80 FR 60713 - Commission Recommendations to the President To Modify the Tariff Nomenclature in Chapters 3, 44, and 63 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 60713-60714] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-25546] [[Page 60713]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 1205-12] Commission Recommendations to the President To Modify the Tariff Nomenclature in Chapters 3, 44, and 63 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of institution of investigation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Following adoption by the World Customs Organization (WCO) of certain recommended modifications to the Harmonized System on June 11, 2015, the Commission has instituted investigation No. 1205-12, Commission Recommendations to the President to Modify the Tariff Nomenclature in Chapters 3, 44, and 63 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, pursuant to section 1205 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the 1988 Act) (19 U.S.C. 3005). The WCO recommendation calls upon the Contracting Parties to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Convention) to amend their tariff nomenclature to make certain corrections to Chapters 3 and 63, and to make further amendments to their nomenclature relating to Chapter 44 that were inadvertently omitted from the Council Recommendation of June 27, 2014. The amendments to Chapters 3 and 63 are expected to enter into force on January 1, 2017, and the amendments to Chapter 44, on January 1, 2018. The amendments to Chapters 3 and 63 relate to the text of certain subheadings of headings 03.01 and 03.03 (certain fish), and Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 63 and subheading 6304.20 (certain textiles). The amendments to Chapter 44 relate to several subheadings for certain wood and wood products. DATES: October 7, 2015: Posting of the WCO's Recommendation of June 11, 2015, on the Commission Web site. February 12, 2016: Posting of the Commission's proposed recommendations on the Commission's Web site. March 18, 2016: Deadline for interested Federal agencies and the public to file written views on the Commission's proposed recommendations. July 22, 2016: Transmittal of the Commission's report to the President. ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel P. Shepherdson, Attorney- Advisor, Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements (202-205-2598, or Daniel.Shepherdson@usitc.gov) or Cynthia Wilson, Nomenclature Analyst, Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements (202-205-3052, or Cynthia.Wilson@usitc.gov). The media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819, or Margaret.OLaughlin@usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information about the Commission may be obtained by accessing the Commission Web site at www.usitc.gov. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. Background: Section 1205(a) of the 1988 Act requires that the Commission keep the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (Harmonized Tariff Schedule or HTS) under continuous review and periodically recommend to the President such modifications in the HTS as the Commission considers necessary or appropriate, including to conform the HTS with amendments made to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Convention), which contains the Harmonized System nomenclature in the Annex to the Convention. The Harmonized System nomenclature provides uniform product architecture for the customs tariffs and statistical nomenclatures of all major trading countries of the world, including the United States. The Harmonized System establishes the general arrangement or structure of product categories, set forth in chapters, 4-digit headings and 6- digit subheadings. It also includes the general rules of interpretation, and section and chapter legal notes that define the scope of sections, chapters, 4-digit headings and 6-digit subheadings. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature. In addition, however, the HTS includes national subdivisions (8-digit subheadings and 10-digit statistical annotations), as well as additional U.S. chapter notes, and other national provisions that facilitate the administration of U.S. customs, tariff and statistical programs. The Commission will recommend such modifications in the HTS as it considers necessary or appropriate to conform the HTS with amendments recommended in the WCO Council Recommendation of June 11, 2015. In that recommendation the WCO Council recommended that the Contracting Parties to the Convention amend their tariff nomenclature to make certain corrections that were inadvertently omitted from the Council Recommendation of June 27, 2014. The amendments to Chapters 3 and 63 relate to the text of certain subheadings of headings 03.02 and 03.03 (certain fish), and Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 63 and subheading 6304.20 (certain textiles); and the amendments to Chapter 44 relate to several subheadings for certain wood and wood products. The amendments to Chapters 3 and 63 are expected to enter into force on January 1, 2017, and the amendments to Chapter 44, on January 1, 2018. The Commission expects to transmit its report to the President containing its recommendations in July 2016. The Commission's report will include, in addition to its recommendations, a summary of the information on which the recommendations were based, a statement of the probable economic effect of each recommended change on any industry in the United States, a copy of all written views submitted by interested