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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Initiation of Four-Year Review Process: 

China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices 

Related to Technology Transfer, 

Intellectual Property, and Innovation 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Trade 

Representative is commencing the 

statutory four-year review of the two 

actions taken under Section 301 of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended, in the 

investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, 

and Practices Related to Technology 

Transfer, Intellectual Property, and 

Innovation. The two actions were 

effective, respectively, on July 6, 2018 

and August 23, 2018, and subsequently 

were modified by imposing additional 

duties on supplemental lists of 

products, as well as by the temporary 

removal of duties on certain products 

through product exclusions. The first 

step in the four-year review process is 

notifying representatives of domestic 

industries which benefit from the trade 

actions, as modified, of the possible 

termination of the actions, and of the 

opportunity for these representatives to 

request continuation of the actions. 

Requests for continuation must be 

received in the 60-day window prior to 

the four-year anniversary of the 

respective action: Between May 7, 2022, 

and July 5, 2022, for the July 6, 2018 

action, and between June 24, 2022, and 

August 22, 2022, for the August 23, 

2018, action. The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) is 

opening dockets in these two time 

windows for representatives of domestic 

industries which benefit from the trade 

actions to request continuation of the 

corresponding trade actions, as 

modified. If the actions continue as a 

result of one or more requests from 

representatives of domestic industries 

which benefit from the trade actions, 

USTR will proceed with the next phase 

of the review. The second phase of the 

review will be announced in one or 

more subsequent notices, and will 

provide opportunities for public 

comments from all interested parties. 

DATES: For the July 6, 2018 trade action, 

the web portal at https://

comments.ustr.gov/s/ will open for 

requests to continue the action on May 

7, 2022, and close at 11:59 p.m. on July 

5, 2022. For the August 23, 2018 trade 

action, the web portal at https://

comments.ustr.gov/s/ will open for 

requests to continue the action on June 

24, 2022, and close at 11:59 p.m. on 

August 22, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, contact 

Assistant General Counsels Megan 

Grimball or Philip Butler at (202) 395– 

5725. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

On August 24, 2017, the U.S. Trade 

Representative initiated an investigation 

into certain acts, policies, and practices 

of the Government of China related to 

technology transfer, intellectual 

property, and innovation. 82 FR 40213. 

In a notice published on April 6, 2018 

(83 FR 14906), the U.S. Trade 

Representative announced a 

determination that the acts, policies, 

and practices of the Government of 

China covered in the investigation are 

unreasonable or discriminatory and 

burden or restrict U.S. commerce. The 

April 6 notice also invited public 

comment on a proposed action in the 

investigation, in the form of an 

additional 25 percent ad valorem duty 

on products of China classified in a list 

of 1,333 tariff subheadings, with an 

annual trade value of approximately $50 

billion. 

1. Actions Taken Under Section 301 of 

the Trade Act 

Following a period of public notice 

and comment, the U.S. Trade 

Representative determined to take 

action under Section 301 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act) (19 

U.S.C. 2411) in the form of additional 

duties of 25 percent ad valorem on 818 

of the proposed tariff subheadings, with 

an approximate annual trade value of 

$34 billion, effective July 6, 2018 (List 

1). 83 FR 28710 (hereinafter referred to 

as the July 6, 2018, action). 

The U.S. Trade Representative also 

proposed further action in the form of 

additional ad valorem duties of 25 

percent on a list of 284 tariff 

subheadings with an approximate 

annual trade value of $16 billion. 

Following a period of notice and 

comment, the U.S. Trade Representative 

determined to take action under Section 

301 in the form of additional duties of 

25 percent on 279 tariff subheadings 

with an approximate annual trade value 

of $16 billion, effective August 23, 2018 

(List 2). 83 FR 40823 (hereinafter 

referred to as the August 23, 2018, 

action). 

2. Subsequent Modifications Under 

Section 307 

The U.S. Trade Representative 

subsequently modified the July 6, 2018, 

and August 23, 2018, actions, pursuant 

to authority under Section 307(a) of the 

Trade Act. (19 U.S.C. 2417(a)). These 

modifications were in the form of (i) 

additional duties on supplemental lists 

of products, and (ii) the temporary 

removal of duties on certain products 

through product exclusions. 

