80 FR 9746 - Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel From the Dominican Republic, Sixth Annual Review

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The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) has announced its schedule, including deadlines for filing written submissions, in connection with the preparation of its sixth annual review in investigation No. 332-503, Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel from the Dominican Republic, Sixth Annual Review.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-503]


Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness 
of the Program for Certain Apparel From the Dominican Republic, Sixth 
Annual Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide written comments in connection 
with the Commission's sixth annual review.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) has 
announced its schedule, including deadlines for filing written 
submissions, in connection with the preparation of its sixth annual 
review in investigation No. 332-503, Earned Import Allowance Program: 
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel from 
the Dominican Republic, Sixth Annual Review.

DATES: 
    April 10, 2015: Deadline for filing written submissions.
    July 24, 2015: Transmittal of sixth report to House Committee on 
Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance.

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, 
including statements, and briefs, 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://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Laura Rodriguez (202-
205-3499 or laura.rodriguez@usitc.gov) for information specific to this 
investigation. For information on the legal aspects of this 
investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of 
the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or william.gearhart@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 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Web 
site (http://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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: Section 404 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-
United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (DR-CAFTA Act) 
(19 U.S.C. 4112) required the Secretary of Commerce to establish an 
Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) and directed the Commission to 
conduct annual reviews of the program to evaluate its effectiveness and 
make recommendations for improvements. Section 404 of the DR-CAFTA Act 
authorizes certain apparel articles wholly assembled in an eligible 
country to enter the United States free of duty if accompanied by a 
certificate that shows evidence of the purchase of certain U.S. fabric. 
The term ``eligible country'' is defined to mean the Dominican 
Republic. More specifically, the program allows producers (in the 
Dominican Republic) that purchase a certain quantity of qualifying U.S. 
fabric to produce certain cotton bottoms in the Dominican Republic to 
receive a credit that can be used to ship a certain quantity of 
eligible apparel using third-country fabrics from the Dominican 
Republic to the United States free of duty.
    Section 404(d) directs the Commission to conduct an annual review 
of the program to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and make 
recommendations for improvements. The Commission is required to submit 
its reports containing the results of its reviews to the House 
Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance. Copies 
of the Commission's first five annual reviews are available on the 
Commission's Web site at www.usitc.gov, including the fifth annual 
review, which was published on July 25, 2014 (ITC Publication 4476). 
The Commission expects to submit its report on its sixth annual review 
by July 24, 2015.
    The Commission instituted this investigation pursuant to section 
332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 to facilitate docketing of submissions 
and also to facilitate public access to Commission records through the 
Commission's EDIS electronic records system.
    Written Submissions: Interested parties are invited to file written 
submissions concerning this sixth annual review. All written 
submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, and all such 
submissions should be received no later than 5:15 p.m., April 10, 2015. 
All written submissions must

