80_FR_48288 80 FR 48134 - WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States-Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures on Certain Coated Paper From Indonesia

80 FR 48134 - WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States-Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures on Certain Coated Paper From Indonesia

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 154 (August 11, 2015)

Page Range48134-48136
FR Document2015-19631

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (``USTR'') is providing notice that the Republic of Indonesia has requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (``DSU''). That request may be found at www.wto.org contained in a document designated as WT/DS491/2. USTR invites written comments from the public concerning the issues raised in this dispute.

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 2015)]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Dispute No. WTO/DS491]


WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States--Anti-
Dumping and Countervailing Measures on Certain Coated Paper From 
Indonesia

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative 
(``USTR'') is providing notice that the Republic of Indonesia has 
requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the 
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and the 
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of 
Disputes (``DSU''). That request may be found at www.wto.org contained 
in a document designated as WT/DS491/2. USTR invites written comments 
from the public concerning the issues raised in this dispute.

DATES: Although USTR will accept any comments received during the 
course of the dispute settlement proceedings, comments should be 
submitted on or before September 9, 2015, to be assured of timely 
consideration by USTR.

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically to 
www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2015-0005. If you are unable to 
provide submissions by www.regulations.gov, please contact Sandy 
McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an alternative method of 
transmission.
    If (as explained below) the comment contains confidential 
information, then the comment should be submitted by fax only to Sandy 
McKinzy at (202) 395-3640.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Micah Myers, Associate General 
Counsel, or Juli Schwartz, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the 
United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20508, (202) 395-3150.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 127(b) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (``URAA'') (19 U.S.C. 3537(b)(1)) requires that notice 
and opportunity for comment be provided after the United States submits 
or receives a request for the establishment of a WTO dispute settlement 
panel. Consistent with this obligation, USTR is providing notice that 
the establishment of a dispute settlement panel has been requested 
pursuant to the DSU. The panel will hold its meetings in Geneva, 
Switzerland.

Major Issues Raised by Indonesia

    On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce (``DOC'') 
published antidumping (``AD'') and countervailing duty (``CVD'') orders 
(75 FR 70205; 75 FR 70206) on certain coated paper from Indonesia. On 
March 13, 2015, Indonesia requested WTO dispute settlement 
consultations regarding some of DOC's determinations in the CVD 
investigation, as well as the U.S. International Trade Commission's 
(``ITC'') threat of material injury determinations in both the AD and 
CVD proceedings. Indonesia and the United States held consultations in 
Geneva on June 25, 2015.
    On July 9, 2015, Indonesia requested that the WTO establish a 
dispute settlement panel. In its panel request, Indonesia contends that 
the DOC's findings of countervailable subsidies with respect to a 
number of government practices in the logging and paper industries are 
inconsistent with Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs And 
Trade 1994 (``GATT 1994'') and the Agreement on Subsidies and

