81 FR 12522 - Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel From the Dominican Republic, Seventh 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 seventh 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, Seventh 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, Seventh 
Annual Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide written comments in connection 
with the Commission's seventh 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 seventh 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, Seventh Annual Review.

DATES: 
    April 15, 2016: Deadline for filing written submissions.
    July 29, 2016: Transmittal of seventh 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 [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.
    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 six annual reviews are available on the 
Commission's Web site at www.usitc.gov, including the sixth annual 
review, which was published on July 24, 2015 (ITC Publication 4544). 
The Commission expects to submit its report on its seventh annual 
review by July 29, 2016.
    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 seventh 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 15, 2016. 
All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section

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201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
201.8). Section 201.8 and the Commission's Handbook on Filing 
Procedures require that interested parties file documents 
electronically on or before the filing deadline and submit eight (8) 
true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. eastern time on the next business day. 
In the event that confidential treatment of a document is requested, 
interested parties must file, at the same time as the eight paper 
copies, at least four (4) additional true paper copies in which the 
confidential information must be deleted (see the paragraph below for 
further information regarding confidential business information). 
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the 
Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division (202-205-1802).
    Any submissions that contain confidential business information 
(CBI) must also conform with the requirements in 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 prepare only a public report in this 
investigation. The report that the Commission makes available to the 
public will not contain confidential business information. However, all 
information, including confidential business information, submitted in 
this investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, 
its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or 
maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 
internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to 
the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including 
under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and 
contract personnel solely for cybersecurity purposes. The Commission 
will not otherwise disclose any confidential business information 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 this report. If you 
wish to have a summary of your position included in an appendix of the 
report, please include a summary with your 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 report 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: March 3, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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comments on this collection was INTERNATIONAL TRADE Web site (http://www.usitc.gov). Persons
published on December 22, 2015 (80 FR COMMISSION with mobility impairments who will
79610). No comments were received. need special assistance in gaining access
[Investigation No. 332–503]
This notice provides the public with an to the Commission should contact the
additional 30 days in which to comment Earned Import Allowance Program: Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
on the following information collection Background: Section 404 of the
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the
activity: Dominican Republic-Central America-
Program for Certain Apparel From the
Title: 30 CFR part 850—Permanent United States Free Trade Agreement
Dominican Republic, Seventh Annual
Regulatory Program Requirements— Implementation Act (DR–CAFTA Act)
Review
Standards for Certification of Blasters. (19 U.S.C. 4112) required the Secretary
AGENCY: United States International of Commerce to establish an Earned
OMB Control Number: 1029–0080.
Trade Commission. Import Allowance Program (EIAP) and
Summary: The information is used to directed the Commission to conduct
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide
identify and evaluate new blaster annual reviews of the program to
certification programs. Part 850 written comments in connection with
the Commission’s seventh annual evaluate its effectiveness and make
implements section 719 of the Surface recommendations for improvements.
Mining Control and Reclamation Act review.
Section 404 of the DR–CAFTA Act
(SMCRA). Section 719 requires the SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade authorizes certain apparel articles
Secretary of the Interior to issue Commission (Commission) has wholly assembled in an eligible country
regulations which provide for each State announced its schedule, including to enter the United States free of duty
regulatory authority to train, examine deadlines for filing written submissions, if accompanied by a certificate that
and certify persons for engaging in in connection with the preparation of its shows evidence of the purchase of
blasting or use of explosives in surface seventh annual review in investigation certain U.S. fabric. The term ‘‘eligible
coal mining operations. Each State that No. 332–503, Earned Import Allowance country’’ is defined to mean the
wishes to certify blasters must submit a Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness Dominican Republic. More specifically,
blasters certification program to OSMRE of the Program for Certain Apparel from the program allows producers (in the
for approval. the Dominican Republic, Seventh Dominican Republic) that purchase a
Bureau Form Numbers: None. Annual Review. certain quantity of qualifying U.S. fabric
Frequency of Collection: Once. DATES: to produce certain cotton bottoms in the
Description of Respondents: State April 15, 2016: Deadline for filing Dominican Republic to receive a credit
regulatory authorities and Indian tribes. written submissions. that can be used to ship a certain
Total Annual Responses: 1. July 29, 2016: Transmittal of seventh quantity of eligible apparel using third-
report to House Committee on Ways and country fabrics from the Dominican
Total Annual Burden Hours: 267
Means and Senate Committee on Republic to the United States free of
hours.
