81 FR 15681 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim Procedures for Considering Requests Under the Commercial Availability Provision of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (US-PERU TPA)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 57 (March 24, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-06599

On behalf of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), the Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim 
Procedures for Considering Requests Under the Commercial Availability 
Provision of the United States--Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (US-PERU 
TPA)

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements (CITA), the Department of Commerce, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW.,

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Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Laurie Mease, Office of Textiles and Apparel, Telephone: 
202-482-2043, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The United States and Peru negotiated the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion 
Agreement (the ``Agreement''), which entered into force on February 1, 
2009. Subject to the rules of origin in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, and 
pursuant to the textile provisions of the Agreement, fabric, yarn, and 
fiber produced in Peru or the United States and traded between the two 
countries are entitled to duty-free tariff treatment. Annex 3-B of the 
Agreement also lists specific fabrics, yarns, and fibers that the two 
countries agreed are not available in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner from producers in Peru or the United States. The items listed 
are commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers. Articles 
containing these items are entitled to duty-free or preferential 
treatment despite containing inputs not produced in Peru or the United 
States.
    The list of commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers may 
be changed pursuant to the commercial availability provision in Chapter 
3, Article 3.3, Paragraphs 5-7 of the Agreement. Under this provision, 
interested entities from Peru or the United States have the right to 
request that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be added to, or removed 
from, the list of commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers 
in Annex 3-B.
    Chapter 3, Article 3.3, paragraph 7 of the Agreement requires that 
the President publish procedures for parties to exercise the right to 
make these requests. The President delegated the responsibility for 
publishing the procedures and administering commercial availability 
requests to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(``CITA''), which issues procedures and acts on requests through the 
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel (``OTEXA'') 
(See Proclamation No. 8341, 74 FR 4105, January 22, 2009). Interim 
procedures to implement these responsibilities were published in the 
Federal Register on August 14, 2009. (See Interim Procedures for 
Considering Requests Under the Commercial Availability Provision of the 
United States--Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act and 
Estimate of Burden for Collection of Information, 74 FR 41111, August 
11, 2009).
    The intent of the U.S.-Peru TPA Commercial Availability Procedures 
is to foster the use of U.S. and regional products by implementing 
procedures that allow products to be placed on or removed from a 
product list, on a timely basis, and in a manner that is consistent 
with normal business practice. The procedures are intended to 
facilitate the transmission of requests; allow the market to indicate 
the availability of the supply of products that are the subject of 
requests; make available promptly, to interested entities and the 
public, information regarding the requests for products and offers 
received for those products; ensure wide participation by interested 
entities and parties; allow for careful review and consideration of 
information provided to substantiate requests and responses; and 
provide timely public dissemination of information used by CITA in 
making commercial availability determinations.
    CITA must collect certain information about fabric, yarn, or fiber 
technical specifications and the production capabilities of Peruvian 
and U.S. textile producers to determine whether certain fabrics, yarns, 
or fibers are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in 
the United States or Peru, subject to Section 203(o) of the Agreement.