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Countervailing Measures (``SCM Agreement''). Indonesia also contends 
that the ITC's affirmative threat determinations in both the AD and CVD 
investigations breach Article VI of the GATT 1994, the Agreement on 
Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs And 
Trade 1994 (``AD Agreement''), and the SCM Agreement. In addition, 
Indonesia raises an ``as such'' challenge to the statutory tie-vote 
provision set out in section 771(11)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(codified at 19 U.S.C. 1677(11)(B)), claiming that this provision 
breaches Article VI of the GATT 1994, Articles 1 and 3.8 of the AD 
Agreement, and Articles 10 and 15.8 of the SCM Agreement.
    Indonesia also lists in its panel request the following items as 
part of its challenge: ``the determinations by the [DOC] and [ITC] to 
initiate certain anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty 
investigations, the conduct of those investigations, any preliminary or 
final anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty determinations issued 
in those investigations, any definitive anti-dumping duties and 
countervailing duties imposed as a result of those investigations, 
including any notices, annexes, orders, decision memoranda, or other 
instruments issued by the United States in connection with the anti-
dumping duty and countervailing duty measures.''
    Indonesia contends DOC's determination that Indonesia provided 
standing timber for less than adequate remuneration breaches Article 
2.1 of the SCM Agreement because DOC failed to properly examine whether 
the purported subsidy was ``specific to an enterprise . . . within the 
jurisdiction of the granting authority'' and did not cite to evidence 
establishing the existence of a ``plan or scheme sufficient to 
constitute a `subsidy programme.''' Indonesia also alleges DOC breached 
Article 14(d) of the SCM Agreement because it failed to determine the 
adequacy of remuneration ``in relation to prevailing market conditions 
for the good . . . in question in the country of provision.'' Indonesia 
alleges that these provisions were also breached through DOC's 
determinations that Indonesia's log export ban and debt forgiveness 
practices each conferred a benefit which constitutes a countervailable 
subsidy. With respect to debt forgiveness, Indonesia alleges that DOC 
improperly applied adverse facts available ``without examining 
information Indonesia provided, and without examining whether Indonesia 
`refuse[d] access to, or otherwise [did] not provide''' the 
information, in breach of Article 12.7 of the SCM Agreement.
    Indonesia alleges that the ITC's threat determinations in the 
investigations at issue breach Article 3.5 of the AD Agreement and 
Article 15.5 of the SCM Agreement because the ITC did not demonstrate 
``the existence of a causal relationship between the imports and the 
purported threat of injury to the domestic industry'' and failed to 
``sufficiently examine known factors other than the allegedly dumped 
and subsidized imports which at the same time were in fact injuring the 
domestic injury.'' In addition, Indonesia alleges the ITC's threat 
determinations breach Article 3.7 of the AD Agreement and Article 15.7 
of the SCM Agreement because the threat findings were based on 
``allegation, conjecture [and] remote possibility''; were not supported 
by record evidence; and did not indicate a change in circumstances that 
was ``clearly foreseen and imminent.'' Further, Indonesia alleges the 
ITC's threat determinations breach Article 3.7 of the AD Agreement and 
Article 15.7 of the SCM Agreement because the ITC failed to demonstrate 
that the ``totality of the factors considered lead to the conclusion 
that material injury would have occurred unless protective action was 
taken.'' Indonesia alleges the ITC did not apply or consider ``special 
care'' in its threat of injury determinations, in contravention of 
Article 3.8 of the AD Agreement and Article 15.8 of the SCM Agreement.
    Indonesia also claims the ``requirement contained in 19 U.S.C. 
1677(11)(B) that a tie vote in a threat of injury determination must be 
treated as an affirmative . . . [ITC] determination,'' is, ``as such,'' 
inconsistent with Article 3.8 of the AD Agreement and Article 15.8 of 
the SCM Agreement ``because the requirement does not consider or 
exercise special care.''
    Finally, Indonesia alleges that these actions are inconsistent with 
Article 1 of the AD Agreement, Article 10 of the SCM Agreement, and 
Article VI of the GATT 1994.

