[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR2002.3]



[Page 451-452]

 

                  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 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]