[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21456-21457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08102]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-573]
Global Economic Impact of Missing and Low Pesticide Maximum
Residue Levels; Notice of Change in Completion Date, Clarification of
Deadline for Filing Written Submissions
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Change in date for transmittal of volume 1 of the Commission's
report; clarification of a filing date relating to volume 2 of the
report; and waiver of the requirement to file paper copies.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has changed the date for transmittal of volume
1 of its report to the U.S Trade Representative (USTR) in this
investigation from April 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020 due to COVID-19; is
clarifying that the due date for written submission for volume 2 of its
report is June 5, 2020; and has waived the requirement to file paper
copies of those submissions.
DATES:
June 5, 2020: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for
volume 2
June 30, 2020: Transmittal of volume 1 of Commission report to the USTR
October 31, 2020: Transmittal of volume 2 of Commission report to the
USTR
(Delivered Monday, November 2, 2020)
ADDRESSES: 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/edis3-internal/app.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Sabina Neumann (volumes
1 and 2) (202-205-3000 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project
Leader (volume 1) Steven LeGrand (202-205-3094 or
[email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader (volume 2) Justin
Choe (202-205-3229 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
(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 202-205-2002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission published notice of
institution of the above referenced investigation in the Federal
Register on September 27, 2019 (84 FR 51178, September 27, 2019). In
that notice the Commission stated that it would transmit volume 1 of
its report to the USTR by April 30, 2020. However, due to COVID-19 and
in accordance with a request on behalf of Ambassador Robert Lighthizer,
the U.S. Trade Representative, the Commission will transmit volume 1 of
its report to the USTR by June 30, 2020. This notice also corrects an
ambiguity in the September 27, 2019 notice by clarifying that written
submissions relating to volume 2 of the report should be filed with the
Commission by June 5, 2020 (the original notice in one place gave June
3, 2020, as the due date). All other dates pertaining to this
investigation remain the same as in the notice published in the Federal
Register on September 27, 2019.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, the Commission invites interested parties to submit
written statements concerning this investigation. All written
submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, and should be
received no later than 5:15 p.m., June 5, 2020 for matters to be
covered by volume 2 of the Commission's report. All written submissions
must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 of the
Rules (as further explained in the Commission's Handbook on Filing
Procedures) requires that interested parties file documents
electronically on or before the filing deadline (see the following
paragraph for further information regarding confidential business
information or ``CBI''). Persons with questions regarding electronic
filing should email the Office of the Secretary, Docket Services
Division at [email protected]. The Commission has waived the
requirement in section 201.8(d)(1) of its rules (19 CFR 201.8(d)(1))
that persons filing written submissions must also file paper copies
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of their written submissions by noon of the next day; no paper copies
should be filed.
Confidential Business Information (CBI): Any submissions that
contain CBI 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 CBI is
clearly identified using brackets. The Commission will make all written
submissions, except for those (or portions thereof) containing CBI,
available for inspection by interested parties.
In his request letter, the USTR stated that his office intends to
make the Commission's report available to the public in its entirety
and asked that the Commission not include any CBI in the report that it
delivers to the USTR.
The Commission will not include any of the CBI submitted in the
course of this investigation in the report it sends to the USTR.
However, all information, including CBI, 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 CBI in a manner that would reveal the operations
of the firm supplying the information.
Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to publish
any summaries of written submissions filed by interested persons.
Persons wishing to have a summary of their submission included in the
report should include a summary with their written submission, titled
``Public Summary,'' and should mark the summary as having been provided
for that purpose. 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 CBI. 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 13, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-08102 Filed 4-16-20; 8:45 am]
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