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be sent to Natalie Donahue, Chief contained in Circular A–110, recipient innovation. The additional duties on of Evaluation, Bureau of Educational organizations are required to provide, products in List 1, which is set out in and Cultural Affairs, who may be and the U.S. State Department required Annex A of that action, became effective reached at (202) 632–6193 or to collect, periodic program and on 1, 2019. On 30, [email protected]. financial performance reports. The 2019, at the direction of the President, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: responsibility of the State Department to the U.S. Trade Representative • Title of Information Collection: track and monitor the programmatic and determined to increase the rate of the SAMS-Domestic Results Performance financial performance necessitates a additional duty applicable to the tariff Module (SAMS-D RPM). database that can help facilitate this in subheadings covered by the action • OMB Control Number: None. a consistent and standardized manner. announced in the notice from • Type of Request: New collection. The larger SAMS-D database is already 10 percent to 15 percent. On 22, • Originating Office: Educational and the Department of State’s system of 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative Cultural Affairs (ECA/P/V). record; the database enables monitoring determined to reduce the rate from 15 • Form Number: No form. of grants and cooperative agreements percent to 7.5 percent. The U.S. Trade • Respondents: Implementing through standardized collection and Representative initiated a product partners of ECA grants and cooperative storage of performance monitoring exclusion process in 2019, and agreements. award elements, such as progress interested persons have submitted • Estimated Number of Respondents: reports, workplans, grant agreements, requests for the exclusion of specific 100. and other business information related products. This notice announces the • Estimated Number of Responses: to ECA awards. The SAMS-D RPM U.S. Trade Representative’s 250 per year (most respondents report (which this notice of information determination to grant certain exclusion on a semi-annual basis; though there are collection pertains to, specifically) is an requests, as specified in the Annex to some that will report more frequently, extension module within the larger this notice. The U.S. Trade which has been factored into this SAMS-D platform, designed to collect Representative will continue to issue figure). performance monitoring data in a format decisions on pending requests on a • Average Time per response: 20 that will make analysis of program periodic basis. hours (regardless of frequency of performance and monitoring of the DATES: The product exclusions reporting). award more efficient. announced in this notice will apply as • Total Estimated Burden Time: 5,000 of , 2019, the effective date hours per year. Methodology of the $300 billion action, and will • Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Information will be entered into extend to September 1, 2020. The State Assistance Management SAMS-D RPM electronically. For System Domestic (SAMS-D) database is organizations that are unable to submit FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the official system of record for grants their reports online, they will be able to general questions about this notice, reporting, this notice of proposed submit a word document or PDF as the contact Assistant General Counsels information collection pertains only to report, which will then be uploaded to Philip Butler or Megan Grimball, or the SAMS-D RPM, which is an the SAMS-D RPM. ECA will seek to Director of Industrial Goods Justin extension module within the larger limit such situations. Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For specific questions on customs SAMS-D database. The use of that Kristin Roberts, module is voluntary. classification or implementation of the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau product exclusions identified in the We are soliciting public comments to of Educational and Cultural Affairs. permit the Department to: Annex to this notice, contact • Evaluate whether the proposed [FR Doc. 2020–04843 Filed 3–9–20; 8:45 am] [email protected]. information collection is necessary for BILLING CODE 4710–05–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the proper functions of the Department. A. Background • Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for OFFICE OF THE For background on the proceedings in this proposed collection, including the TRADE REPRESENTATIVE this investigation, please see the prior validity of the methodology and notices issued in the investigation, Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s including 82 FR 40213 (, assumptions used. Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to • Enhance the quality, utility, and 2017), 83 FR 14906 ( 6, 2018), 83 Technology Transfer, Intellectual clarity of the information to be FR 28710 ( 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608 Property, and Innovation collected. ( 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760 (, • Minimize the reporting burden on AGENCY: Office of the United States 2018), 83 FR 40823 (, 2018), those who are to respond, including the Trade Representative. 83 FR 47974 (, 2018), 83 use of automated collection techniques ACTION: Notice of product exclusions. FR 49153 (, 2018), 84 FR or other forms of information 20459 (, 2019), 84 FR 43304 technology. SUMMARY: On August 20, 2019, at the (August 20, 2019), 84 FR 45821 (August Please note that comments submitted direction of the President, the U.S. 30, 2019), 84 FR 57144 (, in response to this Notice are public Trade Representative determined to 2019), 84 FR 69447 ( 18, record. Before including any detailed modify the action being taken in the 2019), and 85 FR 3741 (, personal information, you should be investigation by imposing additional 2020). aware that your comments as submitted, duties of 10 percent ad valorem on In a notice published August 20, including your personal information, goods of China with an annual trade 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative, at will be available for public review. value of approximately $300 billion as the direction of the President, part of the action in the Section 301 announced a determination to modify Abstract of Proposed Collection investigation of China’s acts, policies, the action being taken in the Section As a normal course of business and in and practices related to technology 301 investigation by imposing an compliance with OMB Guidelines transfer, intellectual property, and additional 10 percent ad valorem duty

