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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 90 / Friday, May 8, 2020 / Notices 27489 Colleton, Hampton, Marlboro, will be reviewing and discussing contact Assistant General Counsels Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens. matters properly classified in Philip Butler or Megan Grimball, or Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury accordance with the Executive Order Director of Industrial Goods Justin Loans Only): titled, ‘‘Classified National Security Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For South Carolina: Allendale, Anderson, Information.’’ specific questions on customs Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: classification or implementation of the Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Duncan Walker, Office of Policy product exclusions identified in the Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Planning, U.S. Department of State, Annex to this notice, contact Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Washington, DC 20520, phone: (202) [email protected]. Florence, Greenville, Jasper, 647–2236. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Lexington, Saluda SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Georgia: Burke, Effingham, Franklin, A. Background Foreign Affairs Policy Board reviews Habersham, Hart, Rabun, For background on the proceedings in and assesses: (1) Global threats and Richmond, Screven, Stephens this investigation, please see prior opportunities; (2) trends that implicate North Carolina: Anson, Jackson, notices including 82 FR 40213 (August core national security interests; (3) Macon, Richmond, Robeson, 24, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018), technology tools needed to advance the Scotland, Transylvania 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR State Department’s mission; and (4) 33608 (July 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760 The Interest Rates are: priorities and strategic frameworks for (August 7, 2018), 83 FR 47974 U.S. foreign policy. Percent (September 21, 2018), 83 FR 49153 Duncan H. Walker, (September 28, 2018), 83 FR 65198 For Physical Damage: Designated Federal Officer, Office of Policy (December 19, 2018), 84 FR 7966 (March Homeowners With Credit Avail- Planning, Department of State. 5, 2019), 84 FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 able Elsewhere ...................... 3.125 FR 29576 (June 24, 2019), 84 FRN 38717 Homeowners Without Credit [FR Doc. 2020–09887 Filed 5–7–20; 8:45 am] Available Elsewhere .............. 1.563 BILLING CODE 4710–10–P (August 7, 2019), 84 FR 46212 Businesses With Credit Avail- (September 3, 2019), 84 FR 49591 able Elsewhere ...................... 7.500 (September 20, 2019), 84 FR 57803 Businesses Without Credit OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES (October 28, 2019), 84 FR 61674 Available Elsewhere .............. 3.750 TRADE REPRESENTATIVE (November 13, 2019), 84 FR 65882 Non-Profit Organizations With (November 29, 2019), 84 FR 69012 Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.750 Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s (December 17, 2019), 85 FR 549 (January Non-Profit Organizations With- Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to 6, 2020), 85 FR 6674 (February 5, 2020), out Credit Available Else- Technology Transfer, Intellectual 85 FR 9921 (February 20, 2020), 85 FR where ..................................... 2.750 Property, and Innovation 15015 (March 16, 2020), 85 FR 17158 For Economic Injury: Businesses & Small Agricultural (March 26, 2020), and 85 FR 23122 AGENCY: Office of the United States (April 24, 2020). Cooperatives Without Credit Trade Representative. Available Elsewhere .............. 3.750 Effective September 24, 2018, the U.S. ACTION Non-Profit Organizations With- : Notice of product exclusions. Trade Representative imposed additional 10 percent ad valorem duties out Credit Available Else- SUMMARY: In September 2018, the U.S. on goods of China classified in 5,757 where ..................................... 2.750 Trade Representative imposed full and partial subheadings of the additional duties on goods of China The number assigned to this disaster Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the with an annual trade value of for physical damage is 16435B and for United States (HTSUS), with an approximately $200 billion as part of economic injury is 164360. approximate annual trade value of $200 the action in the Section 301 billion. See 83 FR 47974, as modified by (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance investigation of China’s acts, policies, 83 FR 49153. In May 2019, the U.S. Number 59008) and practices related to technology Trade Representative increased the transfer, intellectual property, and Cynthia G. Pitts, additional duty to 25 percent. See 84 FR innovation. The U.S. Trade Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 20459. On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Trade Assistance. Representative initiated a product Representative established a process by exclusion process in June 2019, and [FR Doc. 2020–09811 Filed 5–7–20; 8:45 am] which stakeholders could request interested persons have submitted BILLING CODE 8026–03–P exclusion of particular products requests for the exclusion of specific classified within an 8-digit HTSUS