[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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