[Federal Register: November 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-491]
China: Government Policies Affecting U.S. Trade in Selected
Sectors
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of addition of case studies on the semi-fabricated
copper and brass products sector and paper sector in China; request for
information and views from interested parties.
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SUMMARY: In its notice announcing institution of this investigation,
the Commission indicated that its report would include case studies on
industry sectors in China in which government policies and
interventions are prevalent, and the notice identified seven industry
sectors that would be the subject of such case studies. After receiving
and considering public comment and input from other government agencies
regarding possible additional case studies, the Commission has decided
to include case studies on two additional industry sectors in China,
the semi-fabricated copper and brass products sector, and the paper
sector.
DATES: February 1, 2008: Deadline for filing written submissions. July
29, 2008: Transmittal of Commission report to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
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
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://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project leaders Joanne Guth (202-205-
3264 or
joanne.guth@usitc.gov) or Deborah McNay (202-205-3425 or deborah.mcnay@usitc.gov) for information on the investigation. For
information on the legal aspects of the investigation, contact William
Gearhart of the Commission's Office of the General Counsel (202-205-
3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media should contact Margaret
O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or
margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 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 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.
Background
The investigation is being conducted at the request of the
Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives. In
its letter of May 23, 2007, the Committee requested that the
Commission's report include, among other things, case studies on
sectors in China where government policies and interventions are
prevalent, and identified seven such sectors: The semiconductor,
telecom, banking, textiles and apparel, steel, automotive parts, and
aircraft sectors. The Committee also directed that the Commission seek
public comment and input from other government agencies on other
sectors that should be included as case studies. Notice of institution
and the scheduling of a public hearing (which was held on October 30,
2007) was published in the Federal Register of July 31, 2007 (72 FR
41773).
Written Submissions
All written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, and
should be received not later than 5:15 p.m., February 1, 2008. 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 requires that a signed original (or a copy so designated)
and fourteen (14) copies of each document be filed. In the event that
confidential treatment of a 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
authorize filing submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or
electronic means only to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the
rules (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).
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 for inspection by interested
parties.
In its request letter, the Committee stated that it intends to make
the Commission's report available to the public in its entirety, and
asked that the Commission not include any confidential business
information or national security classified information in the report
it sends to the Committee. Any confidential business information
received by the Commission in this investigation and used in preparing
this report will not be published in a manner that would reveal the
operations of the firm supplying the information.
Issued: November 15, 2007.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-22667 Filed 11-20-07; 8:45 am]
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