Public Comment: Requirements for Submissions

    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning the issues raised in this dispute. Persons may submit public 
comments electronically to www.regulations.gov docket number USTR-2015-
0005. If you are unable to provide submissions by www.regulations.gov, 
please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an 
alternative method of transmission.
    To submit comments via www.regulations.gov, enter docket number 
USTR-2015-0005 on the home page and click ``search.'' The site will 
provide a search-results page listing all documents associated with 
this docket. Find a reference to this notice by selecting ``Notice'' 
under ``Document Type'' on the left side of the search-results page, 
and click on the link entitled ``Comment Now!'' (For further 
information on using the www.regulations.gov Web site, please consult 
the resources provided on the Web site by clicking on ``How to Use This 
Site'' on the left side of the home page.)
    The www.regulations.gov Web site allows users to provide comments 
by filling in a ``Type Comments'' field, or by attaching a document 
using an ``Upload File'' field. It is expected that most comments will 
be provided in an attached document. If a document is attached, it is 
sufficient to type ``See attached'' in the ``Type Comments'' field.
    A person requesting that information contained in a comment that 
he/she submitted, be treated as confidential business information must 
certify that such information is business confidential and would not 
customarily be released to the public by the submitter. Confidential 
business information must be clearly designated as such and the 
submission must be marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and 
bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page. Any comment 
containing business confidential information must be submitted by fax 
to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-3640. A non-confidential summary of the 
confidential information must be submitted to www.regulations.gov. The 
non-confidential summary will be placed in the docket and will be open 
to public inspection.
    USTR may determine that information or advice contained in a 
comment submitted, other than business confidential information, is 
confidential in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that information 
or advice may qualify as such, the submitter:
    (1) Must clearly so designate the information or advice;
    (2) Must clearly mark the material as ``SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE'' 
at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page; and
    (3) Must provide a non-confidential summary of the information or 
advice.
Any comment containing confidential information must be submitted by 
fax. A

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non-confidential summary of the confidential information must be 
submitted to www.regulations.gov. The non-confidential summary will be 
placed in the docket and will be open to public inspection.
    Pursuant to section 127(e) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a docket on this dispute settlement 
proceeding, docket number USTR-2015-0005, accessible to the public at 
www.regulations.gov.
    The public file will include non-confidential comments received by 
USTR from the public regarding the dispute. If a dispute settlement 
panel is convened, or in the event of an appeal from such a panel, the 
following documents will be made available to the public at 
www.ustr.gov: the United States' submissions, any non-confidential 
submissions received from other participants in the dispute, and any 
non-confidential summaries of submissions received from other 
participants in the dispute.
    In the event that a dispute settlement panel is convened, or in the 
event of an appeal from such a panel, the panel report and, if 
applicable, the report of the Appellate Body, will also be available on 
the Web site of the World Trade Organization, at www.wto.org. Comments 
open to public inspection may be viewed at www.regulations.gov.

