[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: 15CFR2016.1]

[Page 470-471]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
  PART 2016_PROCEDURES TO PETITION FOR WITHDRAWAL OR SUSPENSION OF COUNTRY 
  ELIGIBILITY OR DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT 
  (ATPA), AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2016.1  Action following receipt of petitions.

    (a) USTR shall publish in the Federal Register a list of petitions 
filed in response to the announcement of the annual review, including 
the subject matter of the request and, where appropriate, the 
description of the article or articles covered by the request.
    (b) Thereafter, the Andean Subcommittee shall conduct a preliminary 
review of the petitions, and shall submit the results of its preliminary 
review to the TPSC. The TPSC shall review the work of the Andean 
Subcommittee and shall conduct further review as necessary. The TPSC 
shall prepare recommendations for the President on any proposed action 
to modify the ATPA. The Chairman of the TPSC may, as appropriate, 
convene the Trade Policy Review Group (TPRG) to review the matter, and 
thereafter refer the matter to the USTR for Cabinet-level review as 
necessary.
    (c) The USTR, after receiving the advice of the TPSC, TPRG, or 
Cabinet-level officials, shall make recommendations to the President on 
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proposed action to modify the application of the ATPA's benefits to 
countries or articles. The President (or if that function is delegated 
to the USTR, the USTR) shall announce in the Federal Register any such 
action he proposes to take. The USTR shall announce in the Federal 
Register notice of the results of the preliminary review, together with 
a schedule for receiving public input regarding such proposed action 
consistent with section 203(e) of the ATPA, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
3202(e)).
    (1) The schedule shall include the deadline and guidelines for any 
person to submit written comments supporting, opposing or otherwise 
commenting on any proposed action.
    (2) The schedule shall also include the time and place of the public 
hearing, as well as the deadline and guidelines for submitting requests 
to present oral testimony.
    (d) After receiving and considering public input, the Andean 
Subcommittee shall submit the results of the final review to the TPSC. 
The TPSC shall review the work of the Andean Subcommittee and shall 
conduct further review as necessary. The TPSC shall prepare 
recommendations for the President on any proposed action to modify the 
application of benefits under the ATPA to countries or articles. The 
Chairman of the TPSC may, as appropriate, convene the TPRG to review the 
matter, and thereafter refer the matter to the USTR for Cabinet-level 
review as necessary. The USTR, after receiving the advice of the TPSC, 
TPRG, or Cabinet-level officials, shall make recommendations to the 
President on any proposed action to modify the application of the ATPA's 
benefits to countries or articles, including recommendations that no 
action be taken. The USTR shall also forward to the President any 
documentation necessary to implement the recommended proposed action or 
actions to modify the application of the ATPA's benefits to countries or 
articles.
    (e) In considering whether to recommend any proposed action to 
modify the ATPA, the Andean Subcommittee, on behalf of the TPSC, TPRG, 
or Cabinet-level officials, shall review all relevant information 
submitted in connection with a petition or otherwise available.