83_FR_24942 83 FR 24838 - Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Regarding the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review and Initiation of Country Practice Review of Thailand

83 FR 24838 - Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Regarding the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review and Initiation of Country Practice Review of Thailand

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 104 (May 30, 2018)

Page Range24838-24840
FR Document2018-11574

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that petitions submitted in connection with the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review have been accepted for further review. This notice includes the schedule for submission of public comments and the dates of a public hearing conducted by the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) associated with the review of these petitions and products. In addition, USTR is announcing the initiation of a country practice review of Thailand's GSP eligibility based on the statutory market access criterion.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24838-24840]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11574]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket Numbers USTR-2017-0014, USTR-2018-0006, USTR-2018-0007, USTR-
2018-0008, and USTR-2018-0012]


Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Regarding the 
2018 GSP Annual Product Review and Initiation of Country Practice 
Review of Thailand

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of hearing and requests to testify and public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is 
providing notice that petitions submitted in connection with the 2018 
GSP Annual Product Review have been accepted for further review. This 
notice includes the schedule for submission of public comments and the 
dates of a public hearing conducted by the GSP Subcommittee of the 
Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) associated with the review of these 
petitions and products. In addition, USTR is announcing the initiation 
of a country practice review of Thailand's GSP eligibility based on the 
statutory market access criterion.

DATES: 

A. GSP Annual Product Review Dates

    July 3, 2018 at midnight EDT: Deadline for submission of comments, 
pre-hearing briefs, and requests to appear at the July 18th public 
hearing on the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review.
    July 18, 2018 at 10 a.m. EDT: The GSP Subcommittee will convene a 
public hearing on all petitioned product additions, product removals, 
and competitive needs limitation (CNL) waiver petitions that were 
accepted for the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review. The hearing will be 
held in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20508, 
beginning at 10:00 a.m.
    August 8, 2018 at midnight EDT: Deadline for submission of post-
hearing comments or briefs in connection with the GSP Subcommittee 
public hearing.
    September 7, 2018: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) 
is expected to provide its report to USTR providing advice on the 
probable economic effects of adding products to GSP eligibility, 
removing products from GSP eligibility, and granting CNL waiver 
petitions during the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review. Comments from 
interested parties on the USITC report should be posted on 
www.regulations.gov using Docket Number USTR-2017-0014 (instructions 
for submissions are provided below). Comments are due ten calendar days 
after the publication date of the USITC's public report.
    November 1, 2018: Effective date for any modifications that the 
President proclaims to the list of articles eligible for duty-free 
treatment under GSP resulting from the 2018 Annual Product Review and 
for determinations related to CNL waivers.

B. Thailand Country Practice Review Dates

    June 12, 2018 at midnight EDT: Deadline for submission of comments, 
pre-hearing briefs, and requests with respect to Thailand to appear at 
the June 19th public hearing on the GSP country practice reviews. The 
Federal Register notice of April 27, 2018 (83 FR 18618) specifies the 
relevant deadlines and procedures for India, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan.
    June 19, 2018: The GSP Subcommittee will convene a public hearing 
on the GSP country practice reviews of India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, 
and Thailand in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20508, 
beginning at 10:00 a.m.
    July 17, 2018 at midnight EDT: Deadline for submission of post-
hearing briefs.

ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers electronic submissions made through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments below. The docket number for the 
India review is USTR-2018-0006; the docket number for the Indonesia 
review is USTR-2018-0007; the docket number for the Kazakhstan review 
is USTR-2018-0008; and the docket number for the Thailand review is 
USTR-2018-0012. For alternatives to on-line submissions, please contact 
Yvonne Jamison at (202) 395-3475.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erland Herfindahl, Deputy Assistant 
U.S. Trade Representative for GSP, at (202) 395-2974 or 
gsp@ustr.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background

    The GSP program provides for the duty-free importation of 
designated articles when imported from designated beneficiary 
developing countries. The

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GSP program is authorized by Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2461-2467), as amended, and is implemented in accordance with 
Executive Order 11888 of November 24, 1975, as modified by subsequent 
Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations.