products. This notice announces the subheading covered by the $200 billion U.S. Trade Representative’s DEPARTMENT OF STATE action from the additional duties. See 84 determination to grant certain exclusion FR 29576 (the June 24 notice). [Public Notice: 11111] requests, as specified in the Annex to Under the June 24 notice, requests for this notice, and corrects technical errors exclusion had to identify the product Foreign Affairs Policy Board Meeting in previously announced exclusions. Notice subject to the request in terms of the DATES: The product exclusions physical characteristics that distinguish ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. announced in this notice will apply as the product from other products within of September 24, 2018, the effective date the relevant 8-digit HTSUS subheading SUMMARY: The Department of State of the $200 billion action, and extend to covered by the $200 billion action. announces a meeting of the Foreign August 7, 2020. The amendments Requestors also had to provide the 10- Affairs Policy Board to take place on announced in this notice are retroactive digit HTSUS subheading most June 1, 2020. Pursuant to section 10(d) to the date that the original exclusions applicable to the particular product of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, were published. requested for exclusion, and could it has been determined that this meeting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For submit information on the ability of U.S. will be closed to the public as the Board general questions about this notice, Customs and Border Protection to VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 May 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1 27490 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 90 / Friday, May 8, 2020 / Notices administer the requested exclusion. April 2020. See 84 FR 49591, 84 FR exclusion filed an exclusion request. Requestors were asked to provide the 57803, 84 FR 61674, 84 FR 65882, 84 FR Further, the scope of each exclusion is quantity and value of the Chinese-origin 69012, 85 FR 549, 85 FR 6674, 85 FR governed by the scope of the product product that the requestor purchased in 9921, 85 FR 15015, 85 FR 17158, and 85 descriptions in the Annex, and not by the last three years. With regard to the FR 23122. The Office of the United the product descriptions found in any rationale for the requested exclusion, States Trade Representative (USTR) particular request for exclusion. requests had to address the following regularly updates the status of each Paragraph A, subparagraphs 3 through factors: pending request on the Exclusions • 7 of the Annex contain conforming Whether the particular product is Portal at https://exclusions.ustr.gov/s/ amendments to the HTSUS reflecting available only from China and docket?docketNumber=USTR-2019- the modifications made by the Annex. specifically whether the particular 0005. product and/or a comparable product is Paragraph B of the Annex contains available from sources in the United B. Determination To Grant Certain amendments reflecting technical States and/or third countries. Exclusions corrections to a certain notes of the • Whether the imposition of Based on evaluation of the factors set HTSUS. Paragraph B, subparagraph 1, additional duties on the particular forth in the June 24 notice, which are makes a technical correction to U.S. product would cause severe economic summarized above, pursuant to sections note 20(mm)(6), published at 84 FR harm to the requestor or other U.S. 301(b), 301(c), and 307(a) of the Trade 61674 (November 13, 2019), as modified interests. Act of 1974, as amended, and in by Annex B(b) of 85 FR 9921 (February • Whether the particular product is accordance with the advice of the 20, 2020). Paragraph B, subparagraph 2, strategically important or related to interagency Section 301 Committee, the makes a technical correction to U.S. ‘‘Made in China 2025’’ or other Chinese U.S. Trade Representative has note (20)(qq)(40), published at 85 FR industrial programs. determined to grant the product 6674 (February 5, 2020). Paragraph B, The June 24 notice stated that the U.S. exclusions set forth in the Annex to this subparagraph 3, makes a technical Trade Representative would take into notice. The U.S. Trade Representative’s correction to U.S. note (20)(ss)(17), account whether an exclusion would determination also takes into account published at 85 FR 9921 (February 20, undermine the objective of the Section advice from advisory committees and 2020). 301 investigation. any public comments on the pertinent As stated in the September 20, 2019 The June 24 notice required exclusion requests. notice, the exclusions will apply from submission of requests for exclusion As set forth in the Annex, the September 24, 2018, to August 7, 2020. from the $200 billion action no later exclusions are reflected in two 10-digit U.S. Customs and Border Protection will than September 30, 2019, and noted that HTSUS subheadings, which cover 15 issue instructions on entry guidance and the U.S. Trade Representative separate exclusion requests, and 144 implementation. periodically would announce decisions. specially prepared product descriptions, The U.S. Trade Representative will In August 2019, the U.S. Trade which cover 170 separate exclusion continue to issue determinations on Representative granted an initial set of requests.