82_FR_7870 82 FR 7857 - Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2016 Review

82 FR 7857 - Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2016 Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

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FR Document2017-01401

Following receipt of a request on January 5, 2017, from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted investigation No. 332-560, Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2016 Review, for the purpose of providing advice and information relating to the possible designation of additional articles, removal of articles, and waiver of competitive need limitations.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-560]


Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2016 
Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of institution of investigation and scheduling of public 
hearing.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request on January 5, 2017, from the 
United States Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (Commission) instituted investigation No. 332-560, 
Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2016 Review, 
for the purpose of providing advice and information relating to the 
possible designation of additional articles, removal of articles, and 
waiver of competitive need limitations.

DATES: 
    February 3, 2017: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the 
public hearing.
    February 8, 2017: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    February 21, 2017: Public hearing.
    February 27, 2017: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    March 3, 2017: Deadline for filing all other written submissions.
    May 5, 2017: Transmittal of Commission report to the USTR.

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 record 
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information specific to this 
investigation may be obtained from Renee Berry, Project Leader, Office 
of Industries (202-205-3498 or [email protected]) or Sabina 
Neumann, Deputy Project Leader, Office of Industries (202-205-3000 or 
[email protected]), or Marin Weaver, Technical Advisor, Office 
of Industries (202-205-3461 or [email protected]). 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 (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.
    Background: In his letter, the USTR requested the advice and 
information described below.
    (1) Advice concerning the probable economic effect of elimination 
of U.S. import duties on certain articles from all beneficiary 
developing countries under the GSP program. In accordance with sections 
503(a)(1)(A), 503(e), and 131(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 
(``the 1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(1)(A), 2463(e), and 2151(a)), and 
pursuant to the authority of the President delegated to the USTR by 
sections 4(c) and 8(c) and (d) of Executive Order 11846 of March 31, 
1975, as amended, and pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the USTR notified the Commission that the 
articles identified in Table A of the Annex to the USTR request letter 
are being considered for designation as eligible articles for purposes 
of the GSP program. The USTR requested that the Commission provide its 
advice as to the probable economic effect on total U.S. imports, U.S. 
industries producing like or directly competitive articles, and on U.S. 
consumers of the elimination of U.S. import duties on the articles 
identified in Table A of the Annex to the USTR request letter for all 
beneficiary developing countries under the GSP program (see Table A 
below).

Table A--Possible Additions to the List of Products Eligible for the GSP
                            Eligible Products
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       HTS subheading             Brief description         Countries
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1104.19.90.................  Rolled or flaked grains of  Beneficiary
                              cereals, other than of      Developing
                              barley or oats.             Countries.
2008.20.00.................  Pineapples, otherwise       Beneficiary
                              prepared or preserved,      Developing
                              nesoi.                      Countries.
2915.90.18.................  Saturated acyclic           Beneficiary
                              monocarboxylic acids,       Developing
                              nesoi.                      Countries.
3809.93.50.................  Finishing agents, dye       Beneficiary
                              carriers and other          Developing
                              preparations used in        Countries.
                              leather and like
                              industries, <5% by weight
                              aromatic (mod.)
                              substance(s).
3912.20.00.................  Cellulose nitrates          Beneficiary
                              (including collodions),     Developing
                              in primary forms.           Countries.
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    (2) Advice concerning the probable economic effect of removal of 
certain articles from specified countries from eligibility for duty-
free treatment. The USTR notified the Commission that one article is 
being considered for removal from eligibility for duty free treatment 
under the GSP program from all countries. Under authority delegated by 
the President, pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
with respect to the article listed in Table B of the Annex to the USTR 
request letter, the USTR requested that the Commission provide its 
advice as to the probable economic effect of the removal from 
eligibility for duty-free treatment under the GSP program for this 
article from all countries on total U.S. imports, U.S. industries 
producing like or directly

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competitive articles, and on U.S. consumers (see Table B below).

