80 FR 73868 - Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice of Acceptance of a Country Practices Petition on Thailand; Notice of Schedule for Public Comments and a Hearing on Certain Country Practice Reviews
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 73868-73870] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30065] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice of Acceptance of a Country Practices Petition on Thailand; Notice of Schedule for Public Comments and a Hearing on Certain Country Practice Reviews AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice and request for submissions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) announces that it has accepted for review a country practices petition regarding worker rights in Thailand submitted as part of the GSP Annual Review. This notice sets forth the schedule for public comments and a public hearing on the newly accepted petition on Thailand, as well as the ongoing GSP country practice reviews regarding Ecuador, Fiji, Georgia, Iraq, Niger, and Uzbekistan. This notice also announces the closure of the country practices review of worker rights in the Philippines without change to that country's GSP trade benefits. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Aimee Larsen, Director for GSP, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20508. The telephone number is (202) 395-2974 and the email address is [email protected]. DATES: The GSP regulations (15 CFR part 2007) provide the schedule of dates for conducting an annual review unless otherwise specified in a Federal Register notice. The schedule for the review of the country practices reviews cited above follows. January 4, 2016: Deadline for submission of pre-hearing briefs and requests to appear at the January 14-15, 2016 public hearing; submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. January 14-15, 2016: The GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a two-day public hearing on the country practices reviews cited above at 1724 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20508, beginning at 9:30 a.m. each day. [[Page 73869]] February 12, 2016: Deadline for submission of post-hearing briefs, which must be received by 5:00 p.m. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP program provides for the duty-free importation of designated articles when imported from designated BDCs. The GSP program is authorized by Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended (the ``1974 Act''), and is implemented in accordance with Executive Order 11888 of November 24, 1975, as modified by subsequent Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations. Country Practices Reviews The status of country practices reviews considered as part of the 2015/2016 GSP Annual Review is described in the list of Active and Closed Country Practices Reviews, which is available on the USTR GSP Web site at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/trade-development/preference-programs/generalized-system-preference-gsp/current-review-0. This list includes previously accepted country practices petitions. Country practices petitions accepted for review in previous years that continue to be under review include those regarding Ecuador, Fiji, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Niger, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), drawing on the advice of the TPSC, has accepted for review a country practices petition submitted as part of the 2015/2016 GSP Annual Review on Thailand regarding worker rights. In addition, the USTR, drawing on the advice of the TPSC, has decided to close the country practices review case USTR-2013-0006 regarding worker rights in the Philippines in view of progress made by the government of the Philippines in addressing worker rights issues in that country. Notice of Public Hearing The GSP Subcommittee of the TPSC will hold a two-day hearing on Thursday, January 14 and Friday, January 15, 2016 beginning at 9:30 a.m. each day, for the newly accepted country practices petition regarding worker rights in Thailand, as well as to receive information regarding recent developments pertinent to the ongoing country practices reviews regarding worker rights and/or child labor in Fiji, Georgia, Iraq, Niger, and Uzbekistan, and arbitral awards in Ecuador. The hearing will be held at 1724 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20508 and will be open to the public. A transcript of the hearing will be made available on http://www.regulations.gov within approximately two weeks of the hearing. All interested parties wishing to make an oral presentation at the hearing must submit, following the ``Requirements for Submissions'' set out below, the name, address, telephone number, and email address, if available, of the witness(es) representing their organization by 5 p.m., January 4, 2016. Requests to present oral testimony must be accompanied by a written brief or summary statement, in English, and also must be received by 5 p.m., January 4, 2016. Oral testimony before the GSP Subcommittee will be limited to five-minute presentations that summarize or supplement information contained in briefs or statements submitted for the record. Post-hearing briefs or statements will be accepted if they conform with the regulations cited below and are submitted, in English, by 5 p.m., February 12, 2016. Parties not wishing to appear at the public hearing may submit pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs or comments by the aforementioned deadlines. The GSP Subcommittee strongly encourages submission of all post- hearing briefs or statements by the February 12, 2016 deadline in order to receive timely consideration in the GSP Subcommittee's deliberation on the subject reviews. However, if there are new developments or information that parties wish to share with the GSP Subcommittee after this date, the regulations.gov dockets will remain open. Comments, letters, or other submissions related to the subject country practices reviews must be posted to the http://regulations.gov docket in order to be considered by the GSP Subcommittee. Requirements for Submissions All submissions in response to this notice must be submitted in English by the applicable deadlines set forth in this notice and conform to the GSP regulations set forth at 15 CFR part 2007, except as modified below. These regulations are available on the USTR Web site at