[Federal Register: May 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 103)]
[Notices]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-352]
Andean Trade Preference Act: Impact on the U.S. Economy and on
Andean Drug Crop Eradication
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and opportunity to submit comments in
connection with the 2007 report on the Andean Trade Preference Act
(ATPA).
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SUMMARY: Section 206 of the ATPA (19 U.S.C. 3204) requires the
Commission to report biennially to the Congress by September 30 of each
reporting year on the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and
U.S. consumers, as well as on the effectiveness of the Act in promoting
drug-related crop eradication and crop substitution efforts by
beneficiary countries. This series of biennial reports was instituted
as investigation No. 332-352, Andean Trade Preference Act: Impact on
the U.S. Economy and on Andean Drug Crop Eradication. The Commission
has scheduled a public hearing for its 2008 ATPA report, covering
calendar year 2007, for July 22, 2008.
DATES: July 9, 2008: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the
public hearing.
July 15, 2008: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and
statements.
July 22, 2008: Public hearing.
July 29, 2008: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and
statements and all other written submissions.
September 30, 2008: Transmittal of Commission report to 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: James Stamps (202-205-3227, or
james.stamps@usitc.gov) or Nannette Christ (202-205-3263, or
nannette.christ@usitc.gov), Country and Regional Analysis Division,
Office of Economics, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington,
DC 20436. General information concerning the Commission may be obtained
by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).
Background: Section 206 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)
(19 U.S.C. 3204) requires that the Commission submit biennial reports
to the Congress regarding the economic impact of the Act on U.S.
industries and consumers and, in conjunction with other agencies, the
effectiveness of the Act in promoting drug-related crop eradication and
crop substitution efforts of the beneficiary countries. Section 206(b)
of the Act requires that each report include:
(1) The actual effect of ATPA on the U.S. economy generally as well
as on specific domestic industries which produce articles that are
like, or directly competitive with, articles being
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imported under the Act from beneficiary countries;
(2) the probable future effect that ATPA will have on the U.S.
economy generally and on such domestic industries; and
(3) the estimated effect that ATPA has had on drug-related crop
eradication and crop substitution efforts of beneficiary countries.
Notice of institution of the investigation and the schedule for
such reports under section 206 of ATPA was published in the Federal
Register of March 10, 1994 (59 FR 11308). The thirteenth report,
covering calendar year 2007, is to be submitted by September 30, 2008.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this
investigation will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
July 22, 2008. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed
with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., July 9, 2008, in
accordance with the requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below.
All pre-hearing briefs and statements should be filed not later than
5:15 p.m., July 15, 2008, and all post-hearing briefs and statements
should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., July 29, 2008. In the event
that, as of the close of business on July 9, 2008, 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
nonparticipant may call the Secretary to the Commission (202-205-2000)
after July 9, 2008, for information concerning whether the hearing will
be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested parties are invited to submit written
statements concerning this investigation. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later
than 5:15 p.m., July 29, 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 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.
Committee staff has indicated that the Committee intends to make
the Commission's report available to the public in its entirety, and
has asked that the Commission not include any confidential business
information or national security classified information in the report
that the Commission 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: May 21, 2008.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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