81_FR_10395 81 FR 10356 - 2015/2016 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Product Review: Inviting Public Comments on Possible Actions Related to Competitive Need Limitations

81 FR 10356 - 2015/2016 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Product Review: Inviting Public Comments on Possible Actions Related to Competitive Need Limitations

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)

Page Range10356-10358
FR Document2016-04301

This notice announces the availability of full 2015 calendar year import statistics relating to competitive need limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will accept public comments submitted by April 1, 2016, regarding: (1) Possible de minimis CNL waivers; and (2) possible redesignations of articles currently not eligible for GSP benefits because they previously exceeded the CNL thresholds. This notice also announces the withdrawal by the petitioners of certain previously accepted CNL waiver petitions.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 39 (Monday, February 29, 2016)
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


2015/2016 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Product 
Review: Inviting Public Comments on Possible Actions Related to 
Competitive Need Limitations

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice and solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of full 2015 calendar 
year import statistics relating to competitive need limitations (CNLs) 
under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The Office 
of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will accept public 
comments submitted by April 1, 2016, regarding: (1) Possible de minimis 
CNL waivers; and (2) possible redesignations of articles currently not 
eligible for GSP benefits because they previously exceeded the CNL 
thresholds. This notice also announces the withdrawal by the 
petitioners of certain previously accepted CNL waiver petitions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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:  Public comments are due by 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Statutory Provisions Related to CNLs

    The GSP program provides for the duty-free importation of 
designated articles when imported from designated beneficiary 
developing countries (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'').
    Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act sets out the two CNLs. When 
the President determines that a BDC exported to the United States 
during a calendar year either: (1) A quantity of a GSP-eligible article 
having a value in excess of the applicable amount for that year ($170 
million for 2015), or (2) a quantity of a GSP-eligible article having a 
value equal to or greater than 50 percent of the value of total U.S. 
imports of the article from all countries (the ``50 percent'' CNL), the 
President must terminate GSP duty-free treatment for that article from 
that BDC by no later than July 1 of the next calendar year, unless a 
waiver is granted. (Note--as announced in a November 17, 2015, Federal 
Register notice (FRN), petitions for CNL waivers are being considered 
under a separate timeline than that of the actions on CNLs set forth in 
this FRN).
    De minimis waivers: Under section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, the 
President may waive the 50 percent CNL with respect to an eligible 
article imported from a BDC if the value of total imports of that 
article from all countries during the calendar year did not exceed the 
applicable de minimis amount for that year ($22.5 million for 2015).
    Redesignations: Under section 503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, if 
imports of an eligible article from a BDC ceased to receive duty-free 
treatment due to exceeding a CNL in a prior year, the President may, 
subject to the considerations in sections 501 and 502 of the 1974 Act, 
redesignate such an article for duty-free treatment if imports in the 
most recently completed calendar year did not exceed the CNLs.
    CNL waiver revocation: Under Section 503(d)(5) of the 1974 Act, a 
CNL waiver remains in effect until the President determines that it is 
no longer warranted due to changed circumstances. Section 
503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public Law 109-432, 
also provides that, ``[n]ot later than July 1 of each year, the 
President should revoke any waiver that has then been in effect with 
respect to an article for five years or more if the beneficiary 
developing country has exported to the United States (directly or 
indirectly) during the preceding calendar year a quantity of the 
article--(I) having an appraised value in excess of 1.5 times the 
applicable amount set forth in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that 
calendar year ($255 million in 2015); or (II) exceeding 75 percent of 
the appraised value of the total imports of that article into the 
United States during that calendar year.''
    Exclusions from GSP duty-free treatment where CNLs have been 
exceeded will be effective July 1, 2016, unless granted a waiver by the 
President. Any CNL-based exclusions, CNL waiver revocations, and 
decisions with respect to de minimis waivers and

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redesignations will be based on full 2015 calendar year import data.

