83 FR 3185 - Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; Scheduling of Hearing
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 15 (January 23, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 3185-3186] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01156] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332-562 and Investigation No. 332-563] Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; Scheduling of Hearing AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Scheduling of public hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commission has scheduled a public hearing for March 6, 2018, in connection with the second and third of three investigations on global digital trade: Investigation No. 332-562, Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and investigation No. 332-563, Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness. Procedures relating to participation are set forth below. DATES: February 20, 2018: Deadline for filing request to appear at the public hearing February 26, 2018: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and statements March 6, 2018: Public hearing March 20, 2018: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and statements April 6, 2018: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for investigation No. 332-362 August 15, 2018: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for investigation No. 332-563 ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public file for these investigations may be reviewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information relating to Global Digital Trade 2, contact co-Project Leaders Dan Kim (202-205-3234 or dan.kim@usitc.gov) and Alissa Tafti (202-205-3244 or alissa.tafti@usitc.gov); and for information relating to Global Digital Trade 3, contact Project Leader Ricky Ubee (202-205-3493 or ravinder.ubee@usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader Christopher Robinson (202-205-2602 or christopher.robinson@usitc.gov). For information on the legal aspects of these investigations, contact William Gearhart in the Commission's Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 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 website (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In his letter of January 13, 2017, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) requested that the Commission conduct three investigations and prepare three reports relating to global digital trade. The Commission delivered the first of these reports, Global Digital Trade 1: Market Opportunities and Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, on August 29, 2017 and released it to the public on September 28, 2017. The Commission invites members of the public with an interest in the matter to participate in a hearing for the second and third investigations in this series and provide information that relates to the reports that the Commission has been asked to prepare. For the second report (Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness) the USTR requested that the Commission, based on available information, including a survey of U.S. firms in selected industries particularly involved in digital trade:Provide qualitative, and to the extent possible, quantitative analysis of measures in key foreign markets (identified in the first report) that affect the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/ or supply business-to-business digital products and services abroad; and [[Page 3186]] Assess, using case studies or other qualitative and quantitative methods, the impact of these measures on the competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged in the sale of digital products and services, as well as on international trade and investment flows associated with digital products and services related to significant business-to-business technologies. The Commission expects to deliver this second report to the USTR by October 29, 2018. For the third report (Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to- Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness) the USTR requested that the Commission, based on available information, including a survey of U.S firms in selected industries particularly involved in digital trade: Provide qualitative, and to the extent possible, quantitative analysis of measures in key foreign markets (identified in the first report) that affect the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/ or supply business-to-consumer digital products and services abroad; and Assess, using case studies or other qualitative and quantitative methods, the impact of these measures on the competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged in the sale of digital products and services, as well as on international trade and investment flows associated with digital products and services related to significant business-to-consumer technologies. The Commission expects to deliver this third report to the USTR by March 29, 2019. Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with the second and third investigations will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 6, 2018. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m. on February 20, 2018, in accordance with the requirements in the ``Written Submissions'' section below. All pre-hearing briefs and statements should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on February 26, 2018; and all post-hearing briefs and statements responding to matters raised at the hearing should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on March 20, 2018. In the event that, as of the close of business on February 20, 2018, no witnesses are scheduled to appear at the hearing, the hearing will be canceled. Any person interested in attending the hearing as an observer or nonparticipant should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202- 205-2000 after February 20, 2018, for information concerning whether the hearing will be held. Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions concerning these investigations. All written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary. Written submissions relating to investigation No. 332-562, or both investigation Nos. 332-562 and 332- 563, should be received no later than 5:15 p.m. on April 6, 2018. Written submissions relating only to investigation No. 332-563 should be received no later than 5:15 p.m. on August 15, 2018. All written submissions must conform with 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 paragraphs for further information regarding confidential business information or ``CBI''). 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 CBI must also conform to the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that CBI is clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions, except for those containing CBI, will be made available for inspection by interested parties. All information, including CBI, submitted in these two investigations 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 CBI in a manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information. Reports To Be Classified and Privileged: In his request letter, the USTR said that, in accordance with USTR policy on implementing Executive Order 13526, as amended, he was directing the Commission to mark or identify as ``Confidential,'' for a period of ten years, such portions of the Commission's second and third reports and related working papers that contain the Commission's analysis of the impact of barriers to digital trade on (1) U.S. imports and exports of digital products and services and (2) the competitiveness of U.S. companies. The USTR also indicated that he intends to treat the Commission's second and third reports as interagency memoranda containing predecisional advice subject to the deliberative process privilege. Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to include summaries of the written submissions filed by interested persons in the second and third reports. Persons wishing to have a summary of their submission included in the reports 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 CBI. The summary will be included in the reports as provided if it meets 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. Notice of institution of the second and third investigations in this series was published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2017 (82 FR 21404); notice of institution of the first investigation in this series was published in the Federal Register on February 10, 2017 (82 FR 10397). By order of the Commission. Issued: January 18, 2018. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018-01156 Filed 1-22-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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public record. Before including your The authority for this action is the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
address, phone number, email address, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 at https://edis.usitc.gov.
