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1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 

CFR 207.2(f)). 

Trade Preference Act: Impact on the 

U.S. Economy and on Andean Drug 

Crop Eradication. 

DATES: June 24, 2010: Deadline for filing 

requests to appear at the public hearing. 

June 30, 2010: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements. 

July 7, 2010: Public hearing. 

July 14, 2010: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs and statements and all 

other written submissions. 

September 30, 2010: Transmittal of 

Commission report to Congress. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, 

DC. All written submissions should be 

addressed to the Secretary, United 

States International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 

20436. The public record for this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/ 

edis.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Walker Pollard (202–205–3228, or 

walker.pollard@usitc.gov), Country and 

Regional Analysis Division, Office of 

Economics, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, Washington, DC 20436. 

For information on the legal aspects of 

this investigation, contact William 

Gearhart of the Commission’s Office of 

the General Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Peg O’Laughlin, Public 

Affairs Officer (202–205–1819 or 

margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). General 

information concerning the Commission 

may be obtained by accessing its 

internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

Background: Section 206 of the 

Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) 

(19 U.S.C. 3204) requires that the 

Commission submit biennial reports to 

the Congress regarding the economic 

impact of the Act on U.S. industries and 

consumers and, in conjunction with 

other agencies, the effectiveness of the 

Act in promoting drug-related crop 

eradication and crop substitution efforts 

of the beneficiary countries. Section 

206(b) of the Act requires that each 

report include: 

(1) The actual effect of ATPA on the 

U.S. economy generally as well as on 

specific domestic industries which 

produce articles that are like, or directly 

competitive with, articles being 

imported under the Act from beneficiary 

countries; 

(2) The probable future effect that 

ATPA will have on the U.S. economy 

generally and on such domestic 

industries; and 

(3) The estimated effect that ATPA 

has had on drug-related crop eradication 

and crop substitution efforts of 

beneficiary countries. 

Notice of institution of this 

investigation for preparing these reports 

was published in the Federal Register of 

March 10, 1994 (59 FR 11308). This 

14th report, covering the period since 

the previous report and focusing on 

calendar year 2009, is to be submitted 

by September 30, 2010. 

Public Hearing: A public hearing in 

connection with this investigation will 

be held at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. 

on July 7, 2010. Requests to appear at 

the public hearing should be filed with 

the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., 

June 24, 2010, in accordance with the 

requirements in the ‘‘Submissions’’ 

section below. All pre-hearing briefs 

and statements should be filed not later 

than 5:15 p.m., June 30, 2010, and all 

post-hearing briefs and statements 

should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., 

July 14, 2010. In the event that, as of the 

close of business on June 24, 2010, no 

witnesses are scheduled to appear at the 

hearing, the hearing will be canceled. 

Any person interested in attending the 

hearing as an observer or nonparticipant 

may call the Secretary to the 

Commission (202–205–2000) after June 

24, 2010, for information concerning 

whether the hearing will be held. 

Written Submissions: In lieu of or in 

addition to participating in the hearing, 

interested parties are invited to submit 

written statements concerning this 

investigation. All written submissions 

should be addressed to the Secretary, 

and should be received not later than 

5:15 p.m., July 14, 2008. All written 

submissions must conform with the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 

requires that a signed original (or a copy 

so designated) and fourteen (14) copies 

of each document be filed. In the event 

that confidential treatment of a 

document is requested, at least four (4) 

additional copies must be filed, in 

which the confidential information 

must be deleted (see the following 

paragraph for further information 

regarding confidential business 

information). The Commission’s rules 

authorize filing submissions with the 

Secretary by facsimile or electronic 

means only to the extent permitted by 

section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook 

for Electronic Filing Procedures, http:// 

www.usitc.gov/secretary/ 

fed_reg_notices/rules/ 

handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). 

Persons with questions regarding 

electronic filing should contact the 

Secretary (202–205–2000). 

Any submissions that contain 

confidential business information must 

also conform with the requirements of 

section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules 

requires that the cover of the document 

and the individual pages be clearly 

marked as to whether they are the 

‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ 

version, and that the confidential 

business information be clearly 

identified by means of brackets. All 

written submissions, except for 

confidential business information, will 

be made available for inspection by 

interested parties. 