II. Method of Collection

    Participants in a commercial availability proceeding must submit 
public versions of their Requests, Responses or Rebuttals 
electronically (via email) for posting on OTEXA's Web site. 
Confidential versions of those submissions which contain business 
confidential information must be delivered in hard copy to the Office 
of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0625-0265.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 16 (10 for Requests; 3 for 
Responses; 3 for Rebuttals).
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours per Request, 2 hours per 
Response, and 1 hour per Rebuttal.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 89.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $5,340.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: March 18, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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taxes requesting their online data collected; and (d) ways to minimize the free) for the foreign-status inputs noted
submissions. burden of the collection of information below and in the existing scope of
For the Quarterly Survey of Property on respondents, including through the authority. Customs duties also could
Tax Collections (Form F–71) we will use of automated collection techniques possibly be deferred or reduced on
mail letters quarterly to a sample of or other forms of information foreign-status production equipment.
approximately 5,500 local tax collection technology. The materials/components sourced
agencies known to have substantial Comments submitted in response to from abroad include abemaciclib and
collections of property tax requesting this notice will be summarized and/or barcitinib active ingredients (duty rate,
their online data submissions. included in the request for OMB 6.5%).
For the Quarterly Survey of State Tax approval of this information collection; Public comment is invited from
Collections (F–72) we will mail letters they also will become a matter of public interested parties. Submissions shall be
to each of the 50 state governments record. addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
quarterly requesting their online data Dated: March 21, 2016. Secretary at the address below. The
submissions or continued coordinated closing period for their receipt is May 3,
Glenna Mickelson,
submission through the state 2016.
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
government revenue office. A copy of the notification will be
Information Officer.
II. Method of Collection [FR Doc. 2016–06649 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am]
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
F–71 and F–73 survey data will be BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
collected via the Internet. Data for the 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
F–72 survey are collected via the 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Internet or compilation of data in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
coordination with the state government Foreign-Trade Zones Board ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
revenue office. Board’s Web site, which is accessible
In addition to reporting current [B–14–2016] via www.trade.gov/ftz.
quarter data, respondents may report For further information, contact Diane
data for the previous eight quarters or Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 7—
Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or
submit revisions to their previously Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Notification of
(202) 482–1367.
submitted data. In the event that a Proposed Production Activity, Lilly Del
respondent cannot report online, they Caribe, Inc., Subzone 7K Dated: March 17, 2016.
may request a form as a last resort. (Pharmaceutical Products), Carolina Andrew McGilvray,
In those instances when we are not and Guayama, Puerto Rico Executive Secretary.
able to obtain a response, we conduct [FR Doc. 2016–06584 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am]
The Puerto Rico Industrial
follow-up operations using email and BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Development Company, grantee of FTZ
phone calls. Nonresponse weighting
7, submitted a notification of proposed
adjustments are used to adjust for any
production activity to the FTZ Board on DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
unreported units in the sample from the
behalf of Lilly Del Caribe, Inc. (Lilly),
latest available data.
located within Subzone 7K in Carolina International Trade Administration
III. Data and Guayama, Puerto Rico. The
OMB Control Number: 0607–0112. notification conforming to the Proposed Information Collection;
Form Number: F–71, F–72, F–73. requirements of the regulations of the Comment Request; Interim Procedures
Type of Review: Regular submission. FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was for Considering Requests Under the
Affected Public: State and Local received on March 08, 2016. Commercial Availability Provision of
governments. Lilly already has FTZ authority for the the United States—Peru Trade
Estimated Number of Respondents: production of finished pharmaceuticals Promotion Agreement (US–PERU TPA)
7,350. and their intermediates, including the
active ingredients humalog and AGENCY: International Trade
Estimated Time per Response: F–71 = Administration, Commerce.
15 minutes, F–72 = 30 minutes, F–73 = duloxetine. The current request would
add finished products and foreign-status ACTION: Notice.
20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden materials/components to the scope of
authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), SUMMARY: On behalf of the Committee
Hours: 8,000. for the Implementation of Textile
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. additional FTZ activity would be
limited to the specific foreign-status Agreements (CITA), the Department of
Respondents Obligation: Voluntary. Commerce, as part of its continuing
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 161 materials/components and specific
finished products described in the effort to reduce paperwork and
and 182.
submitted notification (as described respondent burden, invites the general
IV. Request for Comments below) and subsequently authorized by public and other Federal agencies to
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the FTZ Board. take this opportunity to comment on
the proposed collection of information Production under FTZ procedures proposed and/or continuing information
is necessary for the proper performance could exempt Lilly from customs duty collections, as required by the
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

of the functions of the agency, including payments on the foreign-status Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
whether the information shall have components used in export production. DATES: Written comments must be
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the On its domestic sales, Lilly would be submitted on or before May 23, 2016.
agency’s estimate of the burden able to choose the duty rate during ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
(including hours and cost) of the customs entry procedures that applies to to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
proposed collection of information; (c) finished abemaciclib capsules (breast Paperwork Clearance Officer,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and cancer treatment) and barcitinib tablets Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
clarity of the information to be (rheumatoid arthritis treatment) (duty 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,