or other personal identifying U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information in your comment, you information relating to Global Digital
Elizabeth K. Appel,
should be aware that your entire Trade 2, contact co-Project Leaders Dan
comment—including your personal Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. Kim (202–205–3234 or dan.kim@
identifying information—may be made usitc.gov) and Alissa Tafti (202–205–
[FR Doc. 2018–01108 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am]
publicly available at any time. While 3244 or alissa.tafti@usitc.gov); and for
you can ask us in your comment to BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
information relating to Global Digital
withhold your personal identifying Trade 3, contact Project Leader Ricky
information from public review, we Ubee (202–205–3493 or ravinder.ubee@
cannot guarantee that we will be able to INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader
do so. Christopher Robinson (202–205–2602 or
Abstract: The BIE is requesting early [Investigation No. 332–562 and christopher.robinson@usitc.gov). For
renewal of OMB approval for the Investigation No. 332–563] information on the legal aspects of these
admission forms for Haskell and SIPI.
investigations, contact William Gearhart
These admission forms are used in Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-
in the Commission’s Office of the
determining program eligibility of to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade
General Counsel (202–205–3091 or
American Indian and Alaska Native Restrictions, and U.S.
william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media
students for educational services. These Competitiveness; and Global Digital
should contact Margaret O’Laughlin,
forms are utilized pursuant to the Blood Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer
Office of External Relations (202–205–
Quantum Act, Public Law 99–228; the Market, Key Foreign Trade
1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov).
Snyder Act, Chapter 115, Public Law Restrictions, and U.S.
Hearing-impaired individuals may
67–85; and, the Indian Appropriations Competitiveness; Scheduling of
obtain information on this matter by
of the 48th Congress, Chapter 180, page Hearing
contacting the Commission’s TDD
91, For Support of Schools, July 4, 1884.
AGENCY: United States International terminal at 202–205–1810. General
The application was revised following
Trade Commission. information concerning the Commission
input from students on the form.
ACTION: Scheduling of public hearing. may also be obtained by accessing its
Haskell reduced the length of the
website (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons
application form to a page and a half. SUMMARY: The Commission has with mobility impairments who will
SIPI’s application did not change. scheduled a public hearing for March 6, need special assistance in gaining access
Submission of these eligibility 2018, in connection with the second to the Commission should contact the
application forms is mandatory in and third of three investigations on Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
determining a student’s eligibility for global digital trade: Investigation No.
educational services. The information is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In his
332–562, Global Digital Trade 2: The
collected on two forms: Application for letter of January 13, 2017, the United
Business-to-Business Market, Key
Admission to Haskell form and SIPI States Trade Representative (USTR)
Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S.
form. requested that the Commission conduct
Competitiveness; and investigation No.
Title of Collection: Application for three investigations and prepare three
332–563, Global Digital Trade 3: The
Admission to Haskell Indian Nations reports relating to global digital trade.
Business-to-Consumer Market, Key
University and to Southwestern Indian The Commission delivered the first of
Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S.
Polytechnic Institute. these reports, Global Digital Trade 1:
Competitiveness. Procedures relating to
OMB Control Number: 1076–0114. Market Opportunities and Key Foreign
participation are set forth below.
Form Number: None. Trade Restrictions, on August 29, 2017
Type of Review: Early revision of DATES:
and released it to the public on
currently approved collection. February 20, 2018: Deadline for filing September 28, 2017.
Respondents/Affected Public: request to appear at the public hearing
February 26, 2018: Deadline for filing The Commission invites members of
Students. the public with an interest in the matter
Total Estimated Number of Annual pre-hearing briefs and statements
March 6, 2018: Public hearing to participate in a hearing for the second
Respondents: 4,000 per year, on average. and third investigations in this series
Total Estimated Number of Annual March 20, 2018: Deadline for filing post-
hearing briefs and statements and provide information that relates to
Responses: 4,000 per year, on average.
April 6, 2018: Deadline for filing all the reports that the Commission has
Estimated Completion Time per
other written submissions for been asked to prepare. For the second
Response: 30 minutes per Haskell
investigation No. 332–362 report (Global Digital Trade 2: The
application; 30 minutes per SIPI
August 15, 2018: Deadline for filing all Business-to-Business Market, Key
application.
Total Estimated Number of Annual other written submissions for Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S.
Burden Hours: 1,750 hours. investigation No. 332–563 Competitiveness) the USTR requested
Respondent’s Obligation: Response is ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, that the Commission, based on available
required to obtain a benefit. including the Commission’s hearing information, including a survey of U.S.
Frequency of Collection: Once per rooms, are located in the United States firms in selected industries particularly
International Trade Commission involved in digital trade:
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year for Haskell; each trimester for SIPI.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, • Provide qualitative, and to the
Burden Cost: $10,000. DC. All written submissions should be extent possible, quantitative analysis of
An agency may not conduct or addressed to the Secretary, United measures in key foreign markets
sponsor and a person is not required to States International Trade Commission, (identified in the first report) that affect
respond to a collection of information 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/
unless it displays a currently valid OMB 20436. The public file for these or supply business-to-business digital
control number. investigations may be reviewed on the products and services abroad; and
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• Assess, using case studies or other for information concerning whether the personnel (a) for cybersecurity purposes
qualitative and quantitative methods, hearing will be held. or (b) in monitoring user activity on U.S.
the impact of these measures on the Written Submissions: In lieu of or in government classified networks. The
competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged addition to participating in the hearing, Commission will not otherwise disclose
in the sale of digital products and interested parties are invited to file any CBI in a manner that would reveal
services, as well as on international written submissions concerning these the operations of the firm supplying the
trade and investment flows associated investigations. All written submissions information.
with digital products and services should be addressed to the Secretary.
related to significant business-to- Written submissions relating to Reports To Be Classified and
business technologies. investigation No. 332–562, or both Privileged: In his request letter, the
The Commission expects to deliver investigation Nos. 332–562 and 332– USTR said that, in accordance with
this second report to the USTR by 563, should be received no later than USTR policy on implementing
October 29, 2018. 5:15 p.m. on April 6, 2018. Written Executive Order 13526, as amended, he
For the third report (Global Digital submissions relating only to was directing the Commission to mark
Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer investigation No. 332–563 should be or identify as ‘‘Confidential,’’ for a
Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, received no later than 5:15 p.m. on period of ten years, such portions of the
and U.S. Competitiveness) the USTR August 15, 2018. All written Commission’s second and third reports
requested that the Commission, based submissions must conform with the and related working papers that contain
on available information, including a provisions of section 201.8 of the the Commission’s analysis of the impact
survey of U.S firms in selected Commission’s Rules of Practice and of barriers to digital trade on (1) U.S.
industries particularly involved in Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 imports and exports of digital products
digital trade: and the Commission’s Handbook on and services and (2) the competitiveness
• Provide qualitative, and to the Filing Procedures require that interested of U.S. companies. The USTR also
extent possible, quantitative analysis of parties file documents electronically on
indicated that he intends to treat the
measures in key foreign markets or before the filing deadline and submit
Commission’s second and third reports
(identified in the first report) that affect eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m.
