[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: 15CFR2006.0]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2006_PROCEDURES FOR FILING PETITIONS FOR ACTION UNDER SECTION 301 OF 
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2006.0  Submission of petitions requesting action under section 301.

    (a) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Trade 
Act'') requires the United States Trade Representative, subject to the 
specific direction, if any, of the President regarding such action, to 
take appropriate and feasible action in response to a foreign 
government's violation of a trade agreement, or any other international 
agreement the breach of which burdens or restricts United States 
commerce; and authorizes the Trade Representative, subject to the 
specific direction of the President, if any, to take action to obtain 
the elimination of acts, policies, and practices of foreign countries 
that are unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory and burden or 
restrict United States commerce. Section 302 of the Trade Act provides 
for petitions to be filed with the Trade Representative requesting that 
action be taken under section 301. Petitions filed under section 302 
will be treated as specified in these regulations.
    (b) Petitions may be submitted by an interested person. An 
interested person is deemed to be any party who has a significant 
interest affected by the act, policy, or practice complained of, for 
example: A producer, a commercial importer, or an exporter of an 
affected product or service; a United States person seeking to invest 
directly abroad, with implications for trade in goods or

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services; a person who relies on protection of intellectual property 
rights; a trade association, a certified union or recognized union or 
group of workers which is representative of an industry engaged in the 
manufacture, production or wholesale distribution in the United States 
of a product or service so affected; or any other private party 
representing a significant economic interest affected directly by the 
act, policy or practice complained of in the petition.
    (c) The petitioner shall submit 20 copies of the petition in 
English, clearly typed, photocopied, or printed to: Chairman, Section 
301 Committee, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20506.
    To ensure proper docketing, petitions may be filed only during the 
following hours on days when the Federal Government is open for 
business: between 9 a.m. and 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    (d) Recorded information on section 302 petitions and investigations 
may be obtained by calling (202) 395-3871.