https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/USTR-Regulations-Pertaining-Eligibility-GSP-Program-15-CFR-Part-2007_0.pdf. Any person or party making a submission is strongly advised to review the GSP regulations and the GSP Guidebook, available at: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/GSP%20Guidebook%20October%202015%20Final.pdf. To ensure their timely and expeditious receipt and consideration, submissions in response to this notice must be submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov using the appropriate country-specific docket number(s) listed below. Fiji (worker rights): USTR-2013-0012; Ecuador (arbitral awards): USTR-2013-0013; Georgia (worker rights): USTR-2013-0009; Iraq (worker rights): USTR-2013-0004; Niger (worker rights and child labor): USTR-2013-0005; Thailand (worker rights): USTR-2015-0018; Uzbekistan (worker rights): USTR-2013-0007. Hand-delivered submissions will not be accepted. To make a submission using http://www.regulations.gov, enter the country-specific docket number in the ``Search for'' field 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'' in the ``Filter Results by'' section on the left side of the screen and click on the link entitled ``Comment Now.'' The http://www.regulations.gov Web site offers the option of providing comments by filling in a ``Type Comment'' field or by attaching a document using the ``Upload file(s)'' field. The GSP Subcommittee prefers that submissions be provided in an attached document. At the beginning of the submission, or on the first page (if an attachment), please note that the submission is in response to this Federal Register notice and provides comments on the GSP country practice review regarding [relevant country]. Submissions should not exceed 30 single-spaced, standard letter-size pages in 12- point type, including attachments. Any data attachments to the submission should be included in the same file as the submission itself, and not as separate files. Each submitter will receive a submission tracking number upon completion of the submissions procedure at http://www.regulations.gov. The tracking number will be the submitter's confirmation that the submission was received into http://www.regulations.gov. The confirmation should be kept for the submitter's records. USTR is not able to provide technical assistance for the Web site. Documents not submitted in accordance with these instructions may not be considered in this review. If an interested party is unable to provide submissions as requested, please contact the GSP Program at USTR to arrange for an alternative method of transmission. [[Page 73870]] Business Confidential Submissions An interested party requesting that information contained in a submission be treated as business confidential 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. The submission must be marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page, and the submission should indicate, via brackets, the specific information that is confidential. Additionally, ``Business Confidential'' must be included in the ``Type Comment'' field. For any submission containing business confidential information, a non-confidential version must be submitted separately (i.e., not as part of the same submission with the confidential version), indicating where confidential information has been redacted. The non-confidential version will be placed in the docket and open to public inspection. Public Viewing of Review Submissions Submissions in response to this notice, except for information granted ``business confidential'' status under 15 CFR 2003.6, will be available for public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR 2007.6 at http://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing, usually within two weeks of the relevant due date or date of the submission. Such submissions may be viewed by entering the country-specific docket number in the search field at: http://www.regulations.gov. William D. Jackson, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Generalized System of Preferences, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. [FR Doc. 2015-30065 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3290-F6-P
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IEEPA, which grants the President investment policies and procedures and investment, which ultimately promotes
authority to keep a full record of, and to monitor the Burmese government’s U.S. foreign policy goals.
to furnish under oath, in the form of management of revenues from Dated: November 17, 2015.
reports or otherwise, complete investment. Scott Busby,
information relative to any act or U.S. persons to whom this Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau
transaction referred to in section requirement applies will be required to of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
203(a)(1) of IEEPA. submit a version of the report to the U.S. Department of State.
Methodology: Government for public release, from [FR Doc. 2015–30054 Filed 11–24–15; 8:45 am]
The Department of State will collect which information considered in good BILLING CODE 4710–18–P
the information requested via electronic faith to be exempt from disclosure
submission. under FOIA Exemption 4—i.e. trade
Additional Information: secrets or commercial or financial
It is the overarching policy goal of the OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
information that is privileged or TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
U.S. Government to support political
confidential—may be withheld. The
reform in Burma towards the
Department of State will make this Generalized System of Preferences
establishment of a peaceful, prosperous,
version of the report publically available (GSP): Notice of Acceptance of a
and democratic state that respects
in order to promote transparency with Country Practices Petition on
human rights and the rule of law. In the
respect to new U.S. investments in Thailand; Notice of Schedule for Public
past, some foreign investment in Burma
Burma. In the past, the absence of Comments and a Hearing on Certain
has been linked to human rights abuses,
transparency or publicly available Country Practice Reviews
particularly in the area of natural
resource development in ethnic information with respect to foreign
investment activities in Burma has AGENCY: Office of the United States
minority regions. For example, some Trade Representative.