B. Petitions Requesting Modifications of GSP Product Eligibility

    In a notice published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2018 (83 
FR 14540), USTR announced the re-opening of the GSP Annual Review 
originally announced in 2017 and indicated that the GSP Subcommittee 
was prepared to receive petitions to modify the list of products that 
are eligible for duty-free treatment under the GSP program and 
petitions to waive CNLs on imports of certain products from specific 
beneficiary countries.
    The GSP Subcommittee has reviewed the product and CNL waiver 
petitions submitted in response to these announcements, and has decided 
to accept for review several petitions seeking to: Add certain products 
to the list of those eligible for duty-free treatment under GSP; remove 
products from GSP eligibility for certain GSP beneficiary countries; 
waive certain CNLs; deny certain De Minimis CNL waivers; and 
redesignate certain products to GSP eligibility for certain GSP 
beneficiary countries.
    A list of petitions and products accepted for review is posted on 
the USTR website at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/preference-programs/generalized-system-preferences-gsp/current-reviews/gsp-20172018 under 
the title ``Petitions Accepted in the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review.'' 
This list also can be found at www.regulations.gov in Docket Number 
USTR-2017-0014. Acceptance of a petition indicates only that the TPSC 
found that the subject petition warranted further consideration and 
that a review of the requested action will take place.
    The GSP Subcommittee invites public comments on any petition that 
has been accepted for the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review. The GSP 
Subcommittee also will convene a public hearing on these products and 
petitions. See below for information on how to submit a request to 
testify at this hearing.

C. Notice of Public Hearing for the GSP Product Review

    The GSP Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on July 19, 2018, 
beginning at 10:00 a.m., for products and petitions accepted for the 
2018 GSP Annual Product Review. The hearing will be held at 1724 F 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20508 and will be open to the public. A 
transcript of the hearing will be made available on www.regulations.gov 
approximately two weeks after the hearing.
    All interested parties wishing to make an oral presentation at the 
hearing must submit, following the instructions below, the name, 
address, telephone number, and email address (if available), of the 
witness(es) representing their organization by midnight, July 3, 2018. 
Requests to present oral testimony in connection with the public 
hearing must be accompanied by a written brief or summary statement, in 
English, which also must be received by midnight, July 3, 2018. Oral 
testimony before the GSP Subcommittee will be limited to five-minute 
presentations that summarize or supplement information contained in 
briefs or statements submitted for the record. Post-hearing briefs or 
statements will be accepted if they conform with the regulations cited 
below and are submitted, in English, by midnight, August 8, 2018. 
Parties not wishing to appear at the public hearing may submit pre-
hearing and post-hearing briefs or comments by the aforementioned 
deadlines.

D. Initiation of a Country Practice Review of Thailand

    USTR will lead a review of the eligibility of Thailand for benefits 
under the GSP program. The GSP Subcommittee invites public comments on 
a petition from the National Pork Producers Council alleging that 
Thailand is not meeting the GSP eligibility criterion that requires a 
GSP beneficiary country to assure the United States that it will 
provide equitable and reasonable access to its market (19 U.S.C. 
2462(c)(4)). Thailand's country practice review will be added to the 
previously announced GSP country practice reviews of India, Indonesia, 
and Kazakhstan. As previously announced, the public hearing for these 
reviews is on June 19, 2018. See below for information on how to submit 
a request to testify at this hearing.

E. Notice of Revised Country Practice Public Hearing

    The GSP Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on June 19, 2018, 
beginning at 10:00 a.m., to receive information regarding the country 
practice reviews of India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and Thailand. The 
hearing will be held in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20508, and will be open to the public and to the press. A transcript of 
the hearing will be available on www.regulations.gov within 
approximately two weeks after the date of the hearing. All interested 
parties wishing to make an oral presentation at the hearing with regard 
to the country practice review of Thailand only must submit, following 
the instructions below, the name, address, telephone number, and email 
address, if available, of the witness(es) representing their 
organization by midnight on June 12, 2018. The Federal Register notice 
of April 27, 2018 (83 FR 18618) specified the relevant deadlines and 
procedures for India, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan.
    Requests to present oral testimony must be accompanied by a written 
brief or summary statement, in English. The GSP Subcommittee will limit 
oral testimony before the GSP Subcommittee to five-minute presentations 
that summarize or supplement information contained in briefs or 
statements submitted for the record. The GSP Subcommittee will accept 
post-hearing briefs or statements if they conform to the requirements 
set out below and are submitted in English, by midnight on July 17, 
2018. Parties not wishing to appear at the public hearing may submit 
pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs or comments by these deadlines. In 
order to be assured of consideration, you must submit all post-hearing 
briefs or statements by the July 17, 2018 deadline to the appropriate 
docket via www.regulations.gov: India (market access): USTR-2018-0006; 
Indonesia (market access; investment and services): USTR-2018-0007; 
Kazakhstan (worker rights): USTR-2018-0008; Thailand (market access): 
USTR-2018-0012. However, if there are new developments or information 
that parties wish to share with the GSP Subcommittee after this date, 
the www.regulations.gov docket will remain open until a final decision 
is made. Post all comments, letters, or other submissions related to 
the appropriate docket listed above via www.regulations.gov.

