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DEPARTMENT OF STATE exported as having the authority to Evaluation and Certification of Precious validate a Kimberley Process Certificate. Mineral Substances. [Public Notice 10813] Section 3(4) of the Act defines Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)—General ‘‘Importing Authority’’ as one or more Directorate of Customs. List of Participating Countries and European Union—European Commission— Entities in the Kimberley Process entities designated by a Participant into Foreign Policy Instruments; in Belgium: Certification Scheme, Known as whose territory a shipment of rough Federal Public Service of Economy; in the ‘‘Participants’’ for the Purposes of the diamonds is imported as having the Czech Republic: General Directorate of Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003 and authority to enforce the laws and Customs; in Germany: Main Customs Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of regulations of the Participant regarding Office (Exporting Authority), General July 29, 2003 imports, including the verification of Directorate for Management VI (Importing the Kimberley Process Certificate Authority); in Portugal: Tributary and SUMMARY: The Department of State is accompanying the shipment. Customs Authority—Licensing Services updating the list of Participants eligible Directorate; in Romania: National for trade in rough diamonds under the List of Participants Authority for Consumer Protection— General Department for Precious Metals, Act, and their respective Importing and Pursuant to Sections 3 and 6 of the Precious Stones and the Kimberley Exporting Authorities, revising the Act, Section 2 of Executive Order 13312, Process; in the United Kingdom: Foreign previously published list of April 26, Department of State Delegations of and Commonwealth Office—Government 2017 to reflect the addition of Gabon. Authority No. 245–1 (February 13, Diamond Office. DATES: This notice is effective July 5, 2009), and No. 376 (October 31, 2011), Gabon—Permanent Center for the Kimberley 2019. I hereby identify the following entities Process Ghana—Ministry of Lands and Natural FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: as Participants under section 6(b) of the Act. Included in this List are the Resources—Precious Minerals Marketing Pamela Fierst-Walsh, Senior Advisor, Company Limited. Bureau of Economic and Business Importing and Exporting Authorities for Guinea—Ministry of Mines and Geology. Affairs, Department of State, (202) 647– Participants, as required by Section 6(b) Guyana—Guyana Geology and Mines 6116. of the Act. This List is published solely Commission. for the purpose of implementing the India—The Gem and Jewellery Export SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4 mandates cited above and does not Promotion Council. of the Clean Diamond Trade Act of reflect or prejudice any other regulation Indonesia—Ministry of Trade—Director 2003, Public Law 108–19 (the ‘‘Act’’) or prohibition that may apply with General for Foreign Trade. requires the President to prohibit the respect to trading, doing business, or Israel—Ministry of Economy and Industry— importation into, or the exportation engaging in any other transaction with Office of the Diamond Controller. from, the United States of any rough Japan—Ministry of Economy, Trade and any of the listed countries or entities. diamond, from whatever source, that Industry—Agency for Natural Resources This list revises the previously has not been controlled through the and Energy Trade and Economic published list of April 26, 2017 to Kimberley Process Certification Scheme Cooperation Bureau. reflect the addition of Gabon. (KPCS). Under Section 3(2) of the Act, Kazakhstan—Ministry for Investments and Development—Committee for Technical ‘‘controlled through the Kimberley Angola—Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum, Ministry of Trade. Regulation and Metrology. Process Certification Scheme’’ means an Korea, Republic of (South Korea)—Ministry importation from the territory of a Armenia—Ministry of Economic Development and Investment. of Trade, Industry and Energy. Participant or exportation to the Australia—Department of Industry, Laos—Ministry of Industry and Commerce— territory of a Participant of rough Innovation and Science (Exporting Department of Import and Export. diamonds that is either (i) carried out in Authority), Department of Home Affairs Lebanon—Ministry of Economy and Trade. accordance with the KPCS, as set forth (Importing Authority). Lesotho—Ministry of Mining—Department of in regulations promulgated by the Bangladesh—Export Promotion Bureau. Mines—Diamond Control Office. President, or (ii) controlled under a Belarus—Ministry of