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on products of China with an annual by the $300 billion action. Requestors B. Determination To Grant Certain aggregate trade value of approximately also had to provide the 10-digit Exclusions $300 billion. 84 FR 43304 (August 20, subheading of the HTSUS most 2019) (the August 20 notice). The applicable to the particular product Based on the evaluation of the factors August 20 notice contains two separate requested for exclusion, and could set out in the October 24 notice, which lists of tariff subheadings, with two submit information on the ability of U.S. are summarized above, pursuant to different effective dates. List 1, which is Customs and Border Protection to sections 301(b), 301(c), and 307(a) of the set out in Annex A of the August 20 administer the requested exclusion. Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and in notice, was effective September 1, 2019. Requestors were asked to provide the accordance with the advice of the List 2, which is set out in Annex C of quantity and value of the Chinese-origin interagency Section 301 Committee, the the August 20 notice, was scheduled to product that the requestor purchased in U.S. Trade Representative has take effect on , 2019. the last three years, among other determined to grant the product exclusions set out in the Annex to this On , 2019, the U.S. Trade information. With regard to the rationale notice. The U.S. Trade Representative’s Representative, at the direction of the for the requested exclusion, requests determination also takes into account President, determined to modify the had to address the following factors: advice from advisory committees and action being taken in the investigation • Whether the particular product is any public comments on the pertinent by increasing the rate of additional duty available only from China and exclusion requests. from 10 to 15 percent ad valorem on the specifically whether the particular goods of China specified in Annex A product and/or a comparable product is As set out in the Annex, the and Annex C of the August 20 notice. available from sources in the United exclusions are reflected in 8 10-digit See 84 FR 45821. On October 24, 2019, States and/or third countries. HTSUS subheadings, which cover 59 the U.S. Trade Representative • Whether the imposition of separate exclusion requests. established a process by which U.S. additional duties on the particular In accordance with the October 24 stakeholders could request exclusion of product would cause severe economic notice, the exclusions are available for particular products classified within an harm to the requestor or other U.S. any product that meets the description 8-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of interests. in the Annex, regardless of whether the the United States (HTSUS) subheading • Whether the particular product is importer filed an exclusion request. covered by List 1 of the $300 billion strategically important or related to Further, the scope of each exclusion is action from the additional duties. See 84 ‘‘Made in China 2025’’ or other Chinese governed by the scope of the 10-digit FR 57144 (the October 24 notice). industrial programs. HTSUS subheading as described in the Subsequently, the U.S. Trade The October 24 notice stated that the Annex, and not by the product Representative announced a U.S. Trade Representative would take descriptions set out in any particular determination to suspend until further into account whether an exclusion request for exclusion. notice the additional duties on products would undermine the objective of the As stated in the October 24 notice, the set out in Annex C of the August 20 Section 301 investigation. exclusions will apply from September 1, notice. See 84 FR 69447 (, The October 24 notice required 2019, the effective date of the $300 2019). The U.S. Trade Representative submission of requests for exclusion billion action, and will extend for one later determined to further modify the from List 1 of the $300 billion action no year to September 1, 2020. U.S. Customs action being taken by reducing the later than , 2020, and noted and Border Protection will issue additional duties for the products that the U.S. Trade Representative instructions on entry guidance and covered in Annex A of the August 20 periodically would announce decisions. implementation. notice from 15 percent to 7.5 percent. This notice contains the first set of The U.S. Trade Representative will See 85 FR 3741 (January 22, 2020). exclusion from List 1 of the $300 billion continue to issue determinations on Under the October 24 notice, requests action. The Office of the United States pending requests on a periodic basis. for exclusion had to identify the product Trade Representative regularly updates subject to the request in terms of the the status of each pending request on Joseph Barloon, physical characteristics that distinguish the USTR Exclusions Portal at https:// General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade the product from other products within exclusions.ustr.gov/s/docket? Representative. the relevant 8-digit subheading covered docketNumber=USTR-2019-0017. BILLING CODE 3290–F0–P