F. Requirements for Submissions

    Submissions in response to this notice (including requests to 
testify, written comments, and pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs) 
must be submitted by the applicable deadlines set forth in this notice. 
All submissions must be in English and submitted electronically via 
http://www.regulations.gov, using the appropriate docket number. Hand-
delivered submissions will not be accepted. To make a submission using 
http://www.regulations.gov, enter the appropriate docket number in the 
`Search for' field on the home page and click `Search.' The site will 
provide a

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search-results page listing all documents associated with this docket. 
Find a reference to this notice by selecting `Notice' under `Document 
Type' in the `Filter Results by' section on the left side of the screen 
and click on the link entitled `Comment Now.' The http://www.regulations.gov website offers the option of providing comments by 
filling in a `Type Comment' field or by attaching a document using the 
`Upload file(s)' field. The GSP Subcommittee prefers that submissions 
be provided in an attached document and, in such cases, that parties 
note `See attached' in the `Type Comment' field on the online 
submission form. At the beginning of the submission, or on the first 
page (if an attachment) should be the following text (in bold and 
underlined): (1) ``2018 Annual Product Review'' or the name of the 
particular Country Practice Review (2) the subject matter or the 
product description and related HTS tariff number; and (3) whether the 
document is a ``Written Comment,'' ``Notice of Intent to Testify,'' 
``Pre-hearing brief,'' or a ``Post-hearing brief.'' Submissions should 
not exceed thirty single-spaced, standard letter-size pages in twelve-
point type, including attachments. Any data attachments to the 
submission should be included in the same file as the submission 
itself, and not as separate files.
    Each submitter will receive a tracking number upon completion of 
the submissions procedure at http://www.regulations.gov. The tracking 
number will be the submitter's confirmation that the submission was 
received into http://www.regulations.gov. The confirmation should be 
kept for the submitter's records. USTR is not able to provide technical 
assistance for the website. Documents not submitted in accordance with 
these instructions may not be considered in this review. If unable to 
provide submissions as requested, please contact Yvonne Jamison at 
(202) 395-3475.

G. Business Confidential Submissions

    An interested party requesting that information contained in a 
submission be treated as business confidential information must certify 
that the information is business confidential and would not customarily 
be released to the public by the submitter. Confidential business 
information must be clearly designated as such. The submission must be 
marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and bottom of the cover 
page and each succeeding page, and the submission should indicate, via 
brackets, the specific information that is confidential. Additionally, 
``Business Confidential'' must be included in the `Type Comment' field. 
For any submission containing business confidential information, a non-
confidential version must be submitted separately (i.e., not as part of 
the same submission with the confidential version), indicating where 
confidential information has been redacted. The non-confidential 
version will be placed in the docket and open to public inspection.

H. Public Viewing of Submissions

    Submissions in response to this notice, except for information 
granted business confidential status, will be available for public 
viewing at http://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing, 
usually within two weeks of the relevant due date or date of the 
submission. Public versions of all documents relating to these reviews 
will be made available for public viewing in the appropriate docket 
number at http://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing.