Table B--Possible Removal From Duty-Free Status From All Countries for a
          Product on the List of Eligible Articles for the GSP
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       HTS subheading             Brief description          Country
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2922.49.40.20..............  Glycine--part of            All.
                              2922.49.40, ``Amino
                              acids``.
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    (3) Advice concerning waiver of certain competitive need 
limitations. Under authority delegated by the President, pursuant to 
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, and in accordance with 
section 503(d)(1)(A) of the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that the 
Commission provide advice on whether any industry in the United States 
is likely to be adversely affected by a waiver of the competitive need 
limitations specified in section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act for the 
countries and articles specified in Table C of the attached Annex to 
the request letter (see Table C below). Further, in accordance with 
section 503(c)(2)(E) of the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that the 
Commission provide its advice with respect to whether like or directly 
competitive products were being produced in the United States on 
January 1, 1995. The USTR also requested that the Commission provide 
its advice as to the probable economic effect on total U.S. imports, as 
well as on consumers, of the requested waivers. With respect to the 
competitive need limit in section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the 1974 Act, 
the USTR requested that the Commission use the dollar value limit of 
$175,000,000.

      Table C--Possible Waivers of the CNL From a Specific Country
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       HTS subheading             Brief description          Country
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0410.00.00.................  Edible products of animal   Indonesia.
                              origin, nesoi.
0714.90.10.................  Fresh or chilled dasheens,  Ecuador.
                              whether or not sliced or
                              in the form of pellets.
4011.20.10.................  New pneumatic radial        Indonesia.
                              tires, of rubber, of a
                              kind used on buses or
                              trucks.
4409.10.05.................  Coniferous wood             Brazil.
                              continuously shaped along
                              any of its ends, whether
                              or not also continuously
                              shaped along any
                              {of{time}  its edges or
                              faces.
6802.99.00.................  Monumental or building      Brazil.
                              stone & arts. thereof,
                              nesoi, further worked
                              than simply cut/sawn,
                              nesoi.
8525.80.30.................  Television cameras, nesoi.  Thailand.
9001.50.00.................  Spectacle lenses of         Thailand.
                              materials other than
                              glass, unmounted.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Time for reporting, HTS detail, portions of report to be 
classified. As requested by the USTR, the Commission will provide the 
requested advice and information by May 5, 2017. The USTR asked that 
the Commission issue, as soon as possible thereafter, a public version 
of the report containing only the unclassified information, with any 
confidential business information deleted. As requested, the Commission 
will provide its economic effect advice and statistics (profile of the 
U.S. industry and market and U.S. import and export data) and any other 
relevant information or advice separately and individually for each 
U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading for all products subject to 
the request. The USTR indicated that those sections of the Commission's 
report and working papers that contain the Commission's advice and 
assessment will be classified as ``confidential.'' The USTR also stated 
that his office considers the Commission's report to be an inter-agency 
memorandum that will contain pre-decisional advice and be subject to 
the deliberative process privilege.
    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 
February 21, 2017. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be 
filed with the Secretary no later than 5:15 p.m., February 3, 2017. All 
pre-hearing briefs and statements should be filed no later than 5:15 
p.m., February 8, 2017; and all post-hearing briefs and statements 
should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m., February 27, 2017. All 
requests to appear, and pre- and post-hearing briefs and statements 
should be filed in accordance with the requirements of the ``written 
submissions'' section below.
    Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to appearing at 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., March 3, 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 with 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 is clearly identified by 
means of brackets. All

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written submissions, except for confidential business information, will 
be made available for inspection by interested parties.
    The Commission may include some or all of the confidential business 
information submitted in the course of this investigation in the report 
it sends to the USTR. Additionally, 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 (a) for cybersecurity purposes or (b) in monitoring user 
activity on U.S. government classified networks. 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 the 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: January 17, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-01401 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  ID. The Commission does not seek                                providing advice and information                              1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov).
                                                  further briefing at this time.                                  relating to the possible designation of                       Hearing-impaired individuals may
                                                    In light of the remand, the ALJ shall                         additional articles, removal of articles,                     obtain information on this matter by
                                                  set a new target date within thirty days                        and waiver of competitive need                                contacting the Commission’s TDD
                                                  of the date of this notice consistent with                      limitations.                                                  terminal at 202–205–1810. General
                                                  the Remand Order. The current target                                                                                          information concerning the Commission
                                                                                                                  DATES:
                                                  date for this investigation is March 16,                           February 3, 2017: Deadline for filing                      may also be obtained by accessing its
                                                  2017.                                                           requests to appear at the public hearing.                     Web site (http://www.usitc.gov). Persons
                                                    Any briefing on reviewed and                                                                                                with mobility impairments who will
                                                                                                                     February 8, 2017: Deadline for filing
                                                  remanded issues, and on remedy,                                                                                               need special assistance in gaining access
                                                                                                                  pre-hearing briefs and statements.
                                                  bonding, and the public interest will                              February 21, 2017: Public hearing.                         to the Commission should contact the
                                                  follow Commission consideration of the                             February 27, 2017: Deadline for filing                     Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                                  remand ID.                                                      post-hearing briefs and statements.
                                                    The authority for the Commission’s                                                                                             Background: In his letter, the USTR
                                                                                                                     March 3, 2017: Deadline for filing all
                                                  determination is contained in section                                                                                         requested the advice and information
                                                                                                                  other written submissions.
                                                  337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                                                                                             described below.
                                                                                                                     May 5, 2017: Transmittal of
                                                  amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part                           Commission report to the USTR.                                   (1) Advice concerning the probable
                                                  210 of the Commission’s Rules of                                                                                              economic effect of elimination of U.S.
                                                                                                                  ADDRESSES: All Commission offices,
                                                  Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part                                                                                           import duties on certain articles from all
                                                  210).                                                           including the Commission’s hearing
                                                                                                                  rooms, are located in the United States                       beneficiary developing countries under
                                                    By order of the Commission.                                   International Trade Commission                                the GSP program. In accordance with
                                                    Issued: January 13, 2017.                                                                                                   sections 503(a)(1)(A), 503(e), and 131(a)
                                                                                                                  Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,
                                                  Lisa R. Barton,                                                 DC. All written submissions should be                         of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
                                                  Secretary to the Commission.                                    addressed to the Secretary, United                            (‘‘the 1974 Act’’) (19 U.S.C.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–01315 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]                     States International Trade Commission,                        2463(a)(1)(A), 2463(e), and 2151(a)), and
                                                  BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                          500 E Street SW., Washington, DC                              pursuant to the authority of the
                                                                                                                  20436. The public record for this                             President delegated to the USTR by
                                                                                                                  investigation may be viewed on the                            sections 4(c) and 8(c) and (d) of
                                                  INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                             Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                         Executive Order 11846 of March 31,
                                                  COMMISSION                                                      at https://edis.usitc.gov.                                    1975, as amended, and pursuant to
                                                  [Investigation No. 332–560]                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                              section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930
                                                                                                                  Information specific to this investigation                    (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the USTR notified
                                                  Generalized System of Preferences:                              may be obtained from Renee Berry,                             the Commission that the articles
                                                  Possible Modifications, 2016 Review                             Project Leader, Office of Industries                          identified in Table A of the Annex to
                                                  AGENCY:  United States International                            (202–205–3498 or renee.berry@                                 the USTR request letter are being
                                                  Trade Commission.                                               usitc.gov) or Sabina Neumann, Deputy                          considered for designation as eligible
                                                                                                                  Project Leader, Office of Industries                          articles for purposes of the GSP
                                                  ACTION: Notice of institution of
                                                                                                                  (202–205–3000 or sabina.neumann@                              program. The USTR requested that the
                                                  investigation and scheduling of public
                                                                                                                  usitc.gov), or Marin Weaver, Technical                        Commission provide its advice as to the
                                                  hearing.
                                                                                                                  Advisor, Office of Industries (202–205–                       probable economic effect on total U.S.
                                                  SUMMARY:   Following receipt of a request                       3461 or marin.weaver@usitc.gov). For                          imports, U.S. industries producing like
                                                  on January 5, 2017, from the United                             information on the legal aspects of this                      or directly competitive articles, and on
                                                  States Trade Representative (USTR), the                         investigation, contact William Gearhart                       U.S. consumers of the elimination of
                                                  U.S. International Trade Commission                             of the Commission’s Office of the                             U.S. import duties on the articles
                                                  (Commission) instituted investigation                           General Counsel (202–205–3091 or                              identified in Table A of the Annex to
                                                  No. 332–560, Generalized System of                              william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media                        the USTR request letter for all
                                                  Preferences: Possible Modifications,                            should contact Margaret O’Laughlin,                           beneficiary developing countries under
                                                  2016 Review, for the purpose of                                 Office of External Relations (202–205–                        the GSP program (see Table A below).