Finance—Precious Liberia—Ministry of Lands, Mines and Metals and Gemstones Department. Energy. system determined by the President to Malaysia—Royal Malaysian Customs meet substantially the standards, Botswana—Ministry of Minerals, Green Technology and Energy Security— Department. practices, and procedures of the KPCS. Diamond Hub. Mali—Ministry of Mines—Office of The referenced regulations are Brazil—Ministry of Mines and Energy— Expertise, Evaluation and Certification of contained at 31 CFR part 592 (‘‘Rough Secretariat of Geology, Mining and Mineral Rough Diamonds. Diamond Control Regulations’’) (68 FR Processing—National Mining Agency. Mauritius—Ministry of Industry, Commerce 45777, August 4, 2003). Cambodia—Ministry of Commerce. and Consumer Protection—Trade Division. Section 6(b) of the Act requires the Cameroon—Ministry of Mines—National Mexico—Ministry of Economy—Directorate- President to publish in the Federal Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley General for International Trade in Goods. Register a list of all Participants, and all Process. Namibia—Ministry of Mines and Energy— Directorate of Diamond Affairs. Importing and Exporting Authorities of Canada—Ministry of Natural Resources Canada. New Zealand—New Zealand Customs Participants, and to update the list as Central African Republic—Ministry of Mines, Service. necessary. Section 2 of Executive Order Energy and Hydraulics. Norway—Norwegian Customs Service. 13312 of July 29, 2003 delegates this China—General Administration of China Panama—National Customs Authority. function to the Secretary of State. Customs; in the Hong Kong Special Russia—Ministry of Finance. Section 3(7) of the Act defines Administrative Region: Trade and Industry Sierra Leone—National Minerals Agency, ‘‘Participant’’ as a state, customs Department (Exporting Authority), National Revenue Authority. territory, or regional economic Customs and Exercise Department Singapore—Ministry of Trade and Industry, integration organization identified by (Importing Authority). Singapore Customs. Congo, Democratic Republic of the—Ministry South Africa—South African Diamond and the Secretary of State. Section 3(3) of the of Mines—The Center of Expertise, Precious Metals Regulator. Act defines ‘‘Exporting Authority’’ as Evaluation and Certification of Precious Sri Lanka—National Gem and Jewellery one or more entities designated by a and Semiprecious Mineral Substances. Authority. Participant from whose territory a Congo, Republic of the—Ministry of Mines Swaziland—Office of the Commissioner of shipment of rough diamonds is being and Geology—Bureau of Expertise, Mines.

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Switzerland—State Secretariat for Economic on the products in the Annex to this products that were not included in the Affairs. notice. April 12 list for possible inclusion on Taipei—Ministry of Economic Affairs— DATES: To be assured of consideration, the final list of products to be subject to Bureau of Foreign Trade—Import/Export additional duties. Administration Division. the following schedule applies: Tanzania—Ministry of Energy and July 24, 2019: Due date for submission B. Consideration of Additional Products Minerals—Commissioner for Minerals. of requests to appear at the public Thailand—Ministry of Commerce— hearing and summary of testimony. The U.S. Trade Representative has Department of Foreign Trade. August 5, 2019: Due date for decided to consider an additional list of Togo—Ministry of Mines and Energy—Head submission of written comments. products set out in the Annex to this Office of Mines and Geology. August 5, 2019: The Section 301 notice, which may be included on a Turkey—Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and final list of products subject to Diamond Market. Committee will convene a public hearing in the Main Hearing Room of additional ad valorem duties of up to Ukraine—Ministry of Finance—State 100 percent. The additional list takes Gemmological Centre of Ukraine. the U.S. International Trade United Arab Emirates—Dubai Multi Commission, 500 E Street SW, into account public comments Commodities Center Authority—U.A.E. Washington DC 20436 beginning at 9:30 requesting the consideration of Kimberley Process Office in the Dubai a.m. additional products not included on the Airport Free Zone. August 12, 2019: Due date for April 12 list. United States of America—United States submission of post-hearing rebuttal The additional list in the Annex to Census Bureau (Exporting Authority), comments. this notice contains 89 tariff United States Customs and Border subheadings. These subheadings are Protection (Importing Authority). ADDRESSES: You should submit written valued at approximately $4 billion in Venezuela—Central Bank of