II. 2015 Import Statistics

    In order to provide notice of articles that have exceeded the CNLs 
for 2015 and to afford an opportunity for comment regarding (1) 
potential de minimis waivers and (2) potential redesignations for 2015, 
USTR has posted product lists on the USTR Web site at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/preference-programs/generalized-system-preferences-gsp/current-reviews/gsp-20152016 under the title ``2015 Import Statistics 
Relating to Competitive Need Limitations for the Generalized System of 
Preferences.'' These lists can also be found at www.regulations.gov in 
Docket Number USTR-2015-0013. There were no articles that were subject 
to CNL waiver revocation for 2015 based on the provisions of Section 
503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public Law 109-432. 
Full 2015 calendar year data for individual tariff subheadings may also 
be viewed on the Web site of the U.S. International Trade Commission at 
http://dataweb.usitc.gov.
    The lists available on the USTR Web site contain, for each article, 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 
and BDC country of origin, the value of imports of the article for the 
2015 calendar year, and the percentage of total U.S. imports of that 
article from all countries.
    The lists published on the USTR Web site are for informational 
purposes only. They may not include all articles to which the GSP CNLs 
may apply. All determinations and decisions regarding the CNLs of the 
GSP program will be based on full 2015 calendar year import data with 
respect to each GSP-eligible article. Each interested party is advised 
to conduct its own review of 2015 import data with respect to the 
possible application of the GSP CNL provisions.
    List I on the USTR Web site shows GSP-eligible articles from BDCs 
that exceeded a CNL by having been imported in excess of $170 million, 
or in a quantity equal to or greater than 50 percent of the total U.S. 
import value, in 2015. These products will be removed from eligibility 
for GSP for the subject countries on July 1, 2016, unless the President 
grants a waiver for the product for the subject country in response to 
a petition filed by an interested party. Such petitions for CNL waivers 
must have been previously submitted in the 2015/2016 GSP Annual Review. 
(See 80 FR 50376 and 80 FR 71913.) The last column in List I shows 
those products for which petitions have been accepted and are now under 
review.
    List II identifies GSP-eligible articles from BDCs that are above 
the 50 percent CNL, but that are eligible for a de minimis waiver of 
the 50 percent CNL. Articles eligible for de minimis waivers are 
automatically considered in the GSP annual review process, without the 
filing of a petition. List III shows GSP-eligible articles from certain 
BDCs that are currently not receiving GSP duty-free treatment, but that 
may be considered for GSP redesignation based on 2015 trade data and 
consideration of certain statutory factors. Recommendations to the 
President on de minimis waivers and redesignations will be made as part 
of the GSP annual review process, and public comments (including 
comments in support of or in opposition to de minimis waivers and 
redesignations) are invited in accordance with the Requirements for 
Submissions below.

III. Public Comments

Requirements for Submissions

    Written comments submitted in response to this notice must be 
submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016. All 
submissions must be made in English and submitted electronically via 
http://www.regulations.gov, using docket number USTR-2015-0013. Hand-
delivered submissions will not be accepted.
    All submissions for the GSP Annual Review must 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/issue-areas/trade-development/preference-programs/generalized-system-preference-gsp/gsp-program-inf. Any person or party making a 
submission is strongly advised to review the GSP regulations as well as 
the GSP Guidebook, which is available at the same link.
    To make a submission using http://www.regulations.gov, enter docket 
number USTR-2015-0013 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 Subcommittee prefers that submissions be provided in an 
attached document and, in such cases, that parties note ``See 
attached'' in the ``Type Comment'' field on the online submission form.
    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 indicate the specific product(s) (including 
the eight-digit HTSUS subheading) that is the subject of the comment 
and on which of the relevant lists described above (e.g., List I) it 
appears. 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 
responsible for any delays in a submission due to technical 
difficulties, nor is it able to provide any technical assistance for 
the http://www.regulations.gov 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.

Business Confidential Petitions

    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

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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 part 2003.6, will 
be available for public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR part 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. 
Public versions of all documents relating to the 2015/2016 Annual 
Product Review will be made available for public viewing in docket 
USTR-2015-0013 at www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing.

