[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 9785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03701]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology 
Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation; Technical 
Modifications to 301 Action

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Effective January 27, 2022, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (USITC) implemented certain changes to the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to conform to amendments adopted 
by the World Customs Organization. To rectify a technical error and 
ensure that those amendments do not extend the scope of the additional 
duties in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and 
practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and 
innovation (China 301 investigation), this notice makes two technical 
modifications in the HTSUS notes implementing the additional duties.

DATES: The technical modifications in the Annex to this notice are 
applicable as of January 27, 2022.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    Effective January 27, 2022, the USITC, in accordance with 
Presidential Proclamation 10326 of December 23, 2021, implemented 
certain changes in the HTSUS in accordance with its responsibility to 
update the HTSUS to conform to amendments adopted by the World Customs 
Organization. These changes subjected HTSUS subheading 2931.49.00 to 
additional duties in the China 301 investigation.

B. Technical Modifications to China 301 Action

    The Annex to this notice makes technical modifications to the HTSUS 
to correct the error of subjecting HTSUS subheading 2931.49.00 to 
additional duties in the China 301 investigation. In particular, the 
Annex makes technical modifications to U.S. notes 20(f) and 20(u) to 
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as set out in the Annexes to 
the notices published at 83 FR 47974 (September 21, 2018), 84 FR 43304 
(August 20, 2019), and 84 FR 69447 (December 18, 2019). The technical 
changes are applicable as of January 27, 2022, which is the same 
effective date as the HTSUS changes conforming to the World Customs 
Organization amendments.

Annex

    Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. 
eastern standard time on January 27, 2022:
    1. U.S. note 20(f) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) is amended by 
deleting ``2931.49.00''; and
    2. U.S. note 20(u) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is 
amended:
    a. by deleting ``2931.39.00''; and
    b. by inserting ``2931.49.00'', in numerical sequence.

Greta Peisch,
General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2022-03701 Filed 2-18-22; 8:45 a.m.]
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