Juan Millan,
Acting Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and 
Enforcement.
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                                                    printing in the Commission’s Public                       services of governmental nature may file                       the dispute settlement proceedings,
                                                    Reference Section, 100 F Street NE.,                      disaster loan applications at the address                      comments should be submitted on or
                                                    Washington, DC 20549–1090 on official                     listed above or other locally announced                        before September 9, 2015, to be assured
                                                    business days between the hours of                        locations.                                                     of timely consideration by USTR.
                                                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                       The following areas have been                               ADDRESSES: Public comments should be
                                                    filing will also be available for                         determined to be adversely affected by                         submitted electronically to
                                                    inspection and copying at the NYSE’s                      the disaster:                                                  www.regulations.gov, docket number
                                                    principal office and on its Internet Web                  Primary Counties: Allamakee;                                   USTR–2015–0005. If you are unable to
                                                    site at www.nyse.com. All comments                           Appanoose; Butler; Clayton; Dallas;                         provide submissions by
                                                    received will be posted without change;                      Davis; Des Moines; Guthrie; Howard;                         www.regulations.gov, please contact
                                                    the Commission does not edit personal                        Jefferson; Lee; Lucas; Marion;                              Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to
                                                    identifying information from                                 Mitchell; Monroe; Warren; Wayne;                            arrange for an alternative method of
                                                    submissions. You should submit only                          Winneshiek; Wright.                                         transmission.
                                                    information that you wish to make                            The Interest Rates are:                                        If (as explained below) the comment
                                                    available publicly. All submissions                                                                                      contains confidential information, then
                                                    should refer to File Number SR–                           For Physical Damage:                                           the comment should be submitted by
                                                    NYSEMKT–2015–59 and should be                               Non-Profit Organizations With                                fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202)
                                                    submitted on or before September 1,                           Credit Available Elsewhere ...                     2.625   395–3640.
                                                    2015.                                                       Non-Profit Organizations With-
                                                                                                                  out Credit Available Else-                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                      For the Commission, by the Division of                      where .....................................        2.625   Micah Myers, Associate General
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                For Economic Injury:                                           Counsel, or Juli Schwartz, Assistant
                                                    authority.11                                                Non-Profit Organizations With-                               General Counsel, Office of the United
                                                    Robert W. Errett,                                             out Credit Available Else-                                 States Trade Representative, 600 17th
                                                    Deputy Secretary.                                             where .....................................        2.625   Street NW., Washington, DC 20508,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–19645 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]                                                                              (202) 395–3150.
                                                                                                                The number assigned to this disaster
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                                                                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
                                                                                                              for physical damage is 14403B and for
                                                                                                                                                                             127(b) of the Uruguay Round
                                                                                                              economic injury is 14404B
                                                                                                                                                                             Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’) (19 U.S.C.
                                                                                                              (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance                        3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and
                                                    SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                                                                                              Numbers 59002 and 59008)                                       opportunity for comment be provided
                                                    [Disaster Declaration #14403 and #14404]                                                                                 after the United States submits or
                                                                                                              James E. Rivera,
                                                    Iowa Disaster #IA–00064                                   Associate Administrator for Disaster                           receives a request for the establishment
                                                                                                              Assistance.                                                    of a WTO dispute settlement panel.
                                                    AGENCY: U.S. Small Business                               [FR Doc. 2015–19630 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]                    Consistent with this obligation, USTR is
                                                    Administration.                                           BILLING CODE 8025–01–P                                         providing notice that the establishment
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                                                                                          of a dispute settlement panel has been
                                                                                                                                                                             requested pursuant to the DSU. The
                                                    SUMMARY:   This is a Notice of the                                                                                       panel will hold its meetings in Geneva,
                                                    Presidential declaration of a major                       OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                                                                                              TRADE REPRESENTATIVE                                           Switzerland.
                                                    disaster for Public Assistance Only for
                                                    the State of Iowa (FEMA–4234–DR),                         [Dispute No. WTO/DS491]                                        Major Issues Raised by Indonesia
                                                    dated 07/31/2015.                                                                                                           On November 17, 2010, the U.S.
                                                      Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes,                     WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding                              Department of Commerce (‘‘DOC’’)
                                                    Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding.                        Regarding United States—Anti-                                  published antidumping (‘‘AD’’) and
                                                      Incident Period: 06/20/2015 through                     Dumping and Countervailing Measures                            countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) orders (75
                                                    06/25/2015.                                               on Certain Coated Paper From                                   FR 70205; 75 FR 70206) on certain
                                                      Effective Date: 07/31/2015.                             Indonesia                                                      coated paper from Indonesia. On March
                                                      Physical Loan Application Deadline                                                                                     13, 2015, Indonesia requested WTO
                                                    Date: 09/29/2015.                                         AGENCY: Office of the United States
                                                                                                              Trade Representative.                                          dispute settlement consultations
                                                      Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan                                                                                            regarding some of DOC’s determinations
                                                    Application Deadline Date: 05/02/2016.                    ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
                                                                                                                                                                             in the CVD investigation, as well as the
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan                          SUMMARY:   The Office of the United                            U.S. International Trade Commission’s
                                                    applications to: U.S. Small Business                      States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is                      (‘‘ITC’’) threat of material injury
                                                    Administration Processing and                             providing notice that the Republic of                          determinations in both the AD and CVD
                                                    Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport                      Indonesia has requested the                                    proceedings. Indonesia and the United
                                                    Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.                               establishment of a dispute settlement                          States held consultations in Geneva on
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A                        panel under the Marrakesh Agreement                            June 25, 2015.
                                                    Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,                   Establishing the World Trade                                      On July 9, 2015, Indonesia requested
                                                    U.S. Small Business Administration,                       Organization and the Understanding on                          that the WTO establish a dispute
                                                    409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,                           Rules and Procedures Governing the                             settlement panel. In its panel request,
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                                                    Washington, DC 20416.                                     Settlement of Disputes (‘‘DSU’’). That                         Indonesia contends that the DOC’s
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                      request may be found at www.wto.org                            findings of countervailable subsidies
                                                    hereby given that as a result of the                      contained in a document designated as                          with respect to a number of government
                                                    President’s major disaster declaration on                 WT/DS491/2. USTR invites written                               practices in the logging and paper
                                                    07/31/2015, Private Non-Profit                            comments from the public concerning                            industries are inconsistent with Article
                                                    organizations that provide essential                      the issues raised in this dispute.                             VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs
                                                                                                              DATES: Although USTR will accept any                           And Trade 1994 (‘‘GATT 1994’’) and the
                                                      11 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            comments received during the course of                         Agreement on Subsidies and