Erland Herfindahl,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Generalized System 
of Preferences, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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                                                24838                       Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 30, 2018 / Notices

                                                TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY                                Dated: May 23, 2018.                                products to GSP eligibility, removing
                                                                                                        Joseph J. Hoagland,                                   products from GSP eligibility, and
                                                Meeting of the Regional Energy                          Vice President, Enterprise Relations and              granting CNL waiver petitions during
                                                Resource Council                                        Innovation, Tennessee Valley Authority.               the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review.
                                                AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority                      [FR Doc. 2018–11519 Filed 5–29–18; 8:45 am]           Comments from interested parties on
                                                (TVA).                                                  BILLING CODE 8120–08–P                                the USITC report should be posted on
                                                                                                                                                              www.regulations.gov using Docket
                                                ACTION: Notice of meeting.
                                                                                                                                                              Number USTR–2017–0014 (instructions
                                                SUMMARY:    The TVA Regional Energy                     OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES                           for submissions are provided below).
                                                Resource Council (RERC) will hold a                     TRADE REPRESENTATIVE                                  Comments are due ten calendar days
                                                meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2018, to                                                                        after the publication date of the USITC’s
                                                discuss the focus areas that TVA has                    [Docket Numbers USTR–2017–0014, USTR–                 public report.
                                                identified for preparing the 2019                       2018–0006, USTR–2018–0007, USTR–2018–                    November 1, 2018: Effective date for
                                                Integrated Resource Plan.                               0008, and USTR–2018–0012]                             any modifications that the President
                                                   The RERC was established to advise                                                                         proclaims to the list of articles eligible
                                                TVA on its energy resource activities                   Generalized System of Preferences                     for duty-free treatment under GSP
                                                and the priority to be placed among                     (GSP): Notice Regarding the 2018 GSP                  resulting from the 2018 Annual Product
                                                competing objectives and values. Notice                 Annual Product Review and Initiation                  Review and for determinations related
                                                of this meeting is given under the                      of Country Practice Review of Thailand                to CNL waivers.
                                                Federal Advisory Committee Act                          AGENCY:   Office of the United States                 B. Thailand Country Practice Review
                                                (FACA).                                                 Trade Representative.                                 Dates
                                                DATES: The public meeting will be held                  ACTION: Notice of hearing and requests
                                                on Thursday, June 14, 2018, from 8:30                                                                           June 12, 2018 at midnight EDT:
                                                                                                        to testify and public comments.
                                                a.m. to 3:30 p.m., EDT.                                                                                       Deadline for submission of comments,
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:   The Office of the United                   pre-hearing briefs, and requests with
                                                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
                                                                                                        States Trade Representative (USTR) is                 respect to Thailand to appear at the June
                                                The Chattanoogan Hotel, 1201 Broad
                                                                                                        providing notice that petitions                       19th public hearing on the GSP country
                                                Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402,
                                                                                                        submitted in connection with the 2018                 practice reviews. The Federal Register
                                                and will be open to the public. Anyone
                                                                                                        GSP Annual Product Review have been                   notice of April 27, 2018 (83 FR 18618)
                                                needing special access or
                                                                                                        accepted for further review. This notice              specifies the relevant deadlines and
                                                accommodations should let the contact
                                                                                                        includes the schedule for submission of               procedures for India, Indonesia, and
                                                below know at least a week in advance.
                                                                                                        public comments and the dates of a                    Kazakhstan.
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                        public hearing conducted by the GSP                     June 19, 2018: The GSP Subcommittee
