[Federal Register: September 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 176)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Extension 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 for a currently approved information collection.
This information collection is required in petitions filed with the
Foreign Agricultural Service for emergency relief from duty-free
imports of perishable products under section 204(d) of the Andean Trade
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before November
12, 2002 to be assured consideration.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to Diana Wanamaker, Imports
Policies and Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, Stop
1021, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, or e-mail
to Diana.Wanamaker@fas.usda.gov, or fax to (202) 720-0876.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Wanamaker, Stop 1021, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, (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: August 31, 2002.
Type of Request: Extension for a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Andean Trade Preference Act (the ``Act'') (19 U.S.C.
3201 et seq.) was retitled the ``Andean Trade Promotion and Drug
Eradication Act'' under section 3101 of H.R. 3009, the ``Trade Act of
2002''. The Act authorized the President to proclaim duty-free
treatment for imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, except
for specifically excluded products. Section 3104 of H.R. 3009 amended
the Act to extend the expiration date from December 4, 2001 to December
31, 2006, and made the Act retroactive to December 4, 2001. Section
3103(a) of H.R. 3009 renumbered section 204(e) of the Act as section
204(d). Section 204(d) provides for emergency relief from duty-free
imports of certain perishable agricultural products from the
beneficiary Andean countries. Section 204(d) provides, in part, that a
petition for emergency import relief may be filed with the Secretary of
Agriculture at the same time a petition for import relief is filed with
the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) pursuant to the
provisions of section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2251). Emergency import relief is limited to restoration of
general tariffs during the period of the ITC's investigation. Under 7
CFR 1540 Subpart C, a procedure is provided for an entity to submit a
petition for emergency relief to the Administrator of the Foreign
Agricultural Service. Section 150.43 requests that the following
information, to the extent possible, be included in a petition: a
description of the imported perishable product concerned; country of
origin of imports; data indicating increased imports are a substantial
cause of serious injury (or threat of injury) to the domestic industry
producing a like or directly competitive product; evidence of serious
injury; and a statement indicating why emergency action would be
warranted. The information collected provides essential data for the
Secretary regarding specific market conditions with respect to the
industry requesting emergency relief. Within 14 days of the filing of a
petition, the Secretary shall advise the President if there is reason
to believe that emergency action is warranted, or to publish a notice
of a determination not to recommend emergency action and advise the
petitioner.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated at $1,106.
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: 46 hours. Copies of
the information collection can be obtained from Kimberly Chisley, the
Agency Collection Coordinator, at (202) 720-2568.
Request 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. Comments on issues
covered by the Paperwork Reduction Act are most useful to OMB if
received within 30 days of publication of the Notice and Request for
Comments, but must be submitted no later than 60 days from the date of
publication to be assured consideration. All responses to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will also be a matter of public record.
Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for
communication of information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 26, 2002.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 02-23076 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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