Federal agencies, and a copy or summary of the views of all other interested parties. Proposed Recommendations, Opportunity To Comment: Before making recommendations to the President, the Commission will provide notice of its ``proposed recommendations'' and will afford opportunity for interested Federal agencies and the public to present their views in writing on those proposed recommendations in accordance with the procedures in the following paragraphs. The Commission expects to post those proposed recommendations on its Web site by February 12, 2016. Written Submissions: Following publication of the Commission's ``proposed recommendations,'' all interested parties, including interested Federal agencies, are invited to file written submissions concerning the recommendations the Commission [[Page 60714]] should make to the President. All such written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later than 5:15 p.m., March 18, 2016. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 and the Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures require that interested parties file documents electronically on or before the filing deadline and submit eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. eastern time on the next business day. In the event that confidential treatment of a document is requested, interested parties must file, at the same time as the eight paper copies, at least four (4) additional true paper copies in which the confidential information must be deleted (see the following paragraph for further information regarding confidential business information). Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the Office of the Secretary (202-205-2000). Any submissions that contain confidential business information (CBI) must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that the confidential business information be clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business information, will be made available for inspection by interested parties. The Commission may include some or all of the confidential business information submitted in the course of this investigation in the report it sends to the USTR. The Commission will not otherwise publish any confidential business information in a manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information. By order of the Commission. Issued: October 2, 2015. William R. Bishop, Supervisory Information and Hearings Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-25546 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE rooms, are located in the United States the Harmonized System nomenclature.
COMMISSION International Trade Commission In addition, however, the HTS includes
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, national subdivisions (8-digit
[Investigation No. 1205–12]
DC. All written submissions should be subheadings and 10-digit statistical
Commission Recommendations to the addressed to the Secretary, United annotations), as well as additional U.S.
President To Modify the Tariff States International Trade Commission, chapter notes, and other national
Nomenclature in Chapters 3, 44, and 63 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC provisions that facilitate the
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 20436. The public record for this administration of U.S. customs, tariff
investigation may be viewed on the and statistical programs.
AGENCY: United States International Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) The Commission will recommend
Trade Commission. at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/ such modifications in the HTS as it
ACTION: Notice of institution of edis.htm. considers necessary or appropriate to
investigation. conform the HTS with amendments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
recommended in the WCO Council
Daniel P. Shepherdson, Attorney-
SUMMARY: Following adoption by the Recommendation of June 11, 2015. In
Advisor, Office of Tariff Affairs and that recommendation the WCO Council
World Customs Organization (WCO) of
Trade Agreements (202–205–2598, or recommended that the Contracting
certain recommended modifications to
Daniel.Shepherdson@usitc.gov) or Parties to the Convention amend their
the Harmonized System on June 11,
Cynthia Wilson, Nomenclature Analyst, tariff nomenclature to make certain
2015, the Commission has instituted
Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade corrections that were inadvertently
investigation No. 1205–12, Commission
Agreements (202–205–3052, or omitted from the Council
Recommendations to the President to
Cynthia.Wilson@usitc.gov). The media Recommendation of June 27, 2014. The
Modify the Tariff Nomenclature in
should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, amendments to Chapters 3 and 63 relate
Chapters 3, 44, and 63 of the
Office of External Relations (202–205– to the text of certain subheadings of
Harmonized Tariff Schedule, pursuant
1819, or Margaret.OLaughlin@usitc.gov). headings 03.02 and 03.03 (certain fish),
to section 1205 of the Omnibus Trade
Hearing-impaired individuals may and Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 63
and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the
obtain information on this matter by and subheading 6304.20 (certain
1988 Act) (19 U.S.C. 3005).
contacting the Commission’s TDD textiles); and the amendments to
The WCO recommendation calls upon
terminal at 202–205–1810. General Chapter 44 relate to several subheadings
the Contracting Parties to the
information about the Commission may for certain wood and wood products.
