[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 28528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13657]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences; Expedited Review of Melamine
Institutional Dinnerware Products Imported From Indonesia
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and opportunity for public comment.
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SUMMARY: This notice invites public comments on whether melamine
institutional dinnerware imported from Indonesia should continue to be
eligible for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences.
DATES: Comments are due on Wednesday, July 2, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GSP Subcommittee, United States Trade
Representative, 600 17th Street, N.W., Room 518, Washington, D.C.
20508. The telephone number is (202) 395-6971.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The GSP Program
The GSP program grants duty-free treatment to designated eligible
articles that are imported from designated beneficiary development
countries. The GSP program was authorized by Title of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended (``Trade Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.), and was
implemented by Executive Order 11888 of November 24, 1975, as modified
by subsequent Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations. The GSP
regulations provide for an annual GSP review, unless otherwise
specified by Federal Register notice (15 CFR 2007.3).
This notice solicits public comments on whether to suspend GSP
eligibility for melamine institutional tableware from Indonesia as
sought in a petition from the American Melamine Institutional Tableware
Association (AMITA). Petitioners argue that the GSP program was not
intended to benefit manufacturers who sell their products as less than
fair value to the injury of the U.S. industry.
II. Public Comments
All written comments on whether GSP eligibility for melamine
institutional tableware from Indonesia should be suspended should be
addressed to: GSP Subcommittee, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative, 600 17th Street, N.W., Room 518, Washington, D.C.
20508. All submissions must be in English and should conform to the
information requirements of 15 CFR 2007. Furthermore, each party
providing comments should indicate on the first page of the submission
its name.
A party must provide fourteen copies of its comments which must be
received by the Chairman of the GSP Subcommittee no later than 5 p.m.,
Wednesday, July 1, 1997. Comments received after the deadline will not
be accepted. If the comments contain business confidential information,
fourteen copies of a non-confidential version must also be submitted. A
justification as to why the information contained in the submission
should be treated confidentially must be included in the submission. In
addition, the submissions containing confidential information should be
clearly marked ``confidential'' at the top and bottom of each page of
the submission. The version that does not contain confidential
information should also be clearly marked, at the top and bottom of
each page, ``public version'' or ``non-confidential''.
Written comments submitted in connection with this expedited
review, except for information granted ``business confidential'' status
pursuant to 15 CFR 2007.7, will be available for public inspection
shortly after the filing deadline by appointment only with Brenda Webb
of the USTR Public Reading Room at (202) 395-6186. The AMITA petition
also is available for review at the Reading Room. Other requests and
questions should be directed to the GSP Information Center at USTR by
calling (202) 395-6971.
Frederick L. Montgomery,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-13657 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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