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confidential version should begin with 

the characters ‘BCI.’ You must clearly 

mark any page containing BCI with 

‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’ at the top 

of that page. Filers of submissions 

containing BCI also must submit a 

public version of their submission that 

will be placed in the docket for public 

inspection. The file name of the public 

version should begin with the character 

‘P.’ The ‘BCI’ and ‘P’ should be followed 

by the name of the person or entity 

submitting the comments. If this is not 

sufficient to protect BCI or otherwise 

protect business interests, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 in 

advance of the deadline to discuss 

whether alternative arrangements are 

possible. 

USTR may determine that information 

or advice contained in a comment, other 

than BCI, is confidential in accordance 

with section 135(g)(2) of the Trade Act 

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(g)(2)). If a 

submitter believes that information or 

advice is confidential, they must clearly 

designate the information or advice as 

confidential and mark it as 

‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’ at the 

top and bottom of the cover page and 

each succeeding page, and provide a 

non-confidential summary of the 

information or advice. 

V. Public Viewing of Comments 

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the 

URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will 

maintain a docket on this dispute 

settlement proceeding. USTR will post 

written submissions in the docket for 

public inspection, except properly 

designated BCI and other confidential 

information. You can view submissions 

at Regulations.gov by entering Docket 

Number USTR–2023–0012 in the search 

field on the home page. 

If a dispute settlement panel is 

convened, or in the event of an appeal 

from a panel, USTR will make the 

following documents publicly available 

at www.ustr.gov: the U.S. submissions 

and any non-confidential summaries of 

submissions received from other 

participants in the dispute. If a dispute 

settlement panel is convened, or in the 

event of an appeal from a panel, the 

report of the panel, and, if applicable, 

the report of the Appellate Body, will 

also be available on the website of the 

World Trade Organization, at 

www.wto.org. 

Juan Millan, 

Deputy General Counsel for Monitoring and 

Enforcement, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25802 Filed 11–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3390–F4–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket Number USTR–2023–0013] 

Request for Comments and Notice of 

Public Hearing Concerning the 

Operation of the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement With Respect To 

Trade in Automotive Goods 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR). 

ACTION: Request for comments and 

notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Trade 

Representative must conduct a review of 

trade in automotive goods under the 

United States-Mexico-Canada 

Agreement (USMCA) and submit a 

report to the Committee on Finance of 

the Senate and the Committee on Ways 

and Means of the House of 

Representatives no later than July 1, 

2024. USTR invites comments 

concerning the operation of the USMCA 

with respect to automotive goods, 

including the implementation and 

enforcement of the USMCA rules of 

origin for automotive goods, as well as 

whether the automotive provisions of 

the USMCA are effective in light of 

technological and production advances. 

DATES: January 17, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. 

EST: Deadline for submission of written 

comments, request to testify, and 

written testimony. 

February 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EST: 

USTR and the Interagency Committee 

on Trade in Automotive Goods will 

convene a public hearing to receive oral 

testimony. 

ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers 

electronic submissions made through 

the Federal rulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov/ (Regulations.gov). 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

written comments, testimony, and 

requests to testify in sections III through 

V below, using docket number USTR– 

2023–0013. For alternatives to on-line 

submissions, please contact Justin 

Hoffmann, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade 

Representative for Market Access and 

Industrial Competitiveness, in advance 

of the deadline at (202) 395–2990 or 

Justin.D.Hoffmann@ustr.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Hoffmann, Deputy Assistant U.S. 

Trade Representative for Market Access 

and Industrial Competitiveness at (202) 

395–2990 or Justin.D.Hoffmann@

ustr.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. USMCA Background 

On January 29, 2020, the President 

signed into law the USMCA 

Implementation Act (Pub. L. 116–113), 

which implements the USMCA between 

the United States, the United Mexican 

States, and Canada attached as an 

Annex to the Protocol Replacing the 

North American Free Trade Agreement. 

The USMCA entered into force on July 

1, 2020. 

The USMCA includes new rules of 

origin to claim preferential treatment for 

automotive goods, including higher 

Regional Value Content (RVC) 

thresholds, mandatory requirements to 

produce core parts in the region, 

mandatory steel and aluminum 

purchasing requirements, and a Labor 

Value Content (LVC) requirement. The 

USMCA allows vehicle producers to 

request an alternative staging regime for 

these requirements that would permit a 

longer period of transition to help 

ensure that future production is able to 

meet the new rules. The standard 

staging regime is specified under the 

Automotive Appendix to Chapter 4 of 

the USMCA, with the exception of 

Article 8, which specifies provisions 

relating to the alternative staging 

regime. 

The USMCA Implementation Act and 

Executive Order 13908 established the 

Interagency Committee on Trade in 

Automotive Goods (Committee) to 

advise the President and the U.S. Trade 

Representative on the implementation, 

enforcement and modification of the 

USMCA provisions related to 

automotive goods. In addition, the 

Committee reviews the operation of the 

USMCA with respect to trade in 

automotive goods, including the 

economic effects of the USMCA 

automotive rules of origin on the U.S. 

economy, workers and consumers, and 

the impact of new technology on such 

rules. 

II. Report to Congress 

Section 202A(g) of the USMCA 

Implementation Act requires the U.S. 

Trade Representative, in consultation 

with the Committee, to conduct a 

biennial review of the operation of the 

USMCA with respect to trade in 

automotive goods, including: 

(a) To the extent practicable, a 

summary of actions taken by producers 

to demonstrate compliance with the 

automotive rules of origin, use of the 

alternative staging regime, enforcement 

of such rules of origin, and other 

relevant matters. 

(b) Whether the automotive rules of 

origin are effective and relevant in light 

of new technology and changes in 

content, production processes and 

character of automotive goods. 

USTR submitted its first report to 

Congress on June 30, 2022. No later than 


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July 1, 2024, USTR will submit the 

results of the second biennial review to 

the Committee on Finance of the Senate 

and the Committee on Ways and Means 

of the House of Representatives and post 

a public version of the report to its 

website at https://www.ustr.gov. The 

2022 report is available on USTR’s 

website at https://ustr.gov/sites/default/ 

files/2022%20USMCA%20Autos%20

Report%20to%20Congress.pdf. 

III. Request for Public Input 

In accordance with the USMCA 

Implementation Act, USTR and the 

Committee seek views from producers 

of automotive goods, labor organizations 

and other interested parties regarding: 

1. The overall operation of the 

USMCA with respect to automotive 

goods. 

2. Actions taken by automotive and 

parts producers to demonstrate 

compliance with the USMCA 

automotive rules of origin, including: 

a. The applicable RVC requirements 

for passenger vehicles, light trucks, 

heavy trucks, other vehicles and parts 

thereof. 

b. The North American steel and 

aluminum purchase requirements. 

c. The LVC requirements. 

3. The use of alternative staging 

regimes by vehicle producers to meet 

the USMCA automotive rules of origin. 

4. Enforcement of the USMCA 

automotive rules of origin, including the 

alternative staging regimes and the 

automotive certification process for steel 

and aluminum content, LVC and RVC. 

5. Whether the current USMCA 

automotive rules of origin are effective 

in light of new technology and changes 

in the content, production processes 

and character of automotive goods. In 

particular, whether the rules of origin 

remain effective for: 

a. The large-scale transition towards 

electric and other clean-energy vehicles; 

b. The transition away from internal 

combustion and diesel vehicles; 

c. The automotive parts applicable to 

electric and clean-energy vehicles and 

internal combustion or diesel vehicles; 

or 

d. Any other vehicle and part subject 

to the USMCA automotive rules of 

origin. 

6. Whether the USMCA rules of origin 

are effective in supporting the 

competitiveness of the North American 

automotive industry in light of global 

challenges, such as excess capacity of 

electric vehicles. 

7. An update on the supply chain 

challenges identified in the 2022 report 

(e.g., semiconductor shortage, war in 

Ukraine) and the impact the USMCA 

had on overcoming those supply chain 

challenges. 

8. The impact of the 2022 Inflation 

Reduction Act and similar legislation, 

e.g., the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, 

and the Infrastructure Investment and 

Jobs Act, on the overall trade in 

automotive goods under the USMCA 

and those goods’ ability to meet the 

USMCA rules of origin. 

9. Specific issues faced by producers 

of heavy-duty trucks and other 

automotive goods not specifically 

addressed above. 