Finance. duty.
Obligation to Respond: Required in Section 404(d) directs the
order to obtain or retain benefits. ADDRESSES: All Commission offices,
Commission to conduct an annual
Send comments on the need for the including the Commission’s hearing review of the program to evaluate the
collection of information for the rooms, are located in the United States effectiveness of the program and make
performance of the functions of the International Trade Commission recommendations for improvements.
agency; the accuracy of the agency’s Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, The Commission is required to submit
burden estimates; ways to enhance the DC. All written submissions, including its reports containing the results of its
quality, utility and clarity of the statements, and briefs, should be reviews to the House Committee on
information collection; and ways to addressed to the Secretary, United Ways and Means and the Senate
minimize the information collection States International Trade Commission, Committee on Finance. Copies of the
burden on respondents, such as use of 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC Commission’s first six annual reviews
automated means of collection of the 20436. The public record for this are available on the Commission’s Web
information, to the places listed in investigation may be viewed on the site at www.usitc.gov, including the
ADDRESSES. Please refer to control Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) sixth annual review, which was
number 1029–0080 in all at http://edis.usitc.gov. published on July 24, 2015 (ITC
correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Publication 4544). The Commission
Before including your address, phone Project Leader Laura Rodriguez (202– expects to submit its report on its
number, email address, or other 205–3499 or laura.rodriguez@usitc.gov) seventh annual review by July 29, 2016.
personal identifying information in your for information specific to this The Commission instituted this
comment, you should be aware that investigation. For information on the investigation pursuant to section 332(g)
your entire comment—including your legal aspects of this investigation, of the Tariff Act of 1930 to facilitate
personal identifying information—may contact William Gearhart of the docketing of submissions and also to
be made publicly available at any time. Commission’s Office of the General facilitate public access to Commission
While you can ask us in your comment Counsel (202–205–3091 or records through the Commission’s EDIS
to withhold your personal identifying william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media electronic records system.
information from public review, we should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, Written Submissions: Interested
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Office of External Relations (202–205– parties are invited to file written
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do so. 1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). submissions concerning this seventh
Hearing-impaired individuals may annual review. All written submissions
Dated: March 3, 2016. obtain information on this matter by should be addressed to the Secretary,
John A. Trelease, contacting the Commission’s TDD and all such submissions should be
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. terminal at 202–205–1810. General received no later than 5:15 p.m., April
[FR Doc. 2016–05146 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am] information concerning the Commission 15, 2016. All written submissions must
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201.8 of the Commission’s Rules of have a summary of your position business days thereafter, or by April 25,
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). included in an appendix of the report, 2016.
Section 201.8 and the Commission’s please include a summary with your DATES: Effective Date: March 3, 2016.
Handbook on Filing Procedures require written submission. The summary may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
that interested parties file documents not exceed 500 words, should be in Amy Sherman (202–205–3289), Office
electronically on or before the filing MSWord format or a format that can be of Investigations, U.S. International
deadline and submit eight (8) true paper easily converted to MSWord, and Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
copies by 12:00 p.m. eastern time on the should not include any confidential Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
next business day. In the event that business information. The summary will impaired persons can obtain
confidential treatment of a document is be published as provided if it meets information on this matter by contacting
requested, interested parties must file, at these requirements and is germane to the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
the same time as the eight paper copies, the subject matter of the investigation. 205–1810. Persons with mobility
at least four (4) additional true paper In the report the Commission will impairments who will need special
copies in which the confidential identify the name of the organization assistance in gaining access to the
information must be deleted (see the furnishing the summary, and will Commission should contact the Office
paragraph below for further information include a link to the Commission’s of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
regarding confidential business Electronic Document Information General information concerning the
information). Persons with questions System (EDIS) where the full written Commission may also be obtained by
regarding electronic filing should submission can be found. accessing its internet server (http://
contact the Office of the Secretary, www.usitc.gov). The public record for
By order of the Commission.