                                                Barbie Perdue, 865–632–6113,                                                                                  will convene a public hearing on the
                                                baperdue@tva.gov.                                       Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
                                                                                                        Committee (TPSC) associated with the                  GSP country practice reviews of India,
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                                                                                Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and Thailand in
                                                meeting agenda includes the following:                  review of these petitions and products.
                                                                                                        In addition, USTR is announcing the                   Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW,
                                                1. Introductions                                                                                              Washington, DC 20508, beginning at
                                                                                                        initiation of a country practice review of
                                                2. TVA Update on Key Issues and                                                                               10:00 a.m.
                                                     Projects                                           Thailand’s GSP eligibility based on the
                                                                                                        statutory market access criterion.                      July 17, 2018 at midnight EDT:
                                                3. Overview of the 2019 Integrated                                                                            Deadline for submission of post-hearing
                                                     Resource Plan (IRP) and                            DATES:
                                                                                                                                                              briefs.
                                                     Supplemental Environmental                         A. GSP Annual Product Review Dates                    ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers
                                                     Impact Statement
                                                4. Overview of the Focus Areas for the                    July 3, 2018 at midnight EDT:                       electronic submissions made through
                                                     2019 IRP                                           Deadline for submission of comments,                  the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
                                                5. Overview of Public Engagement Plans                  pre-hearing briefs, and requests to                   www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                     for the 2019 IRP                                   appear at the July 18th public hearing                instructions for submitting comments
                                                6. Public Comments                                      on the 2018 GSP Annual Product                        below. The docket number for the India
                                                7. Council Discussion and Advice                        Review.                                               review is USTR–2018–0006; the docket
                                                   The RERC will hear opinions and                        July 18, 2018 at 10 a.m. EDT: The GSP               number for the Indonesia review is
                                                views of citizens by providing a public                 Subcommittee will convene a public                    USTR–2018–0007; the docket number
                                                comment session starting at 1:00 p.m.,                  hearing on all petitioned product                     for the Kazakhstan review is USTR–
                                                EDT, lasting up to one hour, on                         additions, product removals, and                      2018–0008; and the docket number for
                                                Thursday, June 14, 2018. Persons                        competitive needs limitation (CNL)                    the Thailand review is USTR–2018–
                                                wishing to speak are requested to                       waiver petitions that were accepted for               0012. For alternatives to on-line
                                                register at the door between 11:00 a.m.                 the 2018 GSP Annual Product Review.                   submissions, please contact Yvonne
                                                and 12:30 p.m., EDT, on Thursday, June                  The hearing will be held in Rooms 1                   Jamison at (202) 395–3475.
                                                14, 2018, and will be called on during                  and 2, 1724 F Street NW, Washington,                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                the public comment period. TVA will                     DC 20508, beginning at 10:00 a.m.                     Erland Herfindahl, Deputy Assistant
                                                set time limits for registered persons to                 August 8, 2018 at midnight EDT:                     U.S. Trade Representative for GSP, at
                                                provide oral comments. Handout                          Deadline for submission of post-hearing               (202) 395–2974 or gsp@ustr.eop.gov.
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                                                materials should be limited to one                      comments or briefs in connection with                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                printed page. Written comments are also                 the GSP Subcommittee public hearing.
                                                invited and may be mailed to the                          September 7, 2018: The U.S.                         A. Background
                                                Regional Energy Resource Council,                       International Trade Commission                          The GSP program provides for the
                                                Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West                    (USITC) is expected to provide its report             duty-free importation of designated
                                                Summit Hill Drive, WT–9–D, Knoxville,                   to USTR providing advice on the                       articles when imported from designated
                                                Tennessee 37902.                                        probable economic effects of adding                   beneficiary developing countries. The


