81 FR 25376 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 82 (April 28, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-09927

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)

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[FR Doc No: 2016-09927]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, 
International Trade Administration, Commerce.
    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).
    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 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

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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 OIRA [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09927 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: make a financial contribution, if DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
James Terpstra, Office III, Enforcement providing the contribution would
and Compliance, International Trade normally be vested in the government International Trade Administration
Administration, U.S. Department of and the practice does not differ in
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Submission for OMB Review;
substance from practices normally
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; Comment Request
followed by governments, and a benefit
telephone: (202) 482–3965. is thereby conferred.1 AGENCY: Committee for the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Implementation of Textile Agreements,
Parties should include in their
Background comments: (1) The country which International Trade Administration,
provided the subsidy; (2) the name of Commerce.
On June 18, 2008, section 805 of Title On behalf of the Committee for the
VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the the subsidy program; (3) a brief
description (at least 3–4 sentences) of Implementation of Textile Agreements
Softwood Lumber Act of 2008) was (CITA), the Department of Commerce
enacted into law. Under this provision, the subsidy program; and (4) the
will submit to the Office of Management
the Secretary of Commerce is mandated government body or authority that
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
to submit to the appropriate provided the subsidy. following proposal for collection of
Congressional committees a report every
Submission of Comments information under the provisions of the
180 days on any subsidy provided by
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
countries exporting softwood lumber or Persons wishing to comment should Chapter 35).
softwood lumber products to the United file comments by the date specified Title: Interim Procedures for
States, including stumpage subsidies.
above. Comments should only include Considering Requests from the Public
The Department submitted its last
subsidy report on December 16, 2015. publicly available information. The for Textile and Apparel Safeguard
As part of its newest report, the Department will not accept comments Actions on Imports from Panama.
Department intends to include a list of accompanied by a request that a part or Form Number(s): N/A.
subsidy programs identified with all of the material be treated OMB Control Number: 0625–0274.
sufficient clarity by the public in confidentially due to business Type of Request: Regular submission.
response to this notice. proprietary concerns or for any other Burden Hours: 24.
reason. The Department will return such Number of Respondents: 6 (1 for
Request for Comments comments or materials to the persons Request; 5 for Comments).
Given the large number of countries submitting the comments and will not Average Hours per Response: 4 hours
that export softwood lumber and include them in its report on softwood for a Request; and 4 hours for each
softwood lumber products to the United Comment.
lumber subsidies. The Department
States, we are soliciting public comment Average Annual Cost to Public: $960.
requests submission of comments filed
only on subsidies provided by countries Needs and Uses: Title III, Subtitle B,
in electronic Portable Document Format Section 321 through Section 328 of the
whose exports accounted for at least one (PDF) submitted on CD–ROM or by
percent of total U.S. imports of softwood United States-Panama Trade Promotion
email to the email address of the EC Agreement Implementation Act (the
lumber by quantity, as classified under
Webmaster, below. ‘‘Act’’) [Pub. L. 112–43] implements the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule code
4407.1001 (which accounts for the vast The comments received will be made textile and apparel safeguard provisions,
majority of imports), during the period available to the public in PDF on the provided for in Article 3.24 of the
July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. Enforcement and Compliance Web site United States-Panama Trade Promotion
Official U.S. import data published by at the following address: http:// Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’). This
the United States International Trade enforcement.trade.gov/sla2008/sla- safeguard mechanism applies when, as
Commission Tariff and Trade DataWeb index.html. Any questions concerning a result of the elimination of a customs
indicate that only two countries, Canada file formatting, access on the Internet, or duty under the Agreement, a
and Chile, exported softwood lumber to other electronic filing issues should be Panamanian textile or apparel article is
the United States during that time addressed to Laura Merchant, being imported into the United States in
period in amounts sufficient to account Enforcement and Compliance such increased quantities, in absolute
for at least one percent of U.S. imports Webmaster, at (202) 482–0367, email terms or relative to the domestic market
of softwood lumber products. We intend address: webmaster_support@trade.gov. for that article, and under such
to rely on similar previous six-month conditions as to cause serious damage or
periods to identify the countries subject All comments and submissions in actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry
to future reports on softwood lumber response to this Request for Comment producing a like or directly competitive
subsidies. For example, we will rely on should be received by the Department article. In these circumstances, Article
U.S. imports of softwood lumber and no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 3.24 permits the United States to
softwood lumber products during the Time on the above-referenced deadline increase duties on the imported article
period January 1, 2016 through June 30, date. from Panama to a level that does not
2016, to select the countries subject to Dated: April 21, 2016. exceed the lesser of the prevailing U.S.
the next report. normal trade relations (NTR)/most-
Christian Marsh,
Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists favored-nation (MFN) duty rate for the
where an authority: (i) Provides a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping article or the U.S. NTR/MFN duty rate
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financial contribution; (ii) provides any and Countervailing Duty Operations. in effect on the day the Agreement
form of income or price support within [FR Doc. 2016–09887 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am] entered into force.
the meaning of Article XVI of the GATT BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P The Statement of Administrative
1994; or (iii) makes a payment to a Action accompanying the Act provides
funding mechanism to provide a that the Committee for the
financial contribution to a person, or 1 See section 771(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, Implementation of Textile Agreements
entrusts or directs a private entity to as amended. (CITA) will issue procedures for

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81 FR 25376 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 82 (April 28, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration