[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23497]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Report On The Andean Trade Preference Act: Request For Public
Comment
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is seeking the views
of interested parties on the operation of the Andean Trade Preference
Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq) (``the ATPA''). Section 203(f)
of the ATPA requires the President to submit a report to the Congress
regarding the operation of the ATPA on or before December 4, 1997, the
sixth anniversary of the date of the enactment of the ATPA. The TPSC
invites written comments concerning the issues to be examined in
preparing such a report, including the considerations described in
subsections 203(c) and (d) of the ATPA.
DATES: Public comments are due at USTR by October 17, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Director for Mexican Affairs, Office of the Western
Hemisphere, Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives, 600 17th Street
NW., Room 523, Washington, DC 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Koplovsky, Director for Mexican Affairs, Office of the Western
Hemisphere, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202)
395-3142.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to submit
comments on any aspect of the program's operation, including the status
of beneficiary countries--Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru--under
the criteria described in subsections 203 (c) and (d) of the ATPA.
Issues to be examined in this report include: The program's effect on
the volume and composition of trade and investment between the United
States and the Andean beneficiary countries; its effect on the economic
growth and development of the beneficiary countries; the extent to
which the program has advanced narcotics eradication; related
sustainable alternative development efforts in coca-growing areas; and
the degree to which the program has encouraged the trade and investment
policies cited in the ATPA.
Written Notice
All written comments should be addressed to: Michael Koplovsky,
Director for Mexican Affairs, Office of the Western Hemisphere, Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Room 522,
Washington, DC 20506.
All submissions must be in English and should conform to the
information requirements of 15 CFR part 2003.
A submitter must provide twenty copies of any comments. Comments
must be received at USTR no later than 5 p.m., October 17, 1997. If the
comments contain business confidential information, twenty copies of a
non-confidential version must also be submitted. Comments containing
business confidential information must include a justification as to
why the information contained in the submission should be treated
confidentially, and should be clearly marked ``business confidential''
at the top of each page. The non-confidential version should also be
clearly marked at the top of each page ``public version'' or ``non-
confidential''.
Comments submitted in response to this notice, except for comments
granted ``business confidential'' status pursuant to 15 CFR 2003.6,
will be available for public inspection after the filing deadline.
Inspection is by appointment only with the USTR Public Reading Room,
and can be arranged by calling (202) 395-6186. Other requests and
questions should be directed to the Office of the Western Hemisphere at
USTR by calling (202) 395-3142.
Frederick L. Montgomery,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-23497 Filed 9-3-97; 8:45 am]
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