Docket Services Division (202–205–
Issued: March 3, 2016. this investigation may be viewed on the
1802).
Lisa R. Barton, Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
Any submissions that contain
confidential business information (CBI) Secretary to the Commission. at http://edis.usitc.gov.
must also conform with the [FR Doc. 2016–05225 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
requirements in section 201.6 of the Background.—This investigation is
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Commission’s Rules of Practice and being instituted, pursuant to section
Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
of the rules requires that the cover of the INTERNATIONAL TRADE U.S.C. 1673b(a)), in response to a
document and the individual pages be COMMISSION petition filed on March 3, 2016, by the
clearly marked as to whether they are American HFC Coalition and its
[Investigation No. 731–TA–1313 individual members (Amtrol, Inc., West
the confidential or non-confidential (Preliminary)]
version, and that the confidential Warwick, Rhode Island; Arkema, Inc.,
business information is clearly King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; The
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R–134a)
identified by means of brackets. All Chemours Company FC LLC,
From China; Institution of Antidumping
written submissions, except for Wilmington, Delaware; Honeywell
Duty Investigation and Scheduling of
confidential business information, will International Inc., Morristown, New
Preliminary Phase Investigation
be made available for inspection by Jersey; Hudson Technologies, Pearl
interested parties. AGENCY: United States International River, New York; Mexichem Fluor Inc.,
The Commission intends to prepare Trade Commission. St. Gabriel, Louisiana; and Worthington
only a public report in this ACTION: Notice. Industries, Inc., Columbus, Ohio) and
investigation. The report that the District Lodge 154 of the International
Commission makes available to the SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives Association of Machinists and
public will not contain confidential notice of the institution of an Aerospace Workers.
business information. However, all investigation and commencement of For further information concerning
information, including confidential preliminary phase antidumping duty the conduct of this investigation and
business information, submitted in this investigation No. 731–TA–1313 rules of general application, consult the
investigation may be disclosed to and (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act Commission’s Rules of Practice and
used: (i) By the Commission, its of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
employees and Offices, and contract whether there is a reasonable indication (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
personnel (a) for developing or that an industry in the United States is subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
maintaining the records of this or a materially injured or threatened with Participation in the investigation and
related proceeding, or (b) in internal material injury, or the establishment of public service list.—Persons (other than
investigations, audits, reviews, and an industry in the United States is petitioners) wishing to participate in the
evaluations relating to the programs, materially retarded, by reason of investigation as parties must file an
personnel, and operations of the imports of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R– entry of appearance with the Secretary
Commission including under 5 U.S.C. 134a) from China, provided for in to the Commission, as provided in
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government subheading 2903.39.20 of the sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the
employees and contract personnel Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Commission’s rules, not later than seven
solely for cybersecurity purposes. The United States, that are alleged to be sold days after publication of this notice in
Commission will not otherwise disclose in the United States at less than fair the Federal Register. Industrial users
any confidential business information in value. Unless the Department of and (if the merchandise under
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a manner that would reveal the Commerce extends the time for investigation is sold at the retail level)
operations of the firm supplying the initiation, the Commission must reach a representative consumer organizations
information. preliminary determination in have the right to appear as parties in
Summaries of Written Submissions: antidumping duty investigations in 45 Commission antidumping duty
The Commission intends to publish days, or in this case by April 18, 2016. investigations. The Secretary will
summaries of the positions of interested The Commission’s views must be prepare a public service list containing
persons in this report. If you wish to transmitted to Commerce within five the names and addresses of all persons,

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 seventh annual review.
Dates		April 15, 2016: 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		81 FR 12522