[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: 15CFR2003.2]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2003_REGULATIONS OF TRADE POLICY STAFF COMMITTEE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2003.2  Testimony and submission of written briefs.

    (a) Participation by an interested party in a public hearing 
announced under Sec. 2003.1 shall require the submission of a written 
brief before the close of the period announced, in the public notice for 
its submission. Such brief may be, but need not be, supplemented by the 
presentation of oral testimony in accordance with Sec. 2003.4.

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    (b) A written brief by an interested party concerning any aspect of 
the trade agreements program or any related matter not subject to 
paragraph (a) of this section, and submitted pursuant to a public notice 
shall be submitted before the close of the period announced in the 
public notice for its submission.
    (c) A written brief shall state clearly the position taken and shall 
describe with particularity the evidence supporting such position. It 
shall be submitted in not less than twenty (20) copies which shall be 
legibly typed, printed, or duplicated.
    (d) In order to assure each party an opportunity to contest the 
information provided by other interested parties, the Committee will 
entertain rebuttal briefs filed by any party within a time limit 
specified by the Committee. Rebuttal briefs shall conform, in form and 
number, to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section. Rebuttal 
briefs should be strictly limited to demonstrating errors of fact or 
analysis not pointed out in the briefs or hearings and should be as 
concise as possible.
    (e) A written brief by an interested party concerning any aspect of 
the Trade Agreements Program or any related matter not subject to 
paragraph (a) or (b) of this section may be submitted at any time.
    (f) The requirements in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section 
may be waived by the Special Representative, the Deputy Special 
Representative, or the Chairman of the Committee for reasons of equity 
and the public interest.

[40 FR 18421, Apr. 28, 1975, as amended at 40 FR 39498, Aug. 28, 1975]