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[FR Doc. 2020–05000 Filed 3–6–20; 4:15 pm] public hearings in Florida and Georgia of the person who will be presenting the BILLING CODE 3290–F0–C to hear firsthand from interested testimony, or if not testifying, the name persons regarding trade distorting of the person submitting the statement. policies that may be affecting seasonal The name of the presenter also should OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES and perishable products in U.S. be clear in the content of the file itself. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE commerce. The hearings are open to the All submissions must be in English and [Docket Number USTR–2020–0010] public, but space may be limited. be prepared in (or be compatible with) Accordingly, attendees will be Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat Field Hearings Regarding Trade accommodated on a first come, first (.pdf) formats. Include any data Distorting Policies That May Be served basis. attachments to the submission in the USTR invites comments and Affecting Seasonal and Perishable same file as the submission itself, and Products in U.S. Commerce supporting documentation from interested persons on the following not as separate files. AGENCY: Office of the United States issues: For additional information on using Trade Representative. • Trade distorting policies that may the Regulations.gov website, please ACTION: Notice of public hearing and be contributing to unfair pricing in the consult the resources provided on the request for comments. U.S. market and causing harm to U.S. website by clicking on ‘how to use this seasonal and perishable producers in site’ on the left side of the home page. SUMMARY: The Office of the United U.S. commerce. You must clearly designate business States Trade Representative (USTR) and • How the Administration can better the Departments of Commerce and support these producers and redress confidential information (BCI) by Agriculture will convene public unfair harm. marking the submission ‘BUSINESS hearings in Florida and Georgia to hear CONFIDENTIAL’ at the top and bottom firsthand from interested persons on II. Hearing Participation—Submission of the cover page and each succeeding trade distorting policies that may be Requirements page, and indicating, via brackets, the causing harm to U.S. seasonal and To appear and provide testimony at specific information that is confidential. perishable producers (namely, of fresh either of the field hearings, you must A submitter requesting that USTR fruits and vegetables) and contributing submit a request to do so by the March treat information in a submission as BCI to unfair pricing in the U.S. market, and 19, 2020, 11:59 p.m. EST deadline. must certify that the information is to solicit feedback on how the All parties who wish to testify also business confidential and would not Administration can better support these must submit the statement they intend customarily be released to the public by producers and redress any unfair harm. to present at the hearing by the March the submitter. DATES: 26, 2020, 11:59 p.m. EST deadline. Remarks at the hearing will be limited You must include ‘business Field Hearing Dates and Locations to five minutes, and might be further confidential’ in the ‘type comment’ , 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EST: Grimes limited if circumstances warrant, to field, and must add ‘business Family Agricultural Center, 2508 W Oak allow adequate time for questions from confidential’ to the end of your file Avenue, Plant City, Florida 33563. the panel. name for any attachments. , 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EST: Interested parties who do not want to For any submission containing BCI, Rainwater Conference Center, 1 Meeting appear at the hearing may submit you also must attach a separate non- Place, Valdosta, Georgia 31601. comments by the deadline. To submit a request to appear and confidential version (i.e., not as part of Submission Deadlines provide testimony, go to the same submission with the BCI , 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST: www.regulations.gov. To make a version), indicating where confidential Deadline for submission of requests to submission via Regulations.gov, enter information has been redacted. USTR appear at either of the field hearings. docket number USTR–2020–0010 in the will place the non-confidential version March 26, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST: ‘search for’ field on the home page and in the docket and it will be available for Deadline for submission of hearing click ‘search.’ The site will provide a public inspection. statements and written comments. search-results page listing all documents USTR may not accept BCI ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers associated with this docket. Find a submissions that do not have the electronic submissions made through reference to this notice by selecting required markings, or are not the Federal eRulemaking portal: http:// ‘notice’ under ‘document type’ in the accompanied by a properly marked non- www.regulations.gov (Regulations.gov). ‘filter results by’ section on the left side confidential version, and may consider Follow the instructions for submission of the screen and click on the link the submission to be a public document. in section II below. The docket number entitled ‘comment now.’ In the is USTR–2020–0010. For alternatives to ‘‘comment’’ field on the next page, Submissions responding to this online submissions, please contact Trey identify the hearing at which you would notice, except for information granted Forsyth in advance of the submission like to testify and provide the full name, BCI status, will be available for public deadline at (202) 395–8583. address, email address, and telephone viewing at Regulations.gov upon FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For number of the person who wishes to completion of processing. You can view procedural questions, questions present the testimony. submissions by entering docket number regarding the field hearings, or to To submit a written statement, the USTR–2020–0010 in the search field at request special accommodations, please Regulations.gov website allows users to Regulations.gov. contact Trey Forsyth at (202) 395–8583. provide comments by filling in a ‘type Joseph Barloon, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment’ field or by attaching a document using the ‘upload file(s)’ General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade I. Background field. USTR prefers that you provide Representative. USTR and the Departments of submissions in an attached document. [FR Doc. 2020–04827 Filed 3–9–20; 8:45 am] Commerce and Agriculture will convene The file name should include the name BILLING CODE 3290–F0–P

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