
DATES: Submit comments no later than June 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about the ICR, including the title 301
Exclusion Requests, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
at OMB, at [email protected], or 725 Seventeenth Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: USTR Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USTR Assistant General Counsels Philip
Butler or Megan Grimball, or Director of Industrial Goods Justin
Hoffmann at (202) 395-5725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Comments
Submit written comments and suggestions to OMB addressing one or
more of the following four points:
(1) Whether the proposed ICR is necessary for the proper
performance of USTR's functions, including whether
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the information will have practical utility.
(2) The accuracy of USTR's estimate of the burden of the proposed
ICR, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the ICR.
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the ICR on those who are to
respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
B. Overview of This Information Collection
Title: 301 Exclusion Requests.
OMB Control Number: N/A.
Form Number(s): 301 Exclusion Request/Response/Reply Form.
Description: Following a comprehensive investigation, the U.S.
Trade Representative determined that the government of China's acts,
policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual
property, and innovation were actionable under section 301(b) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411(b)). The Trade Representative
determined that appropriate action to obtain the elimination of China's
acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer,
intellectual property, and innovation included the imposition of
additional ad valorem duties on products from China classified in
certain enumerated subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). For background on the proceedings in this
investigation, please see the prior notices issued in the
investigation, including 82 FR 40213 (August 23, 2017), 83 FR 14906
(April 6, 2018), 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608 (July 17,
2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7, 2018), 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018), 83
FR 47974 (September 21, 2018), and 83 FR 49152 (September 28, 2018), 83
FR 65198 (December 19, 2018), 84 FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84 FR 20459
(May 9, 2019), and 84 FR 21389 (May 9, 2019).
USTR is establishing a process by which U.S. stakeholders can
request the exclusion of particular products classified within a
covered tariff subheading from the additional duties that went into
effect on September 21, 2018, and May 10, 2019. USTR anticipates that
the window for submitting exclusion requests will open on or around
June 30, 2019. Requests for exclusion will have to identify a
particular product and provide supporting data and the rationale for
the requested exclusion. Within 14 days after USTR posts a request for
exclusion, interested persons can provide a response with the reasons
they support or oppose the request. Interested persons can reply to the
response within 7 days after it is posted. To assist in timely and
comprehensive review of requests for exclusion, USTR will require
respondents to use the Exclusion Request/Response/Reply Form attached
to this notice.
Affected Public: U.S. stakeholders who want to request, or comment
on a request, to exclude particular products from the additional duties
on products from China classified in certain enumerated subheadings of
the HTSUS.
Frequency of Submission: One submission per request, response, or
reply.
Respondent Universe: U.S. stakeholders.
Reporting Burden:
Total Estimated Responses: 60,000 requests to exclude a particular
product; 7,000 responses to a product exclusion request; and 3,000
replies to a response.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: USTR estimates that preparing and
submitting a request to exclude a particular product will take
approximately 60 minutes, and the total time burden for requests is
60,000 hours. USTR estimates that preparing and submitting a response
to a product exclusion request will take approximately 30 minutes, and
the total time burden for responses is approximately 3,500 hours. USTR
estimates that preparing and submitting a reply will take approximately
30 minutes, and the total time burden for replies is approximately
1,500 hours.
Status: Emergency review. Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13, USTR is
requesting emergency processing for this ICR because it cannot
reasonably comply with normal clearance procedures. To avoid delay that
could harm interested U.S. stakeholders and negatively effect trade and
investment, the 301 exclusion process must be in place and available to
the public on or around June 30, 2019. Upon OMB approval of this
emergency clearance request, USTR will follow the normal clearance
procedures for the ICR.
Janice Kaye,
Chief Counsel for Administrative Law.
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