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                                                    Countervailing Measures (‘‘SCM                          information, in breach of Article 12.7 of                To submit comments via
                                                    Agreement’’). Indonesia also contends                   the SCM Agreement.                                    www.regulations.gov, enter docket
                                                    that the ITC’s affirmative threat                          Indonesia alleges that the ITC’s threat            number USTR–2015–0005 on the home
                                                    determinations in both the AD and CVD                   determinations in the investigations at               page and click ‘‘search.’’ The site will
                                                    investigations breach Article VI of the                 issue breach Article 3.5 of the AD                    provide a search-results page listing all
                                                    GATT 1994, the Agreement on                             Agreement and Article 15.5 of the SCM                 documents associated with this docket.
                                                    Implementation of Article VI of the                     Agreement because the ITC did not                     Find a reference to this notice by
                                                    General Agreement on Tariffs And                        demonstrate ‘‘the existence of a causal               selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document
                                                    Trade 1994 (‘‘AD Agreement’’), and the                  relationship between the imports and                  Type’’ on the left side of the search-
                                                    SCM Agreement. In addition, Indonesia                   the purported threat of injury to the                 results page, and click on the link
                                                    raises an ‘‘as such’’ challenge to the                  domestic industry’’ and failed to                     entitled ‘‘Comment Now!’’ (For further
                                                    statutory tie-vote provision set out in                 ‘‘sufficiently examine known factors                  information on using the
                                                    section 771(11)(B) of the Tariff Act of                 other than the allegedly dumped and                   www.regulations.gov Web site, please
                                                    1930 (codified at 19 U.S.C. 1677(11)(B)),               subsidized imports which at the same                  consult the resources provided on the
                                                    claiming that this provision breaches                   time were in fact injuring the domestic               Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use
                                                    Article VI of the GATT 1994, Articles 1                 injury.’’ In addition, Indonesia alleges              This Site’’ on the left side of the home
                                                    and 3.8 of the AD Agreement, and                        the ITC’s threat determinations breach                page.)
                                                    Articles 10 and 15.8 of the SCM                         Article 3.7 of the AD Agreement and                      The www.regulations.gov Web site
                                                    Agreement.                                              Article 15.7 of the SCM Agreement                     allows users to provide comments by
                                                       Indonesia also lists in its panel                    because the threat findings were based                filling in a ‘‘Type Comments’’ field, or
                                                    request the following items as part of its              on ‘‘allegation, conjecture [and] remote              by attaching a document using an
                                                    challenge: ‘‘the determinations by the                  possibility’’; were not supported by                  ‘‘Upload File’’ field. It is expected that
                                                    [DOC] and [ITC] to initiate certain anti-               record evidence; and did not indicate a               most comments will be provided in an
                                                    dumping duty and countervailing duty                    change in circumstances that was                      attached document. If a document is
                                                    investigations, the conduct of those                    ‘‘clearly foreseen and imminent.’’                    attached, it is sufficient to type ‘‘See
                                                    investigations, any preliminary or final                Further, Indonesia alleges the ITC’s                  attached’’ in the ‘‘Type Comments’’
                                                    anti-dumping duty and countervailing                    threat determinations breach Article 3.7              field.
                                                                                                            of the AD Agreement and Article 15.7 of                  A person requesting that information
                                                    duty determinations issued in those
                                                                                                            the SCM Agreement because the ITC                     contained in a comment that he/she
                                                    investigations, any definitive anti-
                                                                                                            failed to demonstrate that the ‘‘totality             submitted, be treated as confidential
                                                    dumping duties and countervailing
                                                                                                            of the factors considered lead to the                 business information must certify that
                                                    duties imposed as a result of those
                                                                                                            conclusion that material injury would                 such information is business
                                                    investigations, including any notices,
                                                                                                            have occurred unless protective action                confidential and would not customarily
                                                    annexes, orders, decision memoranda,
                                                                                                            was taken.’’ Indonesia alleges the ITC                be released to the public by the
                                                    or other instruments issued by the
