[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16079-16080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7217]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Report to Congress: Retrospective Versus Prospective Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Systems; Request for Comment and Notice of a
Public Hearing
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
Background: In the conference report accompanying the 2010
Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law: 111-117, the conferees
directed the Secretary of Commerce to work with the Secretaries of the
Departments of Homeland Security and the Treasury to conduct an
analysis of the relative advantages and disadvantages of prospective
and retrospective antidumping and countervailing duty systems. The
report is currently scheduled to be transmitted to Congress on June 14,
2010. As part of its analysis, the conferees requested that the
Department of Commerce (the Department) address the extent to which
each type of system would likely achieve the goals of: (1) Remedying
injurious dumping or subsidized exports to the United States; (2)
minimizing uncollected duties; (3) reducing incentives and
opportunities for importers to evade antidumping and countervailing
duties; (4) effectively targeting high-risk importers; (5) addressing
the impact of retrospective rate increases on U.S. importers and their
employees; and (6) creating minimal administrative burden.
To help in its analysis, the Department is inviting the public to
comment on the issue and the specific points raised by the conferees as
well as identify additional issues or considerations that it believes
are deserving of the Department's attention as it prepares its report.
The Department is also notifying the public that it will hold a public
hearing on April 27, 2010.
Date for Submitting Comments: The Department requests that comments
be submitted by 5 p.m., April 20, 2010. Comments should be limited to
no more than 25 pages. Comments may be submitted electronically or in
writing. Electronic comments should be submitted to [email protected]. If you submit comments electronically, you do not
need to also submit comments in writing. People wishing to comment in
writing should file, by the date specified above, a signed original and
four copies of each set of comments at the address listed below. The
Department will not accept nor consider comments accompanied by a
request that a part or all of the material be treated confidentially
because of its business proprietary nature or for any other reason.
All comments will be available for public inspection at Import
Administration's Central Records Unit, Room 1117, between the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. In addition, all comments will
be made available to the public in Portable Document Format (PDF) on
the Internet at the Import Administration Web site at the following
address: http://www.trade.gov/ia/. To the extent possible, all comments
will be posted within 48 hours. Any questions concerning file
formatting, document conversion, access on the Internet, or other
electronic filing issues should be addressed to Andrew Lee Beller,
Import Administration Webmaster, at (202) 482-0866, e-mail address:
[email protected].
Hearing Date: The hearing will be held on April 27, 2010 starting
at 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium at the Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC.
Hearing Participation: The hearing is open to the public. There are
no prerequisites or conditions on participating at the hearing. All are
welcome to speak at the hearing subject to the guidelines outlined in
this notice. Those wishing to speak at the hearing must notify the
Department no later than April 13, 2010. The request can be sent by e-
mail to [email protected] or in writing to the address
below. Individual presentations will be limited to five minutes to
allow for possible questions from the Chair and the panel. Written
comments, though strongly encouraged, are not required for those making
presentations within the five minute time limit. Anyone requiring
additional time for their presentation must seek an extension of the
time limit at the time of their notification to the Department.
Additional time may be granted as time and the number of participants
permits. Also, please be aware that foreign nationals wishing to attend
or participate in the hearing may be required to provide certain
identification information to the Department by April 23, 2010 in order
to gain access to the building. For further information, please contact
Kelly Parkhill at (202) 482-3791.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically or in writing.
Electronic comments should be submitted to [email protected]. If you submit comments electronically, you do not
need to submit comments in writing. People wishing to comment in
writing should file a signed original and four copies of each set of
comments by 5 p.m., April 20, 2010. Such comments should be addressed
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Room 1870, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Parkhill at (202) 482-3791.
New Reporting Requirements: There are no new paperwork or reporting
requirements as a result of the action. In addition, all responses to
the Department's Federal Register notice
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requests for information, including this request, are strictly
voluntary.
Dated: March 26, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-7217 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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