IV. Withdrawal of Certain CNL Waiver Petitions

    In a January 11, 2016 Federal Register notice (see 81 FR 1275), 
USTR announced the acceptance of CNL waiver petitions for the 2015/2016 
GSP Annual Review. Following the release of full 2015 calendar year 
trade data, the following petitioners have withdrawn their CNL waiver 
petition from the 2015/2016 GSP Annual Review because the product 
imported from the subject GSP beneficiary country did not surpass the 
CNL thresholds for 2015:
     CamelBak Products LLC: HTS 4202.92.04 from the Philippines
     Government of Tunisia: HTS 1509.10.40 from Tunisia
     Government of Ukraine: HTS 2804.29.00 from Ukraine
     Lenox Corporation: HTS 6911.10.37 from Indonesia
    An updated list of the CNL waiver petitions being considered in the 
2015/2016 review can be found on the USTR Web site at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/preference-programs/generalized-system-preferences-gsp/current-reviews/gsp-20152016 under the title ``Product and CNL Waiver 
Petitions Accepted for the 2015/2016 GSP Annual Review.'' This list can 
also be found at www.regulations.gov in Docket Number USTR-2015-0013.

William D. Jackson,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Generalized System 
of Preferences, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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                                                    to determine whether the proposed rule                      For the Commission, by the Division of              year ($170 million for 2015), or (2) a
                                                    change should be disapproved.                             Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated            quantity of a GSP-eligible article having
                                                                                                              authority.54                                          a value equal to or greater than 50
                                                    IV. Solicitation of Comments                              Robert W. Errett,                                     percent of the value of total U.S. imports
                                                                                                              Deputy Secretary.                                     of the article from all countries (the ‘‘50
                                                      Interested persons are invited to
                                                    submit written data, views, and                           [FR Doc. 2016–04252 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am]           percent’’ CNL), the President must
                                                    arguments concerning the foregoing,                       BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                terminate GSP duty-free treatment for
                                                    including whether the proposed rule                                                                             that article from that BDC by no later
                                                    change is consistent with the Act.                                                                              than July 1 of the next calendar year,
                                                    Comments may be submitted by any of                       OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES                           unless a waiver is granted. (Note—as
                                                    the following methods:                                    TRADE REPRESENTATIVE                                  announced in a November 17, 2015,
                                                                                                                                                                    Federal Register notice (FRN), petitions
                                                    Electronic Comments                                       2015/2016 Generalized System of                       for CNL waivers are being considered
                                                                                                              Preferences (GSP) Annual Product                      under a separate timeline than that of
                                                      • Use the Commission’s Internet                         Review: Inviting Public Comments on                   the actions on CNLs set forth in this
                                                    comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                         Possible Actions Related to                           FRN).
                                                    rules/sro.shtml); or                                      Competitive Need Limitations                             De minimis waivers: Under section
                                                      • Send an email to rule-comments@                                                                             503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, the
                                                    sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                   AGENCY: Office of the United States
                                                                                                                                                                    President may waive the 50 percent
                                                    BATS–2016–14 on the subject line.                         Trade Representative.
                                                                                                                                                                    CNL with respect to an eligible article
                                                                                                              ACTION: Notice and solicitation of                    imported from a BDC if the value of
                                                    Paper Comments                                            comments.                                             total imports of that article from all
                                                      • Send paper comments in triplicate                                                                           countries during the calendar year did
                                                                                                              SUMMARY:   This notice announces the
                                                    to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                                                                           not exceed the applicable de minimis
                                                                                                              availability of full 2015 calendar year
                                                    Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                                                                                   amount for that year ($22.5 million for
                                                                                                              import statistics relating to competitive
                                                    Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                                                                      2015).
                                                                                                              need limitations (CNLs) under the
                                                                                                              Generalized System of Preferences                        Redesignations: Under section
                                                    All submissions should refer to File                                                                            503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, if imports
                                                    Number SR–BATS–2016–14. This file                         (GSP) program. The Office of the United
                                                                                                              States Trade Representative (USTR) will               of an eligible article from a BDC ceased
                                                    number should be included on the                                                                                to receive duty-free treatment due to