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Washington, DC 20230 (or via the States—Peru Trade Promotion IV. Request for Comments
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). Agreement Implementation Act and Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimate of Burden for Collection of the proposed collection of information
Requests for additional information or Information, 74 FR 41111, August 11, is necessary for the proper performance
copies of the information collection 2009). of the functions of the agency, including
instrument and instructions should be The intent of the U.S.-Peru TPA
whether the information shall have
directed to Laurie Mease, Office of Commercial Availability Procedures is
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Textiles and Apparel, Telephone: 202– to foster the use of U.S. and regional
agency’s estimate of the burden
482–2043, Email: Laurie.Mease@ products by implementing procedures
(including hours and cost) of the
trade.gov. that allow products to be placed on or
proposed collection of information; (c)
removed from a product list, on a timely
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
basis, and in a manner that is consistent
clarity of the information to be
I. Abstract with normal business practice. The
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
The United States and Peru negotiated procedures are intended to facilitate the
burden of the collection of information
the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion transmission of requests; allow the
on respondents, including through the
Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’), which market to indicate the availability of the
use of automated collection techniques
entered into force on February 1, 2009. supply of products that are the subject
or other forms of information
Subject to the rules of origin in Annex of requests; make available promptly, to
technology.
4.1 of the Agreement, and pursuant to interested entities and the public,
Comments submitted in response to
the textile provisions of the Agreement, information regarding the requests for
this notice will be summarized and/or
fabric, yarn, and fiber produced in Peru products and offers received for those
included in the request for OMB
or the United States and traded between products; ensure wide participation by
approval of this information collection;
the two countries are entitled to duty- interested entities and parties; allow for
they also will become a matter of public
free tariff treatment. Annex 3–B of the careful review and consideration of
record.
Agreement also lists specific fabrics, information provided to substantiate
requests and responses; and provide Dated: March 18, 2016.
yarns, and fibers that the two countries
timely public dissemination of Glenna Mickelson,
agreed are not available in commercial
quantities in a timely manner from information used by CITA in making Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
commercial availability determinations. Information Officer.
producers in Peru or the United States.
The items listed are commercially CITA must collect certain information [FR Doc. 2016–06599 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am]

unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers. about fabric, yarn, or fiber technical BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

Articles containing these items are specifications and the production
entitled to duty-free or preferential capabilities of Peruvian and U.S. textile
producers to determine whether certain DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
treatment despite containing inputs not
produced in Peru or the United States. fabrics, yarns, or fibers are available in
commercial quantities in a timely National Oceanic and Atmospheric
The list of commercially unavailable Administration
fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be manner in the United States or Peru,
changed pursuant to the commercial subject to Section 203(o) of the RIN 0648–XE515
availability provision in Chapter 3, Agreement.
Article 3.3, Paragraphs 5–7 of the II. Method of Collection Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Agreement. Under this provision, Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Participants in a commercial Review (SEDAR); SEDAR Data Best
interested entities from Peru or the
availability proceeding must submit Practices Standing Panel Webinar
United States have the right to request
public versions of their Requests,
that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Responses or Rebuttals electronically
added to, or removed from, the list of Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
(via email) for posting on OTEXA’s Web
commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
site. Confidential versions of those
and fibers in Annex 3–B. Commerce.
submissions which contain business
Chapter 3, Article 3.3, paragraph 7 of
confidential information must be ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Data Best
the Agreement requires that the
delivered in hard copy to the Office of Practices Standing Panel Webinar.
President publish procedures for parties
Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) at the
to exercise the right to make these SUMMARY: The SEDAR Data Best
U.S. Department of Commerce.
requests. The President delegated the Practices Panel will develop, review,
responsibility for publishing the III. Data and evaluate best practice
procedures and administering OMB Control Number: 0625–0265. recommendations for SEDAR Data
commercial availability requests to the Form Number(s): N/A. Workshops, see SUPPLEMENTARY
Committee for the Implementation of Type of Review: Regular submission. INFORMATION.
Textile Agreements (‘‘CITA’’), which Affected Public: Business or for-profit
issues procedures and acts on requests organizations. DATES: The SEDAR Data Best Practices
through the U.S. Department of Estimated Number of Respondents: 16 Standing Panel Webinar will be held on
Commerce, Office of Textiles and Wednesday, April 13, 2016, from 1 p.m.
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

(10 for Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for
Apparel (‘‘OTEXA’’) (See Proclamation Rebuttals). to 3 p.m.
No. 8341, 74 FR 4105, January 22, 2009). Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours ADDRESSES: The Webinar is open to
Interim procedures to implement these per Request, 2 hours per Response, and members of the public. Those interested
responsibilities were published in the 1 hour per Rebuttal. in participating should contact Julia
Federal Register on August 14, 2009. Estimated Total Annual Burden Byrd at SEDAR (see Contact Information
(See Interim Procedures for Considering Hours: 89. below) to request an invitation
Requests Under the Commercial Estimated Total Annual Cost to providing Webinar access information.
Availability Provision of the United Public: $5,340. Please request Webinar invitations at

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before May 23, 2016.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Laurie Mease, Office of Textiles and Apparel, Telephone: 202-482-2043, Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 15681

81 FR 15681 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim Procedures for Considering Requests Under the Commercial Availability Provision of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (US-PERU TPA)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 57 (March 24, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration