81 FR 12686 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 47 (March 10, 2016)

Page Range		12686-12687
FR Document		2016-05376

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12686-12687]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05376]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    On behalf of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements (CITA), the Department of Commerce will submit to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    Title: Interim Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public 
for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Panama.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0274.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 24.
    Number of Respondents: 6 (1 for Request; 5 for Comments).
    Average Hours per Response: 4 hours for a Request; and 4 hours for 
each Comment.
    Average Annual Cost to Public: $960.
    Needs and Uses: Title III, subtitle B, section 321 through section 
328 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement 
Implementation Act (the ``Act'') [Pub. L. 112-43] implements the 
textile and apparel safeguard provisions, provided for in Article 3.24 
of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (the 
``Agreement''). This safeguard mechanism applies when, as a result of 
the elimination of a customs duty under the Agreement, a Panamanian 
textile or apparel article is being imported into the United States in 
such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the 
domestic market

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for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage 
or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or 
directly competitive article. In these circumstances, Article 3.24 
permits the United States to increase duties on the imported article 
from Panama to a level that does not exceed the lesser of the 
prevailing U.S. normal trade relations (NTR)/most-favored-nation (MFN) 
duty rate for the article or the U.S. NTR/MFN duty rate in effect on 
the day the Agreement entered into force.
    The Statement of Administrative Action accompanying the Act 
provides that the Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements (CITA) will issue procedures for requesting such safeguard 
measures, for making its determinations under section 322(a) of the 
Act, and for providing relief under section 322(b) of the Act.
    In Proclamation No. 8894 (77 FR 66507, November 5, 2012), the 
President delegated to CITA his authority under subtitle B of title III 
of the Act with respect to textile and apparel safeguard measures.
    CITA must collect information in order to determine whether a 
domestic textile or apparel industry is being adversely impacted by 
imports of these products from Panama, thereby allowing CITA to take 
corrective action to protect the viability of the domestic textile or 
apparel industry, subject to section 322(b) of the Act.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to OIRA [email protected] or fax to (202) 975-5806.

    Dated: March 7, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05376 Filed 3-9-16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be Copies of the above information
added to, or removed from, the list of collection proposal can be obtained by
Submission for OMB Review; commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Comment Request and fibers in Annex 3.25 of the Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Agreement. Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
On behalf of the Committee for the
Pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 3.25, Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Implementation of Textile Agreements
paragraph 6 of the Agreement, which Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
(CITA), the Department of Commerce
requires that the President publish DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@
will submit to the Office of Management
procedures for parties to exercise the doc.gov.
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
right to make these requests, Section Written comments and
following proposal for collection of
203(o)(4) of the Act authorizes the recommendations for the proposed
information under the provisions of the
President to establish procedures to information collection should be sent
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
modify the list of fabrics, yarns, or fibers within 30 days of publication of this
Chapter 35).
not available in commercial quantities notice to OIRA Submission@
Agency: Committee for the
in a timely manner in either the United omg.eop.gov or fax to (202) 075–5806.
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Title: Interim Procedures for States or Panama as set out in Annex Dated: March 7, 2016.
Considering Requests under the 3.25 of the Agreement. The President Glenna Mickelson,
Commercial Availability Provision of delegated the responsibility for Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
the United States-Panama Trade publishing the procedures and Information Officer.
Promotion Agreement. administering commercial availability [FR Doc. 2016–05375 Filed 3–9–16; 8:45 am]
Form Number(s): N/A. requests to the Committee for the
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
OMB Control Number: 0625–0273. Implementation of Textile Agreements
Type of Request: Regular submission. (‘‘CITA’’), which issues procedures and
Burden Hours: 89. acts on requests through the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Number of Respondents: 16 (10 for Department of Commerce, Office of
Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for Textiles and Apparel (‘‘OTEXA’’) (See Submission for OMB Review;
Rebuttals). Proclamation No. 8894, 77 FR 66507, Comment Request
Average Hours per Response: 8 hours November 5, 2012).
The intent of the Commercial On behalf of the Committee for the
per Request; 2 hours per Response; and
Availability Procedures is to foster the Implementation of Textile Agreements
1 hour per Rebuttal.
use of U.S. and regional products by (CITA), the Department of Commerce
Needs and Uses:
implementing procedures that allow will submit to the Office of Management
Title II, Section 203(o) of the United
products to be placed on or removed and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
States-Panama Trade Promotion
from a product list, in a timely manner, following proposal for collection of
Agreement Implementation Act (the
and in a manner that is consistent with information under the provisions of the
‘‘Act’’) [Pub. L. 112–43] implements the
normal business practice. The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
commercial availability provision
procedures are intended to facilitate the chapter 35).
provided for in Article 3.25 of the Agency: Committee for the
United States-Panama Trade Promotion transmission of requests; allow the
market to indicate the availability of the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’). The Title: Interim Procedures for
Agreement entered into force on supply of products that are the subject
Considering Requests from the Public
October 31, 2012. Subject to the rules of of requests; make available promptly, to
for Textile and Apparel Safeguard
origin in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, interested entities and the public,
Actions on Imports from Panama.
and pursuant to the textile provisions of information regarding the requests for
Form Number(s): N/A.
the Agreement, a fabric, yarn, or fiber products and offers received for those OMB Control Number: 0625–0274.
produced in Panama or the United products; ensure wide participation by Type of Request: Regular submission.
States and traded between the two interested entities and parties; allow for Burden Hours: 24.
countries is entitled to duty-free tariff careful review and consideration of Number of Respondents: 6 (1 for
treatment. Annex 3.25 of the Agreement information provided to substantiate Request; 5 for Comments).
also lists specific fabrics, yarns, and requests and responses; and provide Average Hours per Response: 4 hours
fibers that the two countries agreed are timely public dissemination of for a Request; and 4 hours for each
not available in commercial quantities information used by CITA in making Comment.
in a timely manner from producers in commercial availability determinations. Average Annual Cost to Public: $960.
Panama or the United States. The items CITA must collect certain information Needs and Uses: Title III, subtitle B,
listed in Annex 3.25 are commercially about fabric, yarn, or fiber technical section 321 through section 328 of the
unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers. specifications and the production United States-Panama Trade Promotion
Articles containing these items are capabilities of Panamanian and U.S. Agreement Implementation Act (the
entitled to duty-free or preferential textile producers to determine whether ‘‘Act’’) [Pub. L. 112–43] implements the
treatment despite containing inputs not certain fabrics, yarns, or fibers are textile and apparel safeguard provisions,
produced in Panama or the United available in commercial quantities in a provided for in Article 3.24 of the
States. timely manner in the United States or United States-Panama Trade Promotion
Panama, subject to Section 203(o) of the
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The list of commercially unavailable Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’). This
fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be Act. safeguard mechanism applies when, as
changed pursuant to the commercial Affected Public: Business or other for- a result of the elimination of a customs
availability provision in Chapter 3, profit. duty under the Agreement, a
Article 3.25, Paragraphs 4–6 of the Frequency: Varies. Panamanian textile or apparel article is
Agreement. Under this provision, Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. being imported into the United States in
interested entities from Panama or the OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, such increased quantities, in absolute
United States have the right to request (202) 395–3647. terms or relative to the domestic market

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FR Citation		81 FR 12686