                                                                                                            did not apply or consider ‘‘special care’’            submitter. Confidential business
                                                    United States in connection with the
                                                                                                            in its threat of injury determinations, in            information must be clearly designated
                                                    anti-dumping duty and countervailing
                                                                                                            contravention of Article 3.8 of the AD                as such and the submission must be
                                                    duty measures.’’
                                                                                                            Agreement and Article 15.8 of the SCM                 marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’
                                                       Indonesia contends DOC’s                             Agreement.                                            at the top and bottom of the cover page
                                                    determination that Indonesia provided                      Indonesia also claims the                          and each succeeding page. Any
                                                    standing timber for less than adequate                  ‘‘requirement contained in 19 U.S.C.                  comment containing business
                                                    remuneration breaches Article 2.1 of the                1677(11)(B) that a tie vote in a threat of            confidential information must be
                                                    SCM Agreement because DOC failed to                     injury determination must be treated as               submitted by fax to Sandy McKinzy at
                                                    properly examine whether the                            an affirmative . . . [ITC]                            (202) 395–3640. A non-confidential
                                                    purported subsidy was ‘‘specific to an                  determination,’’ is, ‘‘as such,’’                     summary of the confidential
                                                    enterprise . . . within the jurisdiction of             inconsistent with Article 3.8 of the AD               information must be submitted to
                                                    the granting authority’’ and did not cite               Agreement and Article 15.8 of the SCM                 www.regulations.gov. The non-
                                                    to evidence establishing the existence of               Agreement ‘‘because the requirement                   confidential summary will be placed in
                                                    a ‘‘plan or scheme sufficient to                        does not consider or exercise special                 the docket and will be open to public
                                                    constitute a ‘subsidy programme.’’’                     care.’’                                               inspection.
                                                    Indonesia also alleges DOC breached                        Finally, Indonesia alleges that these                 USTR may determine that information
                                                    Article 14(d) of the SCM Agreement                      actions are inconsistent with Article 1 of            or advice contained in a comment
                                                    because it failed to determine the                      the AD Agreement, Article 10 of the                   submitted, other than business
                                                    adequacy of remuneration ‘‘in relation                  SCM Agreement, and Article VI of the                  confidential information, is confidential
                                                    to prevailing market conditions for the                 GATT 1994.                                            in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of
                                                    good . . . in question in the country of                                                                      the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
                                                    provision.’’ Indonesia alleges that these               Public Comment: Requirements for
                                                                                                            Submissions                                           2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that
                                                    provisions were also breached through                                                                         information or advice may qualify as
                                                    DOC’s determinations that Indonesia’s                      Interested persons are invited to                  such, the submitter:
                                                    log export ban and debt forgiveness                     submit written comments concerning                       (1) Must clearly so designate the
                                                    practices each conferred a benefit which                the issues raised in this dispute. Persons
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                                                                                                                                                                  information or advice;
                                                    constitutes a countervailable subsidy.                  may submit public comments                               (2) Must clearly mark the material as
                                                    With respect to debt forgiveness,                       electronically to www.regulations.gov                 ‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the
                                                    Indonesia alleges that DOC improperly                   docket number USTR–2015–0005. If you                  top and bottom of the cover page and
                                                    applied adverse facts available ‘‘without               are unable to provide submissions by                  each succeeding page; and
                                                    examining information Indonesia                         www.regulations.gov, please contact                      (3) Must provide a non-confidential
                                                    provided, and without examining                         Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to                    summary of the information or advice.
                                                    whether Indonesia ‘refuse[d] access to,                 arrange for an alternative method of                  Any comment containing confidential
                                                    or otherwise [did] not provide’’’ the                   transmission.                                         information must be submitted by fax. A