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                                                GSP program is authorized by Title V of                 Washington, DC 20508 and will be open                 within approximately two weeks after
                                                the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461–                  to the public. A transcript of the hearing            the date of the hearing. All interested
                                                2467), as amended, and is implemented                   will be made available on                             parties wishing to make an oral
                                                in accordance with Executive Order                      www.regulations.gov approximately two                 presentation at the hearing with regard
                                                11888 of November 24, 1975, as                          weeks after the hearing.                              to the country practice review of
                                                modified by subsequent Executive                           All interested parties wishing to make             Thailand only must submit, following
                                                Orders and Presidential Proclamations.                  an oral presentation at the hearing must              the instructions below, the name,
                                                                                                        submit, following the instructions                    address, telephone number, and email
                                                B. Petitions Requesting Modifications of                below, the name, address, telephone                   address, if available, of the witness(es)
                                                GSP Product Eligibility                                 number, and email address (if                         representing their organization by
                                                   In a notice published in the Federal                 available), of the witness(es)                        midnight on June 12, 2018. The Federal
                                                Register on April 4, 2018 (83 FR 14540),                representing their organization by                    Register notice of April 27, 2018 (83 FR
                                                USTR announced the re-opening of the                    midnight, July 3, 2018. Requests to                   18618) specified the relevant deadlines
                                                GSP Annual Review originally                            present oral testimony in connection                  and procedures for India, Indonesia, and
                                                announced in 2017 and indicated that                    with the public hearing must be                       Kazakhstan.
                                                the GSP Subcommittee was prepared to                    accompanied by a written brief or                        Requests to present oral testimony
                                                receive petitions to modify the list of                 summary statement, in English, which                  must be accompanied by a written brief
                                                products that are eligible for duty-free                also must be received by midnight, July               or summary statement, in English. The
                                                treatment under the GSP program and                     3, 2018. Oral testimony before the GSP                GSP Subcommittee will limit oral
                                                petitions to waive CNLs on imports of                   Subcommittee will be limited to five-                 testimony before the GSP Subcommittee
                                                certain products from specific                          minute presentations that summarize or                to five-minute presentations that
                                                beneficiary countries.                                  supplement information contained in                   summarize or supplement information
                                                   The GSP Subcommittee has reviewed                    briefs or statements submitted for the                contained in briefs or statements
                                                the product and CNL waiver petitions                    record. Post-hearing briefs or statements             submitted for the record. The GSP
                                                submitted in response to these                          will be accepted if they conform with                 Subcommittee will accept post-hearing
                                                announcements, and has decided to                       the regulations cited below and are                   briefs or statements if they conform to
                                                accept for review several petitions                     submitted, in English, by midnight,                   the requirements set out below and are
                                                seeking to: Add certain products to the                 August 8, 2018. Parties not wishing to                submitted in English, by midnight on
                                                list of those eligible for duty-free                    appear at the public hearing may submit               July 17, 2018. Parties not wishing to
                                                treatment under GSP; remove products                    pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs or                appear at the public hearing may submit
                                                from GSP eligibility for certain GSP                    comments by the aforementioned                        pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs or
                                                beneficiary countries; waive certain                    deadlines.                                            comments by these deadlines. In order
                                                CNLs; deny certain De Minimis CNL                                                                             to be assured of consideration, you must
                                                                                                        D. Initiation of a Country Practice
                                                waivers; and redesignate certain                                                                              submit all post-hearing briefs or
                                                                                                        Review of Thailand