                                                              TABLE A—POSSIBLE ADDITIONS TO THE LIST OF PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE GSP ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS
                                                     HTS subheading                                                           Brief description                                                                Countries

                                                  1104.19.90    .................   Rolled or flaked grains of cereals, other than of barley or oats ...................................         Beneficiary   Developing   Countries.
                                                  2008.20.00    .................   Pineapples, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi ...................................................       Beneficiary   Developing   Countries.
                                                  2915.90.18    .................   Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, nesoi ............................................................   Beneficiary   Developing   Countries.
                                                  3809.93.50    .................   Finishing agents, dye carriers and other preparations used in leather and like indus-                        Beneficiary   Developing   Countries.
                                                                                      tries, <5% by weight aromatic (mod.) substance(s).
                                                  3912.20.00 .................      Cellulose nitrates (including collodions), in primary forms ...........................................      Beneficiary Developing Countries.
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                                                     (2) Advice concerning the probable                           under the GSP program from all                                provide its advice as to the probable
                                                  economic effect of removal of certain                           countries. Under authority delegated by                       economic effect of the removal from
                                                  articles from specified countries from                          the President, pursuant to section 332(g)                     eligibility for duty-free treatment under
                                                  eligibility for duty-free treatment. The                        of the Tariff Act of 1930, with respect                       the GSP program for this article from all
                                                  USTR notified the Commission that one                           to the article listed in Table B of the                       countries on total U.S. imports, U.S.
                                                  article is being considered for removal                         Annex to the USTR request letter, the                         industries producing like or directly
                                                  from eligibility for duty free treatment                        USTR requested that the Commission



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                                                  competitive articles, and on U.S.
                                                  consumers (see Table B below).

                                                       TABLE B—POSSIBLE REMOVAL FROM DUTY-FREE STATUS FROM ALL COUNTRIES FOR A PRODUCT ON THE LIST OF
                                                                                       ELIGIBLE ARTICLES FOR THE GSP
                                                     HTS subheading                                                                 Brief description                                                                      Country

                                                  2922.49.40.20 ............        Glycine—part of 2922.49.40, ‘‘Amino acids‘‘ ................................................................              All.



                                                    (3) Advice concerning waiver of                                   limitations specified in section                                      January 1, 1995. The USTR also
                                                  certain competitive need limitations.                               503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act for the                                  requested that the Commission provide
                                                  Under authority delegated by the                                    countries and articles specified in Table                             its advice as to the probable economic
                                                  President, pursuant to section 332(g) of                            C of the attached Annex to the request                                effect on total U.S. imports, as well as
                                                  the Tariff Act of 1930, and in                                      letter (see Table C below). Further, in                               on consumers, of the requested waivers.
                                                  accordance with section 503(d)(1)(A) of                             accordance with section 503(c)(2)(E) of                               With respect to the competitive need
                                                  the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that                               the 1974 Act, the USTR requested that                                 limit in section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the
                                                  the Commission provide advice on                                    the Commission provide its advice with                                1974 Act, the USTR requested that the
                                                  whether any industry in the United                                  respect to whether like or directly                                   Commission use the dollar value limit
                                                  States is likely to be adversely affected                           competitive products were being                                       of $175,000,000.
                                                  by a waiver of the competitive need                                 produced in the United States on

                                                                                          TABLE C—POSSIBLE WAIVERS OF THE CNL FROM A SPECIFIC COUNTRY
                                                     HTS subheading                                                                 Brief description                                                                      Country

                                                  0410.00.00    .................   Edible products of animal origin, nesoi .........................................................................         Indonesia.
                                                  0714.90.10    .................   Fresh or chilled dasheens, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets ..................                             Ecuador.
                                                  4011.20.10    .................   New pneumatic radial tires, of rubber, of a kind used on buses or trucks ..................                               Indonesia.
                                                  4409.10.05    .................   Coniferous wood continuously shaped along any of its ends, whether or not also                                            Brazil.
                                                                                      continuously shaped along any {of} its edges or faces.
                                                  6802.99.00 .................      Monumental or building stone & arts. thereof, nesoi, further worked than simply cut/                                      Brazil.
                                                                                      sawn, nesoi.
                                                  8525.80.30 .................      Television cameras, nesoi .............................................................................................   Thailand.
                                                  9001.50.00 .................      Spectacle lenses of materials other than glass, unmounted ........................................                        Thailand.



                                                    Time for reporting, HTS detail,                                   be held at the U.S. International Trade                               parties file documents electronically on
                                                  portions of report to be classified. As                             Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,                                or before the filing deadline and submit
                                                  requested by the USTR, the Commission                               Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m.                                eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m.
                                                  will provide the requested advice and                               on February 21, 2017. Requests to                                     eastern time on the next business day.
                                                  information by May 5, 2017. The USTR                                appear at the public hearing should be                                In the event that confidential treatment
                                                  asked that the Commission issue, as                                 filed with the Secretary no later than                                of a document is requested, interested
                                                  soon as possible thereafter, a public                               5:15 p.m., February 3, 2017. All pre-                                 parties must file, at the same time as the
                                                  version of the report containing only the                           hearing briefs and statements should be                               eight paper copies, at least four (4)
                                                  unclassified information, with any                                  filed no later than 5:15 p.m., February                               additional true paper copies in which
                                                  confidential business information                                   8, 2017; and all post-hearing briefs and                              the confidential information must be
                                                  deleted. As requested, the Commission                               statements should be filed no later than                              deleted (see the following paragraph for
                                                  will provide its economic effect advice                             5:15 p.m., February 27, 2017. All                                     further information regarding
                                                  and statistics (profile of the U.S.                                 requests to appear, and pre- and post-                                confidential business information).
                                                  industry and market and U.S. import                                 hearing briefs and statements should be                               Persons with questions regarding
                                                  and export data) and any other relevant                             filed in accordance with the                                          electronic filing should contact the
                                                  information or advice separately and                                requirements of the ‘‘written                                         Office of the Secretary, Docket Services
                                                  individually for each U.S. Harmonized                               submissions’’ section below.                                          Division (202–205–1802).
                                                  Tariff Schedule subheading for all                                     Written Submissions: In lieu of or in                                 Confidential Business Information:
                                                  products subject to the request. The                                addition to appearing at the hearing,                                 Any submissions that contain
                                                  USTR indicated that those sections of                               interested parties are invited to file                                confidential business information must
                                                  the Commission’s report and working                                 written submissions concerning this                                   also conform with the requirements of
                                                  papers that contain the Commission’s                                investigation. All written submissions                                section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules
                                                  advice and assessment will be classified                            should be addressed to the Secretary,                                 of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
                                                  as ‘‘confidential.’’ The USTR also stated                           and should be received not later than                                 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules
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                                                  that his office considers the                                       5:15 p.m., March 3, 2017. All written                                 requires that the cover of the document
                                                  Commission’s report to be an inter-                                 submissions must conform to the                                       and the individual pages be clearly
                                                  agency memorandum that will contain                                 provisions of section 201.8 of the                                    marked as to whether they are the
                                                  pre-decisional advice and be subject to                             Commission’s Rules of Practice and                                    ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’
                                                  the deliberative process privilege.                                 Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8                               version, and that the confidential
                                                    Public Hearing: A public hearing in                               and the Commission’s Handbook on                                      business information is clearly
                                                  connection with this investigation will                             Filing Procedures require that interested                             identified by means of brackets. All


