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###### Office of the United States Trade Representative

          - [Docket No. WTO/DS368] 

# AGENCY:

Office of the United States Trade Representative. 

# ACTION:

Notice; request for comments. 

# SUMMARY:

                        The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that on September 14, 2007, the People's Republic of China (“China”) requested consultations with the United States under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (“WTO Agreement”) concerning certain U.S. preliminary antidumping and countervailing duty determinations involving coated free sheet paper imported from China (Department of Commerce Case Nos. A-570-906 and A-570-907). That request may be found at                         *http://www.wto.org*                         contained in a document designated as WT/SD368/1. USTR invites written comments from the public concerning the issues raised in this dispute.                     

# DATES:

Although USTR will accept any comments received during the course of the consultations, comments should be submitted on or before October 31, 2007 to be assured of timely consideration by USTR. 

# ADDRESSES:

                        Comments should be submitted (i) electronically, to                         *FR0721@ustr.eop.gov,*                         with “China Coated Paper (DS368)” in the subject line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-3640, with a confirmation copy sent electronically to the electronic mail address above, in accordance with the requirements for submission set out below.                     

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James P. Kelleher, Associate General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC, (202) 395-3150. 

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 127(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) (19 U.S.C. 3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and opportunity for comment be provided after the United States submits or receives a request for the establishment of a WTO dispute settlement panel. In an effort to provide additional opportunity for comment, USTR is providing notice that consultations have been requested pursuant to the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (“DSU”). If such consultations should fail to resolve the matter and a dispute settlement panel is established pursuant to the DSU, such panel, which would hold its meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, would be expected to issue a report on its findings and recommendations within approximately nine months after it is established. 

## Major Issues Raised by China 

China's consultations request concerns the Department of Commerce's preliminary antidumping and countervailing duty determinations regarding coated free sheet paper imported from China: 
    - “Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Coated Free Sheet Paper from the People's Republic of China,” (72 Federal Register                          (“FR”) 30758 of 4 June 2007); and                     
    - “Coated Free Sheet Paper from China: Amended Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,” ( 72 FR 17484  of 9 April 2007).

With respect to these preliminary determinations, China's request raises issues regarding (1) the determinations that the countervailed subsidies were “specific” or limited to certain industries or companies, (2) the benefit calculation for a government loan program, (3) the calculation of the amount of subsidy, and (4) the calculation of the amount of dumping. 

## Public Comment: Requirements for Submissions 

                    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning the issues raised in the dispute. Comments should be submitted (i) electronically, to                     *FR0721@ustr.eop.gov,*                     with “China Coated Paper (DS368)” in the subject line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-3640, with a confirmation copy sent electronically to the electronic mail address above.                 

USTR encourages the submission of documents in Adobe PDF format as attachments to an electronic mail. Interested persons who make submissions by electronic mail should not provide separate cover letters; information that might appear in a cover letter should be included in the submission itself. Similarly, to the extent possible, any attachments to the submission should be included in the same file as the submission itself, and not as separate files. 

Comments must be in English. A person requesting that information contained in a comment submitted by that person be treated as confidential business information must certify that such information is business confidential and would not customarily be released to the public by the commenter. Confidential business information must be clearly designated as such and “BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL” must be marked at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page. Persons who submit confidential business information are encouraged also to provide a non-confidential summary of the information. 

Information or advice contained in a comment submitted, other than business confidential information, may be determined by USTR to be confidential in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that information or advice may qualify as such, the submitter 

(1) Must clearly so designate the information or advice; 

(2) must clearly mark the material as “SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE” at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page; and 

(3) is encouraged to provide a non-confidential summary of the information or advice. 

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a file on this dispute settlement proceeding, accessible to the public, in the USTR Reading Room, which is located at 1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508. The public file will include non-confidential comments received by USTR from the public with respect to the dispute; if a dispute settlement panel is convened or in the event of an appeal from such a panel, the U.S. submissions; the submissions, or non-confidential summaries of submissions, received from other participants in the dispute; the report of the panel; and, if applicable, the report of the Appellate Body. The USTR Reading Room is open to the public, by appointment only, from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. An appointment to review the public file (Docket WTO/DS-368 China Coated Paper) may be made by calling the USTR Reading Room at (202) 395-6186. 

Daniel Brinza, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 07-4999 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am] 

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