                                                products to GSP eligibility for certain                                                                       statements by the July 17, 2018 deadline
                                                GSP beneficiary countries.                                 USTR will lead a review of the                     to the appropriate docket via
                                                   A list of petitions and products                     eligibility of Thailand for benefits under            www.regulations.gov: India (market
                                                accepted for review is posted on the                    the GSP program. The GSP                              access): USTR–2018–0006; Indonesia
                                                USTR website at https://ustr.gov/issue-                 Subcommittee invites public comments                  (market access; investment and
                                                areas/preference-programs/generalized-                  on a petition from the National Pork                  services): USTR–2018–0007; Kazakhstan
                                                system-preferences-gsp/current-reviews/                 Producers Council alleging that                       (worker rights): USTR–2018–0008;
                                                gsp-20172018 under the title ‘‘Petitions                Thailand is not meeting the GSP                       Thailand (market access): USTR–2018–
                                                Accepted in the 2018 GSP Annual                         eligibility criterion that requires a GSP             0012. However, if there are new
                                                Product Review.’’ This list also can be                 beneficiary country to assure the United              developments or information that
                                                found at www.regulations.gov in Docket                  States that it will provide equitable and             parties wish to share with the GSP
                                                Number USTR–2017–0014. Acceptance                       reasonable access to its market (19                   Subcommittee after this date, the
                                                of a petition indicates only that the                   U.S.C. 2462(c)(4)). Thailand’s country                www.regulations.gov docket will remain
                                                TPSC found that the subject petition                    practice review will be added to the                  open until a final decision is made. Post
                                                warranted further consideration and                     previously announced GSP country                      all comments, letters, or other
                                                that a review of the requested action                   practice reviews of India, Indonesia, and             submissions related to the appropriate
                                                will take place.                                        Kazakhstan. As previously announced,                  docket listed above via
                                                   The GSP Subcommittee invites public                  the public hearing for these reviews is               www.regulations.gov.
                                                comments on any petition that has been                  on June 19, 2018. See below for
                                                                                                                                                              F. Requirements for Submissions
                                                accepted for the 2018 GSP Annual                        information on how to submit a request
                                                Product Review. The GSP                                 to testify at this hearing.                              Submissions in response to this notice
                                                Subcommittee also will convene a                                                                              (including requests to testify, written
                                                                                                        E. Notice of Revised Country Practice                 comments, and pre-hearing and post-
                                                public hearing on these products and
                                                                                                        Public Hearing                                        hearing briefs) must be submitted by the
                                                petitions. See below for information on
                                                how to submit a request to testify at this                The GSP Subcommittee will hold a                    applicable deadlines set forth in this
                                                hearing.                                                public hearing on June 19, 2018,                      notice. All submissions must be in
                                                                                                        beginning at 10:00 a.m., to receive                   English and submitted electronically via
                                                C. Notice of Public Hearing for the GSP                 information regarding the country                     http://www.regulations.gov, using the
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                                                Product Review                                          practice reviews of India, Indonesia,                 appropriate docket number. Hand-
                                                  The GSP Subcommittee will hold a                      Kazakhstan, and Thailand. The hearing                 delivered submissions will not be
                                                public hearing on July 19, 2018,                        will be held in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F                 accepted. To make a submission using
                                                beginning at 10:00 a.m., for products                   Street NW, Washington, DC 20508, and                  http://www.regulations.gov, enter the
                                                and petitions accepted for the 2018 GSP                 will be open to the public and to the                 appropriate docket number in the
                                                Annual Product Review. The hearing                      press. A transcript of the hearing will be            ‘Search for’ field on the home page and
                                                will be held at 1724 F Street NW,                       available on www.regulations.gov                      click ‘Search.’ The site will provide a