                                                    subject line if email is used. To help the                accept public comments submitted by
                                                                                                              April 1, 2016, regarding: (1) Possible de             exceeding a CNL in a prior year, the
                                                    Commission process and review your                                                                              President may, subject to the
                                                    comments more efficiently, please use                     minimis CNL waivers; and (2) possible
                                                                                                              redesignations of articles currently not              considerations in sections 501 and 502
                                                    only one method. The Commission will                                                                            of the 1974 Act, redesignate such an
                                                    post all comments on the Commission’s                     eligible for GSP benefits because they
                                                                                                              previously exceeded the CNL                           article for duty-free treatment if imports
                                                    Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                          in the most recently completed calendar
                                                                                                              thresholds. This notice also announces
                                                    rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                                                                                 year did not exceed the CNLs.
                                                                                                              the withdrawal by the petitioners of
                                                    submission, all subsequent                                                                                         CNL waiver revocation: Under Section
                                                                                                              certain previously accepted CNL waiver
                                                    amendments, all written statements                                                                              503(d)(5) of the 1974 Act, a CNL waiver
                                                                                                              petitions.
                                                    with respect to the proposed rule                                                                               remains in effect until the President
                                                    change that are filed with the                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                    determines that it is no longer
                                                    Commission, and all written                               Aimee Larsen, Director for GSP, Office                warranted due to changed
                                                    communications relating to the                            of the United States Trade                            circumstances. Section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii)
                                                    proposed rule change between the                          Representative, 600 17th Street NW.,                  of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public
                                                    Commission and any person, other than                     Washington DC 20508. The telephone                    Law 109–432, also provides that, ‘‘[n]ot
                                                    those that may be withheld from the                       number is (202) 395–2974 and the email                later than July 1 of each year, the
                                                    public in accordance with the                             address is Aimee_B_Larsen@                            President should revoke any waiver that
                                                    provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                       ustr.eop.gov.                                         has then been in effect with respect to
                                                    available for Web site viewing and                        DATES: Public comments are due by 5:00                an article for five years or more if the
                                                    printing in the Commission’s Public                       p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016.                          beneficiary developing country has
                                                    Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            exported to the United States (directly
                                                    Washington, DC 20549, on official                                                                               or indirectly) during the preceding
                                                    business days between the hours of                        I. Statutory Provisions Related to CNLs               calendar year a quantity of the article—
                                                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                       The GSP program provides for the                   (I) having an appraised value in excess
                                                    filing will also be available for                         duty-free importation of designated                   of 1.5 times the applicable amount set
                                                    inspection and copying at the principal                   articles when imported from designated                forth in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that
                                                    office of the Exchange. All comments                      beneficiary developing countries                      calendar year ($255 million in 2015); or
                                                    received will be posted without change;                   (BDCs). The GSP program is authorized                 (II) exceeding 75 percent of the
                                                    the Commission does not edit personal                     by Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19               appraised value of the total imports of
                                                    identifying information from                              U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended (the                that article into the United States during
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                                                    submissions. You should submit only                       ‘‘1974 Act’’).                                        that calendar year.’’
                                                    information that you wish to make                            Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act                  Exclusions from GSP duty-free
                                                    available publicly. All submissions                       sets out the two CNLs. When the                       treatment where CNLs have been
                                                    should refer to File No. SR–BATS–                         President determines that a BDC                       exceeded will be effective July 1, 2016,
                                                    2016–14 and should be submitted on or                     exported to the United States during a                unless granted a waiver by the
                                                    before March 21, 2016.                                    calendar year either: (1) A quantity of a             President. Any CNL-based exclusions,
                                                                                                              GSP-eligible article having a value in                CNL waiver revocations, and decisions
                                                      54 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            excess of the applicable amount for that              with respect to de minimis waivers and


