[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: 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]