82_FR_14282 82 FR 14231 - Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries

82 FR 14231 - Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 51 (March 17, 2017)

Page Range14231-14232
FR Document2017-05319

The Commission is inviting the public to appear at the public hearing and or to submit information in writing in connection with the preparation of its 23rd report under section 215 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, which requires the Commission to report biennially to the Congress and the President by September 30 of each reporting year on the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and U.S. consumers and on the economy of the beneficiary countries. The report is being prepared under Commission investigation No. 332-227, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries. The report will cover trade during calendar years 2015 and 2016, and will be transmitted to the Congress and the President by September 29, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-05319]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-227]


 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries 
and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of public hearing and opportunity to submit 
information in connection with the Commission's 23rd report.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is inviting the public to appear at the public 
hearing and or to submit information in writing in connection with the 
preparation of its 23rd report under section 215 of the Caribbean Basin 
Economic Recovery Act, which requires the Commission to report 
biennially to the Congress and the President by September 30 of each 
reporting year on the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and 
U.S. consumers and on the economy of the beneficiary countries. The 
report is being prepared under Commission investigation No. 332-227, 
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and 
Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries. The report will cover trade 
during calendar years 2015 and 2016, and will be transmitted to the 
Congress and the President by September 29, 2017.

DATES: 
    April 13, 2017: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the 
public hearing.
    April 20, 2017: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    May 11, 2017: Public hearing.
    May 18, 2017: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    May 18, 2017: Deadline for filing all other written submissions.
    September 29, 2017: Transmittal of Commission report to Congress 
and the President.

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 
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public file for 
this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/app.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Justino De La Cruz 
(202-205-3252 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader 
Heather Wickramarachi (202-205-2699 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 at 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: Section 215(a)(1) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 
Recovery Act (CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)) requires that the 
Commission submit biennial reports to the Congress and the President 
regarding the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and 
consumers, and on the economy of the beneficiary countries. Section 
215(b)(1) requires that the reports include, but not be limited to, an 
assessment regarding:
    (A) The actual effect, during the period covered by the report, of

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[CBERA] on the United States economy generally, as well as on those 
specific domestic industries which produce articles that are like, or 
directly competitive with, articles being imported into the United 
States from beneficiary countries; and
    (B) the probable future effect which this Act will have on the 
United States economy generally, as well as on such domestic 
industries, before the provisions of this Act terminate.
    The report will cover trade with the 17 beneficiary countries: 
Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British 
Virgin Islands, Cura[ccedil]ao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, 
Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and 
the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
    Notice of institution of the investigation was published in the 
Federal Register of May 14, 1986 (51 FR 17678). The Commission plans to 
transmit the 23rd report, covering calendar years 2015 and 2016, by 
September 29, 2017.
    Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this 
investigation will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on 
May 11, 2017. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed 
with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., April 13, 2017, in 
accordance with the requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below. 
All pre-hearing briefs and statements should be filed not later than 
5:15 p.m., April 20, 2017; and all post-hearing briefs and statements 
responding to matters raised at the hearing should be filed not later 
than 5:15 p.m., May 18, 2017. In the event that, as of the close of 
business on April 13, 2017, no witnesses are scheduled to appear at the 
hearing, the hearing will be canceled. Any person interested in 
attending the hearing as an observer or nonparticipant should contact 
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000 after April 13, 2017, for 
information concerning whether the hearing will be held.
    Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in 
the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions 
concerning this investigation. All written submissions should be 
addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later than 5:15 
p.m., May 18, 2017. All written submissions must conform to the 
provisions of section 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 following paragraph 
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).
    Confidential Business Information: Any submissions that contain 
confidential business information must also conform to the requirements 
of 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 be 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 will not include any confidential business 
information in the report it makes available to the public. 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 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 positions of interested persons. Persons wishing to have a 
summary of their position included in the report should include a 
summary with their 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. 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 13, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-05319 Filed 3-16-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7020-02-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 51 / Friday, March 17, 2017 / Notices 14231 party suppliers have the capacity to and evaluations relating to the April 13, 2017: Deadline for filing replace the volume of articles programs, personnel, and operations of requests to appear at the public hearing. potentially subject to the requested the Commission including under 5 April 20, 2017: Deadline for filing pre- exclusion order and/or a cease and U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. hearing briefs and statements. desist order within a commercially government employees and contract May 11, 2017: Public hearing. reasonable time; and personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity May 18, 2017: Deadline for filing post- (v) explain how the requested purposes. All nonconfidential written hearing briefs and statements. remedial orders would impact United submissions will be available for public May 18, 2017: Deadline for filing all States consumers. inspection at the Office of the Secretary other written submissions. Written submissions must be filed no and on EDIS.3 September 29, 2017: Transmittal of later than by close of business, eight This action is taken under the Commission report to Congress and the calendar days after the date of authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act President. publication of this notice in the Federal of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, Register. There will be further and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the including the Commission’s hearing opportunities for comment on the Commission’s Rules of Practice and rooms, are located in the United States public interest after the issuance of any Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). International Trade Commission final initial determination in this By order of the Commission. Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, investigation. Issued: March 13, 2017. DC. All written submissions should be Persons filing written submissions addressed to the Secretary, United Lisa R. Barton, must file the original document States International Trade Commission, Secretary to the Commission. electronically on or before the deadlines 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC stated above and submit 8 true paper [FR Doc. 2017–05321 Filed 3–16–17; 8:45 am] 20436. The public file for this copies to the Office of the Secretary by BILLING CODE 7020–02–P investigation may be viewed on the noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f) Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice at https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/ and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION app. Submissions should refer to the docket FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: number (‘‘Docket No. 3204’’) in a [Investigation No. 332–227] Project Leader Justino De La Cruz (202– prominent place on the cover page and/ Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 205–3252 or Justino.DeLaCruz@ or the first page. (See Handbook for Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Consumers and on Beneficiary Heather Wickramarachi (202–205–2699 Filing Procedures).1 Persons with Countries or Heather.Wickramarachi@usitc.gov) questions regarding filing should for information specific to this contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). AGENCY: United States International investigation. For information on the Any person desiring to submit a Trade Commission. legal aspects of this investigation, document to the Commission in ACTION: Scheduling of public hearing contact William Gearhart of the confidence must request confidential and opportunity to submit information Commission’s Office of the General treatment. All such requests should be in connection with the Commission’s Counsel (202–205–3091 or directed to the Secretary to the 23rd report. william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media Commission and must include a full should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, statement of the reasons why the SUMMARY: The Commission is inviting Office of External Relations (202–205– Commission should grant such the public to appear at the public 1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents hearing and or to submit information in Hearing-impaired individuals may for which confidential treatment by the writing in connection with the obtain information on this matter by Commission is properly sought will be preparation of its 23rd report under contacting the Commission’s TDD treated accordingly. All such requests section 215 of the Caribbean Basin terminal at 202–205–1810. General should be directed to the Secretary to Economic Recovery Act, which requires information concerning the Commission the Commission and must include a full the Commission to report biennially to the Congress and the President by may also be obtained by accessing its statement of the reasons why the September 30 of each reporting year on Web site at http://www.usitc.gov. Commission should grant such the economic impact of the Act on U.S. Persons with mobility impairments who treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents industries and U.S. consumers and on will need special assistance in gaining for which confidential treatment by the the economy of the beneficiary access to the Commission should Commission is properly sought will be countries. The report is being prepared contact the Office of the Secretary at treated accordingly. All information, under Commission investigation No. 202–205–2000. including confidential business information and documents for which 332–227, Caribbean Basin Economic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: confidential treatment is properly Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries Background: Section 215(a)(1) of the sought, submitted to the Commission for and Consumers and on Beneficiary Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act purposes of this Investigation may be Countries. The report will cover trade (CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)) requires disclosed to and used: (i) By the during calendar years 2015 and 2016, that the Commission submit biennial reports to the Congress and the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commission, its employees and Offices, and will be transmitted to the Congress and contract personnel (a) for and the President by September 29, President regarding the economic developing or maintaining the records 2017. impact of the Act on U.S. industries and of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in consumers, and on the economy of the DATES: internal investigations, audits, reviews, beneficiary countries. Section 215(b)(1) 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate requires that the reports include, but not 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: nondisclosure agreements. be limited to, an assessment regarding: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ 3 Electronic Document Information System (A) The actual effect, during the filing_procedures.pdf. (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. period covered by the report, of VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:02 Mar 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1

14232 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 51 / Friday, March 17, 2017 / Notices [CBERA] on the United States economy or before the filing deadline and submit be published as provided if it meets generally, as well as on those specific eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. these requirements and is germane to domestic industries which produce eastern time on the next business day. the subject matter of the investigation. articles that are like, or directly In the event that confidential treatment The Commission will identify the name competitive with, articles being of a document is requested, interested of the organization furnishing the imported into the United States from parties must file, at the same time as the summary, and will include a link to the beneficiary countries; and eight paper copies, at least four (4) Commission’s Electronic Document (B) the probable future effect which additional true paper copies in which Information System (EDIS) where the this Act will have on the United States the confidential information must be full written submission can be found. economy generally, as well as on such deleted (see the following paragraph for By order of the Commission. domestic industries, before the further information regarding Issued: March 13, 2017. provisions of this Act terminate. confidential business information). The report will cover trade with the Persons with questions regarding Lisa R. Barton, 17 beneficiary countries: Antigua and electronic filing should contact the Secretary to the Commission. Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Office of the Secretary, Docket Services [FR Doc. 2017–05319 Filed 3–16–17; 8:45 am] Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Division (202–205–1802). BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Confidential Business Information: Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Any submissions that contain Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the confidential business information must INTERNATIONAL TRADE Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. also conform to the requirements of COMMISSION Notice of institution of the section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–556 and 731– investigation was published in the of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR TA–1311 (Final)] Federal Register of May 14, 1986 (51 FR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules 17678). The Commission plans to requires that the cover of the document Truck and Bus Tires From China transmit the 23rd report, covering and the individual pages be clearly calendar years 2015 and 2016, by marked as to whether they are the Determinations September 29, 2017. ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ On the basis of the record 1 developed Public Hearing: A public hearing in version, and that the confidential in the subject investigations, the United connection with this investigation will business information be clearly States International Trade Commission be held at the U.S. International Trade identified by means of brackets. All (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., written submissions, except for to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. confidential business information, will that an industry in the United States is on May 11, 2017. Requests to appear at be made available for inspection by not materially injured or threatened the public hearing should be filed with interested parties. with material injury by reason of the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., The Commission will not include any imports of truck and bus tires from April 13, 2017, in accordance with the confidential business information in the China, provided for in statistical requirements in the ‘‘Submissions’’ report it makes available to the public. reporting numbers 4011.20.1015 and section below. All pre-hearing briefs However, all information, including 4011.20.5020 of the Harmonized Tariff and statements should be filed not later confidential business information, Schedule of the United States, that have than 5:15 p.m., April 20, 2017; and all submitted in this investigation may be been found by the Department of post-hearing briefs and statements disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in responding to matters raised at the Commission, its employees and Offices, the United States at less than fair value hearing should be filed not later than and contract personnel (a) for (‘‘LTFV’’), and to be subsidized by the 5:15 p.m., May 18, 2017. In the event developing or maintaining the records government of China.2 that, as of the close of business on April of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 13, 2017, no witnesses are scheduled to internal investigations, audits, reviews, Background appear at the hearing, the hearing will and evaluations relating to the The Commission, pursuant to sections be canceled. Any person interested in programs, personnel, and operations of 705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. attending the hearing as an observer or the Commission including under 5 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)), nonparticipant should contact the Office U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. instituted these investigations effective of the Secretary at 202–205–2000 after government employees and contract January 29, 2016, following receipt of a April 13, 2017, for information personnel for cybersecurity purposes. petition filed with the Commission and concerning whether the hearing will be The Commission will not otherwise Commerce by the United Steel, Paper held. disclose any confidential business and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Written Submissions: In lieu of or in information in a manner that would Energy, Allied Industrial and Service addition to participating in the hearing, reveal the operations of the firm Workers International Union, interested parties are invited to file supplying the information. Pittsburgh, PA. The final phase of the written submissions concerning this Summaries of Written Submissions: investigations was scheduled by the investigation. All written submissions The Commission intends to publish Commission following notification of a should be addressed to the Secretary, summaries of positions of interested preliminary determinations by and should be received not later than persons. Persons wishing to have a asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commerce that imports of truck and bus 5:15 p.m., May 18, 2017. All written summary of their position included in submissions must conform to the the report should include a summary 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the provisions of section 201.8 of the with their written submission. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 Commission’s Rules of Practice and summary may not exceed 500 words, CFR 207.2(f)). 2 Chairman Rhonda K. Schmidtlein and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 should be in MSWord format or a format Commissioner Irving A. Williamson determine that and the Commission’s Handbook on that can be easily converted to MSWord, a domestic industry is materially injured by reason Filing Procedures require that interested and should not include any confidential of subject imports. Commissioner Dean A. Pinkert parties file documents electronically on business information. The summary will did not participate in these investigations. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:02 Mar 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionScheduling of public hearing and opportunity to submit information in connection with the Commission's 23rd report.
DatesApril 13, 2017: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing.
ContactProject Leader Justino De La Cruz (202-205-3252 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader Heather Wickramarachi (202-205-2699 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 at 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 Citation82 FR 14231 
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