eastern time on the next business day. as interagency memoranda containing
the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/ predecisional advice subject to the
In the event that confidential treatment
or supply business-to-consumer digital deliberative process privilege.
of a document is requested, interested
products and services abroad; and
parties must file, at the same time as the Summaries of Written Submissions:
• Assess, using case studies or other
eight paper copies, at least four (4) The Commission intends to include
qualitative and quantitative methods,
additional true paper copies in which summaries of the written submissions
the impact of these measures on the
the confidential information must be filed by interested persons in the second
competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged
deleted (see the following paragraphs and third reports. Persons wishing to
in the sale of digital products and for further information regarding
services, as well as on international have a summary of their submission
confidential business information or included in the reports should include
trade and investment flows associated ‘‘CBI’’). Persons with questions
with digital products and services a summary with their written
regarding electronic filing should submission. The summary may not
related to significant business-to- contact the Office of the Secretary,
consumer technologies. exceed 500 words, should be in
Docket Services Division (202–205–
The Commission expects to deliver MSWord format or a format that can be
1802).
this third report to the USTR by March Confidential Business Information: easily converted to MSWord, and
29, 2019. Any submissions that contain CBI must should not include any CBI. The
Public Hearing: A public hearing in also conform to the requirements of summary will be included in the reports
connection with the second and third section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules as provided if it meets requirements and
investigations will be held at the U.S. of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR is germane to the subject matter of the
International Trade Commission 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules investigation. The Commission will
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, requires that the cover of the document identify the name of the organization
DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 6, and the individual pages be clearly furnishing the summary and will
2018. Requests to appear at the public marked as to whether they are the include a link to the Commission’s
hearing should be filed with the ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ Electronic Document Information
Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m. on version, and that CBI is clearly System (EDIS) where the full written
February 20, 2018, in accordance with identified by means of brackets. All submission can be found.
the requirements in the ‘‘Written written submissions, except for those
Submissions’’ section below. All pre- Notice of institution of the second and
containing CBI, will be made available
hearing briefs and statements should be third investigations in this series was
for inspection by interested parties.
filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on February All information, including CBI, published in the Federal Register on
26, 2018; and all post-hearing briefs and submitted in these two investigations May 8, 2017 (82 FR 21404); notice of
statements responding to matters raised may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the institution of the first investigation in
at the hearing should be filed no later Commission, its employees and Offices, this series was published in the Federal
than 5:15 p.m. on March 20, 2018. In the and contract personnel (a) for Register on February 10, 2017 (82 FR
event that, as of the close of business on developing or maintaining the records 10397).
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
February 20, 2018, no witnesses are of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in By order of the Commission.
scheduled to appear at the hearing, the internal investigations, audits, reviews, Issued: January 18, 2018.
hearing will be canceled. Any person and evaluations relating to the
Lisa R. Barton,
interested in attending the hearing as an programs, personnel, and operations of
observer or nonparticipant should the Commission including under 5 Secretary to the Commission.
contact the Office of the Secretary at U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. [FR Doc. 2018–01156 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am]
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| Action | Scheduling of public hearing. | |
| Dates | February 20, 2018: Deadline for filing request to appear at the public hearing February 26, 2018: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and statements March 6, 2018: Public hearing March 20, 2018: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and statements April 6, 2018: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for investigation No. 332-362 August 15, 2018: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for investigation No. 332-563 | |
| Contact | For information relating to Global Digital Trade 2, contact co-Project Leaders Dan Kim (202-205-3234 or [email protected]) and Alissa Tafti (202-205-3244 or [email protected]); and for information relating to Global Digital Trade 3, contact Project Leader Ricky Ubee (202-205-3493 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader Christopher Robinson (202-205-2602 or [email protected]). For information on the legal aspects of these investigations, contact William Gearhart in 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 website (https://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. | |
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