[Federal Register: February 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 29)]
[Notices]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-484]
Commercial Availability of Apparel Inputs (2007): Effect of
Providing Preferential Treatment to Apparel From Sub-Saharan African,
Caribbean Basin, and Andean Countries
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation.
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DATES: Effective Date: January 29, 2007.
SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request from the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) dated January 22, 2007, the Commission instituted
investigation No. 332-484, Commercial Availability of Apparel Inputs
(2007): Effect of Providing Preferential Treatment to Apparel from Sub-
Saharan African, Caribbean Basin, and Andean Countries, under section
332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) to provide advice
regarding the probable economic effect of granting preferential
treatment to apparel made from fabrics or yarns that are the subject of
petitions filed in 2007 with the Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements (CITA) under the ``commercial availability''
provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the United
States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), and the Andean
Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). This investigation
is similar to investigations instituted in 2001-06 to provide advice
with respect to petitions filed in those years.
DATES: Date of institution: January 29, 2007
ADDRESSES: All offices of the Commission are located at 500 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC. All submissions in this investigation should be
addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader: Jackie W. Jones (202-
205-3466, jackie.jones@usitc.gov). Deputy Project Leader: Heidi Colby-
Oizumi (202-205-3391, heidi.colby@usitc.gov).
Industry-specific information may be obtained from the above
persons. For more information on legal aspects of the investigation,
contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of the General
Counsel at 202-205-3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov. The media should
contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations at 202-205-
1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov. Hearing impaired individuals are
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting
the TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. 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. The public record
for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS-ONLINE) at http://www.usitc.gov//edis.htm. General
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing
its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission will follow procedures
similar to those followed in the commercial availability reviews in
2006 under investigation No. 332-473. Thus, in 2007, the Commission
will provide advice for each commercial availability review under one
investigation number. The Commission will post a notification letter
announcing the initiation of each review on its Internet site (http://www.usitc.gov
) and send the notification letter to a list of interested
parties who wish to be automatically notified about any requests for
which
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the Commission initiates analysis. Interested parties may be added to
this list by notifying Jackie W. Jones (202-205-3466,
jackie.jones@usitc.gov) or Heidi Colby-Oizumi (202-205-3391,
heidi.colby@usitc.gov). The notification letter will specify the
article(s) under consideration, the deadline for submission of public
comments on the proposed preferential treatment, and the name,
telephone number, and Internet e-mail address of a staff contact for
additional information. The Commission has a special area on its web
site (http://www.usitc.gov/ind_econ_ana/research_ana/pres_cong/332/short_supply/shortsupintro.htm
) to provide the public with information
on the status of each request for which the Commission initiated
analysis. CITA publishes a summary of each request from interested
parties in the Federal Register and posts them on its Internet site
(U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel, at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/fr.htm
).
The Commission will submit its reviews to the USTR not later than
the 42nd day after receiving a request for advice. The Commission will
post a public version of each review on its website as soon as possible
thereafter, with any confidential business information deleted.
Written submissions: Because of time constraints, the Commission
will not hold public hearings in connection with the advice provided
under this investigation number. However, interested persons are
invited to submit written statements containing data and other
information concerning the matters to be addressed by the Commission.
All submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, United States
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
and should be received no later than the close of business (5:15 p.m.
ET) on the date stated in the notification letter of each review of a
petition. 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), except that submitters need file only a signed original (or
a copy designated as an original) and three (3) copies of each document
filed, and if confidential treatment of the document is requested, two
(2) additional copies in which the confidential business information
must be deleted (see the following paragraph for further information
regarding confidential business information). The Commission rules do
not authorize filing submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or
electronic means except to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the
Commission's rules (19 CFR 201.8) (see Handbook for Electronic Filing
Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/documents/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf
). Persons with questions
regarding electronic filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000
or edis@usitc.gov).
Any submissions that contain confidential business information must
also conform with 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 confidential business information
be clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions,
except for confidential business information, will be made available in
the Office of the Secretary to the Commission for inspection by
interested parties.
Some or all of the confidential business information provided may
be included in the reviews that the Commission sends to the USTR. The
Commission plans to publish a public version of each review shortly
after the review is sent to the USTR. However, in the public version
the Commission will not publish confidential business information in a
manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the
information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: February 6, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-2366 Filed 2-12-07; 8:45 am]
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