10. Any other topics relevant to the 

trade in automotive goods under the 

USMCA. 

IV. Hearing Participation 

USTR will convene a public hearing 

on February 7, 2024 related to the 

operation of the USMCA with respect to 

autos. Persons wishing to observe the 

public hearing will find a link on 

USTR’s web page for the USMCA on the 

day of the hearing at https://ustr.gov/ 

trade-agreements/free-tradeagreements/united-states-mexicocanada-agreement. To ensure 

participation, you must submit requests 

to present oral testimony at the hearing 

and written testimony by 11:59 p.m. 

EST on January 17, 2024, via 

Regulations.gov, using Docket Number 

USTR–2023–0013. Instructions for 

submission are in section V below. 

Remarks at the hearing will be limited 

to no more than five minutes to allow 

for possible questions from the 

Committee. Because it is a public 

hearing, testimony should not include 

any business confidential information 

(BCI). 

V. Procedures for Written Submissions 

To be assured of consideration, 

submit your written comments, requests 

to testify, and written testimony by the 

January 17, 2024, 11:59 p.m. EST 

deadline. All submissions must be in 

English. USTR strongly encourages 

submissions via Regulations.gov, using 

Docket Number USTR–2023–0013. 

To make a submission via 

Regulations.gov, enter Docket Number 

USTR–2023–0013 in the ‘search for’ 

field on the home page and click 

‘search.’ The site will provide a search 

results page listing all documents 

associated with this docket. Find a 

reference to this notice by selecting 

‘notice’ under ‘document type’ in the 

‘refine documents results’ section on the 

left side of the screen and click on the 

link entitled ‘comment.’ Regulations.gov 

allows users to make submissions by 

filling in a ‘type comment’ field, or by 

attaching a document using the ‘upload 

file’ field. USTR prefers that you 

provide submissions in an attached 

document and, in such cases, that you 

write ‘see attached’ in the ‘type 

comment’ field. USTR prefers 

submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or 

Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If you use an 

application other than those two, please 

indicate the name of the application in 

the ‘type comment’ field. 

At the beginning of your submission 

or on the first page (if an attachment), 

include the following text: (1) 2024 

USMCA Autos Report; (2) your 

organization’s name; and (3) whether 

the submission is a comment, request to 

testify, or written testimony. Please do 

not attach separate cover letters, 

exhibits, annexes, or other attachments 

to electronic submissions; rather, 

include any in the same file as the 

submission itself, not as separate files. 

You will receive a tracking number 

upon completion of the submission 

procedure at Regulations.gov. The 

tracking number is confirmation that 

Regulations.gov received your 

submission. Keep the confirmation for 

your records. USTR is not able to 

provide technical assistance for 

Regulations.gov. 

For further information on using 

Regulations.gov, please consult the 

resources provided on the website by 

clicking on ‘How to Use 

Regulations.gov’ on the bottom of the 

home page. USTR may not consider 

submissions that you do not make in 

accordance with these instructions. 

If you are unable to provide 

submissions as requested, please contact 

Justin Hoffmann, Deputy Assistant U.S. 

Trade Representative for Market Access 

and Industrial Competitiveness, in 

advance of the deadline at 

Justin.D.Hoffmann@ustr.eop.gov or 

(202) 395–2990, to arrange for an 

alternative method of transmission. 

USTR will not accept hand-delivered 

submissions. General information 

concerning USTR is available at 

www.ustr.gov. 

If you ask USTR to treat information 

you submit as BCI, you must certify that 

the information is business confidential 

and you would not customarily release 

it to the public. For any comments 

submitted electronically containing BCI, 

the file name of the business 

confidential version should begin with 

the characters ‘BCI.’ You must clearly 

mark any page containing BCI with 

‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’ at the top 

of that page. Filers of submissions 

containing BCI also must submit a 

public version of their submission that 

will be placed in the docket for public 

inspection. The file name of the public 

version should begin with the character 

‘P.’ 

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except properly designated BCI. You 

can view submissions at 

Regulations.gov by entering Docket 

Number USTR–2023–0013 in the search 

field on the home page. 

