[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56316-56317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27672]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) intention to
request an extension of and revision to a currently approved
information collection procedure. This information is contained in a
petition which may be filed with the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
requesting emergency relief from increased, injurious imports of
certain perishable products entering the United States duty-free from
beneficiary countries under the Andean Trade Preference Act.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before January 8,
1996.
ADDRESSES: Director, Import Policies and Programs Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, AG Box 1021,
South Building, 14th and Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C.
20205.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Wanamaker, Group Leader for
Import Policies, Import Policies and Programs Division, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-1330.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Emergency Relief from Duty-Free Imports of Perishable
Products from Andean Countries.
OMB Number: 0551-0033.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 1996.
Type of Request: Extension of and revision to a currently approved
information collection:
Abstract: The Andean Trade Preference Act (P.L. 102-182, 105 Stat.
1236 (19 U.S.C. 2101-3216) (the ``Act''), authorized the President to
proclaim duty-free treatment for imports from Bolivia, Colombia,
Ecuador, and Peru, except for certain specifically excluded products.
Section 204(e) of the Act provides, in part, that if a petition is
filed with the United States International Trade Commission pursuant to
provision of section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2251), regarding a perishable product and alleging injury from
imports from beneficiary countries, then a petition may also be filed
with the Secretary of Agriculture requesting that emergency relief be
granted by the President.
Under 7 CFR 1540.43, an entity seeking emergency relief may submit
a request to the administrator, FAS, providing appropriate information
and data to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to make a determination
whether to recommend to the President
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to take emergency action. The request should contain a description of
the imported perishable product concerned and the country of origin;
data showing that increased imports of such perishable product are the
substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat of serious injury,
to the domestic industry producing a perishable product like or
directly competitive with the imported product; and provide a statement
indicating why emergency action would be warranted. The information
collected is used by FAS to prepare an assessment that will assist the
Secretary in making his determination.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated $3,932.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions, businesses, or farms.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 120 hours.
Copies of the information collection can be obtained from Pamela
Hopkins, Agency Collection Coordinator, at (202) 720-6713.
REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS: The public is invited to submit comments and
suggestions to the above address regarding the accuracy of the burden
estimate, ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, or any
other aspect of this collection of information. All responses to this
notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval.
All comments will also become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 23, 1995.
August Schumacher, Jr.,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service and Vice President,
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 95-27672 Filed 11-7-95; 8:45 am]
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