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                                                    non-confidential summary of the                            In accordance with the requirements                   Description: The OCC’s Office of the
                                                    confidential information must be                        of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct                   Ombudsman (Ombudsman) is
                                                    submitted to www.regulations.gov. The                   or sponsor, and the respondent is not                 committed to assessing its efforts to
                                                    non-confidential summary will be                        required to respond to, an information                provide a fair and expeditious appeals
                                                    placed in the docket and will be open                   collection unless it displays a currently             process to institutions under its
                                                    to public inspection.                                   valid Office of Management and Budget                 supervision. To perform this
                                                       Pursuant to section 127(e) of the                    (OMB) control number. The OCC is                      assessment, it is necessary to obtain
                                                    Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19                        soliciting comment concerning a new                   feedback from individual appellant
                                                    U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a                   collection of information titled, ‘‘Bank              institutions on the effectiveness of the
                                                    docket on this dispute settlement                       Appeals Follow-Up Questionnaire.’’ The                Ombudsman’s current efforts to provide
                                                    proceeding, docket number USTR–                         OCC also is giving notice that it has sent            a fair and expeditious appeals process
                                                    2015–0005, accessible to the public at                  the collection to OMB for review.                     and suggestions on ways to enhance the
                                                    www.regulations.gov.                                    DATES: Comments must be submitted on                  bank appeals process. The Ombudsman
                                                       The public file will include non-                    or before September 10, 2015.                         will use the information gathered to
                                                    confidential comments received by                       ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the                  assess adherence to OCC Bulletin 2013–
                                                    USTR from the public regarding the                      Washington, DC area and at the OCC is                 15, ‘‘Bank Appeals Process,’’ dated June
                                                    dispute. If a dispute settlement panel is               subject to delay, commenters are                      7, 2013, for each appeal submitted and
                                                    convened, or in the event of an appeal                  encouraged to submit comments by                      to enhance its bank appeals program.
                                                    from such a panel, the following                        email, if possible. Comments may be                      Affected Public: Businesses or other
                                                    documents will be made available to the                 sent to: Legislative and Regulatory                   for-profit.
                                                    public at www.ustr.gov: the United                      Activities Division, Office of the                       Burden Estimates:
                                                    States’ submissions, any non-                           Comptroller of the Currency, Attention:               Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
                                                    confidential submissions received from                  1557–NEW, 400 7th Street SW., Suite                   Estimated Number of Responses: 15.
                                                    other participants in the dispute, and                  3E–218, Mail Stop 9W–11, Washington,                  Estimated Annual Burden: 2.5 hours.
                                                    any non-confidential summaries of                       DC 20219. In addition, comments may                      Frequency of Response: On occasion.
                                                    submissions received from other                         be sent by fax to (571) 465–4326 or by                   Comments: The OCC published a
                                                    participants in the dispute.                            electronic mail to prainfo@occ.treas.gov.             notice for 60 days of comment on June
                                                       In the event that a dispute settlement               You may personally inspect and                        5, 2015 (80 FR 32204). No comments
                                                    panel is convened, or in the event of an                photocopy comments at the OCC, 400                    were received. Comments continue to be
                                                    appeal from such a panel, the panel                     7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.                 invited on:
                                                    report and, if applicable, the report of                For security reasons, the OCC requires                   (a) Whether the collections of
                                                    the Appellate Body, will also be                        that visitors make an appointment to                  information are necessary for the proper
                                                    available on the Web site of the World                  inspect comments. You may do so by                    performance of the OCC’s functions,
                                                    Trade Organization, at www.wto.org.                     calling (202) 649–6700. Upon arrival,                 including whether the information has
                                                    Comments open to public inspection                      visitors will be required to present valid            practical utility;
                                                    may be viewed at www.regulations.gov.                                                                            (b) The accuracy of the OCC’s
                                                                                                            government-issued photo identification
                                                                                                                                                                  estimates of the burden of the
                                                    Juan Millan,                                            and submit to security screening in