International Convention on the
be obtained by accessing the The amendments to Chapters 3 and 63
Harmonized Commodity Description
Commission Web site at www.usitc.gov. are expected to enter into force on
and Coding System (Convention) to
Persons with mobility impairments who January 1, 2017, and the amendments to
amend their tariff nomenclature to make
will need special assistance in gaining Chapter 44, on January 1, 2018.
certain corrections to Chapters 3 and 63,
access to the Commission should The Commission expects to transmit
and to make further amendments to
contact the Office of the Secretary at its report to the President containing its
their nomenclature relating to Chapter
202–205–2000. recommendations in July 2016. The
44 that were inadvertently omitted from Background: Section 1205(a) of the
the Council Recommendation of June Commission’s report will include, in
1988 Act requires that the Commission addition to its recommendations, a
27, 2014. The amendments to Chapters keep the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
3 and 63 are expected to enter into force summary of the information on which
the United States (Harmonized Tariff the recommendations were based, a
on January 1, 2017, and the Schedule or HTS) under continuous
amendments to Chapter 44, on January statement of the probable economic
review and periodically recommend to effect of each recommended change on
1, 2018. The amendments to Chapters 3 the President such modifications in the
and 63 relate to the text of certain any industry in the United States, a
HTS as the Commission considers copy of all written views submitted by
subheadings of headings 03.01 and necessary or appropriate, including to
03.03 (certain fish), and Subheading interested Federal agencies, and a copy
conform the HTS with amendments or summary of the views of all other
Note 1 to Chapter 63 and subheading made to the International Convention on
6304.20 (certain textiles). The interested parties.
the Harmonized Commodity Description Proposed Recommendations,
amendments to Chapter 44 relate to and Coding System (Convention), which Opportunity To Comment: Before
several subheadings for certain wood contains the Harmonized System making recommendations to the
and wood products. nomenclature in the Annex to the President, the Commission will provide
DATES: Convention. notice of its ‘‘proposed
October 7, 2015: Posting of the WCO’s The Harmonized System recommendations’’ and will afford
Recommendation of June 11, 2015, on nomenclature provides uniform product opportunity for interested Federal
the Commission Web site. architecture for the customs tariffs and agencies and the public to present their
February 12, 2016: Posting of the statistical nomenclatures of all major views in writing on those proposed
Commission’s proposed trading countries of the world, recommendations in accordance with
recommendations on the Commission’s including the United States. The the procedures in the following
Web site. Harmonized System establishes the paragraphs. The Commission expects to
March 18, 2016: Deadline for general arrangement or structure of post those proposed recommendations
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interested Federal agencies and the product categories, set forth in chapters, on its Web site by February 12, 2016.
public to file written views on the 4-digit headings and 6-digit Written Submissions: Following
Commission’s proposed subheadings. It also includes the general publication of the Commission’s
recommendations. rules of interpretation, and section and ‘‘proposed recommendations,’’ all
July 22, 2016: Transmittal of the chapter legal notes that define the scope interested parties, including interested
Commission’s report to the President. of sections, chapters, 4-digit headings Federal agencies, are invited to file
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, and 6-digit subheadings. The written submissions concerning the
including the Commission’s hearing Harmonized Tariff Schedule is based on recommendations the Commission
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should make to the President. All such INTERNATIONAL TRADE fabrics and products containing same.
written submissions should be COMMISSION The complaint names as respondents
addressed to the Secretary, and should AQ Textiles, LLC of Greensboro, NC and
be received not later than 5:15 p.m., Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Creative Textile Mills Pvt. Ltd. of India.
March 18, 2016. All written submissions Solicitation of Comments Relating to The complainant requests that the
must conform with the provisions of the Public Interest Commission issue a permanent general
section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules AGENCY: U.S. International Trade exclusion order, a permanent cease and
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR Commission. desist order, and a bond upon
201.8). Section 201.8 and the respondents’ alleged infringing articles
ACTION: Notice.
Commission’s Handbook on Filing during the 60-day Presidential review
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1337(j).
