81 FR 24794 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)

Page Range		24794-24794
FR Document		2016-09810

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 24794]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09810]


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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'') [Public Law 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 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.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: April 25, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Follow the instructions to view the directly competitive article. In these information under the provisions of the
Department of Commerce collections circumstances, Article 3.24 permits the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
currently under review by OMB. United States to increase duties on the Chapter 35).
Written comments and imported article from Panama to a level Agency: Committee for the
recommendations for the proposed that does not exceed the lesser of the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
information collection should be sent prevailing U.S. normal trade relations Title: Interim Procedures for
within 30 days of publication of this (NTR)/most-favored-nation (MFN) duty Considering Requests under the
notice to Jasmeet Seehra, Office of rate for the article or the U.S. NTR/MFN Commercial Availability
Management and Budget (OMB), by duty rate in effect on the day the Provision of the United States-Panama
email to jseehra@omb.eop.gov, or by fax Agreement entered into force. Trade Promotion Agreement.
to (202) 395–7285. The Statement of Administrative Form Number(s): N/A.
Action accompanying the Act provides OMB Control Number: 0625–0273.
Dated: April 25, 2016. Type of Request: Regular submission.
Glenna Mickelson,
that the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements Burden Hours: 89.
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Number of Respondents: 16 (10 for
Information Officer.
(CITA) will issue procedures for
Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for
requesting such safeguard measures, for
[FR Doc. 2016–09811 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] Rebuttals).
making its determinations under section Average Hours per Response: 8 hours
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322(a) of the Act, and for providing per Request; 2 hours per Response; and
relief under section 322(b) of the Act. 1 hour per Rebuttal.
In Proclamation No. 8894 (77 FR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Needs and Uses: Title II, Section
66507, November 5, 2012), the President
203(o) of the United States-Panama
Submission for OMB Review; delegated to CITA his authority under
Trade Promotion Agreement
Comment Request Subtitle B of Title III of the Act with
Implementation Act (the ‘‘Act’’) [Pub. L.
respect to textile and apparel safeguard
On behalf of the Committee for the 112–43] implements the commercial
measures.
Implementation of Textile Agreements availability provision provided for in
CITA must collect information in
(CITA), the Department of Commerce Article 3.25 of the United States-Panama
order to determine whether a domestic
will submit to the Office of Management Trade Promotion Agreement (the
textile or apparel industry is being
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the ‘‘Agreement’’). The Agreement entered
adversely impacted by imports of these
following proposal for collection of into force on October 31, 2012. Subject
products from Panama, thereby allowing
information under the provisions of the to the rules of origin in Annex 4.1 of the
CITA to take corrective action to protect
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Agreement, and pursuant to the textile
the viability of the domestic textile or
Chapter 35). provisions of the Agreement, a fabric,
apparel industry, subject to section
Agency: Committee for the yarn, or fiber produced in Panama or the
322(b) of the Act.
Implementation of Textile Agreements. Affected Public: Individuals or United States and traded between the
Title: Interim Procedures for households; businesses or other for- two countries is entitled to duty-free
Considering Requests from the Public profit organizations. tariff treatment. Annex 3.25 of the
for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Frequency: On occasion. Agreement also lists specific fabrics,
Actions on Imports from Panama. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. yarns, and fibers that the two countries
Form Number(s): N/A. This information collection request agreed are not available in commercial
OMB Control Number: 0625–0274. may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. quantities in a timely manner from
Type of Request: Regular submission. Follow the instructions to view the producers in Panama or the United
Burden Hours: 24. Department of Commerce collections States. The items listed in Annex 3.25
Number of Respondents: 6 (1 for currently under review by OMB. are commercially unavailable fabrics,
Request; 5 for Comments). Written comments and yarns, and fibers. Articles containing
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours recommendations for the proposed these items are entitled to duty-free or
for a Request; and 4 hours for each information collection should be sent preferential treatment despite
Comment. within 30 days of publication of this containing inputs not produced in
Average Annual Cost to Public: $960. notice to OIRA_Submission@ Panama or the United States.
Needs and Uses: Title III, Subtitle B, omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. The list of commercially unavailable
Section 321 through Section 328 of the fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be
Dated: April 25, 2016.
United States-Panama Trade Promotion changed pursuant to the commercial
Agreement Implementation Act (the Glenna Mickelson,
availability provision in Chapter 3,
‘‘Act’’) [Public Law 112–43] implements Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Article 3.25, Paragraphs 4–6 of the
the textile and apparel safeguard Information Officer.
Agreement. Under this provision,
provisions, provided for in Article 3.24 [FR Doc. 2016–09810 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] interested entities from Panama or the
of the United States-Panama Trade BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P United States have the right to request
Promotion Agreement (the that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be
‘‘Agreement’’). This safeguard added to, or removed from, the list of
mechanism applies when, as a result of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns,
the elimination of a customs duty under and fibers in Annex 3.25 of the
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the Agreement, a Panamanian textile or Agreement.
Comment Request
apparel article is being imported into Pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 3.25,
the United States in such increased On behalf of the Committee for the paragraph 6 of the Agreement, which
quantities, in absolute terms or relative Implementation of Textile Agreements requires that the President publish
to the domestic market for that article, (CITA), the Department of Commerce procedures for parties to exercise the
and under such conditions as to cause will submit to the Office of Management right to make these requests, Section
serious damage or actual threat thereof and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 203(o)(4) of the Act authorizes the
to a U.S. industry producing a like or following proposal for collection of President to establish procedures to

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FR Citation		81 FR 24794