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                                                    redesignations will be based on full                    been accepted and are now under                       ‘‘Upload file(s)’’ field. The
                                                    2015 calendar year import data.                         review.                                               Subcommittee prefers that submissions
                                                                                                               List II identifies GSP-eligible articles           be provided in an attached document
                                                    II. 2015 Import Statistics
                                                                                                            from BDCs that are above the 50 percent               and, in such cases, that parties note
                                                       In order to provide notice of articles               CNL, but that are eligible for a de                   ‘‘See attached’’ in the ‘‘Type Comment’’
                                                    that have exceeded the CNLs for 2015                    minimis waiver of the 50 percent CNL.                 field on the online submission form.
                                                    and to afford an opportunity for                        Articles eligible for de minimis waivers                 At the beginning of the submission, or
                                                    comment regarding (1) potential de                      are automatically considered in the GSP               on the first page (if an attachment),
                                                    minimis waivers and (2) potential                       annual review process, without the                    please note that the submission is in
                                                    redesignations for 2015, USTR has                       filing of a petition. List III shows GSP-             response to this Federal Register notice
                                                    posted product lists on the USTR Web                    eligible articles from certain BDCs that              and indicate the specific product(s)
                                                    site at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/                   are currently not receiving GSP duty-                 (including the eight-digit HTSUS
                                                    preference-programs/generalized-                        free treatment, but that may be                       subheading) that is the subject of the
                                                    system-preferences-gsp/current-reviews/                 considered for GSP redesignation based                comment and on which of the relevant
                                                    gsp-20152016 under the title ‘‘2015                     on 2015 trade data and consideration of               lists described above (e.g., List I) it
                                                    Import Statistics Relating to Competitive               certain statutory factors.                            appears. Submissions should not exceed
                                                    Need Limitations for the Generalized                    Recommendations to the President on                   30 single-spaced, standard letter-size
                                                    System of Preferences.’’ These lists can                de minimis waivers and redesignations                 pages in 12–point type, including
                                                    also be found at www.regulations.gov in                 will be made as part of the GSP annual                attachments. Any data attachments to
                                                    Docket Number USTR–2015–0013.                           review process, and public comments                   the submission should be included in
                                                    There were no articles that were subject                (including comments in support of or in               the same file as the submission itself,
                                                    to CNL waiver revocation for 2015 based                 opposition to de minimis waivers and                  and not as separate files.
                                                    on the provisions of Section                            redesignations) are invited in                           Each submitter will receive a
                                                    503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as                    accordance with the Requirements for                  submission tracking number upon
                                                    amended by Public Law 109–432. Full                     Submissions below.                                    completion of the submissions
                                                    2015 calendar year data for individual                                                                        procedure at http://
                                                    tariff subheadings may also be viewed                   III. Public Comments                                  www.regulations.gov. The tracking
                                                    on the Web site of the U.S. International               Requirements for Submissions                          number will be the submitter’s
                                                    Trade Commission at http://                                                                                   confirmation that the submission was
                                                    dataweb.usitc.gov.                                         Written comments submitted in                      received into http://
                                                       The lists available on the USTR Web                  response to this notice must be                       www.regulations.gov. The confirmation
                                                    site contain, for each article, the                     submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m.,                should be kept for the submitter’s
                                                    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the                       Friday, April 1, 2016. All submissions                records. USTR is not responsible for any
                                                    United States (HTSUS) subheading and                    must be made in English and submitted                 delays in a submission due to technical
