[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78125-78126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27663]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 332-594]


Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2023 Annual Report

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Schedule for 2023 report and opportunity to submit information.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has prepared and published annual reports in 
this series, Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, since 1996.\1\ The 
2023 report, which the Commission plans to publish in May 2023, will 
provide aggregate data on cross-border trade in services for the period 
ending in 2021, and transactions by affiliates based outside the 
country of their parent firm for the period ending in 2020. The 
report's analysis will focus on distribution services (including e-
commerce, retail, logistics services, port services, maritime transport 
services, and other transportation services). The Commission is 
inviting interested members of the public to furnish information and 
views in connection with the 2023 report.
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    \1\ While previous reports in the Recent Trends series used 
investigation number 332-345, each report will now be issued with a 
separate investigation number upon approval of the initiating action 
jacket.

DATES: 
    January 27, 2023: Deadline for filing written submissions.
    May 26, 2023: Anticipated date for online publication of the 
report.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing 
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions should 
be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public record for 
this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
information system (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information specific to this 
investigation

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may be obtained from Art Chambers, Project Leader, Office of Industry 
and Competitiveness Analysis, Services Division (202-205-2766, 
[email protected]), Rudy Telles, Deputy Project Leader, Office 
of Industry and Competitiveness Analysis, Services Division (202-205-
3164, [email protected]), or Acting Services Division Chief 
Tamar Khachaturian (202-205-3299, [email protected]). For 
information on the legal aspects of this investigation, contact Brian 
Allen (202-205-3034 or [email protected]) or William Gearhart of 
the Commission's Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091; 
[email protected]). The media should contact Jennifer Andberg, 
Office of External Relations (202-205-3404; 
[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 
202-205-2000.
    Background: The 2023 annual services trade report will provide 
aggregate data on cross-border trade in services for 2017-2021 and 
affiliate transactions in services for 2016-2020, and more specific 
data and information on trade in distribution services (including e-
commerce, retail, logistics services, ports services, maritime 
transport services, and other transportation services). The Commission 
publishes two self-initiated annual reports, one on services trade 
(Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade), and a second on merchandise 
trade (Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade). The Commission's 2022 Recent 
Trends in U.S. Services Trade report is now available online at https://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/recent_trends.htm.
    The initial notice of institution of this investigation was 
published in the Federal Register on September 8, 1993 (58 FR 47287) 
and provided for what is now the report on merchandise trade. The 
Commission expanded the scope of the investigation to cover services 
trade in a separate report, which it announced in a notice published in 
the Federal Register on December 28, 1994 (59 FR 66974). The separate 
report on services trade has been published annually since 1996, except 
in 2005. As in past years, the report will summarize U.S. trade in 
services in the aggregate and provide analyses of trends and 
developments in selected services industries during the latest period 
for which data are published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau 
of Economic Analysis.
    Written Submissions: Interested parties are invited to file written 
submissions and other information concerning the matters to be 
addressed by the Commission in its 2023 report. For the 2023 report, 
the Commission is particularly interested in receiving information 
relating to trade in distribution services (including e-commerce, 
retail, logistics services, ports services, maritime transport 
services, and other transportation services). Submissions should be 
addressed to the Secretary. To be assured of consideration by the 
Commission, written submissions related to the Commission's report 
should be submitted at the earliest practical date and should be 
received not later than 5:15 p.m., January 27, 2023. All written 
submissions must conform to the provisions of section 201.8 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), as 
temporarily amended by 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020). Under that rule 
waiver, the Office of the Secretary will accept only electronic filings 
at this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's Electronic 
Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov). No in-
person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings 
will be accepted until further notice. Persons with questions regarding 
electronic filing should contact the Office of the Secretary, Docket 
Services Division (202-205-1802), or consult the Commission's Handbook 
on Filing Procedures.
    Confidential business information: Any submissions that contain 
confidential business information (CBI) must also conform with the 
requirements in 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 confidential or non-confidential, and that the 
confidential business information be clearly identified by means of 
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business 
information, will be made available for inspection by interested 
parties.
    The Commission intends to prepare only a public report in this 
investigation. The report that the Commission makes available to the 
public will not contain confidential business information. 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 solely for cybersecurity purposes. The Commission 
will not otherwise disclose any confidential business information in a 
manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the 
information.
    Summaries of Written Submissions: Persons wishing to have a summary 
of their position included in the report should include a summary with 
their written submission on or before January 27, 2023, and should mark 
the summary as having been provided for that purpose. The summary 
should be clearly marked as ``summary for inclusion in the report'' at 
the top of the page. The summary may not exceed 500 words and should 
not include any confidential business information. 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 list the 
name of the organization furnishing the summary and will include a link 
to the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) where 
the written submission can be found.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: December 15, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-27663 Filed 12-20-22; 8:45 am]
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