[Federal Register: April 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 65)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-489]
U.S. Agricultural Sales to Cuba: Certain Economic Effects of U.S.
Restrictions
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request on March 16, 2007, from the
Committee on Finance of the United States Senate (Committee), the
Commission instituted investigation No. 332-489, U.S. Agricultural
Sales to Cuba: Certain Economic Effects of U.S. Restrictions, under
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)).
DATES:
March 30, 2007: Date of institution.
April 24, 2007: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the
public hearing.
April 26, 2007: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and
statements.
May 1, 2007, 9:30 a.m.: Public hearing.
May 8, 2007: Deadline for written statements, including any post-
hearing briefs.
June 29, 2007: Transmittal of report to the Committee on Finance.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions,
including requests to appear at the hearing, statements, and briefs,
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Industry-specific information may be
obtained from John Reeder, Project Leaders (202-205-3319;
john.reeder@usitc.gov), or Joanna Bonarriva, Project Leaders (202-205-
3312; joanna.bonarriva@usitc.gov), Office of Industries, United States
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 20436. For information
on the legal aspects of this investigation, contact William Gearhart of
the Office of General Counsel (202-205-3091;
william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media should contact Margaret
O'Laughlin, Public Affairs Office (202-205-1819;
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). General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server
(http://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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As requested by the Committee, the
Commission will conduct an investigation and provide a report that
contains, to the extent possible, the following information:
An overview of Cuba's purchases of agricultural, fish and
forestry products from, to the extent possible, 2000 to the present,
including identification of major supplying countries, products, and
market segments;
An analysis of the effects that U.S. restrictions,
including those relating to export financing terms and travel to Cuba
by U.S. citizens, may have had or currently have on Cuban purchases of
U.S. agricultural, fish, and forestry products; and,
A qualitative and, to the extent possible, quantitative
estimate of U.S. sales of agricultural, fish and forestry products to
Cuba, in the event that: (i) Statutory, regulatory, or other
restrictions affecting agricultural exports are removed, (ii)
statutory, regulatory, or other restrictions on travel to Cuba by U.S.
citizens are lifted, and, (iii) statutory, regulatory, or other
restrictions affecting agricultural exports are removed and statutory,
regulatory or other restrictions on travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens are
lifted.
As requested, the Commission will transmit its report to the
Committee by June 29, 2007.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with the
investigation is scheduled to be held at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC beginning at
9:30 a.m. on May 1, 2007. All persons shall have the right to appear,
by counsel or in person, to present information and to be heard.
Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the
Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20436, no later than 5:15 p.m., April 24, 2007. Any
pre-hearing briefs (original and 14 copies) should be filed not later
than 5:15 p.m., April 26, 2007. The deadline for filing post-hearing
briefs or statements is 5:15 p.m., May 8, 2007. In the event that, as
of the close of business on April 24, 2007, no witnesses are scheduled
to appear at the hearing, the hearing will be canceled. Any person
interested in attending the hearing as an observer or non-participant
may call the Secretary (202-205-2000) after April 24, 2007, to
determine whether the hearing will be held.
Written Statements: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested persons are invited to submit written
statements concerning the investigation. All submissions should be
addressed to Secretary, United States International Trade Commission,
500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, and should be received no
later than the close of business on May 8, 2007. 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). Section
201.8 of the rules requires that a signed original (or a copy
designated as an original) and fourteen (14) copies of each document be
filed. In the event that confidential treatment of the document is
requested, at least four (4) additional copies must be filed, in which
the confidential information must be deleted (see the following
paragraph for further information regarding confidential business
information). The Commission's rules do not authorize filing
submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means, except
as 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
.
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
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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. The Committee has
asked that the report that the Commission transmits not contain any
confidential business information. Any confidential business
information received by the Commission in this investigation and used
in preparing the report will not be published in a manner that would
reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 2, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-6409 Filed 4-4-07; 8:45 am]
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