[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: 15CFR2016.1]



[Page 490-491]

 

                  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.