[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR2002.3]

[Page 431-432]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2002_OPERATION OF COMMITTEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2002.3  Section 301 Committee.

    (a) There is hereby established, as a subordinate body of the Trade 
Policy Staff Committee, the Section 301 Committee. The Chairman of the 
Section 301 Committee shall be designated by the Deputy Special 
Representative from the Office of the Special Representative for Trade 
Negotiations. The Committee shall consist of the Chairman and, with 
respect to each complaint, such members as may be designated by agencies 
which have an interest in the issues raised by the particular complaint 
and whose participation is invited by the Chairman of the Committee.
    (b) The Section 301 Committee performs the following functions 
unless such functions are assigned to a different body by the Special 
Representative, or his designee:
    (1) Reviews complaints received pursuant to section 301 of the Trade 
Act of 1974.
    (2) Provides an opportunity by the holding of public hearings upon 
request by a complainant or an interested party, as appropriate, and by 
such other means as the Special Representative, a Deputy Special 
Representative or the Chairman of the section 301 Committee deems 
appropriate, for any interested party to pre[chyph]sent his views to the 
section 301 Committee concerning foreign restrictions, acts, policies, 
and practices affecting U.S. commerce, and United States actions in 
response thereto, as provided for in section 301 of the Trade Act (Pub. 
L. 93-618, 88 Stat. 1978).

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    (3) Reports to the Trade Policy Staff Committee the results of 
reviews and hearings conducted with respect to complaints received 
pursuant to section 301 of the Trade Act.
    (4) On the basis of its review of petitions filed under section 301 
and of the views received through hearings or otherwise on such 
petitions, makes recommendations to the TPSC for review by that 
committee.

[40 FR 39497, Aug. 28, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 55611, Oct 18, 1977]