The modifications to the July 6, 2018, 

and August 23, 2018, actions that are 

currently in effect are as follows: 

a. List 3—83 FR 47974 (September 21, 

2018), as modified by 84 FR 20459 (May 

9, 2019), and as amended by 84 FR 

21892 (May 15, 2019); 84 FR 26930 

(June 10, 2019); 86 FR 22092 (April 26, 

2021); and 84 FR 9785 (February 22, 

2022); 

b. List 4A—84 FR 43304 (August 20, 

2019), as modified by 84 FR 45821 

(August 30, 2019), 84 FR 69447 

(December 18, 2019), and 85 FR 3741 

(January 22, 2020); 

c. COVID Exclusions—86 FR 63438 

(November 16, 2021), as amended: By 

86 FR 69350 (December 7, 2021) and 87 

FR 4704 (January 28, 2022): and 

d. Reinstated Exclusions—87 FR 

17380 (March 28, 2022). 

In the four-year review, USTR will 

examine the July 6, 2018, action, as 

modified, and August 23, 2018, action, 

as modified. To ensure comprehensive 

coverage of the review, USTR will 

consider the List 3 and List 4A 

modifications as applicable to both the 

July 6, 2018, action and August 23, 

2018, action. 

B. First Phase of the Four-Year Review 

The first phase in the four-year review 

process involves notification to 

representatives of domestic industries 

which benefit from the two trade actions 

under Section 301, as modified, of the 

possible termination of the actions, and 

of the opportunity for these 

representatives to request continuation 

of the actions. See Section 307(c)(2) of 

the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2417(c)(2)). 

USTR is providing this notice by two 

different means. First, USTR is mailing 

notices to interested parties that 

previously submitted comments on the 

dockets in this investigation expressing 

support for the actions under Section 

301 or subsequent modifications under 

Section 307. Second, by way of this 

notice, USTR is notifying all 

representatives of domestic industries 

which benefit from the two trade actions 

under Section 301, as modified, of the 

possible termination of the actions, as 

modified, and of the opportunity for 

these representatives to request 

continuation of the actions. Regardless 

of the means of notification, 

representatives of domestic industries 

that benefit from either trade action 

under Section 301, as modified, should 


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submit requests for continuation 

through the USTR portal, during the 

respective time periods for the July 6, 

2018 action, and the August 23, 2018 

action. 

C. Notification to Representatives of 

Domestic Industries That Benefit From 

Either Trade Action Under Section 301 

USTR is providing the following 

notice to representatives of domestic 

industries which benefit from the July 6, 

2018, action under Section 301, as 

modified, or the August 23, 2018, action 

under Section 301, as modified: 

• Section 307(c)(1) of the Trade Act 

(19 U.S.C. 2417(c)(1)) provides that if— 

(A) a particular action has been taken 

under section 301 during any 4-year 

period, and (B) neither the petitioner 

nor any representative of the domestic 

industry which benefits from such 

action has submitted to the U.S. Trade 

Representative during the last 60 days of 

such 4-year period a written request for 

the continuation of such action, such 

action shall terminate at the close of 

such 4-year period. 

• The investigation was self-initiated 

by the U.S. Trade Representative, and 

thus no petitioner is involved. 

• This investigation involves two 

actions under Section 301: The July 6, 

2018 action, as modified, and the 

August 23, 2018 action, as modified. 

• Under Section 307(c)(1)(B) of the 

Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2417(c)(1)(B)), the 

July 6, 2018 action under Section 301, 

as modified, and the August 23, 2018 

action under Section 301, as modified, 

will terminate on their respective fouryear anniversary dates (i.e., July 6, 2022 

and August 23, 2022, respectively) 

unless a representative of a domestic 

industry which benefits from the 

respective action submits in the 60-day 

period prior to the four-year anniversary 

of the respective action a request that 

the action continue. 