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                                                24840                       Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 30, 2018 / Notices

                                                search-results page listing all documents               Additionally, ‘‘Business Confidential’’                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                                associated with this docket. Find a                     must be included in the ‘Type                         http://www.regulations.gov and follow
                                                reference to this notice by selecting                   Comment’ field. For any submission                    the online instructions for sending your
                                                ‘Notice’ under ‘Document Type’ in the                   containing business confidential                      comments electronically.
                                                ‘Filter Results by’ section on the left                 information, a non-confidential version                 • Mail: Send comments to Docket
                                                side of the screen and click on the link                must be submitted separately (i.e., not as            Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
                                                entitled ‘Comment Now.’ The http://                     part of the same submission with the                  Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
                                                www.regulations.gov website offers the                  confidential version), indicating where               Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
                                                option of providing comments by filling                 confidential information has been                     Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
                                                in a ‘Type Comment’ field or by                         redacted. The non-confidential version                20590–0001.
                                                attaching a document using the ‘Upload                  will be placed in the docket and open                   • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
                                                file(s)’ field. The GSP Subcommittee                    to public inspection.                                 comments to Docket Operations in
                                                prefers that submissions be provided in                                                                       Room W12–140 of the West Building
                                                an attached document and, in such                       H. Public Viewing of Submissions
                                                                                                                                                              Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
                                                cases, that parties note ‘See attached’ in                Submissions in response to this                     Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
                                                the ‘Type Comment’ field on the online                  notice, except for information granted                a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
                                                submission form. At the beginning of                    business confidential status, will be                 Friday, except Federal holidays.
                                                the submission, or on the first page (if                available for public viewing at http://                 • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
                                                an attachment) should be the following                  www.regulations.gov upon completion                   Operations at 202–493–2251.
                                                text (in bold and underlined): (1) ‘‘2018               of processing, usually within two weeks                 Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
                                                Annual Product Review’’ or the name of                  of the relevant due date or date of the               553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
                                                the particular Country Practice Review                  submission. Public versions of all                    public to better inform its rulemaking
                                                (2) the subject matter or the product                   documents relating to these reviews will              process. DOT posts these comments,
                                                description and related HTS tariff                      be made available for public viewing in               without edit, including any personal
                                                number; and (3) whether the document                    the appropriate docket number at http://              information the commenter provides, to
                                                is a ‘‘Written Comment,’’ ‘‘Notice of                   www.regulations.gov upon completion                   http://www.regulations.gov, as
                                                Intent to Testify,’’ ‘‘Pre-hearing brief,’’             of processing.                                        described in the system of records
                                                or a ‘‘Post-hearing brief.’’ Submissions                                                                      notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
                                                should not exceed thirty single-spaced,                 Erland Herfindahl,
                                                                                                        Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
                                                                                                                                                              be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/
                                                standard letter-size pages in twelve-                                                                         privacy.
                                                point type, including attachments. Any                  for the Generalized System of Preferences,
                                                                                                        Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.                Docket: Background documents or
                                                data attachments to the submission                                                                            comments received may be read at
                                                should be included in the same file as                  [FR Doc. 2018–11574 Filed 5–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              http://www.regulations.gov at any time.
                                                the submission itself, and not as                       BILLING CODE 3290–F8–P
                                                                                                                                                              Follow the online instructions for
                                                separate files.                                                                                               accessing the docket or go to the Docket
                                                   Each submitter will receive a tracking
                                                                                                                                                              Operations in Room W12–140 of the
                                                number upon completion of the                           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          West Building Ground Floor at 1200
                                                submissions procedure at http://
                                                                                                                                                              New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
                                                www.regulations.gov. The tracking                       Federal Aviation Administration
                                                number will be the submitter’s                                                                                DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
                                                confirmation that the submission was                    [Summary Notice No. 2018–51]                          through Friday, except Federal holidays.
                                                received into http://                                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake
                                                www.regulations.gov. The confirmation                   Petition for Exemption; Summary of                    Troutman, (202) 683–7788, 800
                                                should be kept for the submitter’s                      Petition Received; Kitty Hawk                         Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
                                                records. USTR is not able to provide                    Corporation                                           DC 20591.
                                                technical assistance for the website.                   AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                This notice is published pursuant to
                                                Documents not submitted in accordance                   Administration (FAA), DOT.                            14 CFR 11.85.
                                                with these instructions may not be                      ACTION: Notice.                                       Lirio Liu,
                                                considered in this review. If unable to
                                                                                                                                                              Director, Office of Rulemaking.
                                                provide submissions as requested,                       SUMMARY:   This notice contains a
                                                please contact Yvonne Jamison at (202)                  summary of a petition seeking relief                  Petition for Exemption
                                                395–3475.                                               from specified requirements of Title 14                 Docket No.: FAA–2018–0133.
                                                G. Business Confidential Submissions                    of the Code of Federal Regulations. The                 Petitioner: Kitty Hawk Corporation.
                                                                                                        purpose of this notice is to improve the                Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Part 21;
                                                  An interested party requesting that                   public’s awareness of, and participation
                                                information contained in a submission                                                                         §§ 61.113(a) & (b); 61.133(a); 91.7(a);
                                                                                                        in, the FAA’s exemption process.                      91.9(b)(2); 91.103(b)(1); 91.119(c);
                                                be treated as business confidential                     Neither publication of this notice nor
                                                information must certify that the                                                                             91.121; 91.151; 91.203(a) & (b);
                                                                                                        the inclusion or omission of information              91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(2);
                                                information is business confidential and                in the summary is intended to affect the
                                                would not customarily be released to                                                                          91.417(a) & (b).
                                                                                                        legal status of the petition or its final               Description of Relief Sought: The
                                                the public by the submitter.                            disposition.
                                                Confidential business information must                                                                        petitioner is requesting relief in order to
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                                                be clearly designated as such. The                      DATES: Comments on this petition must                 operate their ‘‘E–1’’ unmanned aircraft
                                                submission must be marked ‘‘BUSINESS                    identify the petition docket number and               system, weighing approximately 450
                                                CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom                    must be received on or before June 19,                pounds, for the purpose of aerial testing
                                                of the cover page and each succeeding                   2018.                                                 and data collection at their testing
                                                page, and the submission should                         ADDRESSES: Send comments identified                   facilities in California.
                                                indicate, via brackets, the specific                    by docket number FAA–2018–0133                        [FR Doc. 2018–11549 Filed 5–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                                information that is confidential.                       using any of the following methods:                   BILLING CODE 4910–13–P




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Document Created: 2018-05-30 01:02:07
Document Modified: 2018-05-30 01:02:07
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 hearing and requests to testify and public comments.
DatesA. GSP Annual Product Review Dates
ContactErland Herfindahl, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for GSP, at (202) 395-2974 or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 24838 

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