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                                                  written submissions, except for                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                          Controlled              Drug     Schedule
                                                  confidential business information, will                                                                                substance               code
                                                  be made available for inspection by                     Drug Enforcement Administration
                                                                                                                                                                 Methylphenidate .......           1724   II
                                                  interested parties.
                                                                                                                                                                 Fentanyl ....................     9801   II
                                                     The Commission may include some or                   [Docket No. DEA–392]
                                                  all of the confidential business                                                                                  The company plans to import the
                                                                                                          Importer of Controlled Substances
                                                  information submitted in the course of                                                                         listed controlled substances in finished
                                                                                                          Application: Mylan Technologies, Inc.
                                                  this investigation in the report it sends                                                                      dosage form (FDF) from foreign sources
                                                  to the USTR. Additionally, all                                                                                 for analytical testing and clinical trials
                                                                                                          ACTION:   Notice of application.
                                                  information, including confidential                                                                            in which the foreign FDF will be
                                                  business information, submitted in this                                                                        compared to the company’s own
                                                                                                          DATES:  Registered bulk manufacturers of               domestically-manufactured FDF. This
                                                  investigation may be disclosed to and                   the affected basic classes, and
                                                  used: (i) By the Commission, its                                                                               analysis is required to allow the
                                                                                                          applicants therefore, may file written                 company to export domestically-
                                                  employees and Offices, and contract                     comments on or objections to the
                                                  personnel (a) for developing or                                                                                manufactured FDF to foreign markets.
                                                                                                          issuance of the proposed registration in
                                                  maintaining the records of this or a                    accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a) on                     Dated: October 22, 2016.
                                                  related proceeding, or (b) in internal                  or before February 22, 2017. Such                      Louis J. Milione,
                                                  investigations, audits, reviews, and                    persons may also file a written request                Assistant Administrator.
                                                  evaluations relating to the programs,                   for a hearing on the application                       [FR Doc. 2017–01305 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  personnel, and operations of the                        pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.43 on or before                BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
                                                  Commission including under 5 U.S.C.                     February 22, 2017.
                                                  Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government                  ADDRESSES:   Written comments should
                                                  employees and contract personnel (a)                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                                                                          be sent to: Drug Enforcement
                                                  for cybersecurity purposes or (b) in                    Administration, Attention: DEA Federal
                                                  monitoring user activity on U.S.                                                                               Notice of Lodging of Proposed
                                                                                                          Register Representative/DRW, 8701                      Consent Decree Under the Resource
                                                  government classified networks. The                     Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia               Conservation and Recovery Act
                                                  Commission will not otherwise disclose                  22152. All requests for hearing must be
                                                  any confidential business information in                sent to: Drug Enforcement                                 On January 12, 2017, the Department
                                                  a manner that would reveal the                          Administration, Attn: Administrator,                   of Justice and the State of Louisiana on
                                                  operations of the firm supplying the                    8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield,                   behalf of the Louisiana Department of
                                                  information.                                            Virginia 22152. All requests for hearing               Environmental Quality (‘‘LDEQ’’) filed a
                                                                                                          should also be sent to: (1) Drug                       Complaint and lodged a proposed
                                                     Summaries of Written Submissions:
                                                                                                          Enforcement Administration, Attn:                      Consent Decree with the United States
                                                  The Commission intends to publish
                                                                                                          Hearing Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette                     District Court for the Middle District of
                                                  summaries of the positions of interested                                                                       Louisiana in the matter of United States
