[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63332-63333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22199]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Notice of Product Exclusion Extension Amendments: China's Acts, 
Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual 
Property, and Innovation

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Effective September 24, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative 
imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value 
of approximately $200 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 
investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to 
technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The U.S. 
Trade Representative initiated an exclusion process on June 24, 2019, 
and has granted 16 sets of exclusions under the $200 billion action. 
These exclusions expired on August 7, 2020. On May 6 and June 3, 2020, 
the U.S. Trade Representative invited the public to comment on whether 
to extend particular granted exclusions. On August 11, 2020, the U.S. 
Trade Representative announced a determination to extend certain 
previously granted exclusions. This notice announces the U.S. Trade 
Representatives determination to make two technical amendments to 
previously extended exclusions.

DATES: The amendments announced in this notice apply as of August 7, 
2020, and continue through December 31, 2020. This notice does not 
further extend the period for product exclusion extensions. U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection will issue instructions on entry guidance 
and implementation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this 
notice, contact Associate General Counsel Philip Butler or Assistant 
General Counsel Benjamin Allen, or Director of Industrial Goods Justin 
Hoffmann at (202) 395-5725. For specific questions on customs 
classification or implementation of the product exclusions identified 
in the Annex to this notice, contact [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    For background on the proceedings in this investigation, please see 
prior notices including 82 FR 40213 (August 24, 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 47974 (September 21, 2018), 
83 FR 49153 (September 28, 2018), 83 FR 65198 (December 19, 2018), 84 
FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84 FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 FR 29576 (June 
24, 2019), 84 FR 38717 (August 7, 2019), 84 FR 46212 (September 3, 
2019), 84 FR 49591 (September 20, 2019), 84 FR 57803 (October 28, 
2019), 84 FR 61674 (November 13, 2019), 84 FR 65882 (November 29, 
2019), 84 FR 69012

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(December 17, 2019), 85 FR 549 (January 6, 2020), 85 FR 6674 (February 
5, 2020), 85 FR 9921 (February 20, 2020), 85 FR 15015 (March 16, 2020), 
85 FR 17158 (March 26, 2020), 85 FR 23122 (April 24, 2020), 85 FR 27489 
(May 8, 2020), 85 FR 32094 (May 28, 2020), 85 FR 38000 (June 24, 2020), 
85 FR 42968 (July 15, 2020), 85 FR 48600 (August 11, 2020), and 85 FR 
52188 (August 24, 2020).
    Effective September 24, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed 
additional 10 percent ad valorem duties on goods of China classified in 
5,757 full and partial subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS), with an approximate annual trade value of 
$200 billion. See 83 FR 47974, as modified by 83 FR 49153. In May 2019, 
the U.S. Trade Representative increased the additional duty to 25 
percent. See 84 FR 20459. On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Trade 
Representative established a process by which stakeholders could 
request exclusion of particular products classified within an eight-
digit HTSUS subheading covered by the $200 billion action from the 
additional duties. See 84 FR 29576 (June 24 notice). The U.S. Trade 
Representative issued a notice setting out the process for product 
exclusions and opened a public docket. The exclusions the U.S. Trade 
Representative granted under the $200 billion action expired on August 
7, 2020. See 84 FR 38717 (August 7, 2019).
    On May 6 and June 3, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative invited 
the public to comment on whether to extend by up to 12 months, 
particular exclusions granted under the $200 billion action. See 85 FR 
27011; 85 FR 34279 ($200 billion extension notices). On August 11, 
2020, the U.S. Trade Representative announced a determination to extend 
certain previously granted exclusions. See 85 FR 48600.

B. Technical Amendments to Exclusion Extensions

    Paragraph A of the Annex makes technical amendments to U.S. note 
20(iii)(57) and U.S. note (iii)(159) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of 
the HTSUS, as set out in the Annex of the notice published at 85 FR 
48600 (August 11, 2020).

Annex

    A. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. 
eastern daylight time on August 7, 2020, subchapter III of chapter 
99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) is 
modified:
    1. U.S. note 20(iii)(57) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, is modified by 
deleting ``Mixtures containing 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol (CAS No. 
108-01-0)'' and inserting ``Mixtures containing N,Ndimethyldodecan-
1-amine (CAS No. 112-18-5) and N,N-dimethyltetradecan-1-amine (CAS 
No. 112-75-4)'' in lieu thereof.
    2. U.S. note 20(iii)(159) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, is modified by 
deleting ``heading 8471 not incorporating goods of headings 8541 or 
8542'' and inserting ``heading 8471, whether or not incorporating 
fan hubs or LEDs but not incorporating other goods of headings 8541 
or 8542'' in lieu thereof.

Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
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