Greta Peisch, 

General Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25765 Filed 11–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3390–F4–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2226] 

Notice of Intent To Designate as 

Abandoned Supplemental Type 

Certificate No. SA3–483 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to Designate 

Supplemental Type Certificate as 

abandoned; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

FAA’s intent to designate Supplemental 

Type Certificate (STC) No. SA3–483 as 

abandoned and make the related 

engineering data available upon request. 

The FAA has received a request to 

provide engineering data concerning 

this STC. The FAA has been 

unsuccessful in contacting the STC 

holder concerning the STC. This action 

is intended to enhance aviation safety. 

DATES: We must receive all comments 

by May 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on 

this notice by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: JoWanna Jenkins, Program 

Management Specialist, Central 

Certification Branch (Chicago), 2300 

East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des 

Plaines, IL 60018. 

• Email: jowanna.jenkins@faa.gov. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2023–2226’’ 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

JoWanna Jenkins, Program Management 

Specialist, Central Certification Branch 

(Chicago), 2300 East Devon Avenue, 

Room 107, Des Plaines, IL 60018; 

telephone 847–294–7145; email 

jowanna.jenkins@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested parties to 

provide comments, written data, views, 

or arguments relating to this notice. 

Send your comments to an address 

listed under the ADDRESSES section. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2023–2226’’ 

at the beginning of your comments. The 

FAA will consider all comments 

received on or before the closing date. 

All comments received will be available 

in the docket for examination by 

interested persons. 

Background 

The FAA is posting this notice to 

inform the public of the intent to 

designate as abandoned STC No. SA3– 

483, which installs a Continental Model 

C85–12 engine on a Mooney Model M– 

18C 55 airplane, and subsequently 

release the related engineering data. 

The FAA has received a third-party 

request for the release of the 

aforementioned engineering data under 

the provisions of the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. 

The FAA cannot release commercial or 

financial information under FOIA 

without the permission of the data 

owner. However, in accordance with 

title 49 of the United States Code 

section 44704(a)(5), the FAA can 

provide STC ‘‘engineering data’’ it 

possesses for STC maintenance or 

improvement, upon request, if the 

following conditions are met: 

1. The FAA determines the STC has 

been inactive for three years or more; 

2. Using due diligence, the FAA is 

unable to locate the owner of record or 

the owner of record’s heir; and 

3. The availability of such data will 

enhance aviation safety. 

There has been no activity with this 

STC holder for more than three years. 

On August 24, 2023, the FAA sent a 

registered letter to the STC holder, 

Donna R. Sparks, at her last known 

address, 6414 East 86th Street, Kansas 

City, MO 64138. The letter informed Ms. 

Sparks that the FAA had received a 

request for engineering data related to 

STC No. SA3–483 and was conducting 

a due diligence search to determine 

whether the STC was inactive and may 

be considered abandoned. The letter 

further requested Ms. Sparks to respond 

in writing within 60 days and state 

whether she is the holder of the STC. 

The FAA also attempted to contact Ms. 

Sparks by other means, including 

telephone communication, email, and 

certified mail, without success. 

Information Requested 

If you are the owner or heir or a 

transferee of STC No. SA3–483 or have 

any knowledge regarding who may now 

hold STC No. SA3–483, please contact 

JoWanna Jenkins using a method 

described in this notice under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If you 

are the heir of the owner, or the owner 

by transfer, of STC No. SA3–483, you 

must provide a notarized copy of your 

government-issued identification with a 

letter and background establishing your 

ownership of the STC and, if applicable, 

your relationship as the heir to the 

deceased holder of the STC. 

Conclusion 

If the FAA does not receive any 

response by May 20, 2024, the FAA will 

consider STC No. SA3–483 abandoned, 

and the FAA will proceed with the 

release of the requested data. This 

action is for the purpose of maintaining 

the airworthiness of an aircraft and 

enhancing aviation safety. 

Issued on November 16, 2023. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25764 Filed 11–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2183; Summary 

Notice No. 2023–46] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; Gulfstream 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of Federal 

Aviation Regulations. The purpose of 

this notice is to improve the public’s 

awareness of, and participation in, the 

FAA’s exemption process. Neither 

publication of this notice nor the 

inclusion or omission of information in 

the summary is intended to affect the 

legal status of the petition or its final 

disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before December 

12, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2023–2183 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 


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