foreign investments have entailed contributed to corruption and misuse of
public funds, the erosion of public trust, ACTION: Notice and request for
acquisition and control of land in submissions.
disputed ethnic minority territories and social unrest in ethnic minority
exacerbating or contributing to both areas and has led to further human SUMMARY: The GSP Subcommittee of the
social unrest and armed conflict and rights abuses and repression by the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC)
leading to adverse community and/or government and military. Public announces that it has accepted for
environmental impacts. Increased disclosure of certain aspects of the review a country practices petition
military/security presence, particularly collection therefore will promote the regarding worker rights in Thailand
in disputed ethnic minority areas, to policy of transparency through new U.S. submitted as part of the GSP Annual
provide security for foreign investment investment, a key U.S. foreign policy Review. This notice sets forth the
projects is reported to have led to objective in Burma. schedule for public comments and a
seizures of farm land, involuntary Burmese civil society groups, public hearing on the newly accepted
relocations, forced labor, torture, particularly those representing ethnic petition on Thailand, as well as the
summary execution, and sexual minority communities, have requested ongoing GSP country practice reviews
violence. that the Department of State make regarding Ecuador, Fiji, Georgia, Iraq,
The collection will help the public certain information obtained Niger, and Uzbekistan. This notice also
Department of State, in consultation through the collection on investments announces the closure of the country
with other relevant government purportedly made for the benefit of the practices review of worker rights in the
agencies, to evaluate whether easing the Burmese people, as a means of holding Philippines without change to that
ban on investment by U.S. persons their own government accountable. country’s GSP trade benefits.
advances U.S. foreign policy goals to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
address the national emergency with Suu Kyi underscored the importance of Contact Aimee Larsen, Director for GSP,
respect to Burma. In addition, the transparency in in Bangkok in 2012, Office of the United States Trade
Department of State will use the noting that she did not want ‘‘more Representative, 600 17th Street NW.,
collection as a basis to conduct investment to mean more possibilities Washington, DC 20508. The telephone
informed consultations with U.S. for corruption.’’ This was among the number is (202) 395–2974 and the email
businesses to encourage and assist such most specific of the recommendations address is ALarsen@ustr.eop.gov.
businesses to develop robust policies she made to the international DATES: The GSP regulations (15 CFR
and procedures to address any potential community, stressing that part 2007) provide the schedule of dates
adverse human rights, worker rights, ‘‘Transparency is very important if we for conducting an annual review unless
anti-corruption, environmental, or other are going to avoid problems in the otherwise specified in a Federal
impacts resulting from their investments future... So whatever investments, Register notice. The schedule for the
and operations in Burma. The governmental agreements, whatever aid review of the country practices reviews
Department of State will use the might be proposed, please make sure cited above follows.
collection of information about new that it is transparent, that the people of January 4, 2016: Deadline for
investment with the Myanmar Oil and Burma are in a position to understand submission of pre-hearing briefs and
Gas Enterprise (MOGE) to track what has been done, and how and for requests to appear at the January 14–15,
investment that involves MOGE and to whom the benefits are intended.’’ 2016 public hearing; submissions must
identify investors with whom it may be Therefore public release of portions of be received by 5:00 p.m.
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beneficial to have targeted consultation this collection is aimed at providing January 14–15, 2016: The GSP
on anti-corruption and human rights civil society this type of information to Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
policies. The public, including civil both ensure the transparency of U.S. Committee (TPSC) will convene a two-
society actors in Burma, may use investment in Burma and to encourage day public hearing on the country
publicly available information resulting civil society to partner with their practices reviews cited above at 1724 F
from the collection to engage U.S. government and U.S. companies Street NW., Washington, DC 20508,
businesses on their responsible towards building responsible beginning at 9:30 a.m. each day.
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February 12, 2016: Deadline for All interested parties wishing to make Fiji (worker rights): USTR–2013–
submission of post-hearing briefs, which an oral presentation at the hearing must 0012;
must be received by 5:00 p.m. submit, following the ‘‘Requirements for Ecuador (arbitral awards): USTR–
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP Submissions’’ set out below, the name, 2013–0013;
program provides for the duty-free address, telephone number, and email Georgia (worker rights): USTR–2013–
importation of designated articles when address, if available, of the witness(es) 0009;
imported from designated BDCs. The representing their organization by 5 Iraq (worker rights): USTR–2013–
GSP program is authorized by Title V of p.m., January 4, 2016. Requests to 0004;
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461, present oral testimony must be Niger (worker rights and child labor):
et seq.), as amended (the ‘‘1974 Act’’), accompanied by a written brief or USTR–2013–0005;
and is implemented in accordance with summary statement, in English, and also Thailand (worker rights): USTR–
Executive Order 11888 of November 24, must be received by 5 p.m., January 4, 2015–0018;
1975, as modified by subsequent 2016. Oral testimony before the GSP Uzbekistan (worker rights): USTR–
Executive Orders and Presidential Subcommittee will be limited to five- 2013–0007.
