[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 57883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23555]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-501]


Textile and Apparel Imports From China: Statistical Reports

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of change in statistical report format and publication 
frequency.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request on October 3, 2019, from the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives 
(Committee) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1332(g)), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) has 
changed the format and publication frequency of the statistical reports 
it provides under Investigation No. 332-501, Textile and Apparel 
Imports from China: Statistical Reports. The Commission will 
discontinue the current biweekly reports and annual compilations and 
will instead provide quarterly reports.

DATES: 
    October 23, 2019: Effective date of change in report format and 
publication frequency.
    November 27, 2019: Publication of first quarterly statistical 
report.

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 20436. The public record 
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information specific to this 
investigation may be obtained from Laura Thayn, Project Leader, Office 
of Analysis and Research Services (202-205-1852 or 
[email protected]). For information on the legal aspects of these 
investigations, 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 
internet server (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: In its original request letter received on October 14, 
2008, the Committee requested that the Commission provide statistical 
reports every 2 weeks on the volume, value, unit value, and import 
market share of certain textile and apparel imports from China, based 
on preliminary Customs data and final Census data. The Committee asked 
that the Commission compile these data for each product covered by a 
Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and China, set to 
expire December 31, 2008, at both the three-digit textile/apparel 
category level and at the 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule level for 
each product within each of the three-digit textile/apparel categories. 
The Committee also requested that the Commission publish a compilation 
of monthly Census data on an annual basis. The Committee asked that the 
Commission continue to provide these reports until such time that the 
Committee terminates or amends the request. As requested by the 
Committee, the Commission has published these reports on its website 
(with any confidential business information deleted).
    Notice of the Commission's institution of this investigation was 
published in the Federal Register of November 5, 2008 (73 FR 65882); it 
is also posted at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-05/pdf/E8-26362.pdf.
    Change in Report Format and Frequency: Through its October 3, 2019 
letter, the Committee has now modified its request to ask that the 
Commission's statistical reports no longer include the preliminary 
Customs data and that the Commission, in future reports, (1) provide 
only the updated final Census data, (2) provide these reports on a 
quarterly basis, and (3) post them on the Commission's website. The 
Committee also stated that the Commission may discontinue publication 
of the annual reports because the data in these reports are already 
included in the statistical reports.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 23, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-23555 Filed 10-28-19; 8:45 am]
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