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conform to 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. If 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 Secretary (202-205-2000).
    Any submissions that contain confidential business information must 
also conform to 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 
is 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 intends to publish only a public report in this 
review. Consequently, the report that the Commission sends to the 
committees will not contain any confidential business information. Any 
confidential business information received by the Commission in this 
investigation and used in preparing its report will not be published in 
a manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the 
information.
    Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to publish 
summaries of the positions of interested persons in an appendix to its 
report. Persons wishing to have a summary of their position included in 
the appendix should include a summary with their written submission. 
The summary may not exceed 500 words, should be in MSWord format or a 
format that can be easily converted to MSWord, and should not include 
any confidential business information. The summary will be published as 
provided if it meets these requirements and is germane to the subject 
matter of the investigation. In the appendix the Commission will 
identify the name of the organization furnishing the summary, and will 
include a link to the Commission's Electronic Document Information 
System (EDIS) where the full written submission can be found.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 19, 2015.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
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a party to the investigations may submit INTERNATIONAL TRADE with mobility impairments who will
a written statement of information COMMISSION need special assistance in gaining access
pertinent to the subject of the to the Commission should contact the
[Investigation No. 332–503]
investigations, including statements of Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
support or opposition to the petition, on Earned Import Allowance Program: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
or before Tuesday, June 16, 2015. On Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Background: Section 404 of the
Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the Program for Certain Apparel From the Dominican Republic-Central America-
Commission will make available to Dominican Republic, Sixth Annual United States Free Trade Agreement
parties all information on which they Review Implementation Act (DR–CAFTA Act)
have not had an opportunity to (19 U.S.C. 4112) required the Secretary
AGENCY: United States International of Commerce to establish an Earned
comment. Parties may submit final
Trade Commission. Import Allowance Program (EIAP) and
comments on this information on or
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide directed the Commission to conduct
before Friday, July 10, 2015, but such
written comments in connection with annual reviews of the program to
final comments must not contain new
the Commission’s sixth annual review. evaluate its effectiveness and make
factual information and must otherwise
comply with section 207.30 of the recommendations for improvements.
SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade
Commission’s rules. All written Section 404 of the DR–CAFTA Act
Commission (Commission) has
authorizes certain apparel articles
submissions must conform with the announced its schedule, including
wholly assembled in an eligible country
provisions of section 201.8 of the deadlines for filing written submissions,
to enter the United States free of duty
Commission’s rules; any submissions in connection with the preparation of its
if accompanied by a certificate that
that contain BPI must also conform with sixth annual review in investigation No.
shows evidence of the purchase of
the requirements of sections 201.6, 332–503, Earned Import Allowance
certain U.S. fabric. The term ‘‘eligible
207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness
country’’ is defined to mean the
rules. The Commission’s Handbook on of the Program for Certain Apparel from
Dominican Republic. More specifically,
E-Filing, available on the Commission’s the Dominican Republic, Sixth Annual
the program allows producers (in the
Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov, Review.
Dominican Republic) that purchase a
elaborates upon the Commission’s rules DATES: certain quantity of qualifying U.S. fabric
with respect to electronic filing. April 10, 2015: Deadline for filing to produce certain cotton bottoms in the
written submissions. Dominican Republic to receive a credit
Additional written submissions to the July 24, 2015: Transmittal of sixth
Commission, including requests that can be used to ship a certain
report to House Committee on Ways and
pursuant to section 201.12 of the quantity of eligible apparel using third-
Means and Senate Committee on
Commission’s rules, shall not be country fabrics from the Dominican
Finance.
accepted unless good cause is shown for Republic to the United States free of
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, duty.
accepting such submissions, or unless including the Commission’s hearing Section 404(d) directs the
the submission is pursuant to a specific rooms, are located in the United States Commission to conduct an annual
request by a Commissioner or International Trade Commission review of the program to evaluate the
Commission staff. Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, effectiveness of the program and make
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) DC. All written submissions, including recommendations for improvements.
and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, statements, and briefs, should be The Commission is required to submit
each document filed by a party to the addressed to the Secretary, United its reports containing the results of its
investigations must be served on all States International Trade Commission, reviews to the House Committee on
other parties to the investigations (as 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC Ways and Means and the Senate
identified by either the public or BPI 20436. The public record for this Committee on Finance. Copies of the
service list), and a certificate of service investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s first five annual reviews
must be timely filed. The Secretary will Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) are available on the Commission’s Web
not accept a document for filing without at http://edis.usitc.gov. site at www.usitc.gov, including the fifth
a certificate of service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: annual review, which was published on
Project Leader Laura Rodriguez (202– July 25, 2014 (ITC Publication 4476).
Authority: These investigations are being
205–3499 or laura.rodriguez@usitc.gov) The Commission expects to submit its
conducted under authority of title VII of the
for information specific to this report on its sixth annual review by July
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
investigation. For information on the 24, 2015.
pursuant to section 207.21 of the
legal aspects of this investigation, The Commission instituted this
Commission’s rules.
contact William Gearhart of the investigation pursuant to section 332(g)
By order of the Commission. Commission’s Office of the General of the Tariff Act of 1930 to facilitate
Dated: February 18, 2015. Counsel (202–205–3091 or docketing of submissions and also to
William R. Bishop, william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media facilitate public access to Commission
Supervisory Hearings and Information
should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, records through the Commission’s EDIS
Officer. Office of External Relations (202–205– electronic records system.
1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). Written Submissions: Interested
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Hearing-impaired individuals may parties are invited to file written
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obtain information on this matter by submissions concerning this sixth
contacting the Commission’s TDD annual review. All written submissions
terminal at 202–205–1810. General should be addressed to the Secretary,
information concerning the Commission and all such submissions should be
may also be obtained by accessing its received no later than 5:15 p.m., April
Web site (http://www.usitc.gov). Persons 10, 2015. All written submissions must