Proclamations. minute presentations that summarize or Hand-delivered submissions will not
supplement information contained in be accepted.
Country Practices Reviews briefs or statements submitted for the To make a submission using http://
The status of country practices record. Post-hearing briefs or statements www.regulations.gov, enter the country-
reviews considered as part of the 2015/ will be accepted if they conform with specific docket number in the ‘‘Search
2016 GSP Annual Review is described the regulations cited below and are for’’ field on the home page and click
in the list of Active and Closed Country submitted, in English, by 5 p.m., ‘‘Search.’’ The site will provide a
Practices Reviews, which is available on February 12, 2016. Parties not wishing search-results page listing all documents
the USTR GSP Web site at https:// to appear at the public hearing may associated with this docket. Find a
ustr.gov/issue-areas/trade-development/ submit pre-hearing and post-hearing reference to this notice by selecting
preference-programs/generalized- briefs or comments by the ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document Type’’ in
system-preference-gsp/current-review-0. aforementioned deadlines. the ‘‘Filter Results by’’ section on the
The GSP Subcommittee strongly
This list includes previously accepted left side of the screen and click on the
encourages submission of all post-
country practices petitions. Country link entitled ‘‘Comment Now.’’ The
hearing briefs or statements by the
practices petitions accepted for review http://www.regulations.gov Web site
February 12, 2016 deadline in order to
in previous years that continue to be receive timely consideration in the GSP offers the option of providing comments
under review include those regarding Subcommittee’s deliberation on the by filling in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field or
Ecuador, Fiji, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, subject reviews. However, if there are by attaching a document using the
Niger, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. new developments or information that ‘‘Upload file(s)’’ field. The GSP
The U.S. Trade Representative parties wish to share with the GSP Subcommittee prefers that submissions
(USTR), drawing on the advice of the Subcommittee after this date, the be provided in an attached document.
TPSC, has accepted for review a country regulations.gov dockets will remain At the beginning of the submission, or
practices petition submitted as part of open. Comments, letters, or other on the first page (if an attachment),
the 2015/2016 GSP Annual Review on submissions related to the subject please note that the submission is in
Thailand regarding worker rights. In country practices reviews must be response to this Federal Register notice
addition, the USTR, drawing on the posted to the http://regulations.gov and provides comments on the GSP
advice of the TPSC, has decided to close docket in order to be considered by the country practice review regarding
the country practices review case GSP Subcommittee. [relevant country]. Submissions should
USTR–2013–0006 regarding worker not exceed 30 single-spaced, standard
rights in the Philippines in view of Requirements for Submissions letter-size pages in 12-point type,
progress made by the government of the All submissions in response to this including attachments. Any data
Philippines in addressing worker rights notice must be submitted in English by attachments to the submission should
issues in that country. the applicable deadlines set forth in this be included in the same file as the
notice and conform to the GSP submission itself, and not as separate
Notice of Public Hearing
regulations set forth at 15 CFR part files.
The GSP Subcommittee of the TPSC 2007, except as modified below. These Each submitter will receive a
will hold a two-day hearing on regulations are available on the USTR submission tracking number upon
Thursday, January 14 and Friday, Web site at https://ustr.gov/sites/ completion of the submissions
January 15, 2016 beginning at 9:30 a.m. default/files/USTR-Regulations- procedure at http://
each day, for the newly accepted Pertaining-Eligibility-GSP-Program-15- www.regulations.gov. The tracking
country practices petition regarding CFR-Part-2007_0.pdf. Any person or number will be the submitter’s
worker rights in Thailand, as well as to party making a submission is strongly confirmation that the submission was
receive information regarding recent advised to review the GSP regulations received into http://
developments pertinent to the ongoing and the GSP Guidebook, available at: www.regulations.gov. The confirmation
country practices reviews regarding https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/ should be kept for the submitter’s
worker rights and/or child labor in Fiji, GSP%20Guidebook% records. USTR is not able to provide
Georgia, Iraq, Niger, and Uzbekistan, 20October%202015%20Final.pdf. technical assistance for the Web site.