• Representatives of a domestic 

industry which benefits from either of 

the two actions under Section 301, as 

modified, may submit a request for 

continuation of an action through the 

USTR portal, as detailed in this notice. 

• Representatives of a domestic 

industry which benefits from both of the 

trade actions under Section 301, as 

modified, should submit two separate 

requests for continuation within the two 

respective 60-day time periods. 

D. Submission of Requests To Continue 

the Action 

Representatives of a domestic 

industry that benefits from either of the 

two actions under Section 301, as 

modified, may submit a request to 

continue the July 6, 2018 action, as 

modified, and the August 23, 2018 

action, as modified, using the portal 

corresponding to the trade action at 

https://comments.ustr.gov/s/, according 

to the following schedule: 

• For the July 6, 2018 action, any 

representative of a domestic industry 

which benefits from the action, as 

modified, may submit a request to 

continue the action between May 7, 

2022, and July 5, 2022. 

• For the August 23, 2018 action, any 

representative of domestic industries 

benefitting from the action, as modified, 

may submit a request to continue the 

action between June 24, 2022, and 

August 22, 2022. 

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are 

required fields. A request to continue 

the action should identify the specific 

industry concerned and should address 

how the domestic industry benefits from 

the July 6, 2018 action or August 23, 

2018 action, as modified. If a 

representative of a domestic industry 

which benefits from an action wishes to 

receive business confidential treatment 

for its request to continue the action, 

please contact USTR at the number 

specified above. Requests to continue 

the action will not be posted 

immediately, but will be summarized in 

the notices announcing whether the two 

trade actions under Section 301 will be 

continued. 

E. Second Phase of the Review 

USTR will announce in subsequent 

notices whether it has received a request 

for continuation from a representative of 

a domestic industry which benefits from 

an action. If USTR receives such a 

request, the U.S. Trade Representative 

will announce the continuation of the 

action, and will undertake a review of 

the action as described in Section 

307(c)(3) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 

2417(c)(3)). As part of that review, 

USTR intends to open a separate portal 

for interested persons to submit 

comments on, among other matters, the 

effectiveness of the action in achieving 

the objectives of Section 301, other 

actions that could be taken, and the 

effects of such actions on the United 

States economy, including consumers. 

Greta Peisch, 

General Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

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BILLING CODE 3290–F2–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on a Land 

Release Request for Change in Use 

From Aeronautical to Non-Aeronautical 

at Stafford Regional Airport, Stafford, 

VA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for a change in 

use of on-airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invites public comment on Stafford 

Regional Airport Authority’s request to 

change 0.886 acres of federally obligated 

airport property at Stafford Regional 

Airport, Stafford, VA from aeronautical 

to non-aeronautical use. This acreage 

was originally purchased with federal 

financial assistance through the Airport 

Improvement Program. The proposed 

use of land after the release will be 

compatible with the airport and will not 

interfere with the airport or its 

operation. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 6, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Comments on this application may be 

mailed or delivered to the following 

address: 

James L. Stover, Airport Director, 

Stafford Regional Airport, 95 Aviation 

Way, Fredericksburg, VA 22406, (540) 

658–1212 

and at the FAA Washington Airports 

District Office: 

Matthew J. Thys, Manager, Washington 

Airports District Office, 13873 Park 

Center Road, Suite 490S, Herndon, 

VA 20171, (703) 487–3980 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Wendell H. Ford 

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 

the 21st Century (AIR 21), Public Law 

106–181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61), 

this notice must be published in the 

Federal Register 30 days before the 

Secretary may waive any condition 

imposed on a federally obligated airport 

by grant agreements. The following is a 

brief overview of the request. 

Stafford Regional Airport Authority 

has submitted a land release request 

seeking FAA approval for the change in 

use of approximately 0.886 acres of 

federally obligated airport property from 

aeronautical to non-aeronautical use. 

The property is situated on the 

southeast side of Aviation Way. Due to 

this location, the subject area is unable 

to be utilized for aviation purposes 

because the airport operations area is 

located to the west of Aviation Way. 


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