                                                    BDC country of origin, the value of                     electronically via http://                            difficulties, nor is it able to provide any
                                                    imports of the article for the 2015                     www.regulations.gov, using docket                     technical assistance for the http://
                                                    calendar year, and the percentage of                    number USTR–2015–0013. Hand-                          www.regulations.gov Web site.
                                                    total U.S. imports of that article from all             delivered submissions will not be                     Documents not submitted in accordance
                                                    countries.                                              accepted.                                             with these instructions may not be
                                                       The lists published on the USTR Web                     All submissions for the GSP Annual                 considered in this review. If an
                                                    site are for informational purposes only.               Review must conform to the GSP                        interested party is unable to provide
                                                    They may not include all articles to                    regulations set forth at 15 CFR part                  submissions as requested, please contact
                                                    which the GSP CNLs may apply. All                       2007, except as modified below. These                 the GSP program at USTR to arrange for
                                                    determinations and decisions regarding                  regulations are available on the USTR                 an alternative method of transmission.
                                                    the CNLs of the GSP program will be                     Web site at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/
                                                    based on full 2015 calendar year import                 trade-development/preference-                         Business Confidential Petitions
                                                    data with respect to each GSP-eligible                  programs/generalized-system-                            An interested party requesting that
                                                    article. Each interested party is advised               preference-gsp/gsp-program-inf. Any                   information contained in a submission
                                                    to conduct its own review of 2015                       person or party making a submission is                be treated as business confidential
                                                    import data with respect to the possible                strongly advised to review the GSP                    information must certify that such
                                                    application of the GSP CNL provisions.                  regulations as well as the GSP                        information is business confidential and
                                                       List I on the USTR Web site shows                    Guidebook, which is available at the                  would not customarily be released to
                                                    GSP-eligible articles from BDCs that                    same link.                                            the public by the submitter.
                                                    exceeded a CNL by having been                              To make a submission using http://                 Confidential business information must
                                                    imported in excess of $170 million, or                  www.regulations.gov, enter docket                     be clearly designated as such. The
                                                    in a quantity equal to or greater than 50               number USTR–2015–0013 in the                          submission must be marked ‘‘BUSINESS
                                                    percent of the total U.S. import value, in              ‘‘Search for’’ field on the home page and             CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom
                                                    2015. These products will be removed                    click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will provide a             of the cover page and each succeeding
                                                    from eligibility for GSP for the subject                search-results page listing all documents             page, and the submission should
                                                    countries on July 1, 2016, unless the                   associated with this docket. Find a                   indicate, via brackets, the specific
                                                    President grants a waiver for the                       reference to this notice by selecting                 information that is confidential.
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                                                    product for the subject country in                      ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document Type’’ in                 Additionally, ‘‘Business Confidential’’
                                                    response to a petition filed by an                      the ‘‘Filter Results by’’ section on the              must be included in the ‘‘Type
                                                    interested party. Such petitions for CNL                left side of the screen and click on the              Comment’’ field. For any submission
                                                    waivers must have been previously                       link entitled ‘‘Comment Now.’’ The                    containing business confidential
                                                    submitted in the 2015/2016 GSP Annual                   http://www.regulations.gov Web site                   information, a non-confidential version
                                                    Review. (See 80 FR 50376 and 80 FR                      offers the option of providing comments               must be submitted separately (i.e., not as
                                                    71913.) The last column in List I shows                 by filling in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field or             part of the same submission with the
                                                    those products for which petitions have                 by attaching a document using the                     confidential version), indicating where