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conform to the provisions of section include a link to the Commission’s Commission may also be obtained by
201.8 of the Commission’s Rules of Electronic Document Information accessing its Internet server (http://
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). System (EDIS) where the full written www.usitc.gov). The public record for
Section 201.8 and the Commission’s submission can be found. these reviews may be viewed on the
Handbook on Filing Procedures require By order of the Commission. Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
that interested parties file documents Issued: February 19, 2015.
at http://edis.usitc.gov.
electronically on or before the filing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
William R. Bishop,
deadline and submit eight (8) true paper Background. On Friday, February 6,
copies by 12:00 p.m. eastern time on the Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
2015, the Commission determined that
next business day. If confidential for each review, the domestic interested
treatment of a document is requested, [FR Doc. 2015–03752 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
party group response to its notice of
interested parties must file, at the same BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
institution (79 FR 65246, November 3,
time as the eight paper copies, at least 2014) of the subject five-year reviews
four (4) additional true paper copies in was adequate and that the respondent
which the confidential information INTERNATIONAL TRADE
interested party group response was
must be deleted (see the following COMMISSION
inadequate. The Commission did not
paragraph for further information [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–432 and 731– find any other circumstances that would
regarding confidential business TA–1024–1028 (Second Review) and warrant conducting full reviews.1
information). Persons with questions AA1921–188 (Fourth Review)] Accordingly, the Commission
regarding electronic filing should determined that it would conduct
contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
expedited reviews pursuant to section
Any submissions that contain Strand From Brazil, India, Japan,
751(c)(3) of the Act.
confidential business information must Korea, Mexico and Thailand; Staff report. A staff report containing
also conform to the requirements of Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year information concerning the subject
section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules Reviews matter of the reviews will be placed in
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR AGENCY: United States International the nonpublic record on Thursday,
201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules Trade Commission. March 5, 2015, and made available to
requires that the cover of the document persons on the Administrative
ACTION: Notice.
and the individual pages be clearly Protective Order service list for these
marked as to whether they are the SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives reviews. A public version will be issued
‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ notice of the scheduling of expedited thereafter, pursuant to section
version, and that the confidential reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of 207.62(d)(4) of the Commission’s rules.
business information is clearly the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Written submissions. As provided in
identified by means of brackets. All 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine section 207.62(d) of the Commission’s
written submissions, except for whether revocation of the antidumping rules, interested parties that are parties
confidential business information, will duty orders on prestressed concrete to the reviews and that have provided
be made available for inspection by steel wire strand from Brazil, India, individually adequate responses to the
interested parties. Korea, Mexico, and Thailand, and the notice of institution,2 and any party
The Commission intends to publish antidumping finding on prestressed other than an interested party to the
only a public report in this review. concrete steel wire strand from Japan, as reviews may file written comments with
Consequently, the report that the
well as revocation of the countervailing the Secretary on what determination the
Commission sends to the committees
duty order on prestressed concrete steel Commission should reach in the
will not contain any confidential
wire strand from India, would be likely reviews. Comments are due on or before
business information. Any confidential
to lead to continuation or recurrence of Tuesday, March 10, 2015 and may not
business information received by the
material injury within a reasonably contain new factual information. Any
Commission in this investigation and
foreseeable time. For further person that is neither a party to the five-
used in preparing its report will not be
information concerning the conduct of year reviews nor an interested party
published in a manner that would
these reviews and rules of general may submit a brief written statement
reveal the operations of the firm
application, consult the Commission’s (which shall not contain any new
supplying the information.
Summaries of Written Submissions: Rules of Practice and Procedure, part factual information) pertinent to the
The Commission intends to publish 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part reviews by Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
summaries of the positions of interested 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and However, should the Department of
persons in an appendix to its report. F (19 CFR part 207). Commerce extend the time limit for its
Persons wishing to have a summary of DATES: Effective Date: February 6, 2015. completion of the final results of its
their position included in the appendix FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: reviews, the deadline for comments
should include a summary with their Keysha Martinez (202–205–2136), Office (which may not contain new factual
written submission. The summary may of Investigations, U.S. International information) on Commerce’s final
not exceed 500 words, should be in Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., results is three business days after the
MSWord format or a format that can be Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- issuance of Commerce’s results. If
easily converted to MSWord, and impaired persons can obtain
1 A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the
should not include any confidential information on this matter by contacting
Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any
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business information. The summary will the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– individual Commissioner’s statements will be
be published as provided if it meets 205–1810. Persons with mobility available from the Office of the Secretary and at the
these requirements and is germane to impairments who will need special Commission’s Web site.
2 The Commission has found the responses
the subject matter of the investigation. assistance in gaining access to the
submitted by Insteel Wire Products Company and
In the appendix the Commission will Commission should contact the Office Sumiden Wire Products Corp. to be individually
identify the name of the organization of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. adequate. Comments from other interested parties
furnishing the summary, and will General information concerning the will not be accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of opportunity to provide written comments in connection with the Commission's sixth annual review.
Dates		April 10, 2015: Deadline for filing written submissions.
Contact		Project Leader Laura Rodriguez (202- 205-3499 or [email protected]) for information specific to this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of this investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or [email protected]). The media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or [email protected]). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Web site (http://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.
FR Citation		80 FR 9746