Venezuela comments through the Federal terms of the estimated import trade (Exporting Authority), National Customs eRulemaking Portal: http:// and Tax Administration Integrated Service value for calendar year 2018. If the U.S. www.regulations.gov. Follow the Trade Representative determines to take (Importing Authority). instructions for submitting comments in Vietnam—Ministry of Industry and Trade— action in this investigation, a final list Import Export Management Divisions in sections D and E below. The docket of products to be subject to additional Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. number is USTR–2019–0003. For issues duties may be drawn from both this and Zimbabwe—Minerals Marketing Corporation with on-line submissions, please contact the April 12 lists. As stated in the April of Zimbabwe (Exporting Authority), the Office of the United States Trade 12 notice, the final list will take into Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Importing Representative (USTR) Section 301 line account the report of the WTO Authority). at (202) 395–5725. Arbitrator on the appropriate level of Dated: June 28, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For countermeasures to be authorized by the Manisha Singh, questions about this investigation WTO. including the proposed tariff actions, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and C. Request for Public Comments Business Affairs, Department of State. contact Megan Grimball, Assistant [FR Doc. 2019–14358 Filed 7–3–19; 8:45 am] General Counsel, at (202) 395–5725. For USTR invites comments from BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P questions on customs classification of interested persons with respect to the products identified in the Annex to this possible inclusion of products from the notice, contact Traderemedy@ additional list in the Annex to this OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES cbp.dhs.gov. notice on the final list of products TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: subject to additional duties. In particular, USTR invites comments with [Docket No. USTR–2019–0003] A. Proceedings in the Investigation respect to: • The specific products in the Notice of Hearing and Request for In a notice published on April 12, additional list to be subject to increased Public Comments: Enforcement of U.S. 2019 (84 FR 15028), the U.S. Trade duties; WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Representative announced the initiation • the level of the increase, if any, in Dispute of an investigation to enforce U.S. rights in the WTO dispute against the EU and the rate of duty; and AGENCY: Office of the United States certain EU member States addressed to • whether increased duties on Trade Representative. EU subsidies on large civil aircraft. The particular products on the additional ACTION: Notice of hearing, and request April 12 notice, among other things, list might have an adverse effect upon for comments. sought public comment on a U.S. stakeholders, including small preliminary list of EU products (the businesses and consumers. SUMMARY: The U.S. Trade April 12 list) to be considered for D. Hearing Participation Representative is considering the inclusion on a final list of products that additional list of products in the Annex would be subject to additional ad The Section 301 Committee will to this notice, for inclusion on a final valorem duties of up to 100 percent. As convene a public hearing in the Main list of products to be subject to announced in the April 12 notice, the Hearing Room of the U.S. International increased duties in connection with the Section 301 Committee held a public Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, enforcement of U.S. rights in the World hearing on May 15–16, 2019, and Washington DC 20436 beginning at 9:30 Trade Organization (WTO) dispute received testimony from over 40 a.m. on August 5, 2019. You must against the European Union (EU) and individuals. Interested persons filed submit requests to appear at the hearing certain EU member States addressed to over 600 written submissions, including by July 24, 2019. The request to appear EU subsidies on large civil aircraft. The post-hearing comments. should include a written version of the interagency Section 301 Committee is A number of public comments testimony you expect to give. Remarks seeking public comments and will hold submitted in response to the April 12 at the hearing may be no longer than a public hearing in connection with the notice requested that the U.S. Trade five minutes to allow time for questions possible imposition of increased duties Representative consider additional from the Section 301 Committee.

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