                                                  persons. Persons wishing to have a                      Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and
                                                                                                          (2) Drug Enforcement Administration,                   of America and Louisiana Department
                                                  summary of their position included in                                                                          of Environmental Quality vs. Innophos,
                                                  the report should include a summary                     Attn: DEA Federal Register
                                                                                                          Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette                   Inc., Civil Action No. 17–26–SDD–RLB
                                                  with their written submission. The                                                                             (M.D. La.).
                                                                                                          Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152.
                                                  summary may not exceed 500 words,                                                                                 In the Complaint filed in this action,
                                                  should be in MSWord format or a format                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The                    the United States and LDEQ sought
                                                  that can be easily converted to MSWord,                 Attorney General has delegated her                     injunctive relief and civil penalties
                                                  and should not include any confidential                 authority under the Controlled                         against Innophos, Inc. (‘‘Innophos’’) for
                                                  business information. The summary will                  Substances Act to the Administrator of                 violations of the Resource Conservation
                                                  be published as provided if it meets                    the Drug Enforcement Administration                    and Recovery Act (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C.
                                                  these requirements and is germane to                    (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to                   6901–6992k, at Innophos’s purified
                                                  the subject matter of the investigation.                exercise all necessary functions with                  phosphoric acid manufacturing facility
                                                  The Commission will identify the name                   respect to the promulgation and                        near Geismar, Louisiana. The Complaint
                                                                                                          implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,                    alleged that Innophos routinely
                                                  of the organization furnishing the
                                                                                                          incident to the registration of                        generated two hazardous wastes,
                                                  summary and will include a link to the
                                                                                                          manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,               Raffinate and RP Pondwater, and sent
                                                  Commission’s Electronic Document
                                                                                                          importers, and exporters of controlled                 them to an adjacent facility for disposal;
                                                  Information System (EDIS) where the                     substances (other than final orders in
                                                  full written submission can be found.                                                                          the receiving facility was not authorized
                                                                                                          connection with suspension, denial, or                 to dispose of hazardous waste. LDEQ is
                                                    By order of the Commission.                           revocation of registration) has been                   a co-plaintiff and has brought its own
                                                    Issued: January 17, 2017.                             redelegated to the Assistant                           claims under state law.
                                                  Lisa R. Barton,                                         Administrator of the DEA Diversion                        The proposed Consent Decree
                                                                                                          Control Division (‘‘Assistant                          memorializes that Innophos has already
                                                  Secretary to the Commission.
                                                                                                          Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of              corrected the violations related to RP
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–01401 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R.                  Pondwater. Innophos also agrees in the
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                                                  BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                            In accordance with 21 CFR                            Consent Decree to handle Raffinate
                                                                                                          1301.34(a), this is notice that on October             appropriately, either by disposing of it
                                                                                                          31, 2016, Mylan Technologies, Inc., 110                in a permitted hazardous waste
                                                                                                          Lake Street, Saint Albans, Vermont                     Underground Injection Control well
                                                                                                          05478 applied to be registered as an                   system, by treating it on-site, or by
                                                                                                          importer of the following basic classes                shipping it to a permitted hazardous
                                                                                                          of controlled substances:                              waste treatment, storage, and disposal


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of institution of investigation and scheduling of public hearing.
DatesFebruary 3, 2017: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing.
ContactInformation specific to this investigation may be obtained from Renee Berry, Project Leader, Office of Industries (202-205-3498 or [email protected]) or Sabina Neumann, Deputy Project Leader, Office of Industries (202-205-3000 or [email protected]), or Marin Weaver, Technical Advisor, Office of Industries (202-205-3461 or [email protected]). 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 margaret.[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 (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 7857 

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