[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: 15CFR2006.0] [Page 463-464] 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. Sec. 2006.0 Submission of petitions requesting action under section 301. 2006.1 Information to be included in petition. 2006.2 Adequacy of the petition. 2006.3 Determinations regarding petitions. 2006.4 Requests for information made to Foreign Governments or Instrumentalities. 2006.5 Consultations with the Foreign Government. 2006.6 Formal dispute settlement. 2006.7 Public hearings. 2006.8 Submission of written briefs. 2006.9 Presentation of oral testimony at public hearings. 2006.10 Waiver of requirements. 2006.11 Consultations before making determinations. 2006.12 Determinations; time limits. 2006.13 Information open to public inspection. 2006.14 Information not available. 2006.15 Information exempt from public inspection. Authority: Sec. 309(a)(1), Trade Act of 1974, as amended by sec. 1301 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100- 418, 102 Stat. 1176 (19 U.S.C. 2419). Source: 55 FR 20595, May 18, 1990, unless otherwise noted. (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 services; a person who relies on protection of intellectual property rights; a trade association, a certified union or recognized union or group of workers [[Page 464]] 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.