[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21459-21460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08144]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-576]
COVID-19 Related Goods: U.S. Imports and Tariffs; Institution of
Investigation
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of investigation.
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SUMMARY: Following receipt on April 7, 2020, of a request from the
House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance
(the Committees), under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the
U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted
Investigation No. 332-576, COVID-19 Related Goods: U.S. Imports and
Tariffs, for the purpose of providing a report that identifies imported
goods related to the response to COVID-19, their source countries,
tariff classifications, and applicable rates of duty.
DATES:
April 30, 2020: Date by which the Commission will transmit the
report to the Committees.
June 30, 2020: Date through which the Commission will provide
updated data runs to the Committees.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the U.S. International Trade Commission Building,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. 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: Project Leader Mihir Torsekar (202-
205-3350 or [email protected]) or Project Leader Andrew David
(202-205-3368 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
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information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing
its website (https://www.usitc.gov).
Background: As requested by the Committees, the Commission will
conduct an investigation and prepare a report that, to the extent
practical, identifies imported goods related to the response to COVID-
19, their source countries, tariff classifications, and applicable
rates of duty. For each product that the Commission so identifies, the
Commission will seek to provide:
1. The 10-digit HTS code for the article;
2. its legal description;
3. general duty rate;
4. any special or additional rates of duty imposed on the article,
the dates on which the rates were imposed, and the authorities under
which they were imposed;
5. whether any such duties have been suspended and, if so, the date
of suspension as well as how long the suspension is scheduled to last;
6. the total rate of duty imposed on such article, including any
special or additional rate of duty; and
7. the major countries of origin for each such article, and the
import value of each such article from each country for the years 2017-
2019.
The Committees asked that the Commission deliver the report as soon
as possible, but no later than April 30, 2020. The Committees further
requested that the Commission provide any relevant updated data runs on
its website through June 30, 2020. The Committees stated that they
intend to make the Commission's report available to the public and
asked that the report not include any confidential business
information.
Confidential Business Information. As requested by the Committees,
the Commission will not include any confidential business information
in the report that it sends to the Committees. 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 (a) for cybersecurity purposes or (b) in monitoring
user activity on U.S. government classified networks. The Commission
will not otherwise disclose any confidential business information in a
way that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the
information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 13, 2020.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-08144 Filed 4-16-20; 8:45 am]
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