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                                                    10358                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 39 / Monday, February 29, 2016 / Notices

                                                    confidential information has been                       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          new electronic award and management
                                                    redacted. The non-confidential version                                                                        system. The proposed circular provides
                                                    will be placed in the docket and open                   Federal Motor Carrier Safety                          guidance regarding the management
                                                    to public inspection.                                   Administration                                        responsibilities accompanying FTA
                                                                                                                                                                  awards of federal assistance through
                                                    Public Viewing of Review Submissions                    Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier                Grants and Cooperative Agreements. By
                                                                                                            Registration Plan Board of Directors                  this notice, FTA seeks public comment
                                                       Submissions in response to this
                                                                                                            AGENCY:  Federal Motor Carrier Safety                 on the proposed circular.
                                                    notice, except for information granted
                                                    ‘‘business confidential’’ status under 15               Administration (FMCSA), DOT.                          DATES: Comments must be submitted by
                                                    CFR part 2003.6, will be available for                  ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier                     April 29, 2016. Late-filed comments will
                                                    public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR part                  Registration Plan Board of Directors                  be considered to the extent practicable.
                                                    2007.6 at http://www.regulations.gov                    meeting.                                              ADDRESSES: Please submit your
                                                    upon completion of processing, usually                                                                        comments by only one of the following
                                                                                                              Time and Date: The meeting will be                  methods, identifying your submission
                                                    within two weeks of the relevant due
                                                                                                            held on March 17, 2016, from 12:00                    by DOT Docket Number FTA–2015–
                                                    date or date of the submission. Public
                                                                                                            Noon to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight                   0030. All electronic submissions must
                                                    versions of all documents relating to the               Time.                                                 be made to the U.S. Government
                                                    2015/2016 Annual Product Review will                      Place: This meeting will be open to                 electronic site at http://
                                                    be made available for public viewing in                 the public via conference call. Any                   www.regulations.gov.
                                                    docket USTR–2015–0013 at                                interested person may call 1–877–422–                   Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to
                                                    www.regulations.gov upon completion                     1931, passcode 2855443940, to listen                  http://www.regulations.gov and follow
                                                    of processing.                                          and participate in this meeting.                      the online instructions for submitting
                                                    IV. Withdrawal of Certain CNL Waiver                      Status: Open to the public.                         comments.
                                                    Petitions                                                 Matters to be considered: The Unified                 Mail: Docket Management Facility:
                                                                                                            Carrier Registration Plan Board of                    U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
                                                      In a January 11, 2016 Federal Register                Directors (the Board) will continue its               New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
                                                    notice (see 81 FR 1275), USTR                           work in developing and implementing                   Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                    announced the acceptance of CNL                         the Unified Carrier Registration Plan                 Washington, DC 20590–0001.
                                                    waiver petitions for the 2015/2016 GSP                  and Agreement and to that end, may                      Hand Delivery or Courier: West
                                                    Annual Review. Following the release of                 consider matters properly before the                  Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                    full 2015 calendar year trade data, the                 Board.                                                1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
                                                    following petitioners have withdrawn                      For further information contact: Mr.                9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday
                                                                                                            Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified                     through Friday, except Federal holidays.
                                                    their CNL waiver petition from the
                                                                                                            Carrier Registration Board of Directors at              Fax: 202–493–2251.
                                                    2015/2016 GSP Annual Review because                                                                             Instructions: You must include the
                                                                                                            (505) 827–4565.
                                                    the product imported from the subject                                                                         agency name (Federal Transit
                                                    GSP beneficiary country did not surpass                   Dated: February 17, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                  Administration) and Docket number
                                                    the CNL thresholds for 2015:                            Larry W. Minor,
                                                                                                                                                                  (FTA–2015–0030) for this notice at the
                                                      • CamelBak Products LLC: HTS                          Associate Administrator, Office of Policy,            beginning of each submission of your
                                                                                                            Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
                                                    4202.92.04 from the Philippines                                                                               comments. Submit two copies of your
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–04460 Filed 2–25–16; 4:15 pm]
                                                      • Government of Tunisia: HTS                                                                                comments if you submit them by mail.
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P                                For confirmation that FTA received
                                                    1509.10.40 from Tunisia
                                                                                                                                                                  your comments, include a self-
                                                      • Government of Ukraine: HTS                                                                                addressed stamped postcard. All
                                                    2804.29.00 from Ukraine                                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          comments received will be posted
                                                       • Lenox Corporation: HTS 6911.10.37                  Federal Transit Administration                        without change to www.regulations.gov
                                                    from Indonesia                                                                                                including any personal information
                                                                                                            [Docket No. FTA–2015–0030]                            provided and will be available to
                                                       An updated list of the CNL waiver
                                                                                                                                                                  internet users. You may review DOT’s
                                                    petitions being considered in the 2015/                 Award Management Requirements:                        complete Privacy Act Statement
                                                    2016 review can be found on the USTR                    Proposed Circular                                     published in the Federal Register on
                                                    Web site at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/                                                                     April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or http://
                                                    preference-programs/generalized-                        AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
                                                                                                            (FTA), DOT.                                           DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
                                                    system-preferences-gsp/current-reviews/                                                                         Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                    gsp-20152016 under the title ‘‘Product                  ACTION: Notice of availability of
                                                                                                            proposed circular and request for                     read background documents and
                                                    and CNL Waiver Petitions Accepted for                                                                         comments received, go to
                                                    the 2015/2016 GSP Annual Review.’’                      comments.
                                                                                                                                                                  www.regulations.gov at any time or to
                                                    This list can also be found at                          SUMMARY:   FTA has placed in the docket               the U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                    www.regulations.gov in Docket Number                    and on its Web site proposed guidance                 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
                                                    USTR–2015–0013.                                         in the form of proposed FTA Circular,                 Operations, M–30, West Building
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                            5010.1E, ‘‘Award Management                           Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                    William D. Jackson,
                                                                                                            Requirements,’’ to facilitate                         Washington, DC 20590 between 9:00
                                                    Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative                                                                    a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
                                                                                                            implementation of FTA’s assistance
                                                    for the Generalized System of Preferences,                                                                    Time, Monday through Friday, except
                                                    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
                                                                                                            programs. The purpose of the proposed
                                                                                                            circular is to update the current ‘‘Grants            Federal holidays.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–04301 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Management Requirements’’ circular to                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    BILLING CODE 3290–F6–P
                                                                                                            reflect various changes in the law,                   program matters, contact Pamela A.
                                                                                                            regulations, and FTA’s transition to a                Brown, FTA Office of Program


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Document Created: 2016-02-27 02:04:48
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and solicitation of comments.
DatesPublic comments are due by 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016.
ContactAimee 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
FR Citation81 FR 10356 

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