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and arbitral awards in Ecuador. To ensure their timely and Documents not submitted in accordance
The hearing will be held at 1724 F expeditious receipt and consideration, with these instructions may not be
Street NW., Washington, DC 20508 and submissions in response to this notice considered in this review. If an
will be open to the public. A transcript must be submitted electronically via interested party is unable to provide
of the hearing will be made available on http://www.regulations.gov using the submissions as requested, please contact
http://www.regulations.gov within appropriate country-specific docket the GSP Program at USTR to arrange for
approximately two weeks of the hearing. number(s) listed below. an alternative method of transmission.
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Business Confidential Submissions purpose of this notice is to improve the Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
An interested party requesting that public’s awareness of, and participation § 91.119.
information contained in a submission in, the FAA’s exemption process. Description of Relief Sought: The
be treated as business confidential Neither publication of this notice nor petitioner has requested to operate their
information must certify that such the inclusion or omission of information UAS closer than 500 feet of athletes
information is business confidential and in the summary is intended to affect the (who will receive briefings and consent
would not customarily be released to legal status of the petition or its final to UAS risks). In Exemption No. 11433,
the public by the submitter. disposition. the petitioner was approved to use a
Confidential business information must DATES: Comments on this petition must
UAS for aerial data collection. Their
be clearly designated as such. The identify the petition docket number and exemption requires them to comply
submission must be marked ‘‘BUSINESS must be received on or before December with § 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes
CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom 15, 2015. and prohibits operation closer than 500
of the cover page and each succeeding feet from people except for essential
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
page, and the submission should flight personnel. Their petition for
by docket number FAA–2015–0223
indicate, via brackets, the specific amendment requests exemption from
using any of the following methods:
information that is confidential. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to that prohibition so that they may
Additionally, ‘‘Business Confidential’’ http://www.regulations.gov and follow operate within 500 feet of participating
must be included in the ‘‘Type the online instructions for sending your athletes who have consented.
Comment’’ field. For any submission comments electronically. [FR Doc. 2015–29950 Filed 11–24–15; 8:45 am]
containing business confidential • Mail: Send comments to Docket BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
information, a non-confidential version Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
must be submitted separately (i.e., not as Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
part of the same submission with the Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
confidential version), indicating where Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001. Federal Aviation Administration
confidential information has been
redacted. The non-confidential version • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take Aviation Rulemaking Advisory
will be placed in the docket and open comments to Docket Operations in Committee; Meeting
to public inspection. Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Public Viewing of Review Submissions Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 Administration (FAA), DOT.
Submissions in response to this a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through ACTION: Notice of Aviation Rulemaking
notice, except for information granted Friday, except Federal holidays. Advisory Committee (ARAC) meeting.
‘‘business confidential’’ status under 15 • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
CFR 2003.6, will be available for public Operations at 202–493–2251. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice
viewing pursuant to 15 CFR 2007.6 at Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. to advise the public of a meeting of the
http://www.regulations.gov upon 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the ARAC.
completion of processing, usually public to better inform its rulemaking DATES: The meeting will be held on
within two weeks of the relevant due process. DOT posts these comments, December 17, 2015, starting at 1:00 p.m.
date or date of the submission. Such without edit, including any personal Eastern Standard Time. Arrange oral
submissions may be viewed by entering information the commenter provides, to presentations by December 10, 2015.
the country-specific docket number in http://www.regulations.gov, as ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
the search field at: http:// described in the system of records at the Federal Aviation Administration,
www.regulations.gov. notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 800 Independence Avenue SW.,
be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ Washington, DC 20591, 10th floor,
William D. Jackson, privacy. MacCracken Conference Room.
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Docket: Background documents or
for the Generalized System of Preferences, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comments received may be read at Renee Pocius, Federal Aviation
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DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.
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[Summary Notice No. 2015–065] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan the ARAC taking place on December 17,
Ngo, (202) 267–4264. 800 Independence 2015, at the Federal Aviation
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. Administration, 800 Independence
Petition Received; Cape Productions, This notice is published pursuant to Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
Inc. 14 CFR 11.85. The Agenda includes:
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1. Request for Clarification
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Administration (FAA), DOT. 19, 2015. a. Avionics Systems Harmonization
ACTION: Notice. Lirio Liu, Working Group—Phase 2 Low
Director, Office of Rulemaking. Airspeed Alerting
SUMMARY: This notice contains a 2. Materials Flammability Working
summary of a petition seeking relief Petition for Exemption Group Recommendation Report
from specified requirements of Title 14 Docket No.: FAA–2015–0223. 3. Status Reports From Active Working
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Petitioner: Cape Productions, Inc. Groups
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