Procedures require that interested Proposed respondents, other
parties file documents electronically on the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint interested parties, and members of the
or before the filing deadline and submit public are invited to file comments, not
eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. entitled Certain Woven Textile Fabrics
and Products Containing Same, DN to exceed five (5) pages in length,
eastern time on the next business day. inclusive of attachments, on any public
3088; the Commission is soliciting
In the event that confidential treatment comments on any public interest issues interest issues raised by the complaint
of a document is requested, interested raised by the complaint or or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments
parties must file, at the same time as the complainant’s filing under section should address whether issuance of the
eight paper copies, at least four (4) 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of relief specifically requested by the
additional true paper copies in which Practice and Procedure (19 CFR complainant in this investigation would
the confidential information must be 210.8(b)). affect the public health and welfare in
deleted (see the following paragraph for the United States, competitive
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
further information regarding conditions in the United States
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
confidential business information). economy, the production of like or
U.S. International Trade Commission,
Persons with questions regarding directly competitive articles in the
500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
electronic filing should contact the 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The United States, or United States
Office of the Secretary (202–205–2000). public version of the complaint can be consumers.
In particular, the Commission is
Any submissions that contain accessed on the Commission’s
interested in comments that:
confidential business information (CBI) Electronic Document Information (i) Explain how the articles
must also conform with the System (EDIS) at EDIS,1 and will be potentially subject to the requested
requirements of section 201.6 of the available for inspection during official remedial orders are used in the United
Commission’s Rules of Practice and business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)
States;
Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. (ii) identify any public health, safety,
of the rules requires that the cover of the International Trade Commission, 500 E or welfare concerns in the United States
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, relating to the requested remedial
document and the individual pages be
telephone (202) 205–2000. orders;
clearly marked as to whether they are General information concerning the
the ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ (iii) identify like or directly
Commission may also be obtained by competitive articles that complainant,
version, and that the confidential accessing its Internet server at United
business information be clearly its licensees, or third parties make in the
States International Trade Commission United States which could replace the
identified by means of brackets. All (USITC) at USITC.2 The public record
written submissions, except for subject articles if they were to be
for this investigation may be viewed on
confidential business information, will excluded;
the Commission’s Electronic Document (iv) indicate whether complainant,
be made available for inspection by Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.3 complainant’s licensees, and/or third
interested parties. The Commission may Hearing-impaired persons are advised party suppliers have the capacity to
include some or all of the confidential that information on this matter can be replace the volume of articles
business information submitted in the obtained by contacting the potentially subject to the requested
course of this investigation in the report Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) exclusion order and/or a cease and
it sends to the USTR. The Commission 205–1810.
desist order within a commercially
will not otherwise publish any SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The reasonable time; and
confidential business information in a Commission has received a complaint (v) explain how the requested
manner that would reveal the operations and a submission pursuant to section remedial orders would impact United
of the firm supplying the information. 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of States consumers.
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf Written submissions must be filed no
By order of the Commission. of AAVN, Inc. on October 1, 2015. The later than by close of business, eight
Issued: October 2, 2015. complaint alleges violations of section calendar days after the date of
William R. Bishop, 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. publication of this notice in the Federal
Supervisory Information and Hearings 1337) in the importation into the United Register. There will be further
Officer. States, the sale for importation, and the opportunities for comment on the
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
[FR Doc. 2015–25546 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] sale within the United States after public interest after the issuance of any
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importation of certain woven textile final initial determination in this
investigation.
1 Electronic Document Information System
Persons filing written submissions
(EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
2 United States International Trade Commission
must file the original document
(USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov. electronically on or before the deadlines
3 Electronic Document Information System stated above and submit 8 true paper
(EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov. copies to the Office of the Secretary by
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of institution of investigation. | |
| Dates | October 7, 2015: Posting of the WCO's Recommendation of June 11, 2015, on the Commission Web site. | |
| Contact | Daniel P. Shepherdson, Attorney- Advisor, Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements (202-205-2598, or [email protected]) or Cynthia Wilson, Nomenclature Analyst, Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements (202-205-3052, or [email protected]). The media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819, or [email protected]gov). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information about the Commission may be obtained by accessing the Commission Web site at www.usitc.gov. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. | |
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