                                                                                                                                                                  information collections, including the
                                                    Acting Assistant United States Trade                    order to inspect and photocopy
                                                                                                                                                                  validity of the methodology and
                                                    Representative for Monitoring and                       comments.
                                                                                                               All comments received, including                   assumptions used;
                                                    Enforcement.                                                                                                     (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–19631 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]             attachments and other supporting
                                                                                                            materials, are part of the public record              utility, and clarity of the information to
                                                    BILLING CODE 3290–F5–P
                                                                                                            and subject to public disclosure. Do not              be collected;
                                                                                                                                                                     (d) Ways to minimize the burden of
                                                                                                            include any information in your
                                                                                                                                                                  information collections on respondents,
                                                                                                            comment or supporting materials that
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                                                                                    including through the use of automated
                                                                                                            you consider confidential or
                                                                                                                                                                  collection techniques or other forms of
                                                                                                            inappropriate for public disclosure.
                                                    Office of the Comptroller of the                           Additionally, please send a copy of                information technology; and
                                                    Currency                                                                                                         (e) Estimates of capital or start-up
                                                                                                            your comments by mail to: OCC Desk
                                                                                                                                                                  costs and costs of operation,
                                                                                                            Officer, 1557–NEW, U.S. Office of
                                                    Agency Information Collection                                                                                 maintenance, and purchase of services
                                                                                                            Management and Budget, 725 17th
                                                    Activities: Proposed Information                                                                              to provide information.
                                                                                                            Street NW., #10235, Washington, DC
                                                    Collection; Submission for OMB                          20503, or by email to: oira_submission@                 Dated: August 5, 2015.
                                                    Review; Bank Appeals Follow-Up                          omb.eop.gov.                                          Mary H. Gottlieb,
                                                    Questionnaire
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Regulatory Specialist, Legislative and
                                                    AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the                Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer,                  Regulatory Activities Division.
                                                    Currency (OCC), Treasury.                               (202) 649–5490, for persons who are                   [FR Doc. 2015–19622 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    ACTION: Notice and request for                          deaf or hard of hearing, TTY, (202) 649–              BILLING CODE 4810–33–P

                                                    comment.                                                5597, Legislative and Regulatory
                                                                                                            Activities Division, Office of the
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                                                    SUMMARY:   The OCC, as part of its                      Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th                  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                    continuing effort to reduce paperwork                   Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
                                                    and respondent burden, invites the                                                                            Office of Foreign Assets Control
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    general public and other Federal                          Title: Bank Appeals Follow-Up                       Sanctions Actions Pursuant to
                                                    agencies to take this opportunity to                    Questionnaire.                                        Executive Orders 13224
                                                    comment on a new information                              OMB Control No.: To be assigned by
                                                    collection, as required by the Paperwork                OMB.                                                  AGENCY:  Office of Foreign Assets
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).                              Type of Review: Regular.                            Control, Treasury.


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesAlthough USTR will accept any comments received during the course of the dispute settlement proceedings, comments should be submitted on or before September 9, 2015, to be assured of timely consideration by USTR.
ContactMicah Myers, Associate General Counsel, or Juli Schwartz, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395-3150.
FR Citation80 FR 48134 

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