Congressional committee staff has 

indicated that the receiving committees 

intend to make the Commission’s report 

available to the public in its entirety, 

and has asked that the Commission not 

include any confidential business 

information or national security 

classified information in the report that 

the Commission sends to the Congress. 

Any confidential business information 

received by the Commission in this 

investigation and used in preparing this 

report will not be published in a manner 

that would reveal the operations of the 

firm supplying the information. 

Issued: May 3, 2010. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10688 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1070A (Review)] 

Crepe Paper Products From China 

Determination 

On the basis of the record 1 developed 

in the subject five-year review, the 

United States International Trade 

Commission (Commission) determines, 

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), that 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

order on crepe paper from China would 

be likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of material injury to an 

industry in the United States within a 

reasonably foreseeable time. 

Background 

The Commission instituted this 

review on December 1, 2009 (74 FR 

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62815) and determined on March 8, 

2010 that it would conduct an expedited 

review (75 FR 13779, March 23, 2010). 

The Commission transmitted its 

determination in this review to the 

Secretary of Commerce on April 30, 

2010. The views of the Commission are 

contained in USITC Publication 4148 

(April 2010), entitled Crepe Paper 

Products from China: Investigation No. 

731–TA–1070A (Review). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: May 3, 2010. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10691 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1178 

(Preliminary)] 

Glyphosate From China 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of petition 

in antidumping investigation. 

SUMMARY: On April 29, 2010, the 

Department of Commerce and the 

Commission received letters on behalf 

of the petitioner in the subject 

investigation (Albaugh, Inc., Ankeny, 

IA) withdrawing its petition. Commerce 

has not initiated an investigation as 

provided for in section 732(c) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(c)). 

Accordingly, the Commission gives 

notice that its antidumping 

investigation concerning glyphosate 

from China (investigation No. 731–TA– 

1178 (Preliminary)) is discontinued. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 29, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sherman (202–205–3289), Office 

of Investigations, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that 

information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its Internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

this investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: April 30, 2010. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10649 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–518] 

China’s Agricultural Trade: 

Competitive Conditions and Effects on 

U.S. Exports 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation and 

scheduling of hearing. 

SUMMARY: Following receipt on April 1, 

2010, of a request from the United States 

Senate Committee on Finance 

(Committee) under section 332(g) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (Commission) instituted 

investigation No. 332–518, China’s 

Agricultural Trade: Competitive 

Conditions and Effects on U.S. Exports. 

DATES: May 25, 2010: Deadline for filing 

requests to appear at the public hearing. 

June 3, 2010: Deadline for filing 

prehearing briefs and statements. 

June 22, 2010: Public hearing. 

June 29, 2010: Deadline for filing 

posthearing briefs and statements. 

September 15, 2010: Deadline for 

filing all other written submissions. 

March 1, 2011: Transmittal of 

Commission report to the Committee. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. All written 

submissions should be addressed to the 

Secretary, United States International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. The public 

record for this investigation may be 

viewed on the Commission’s electronic 

docket (EDIS) at http://www.usitc.gov/ 

secretary/edis.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project leader Joanna Bonarriva (202– 

205–3312 or joanna.bonarriva@

usitc.gov) or deputy project leader 

Marin Weaver (202–205–3461 or 

marin.weaver@usitc.gov) for information 

specific to this investigation. For 

information on the legal aspects of this 

investigation, contact William Gearhart 

of the Commission’s Office of the 

General Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, 

Office of External Relations (202–205– 

1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired individuals may 

obtain information on this matter by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal at 202–205–1810. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

Persons with mobility impairments who 

will need special assistance in gaining 

access to the Commission should 

contact the Office of the Secretary at 

202–205–2000. 

Background: As requested by the 

Committee, the Commission will 

conduct an investigation and prepare a 

report on the conditions of competition 

in China’s agricultural market and trade 

and their effect on U.S. agricultural 

exports. As requested, to the extent 

possible, the report will include— 

(1) An overview of China’s 

agricultural market, including recent 

trends in production, consumption, and 

trade; 

(2) A description of the competitive 

factors affecting the agricultural sector 

in China, in such areas as costs of 

production, technology, domestic 

support and government programs 

related to agricultural markets, foreign 

direct investment policies, and pricing 

and marketing regimes; 

(3) An overview of China’s 

participation in global agricultural 

export markets, particularly in the AsiaPacific region and in those markets with 

which China has negotiated trade 

agreements; 

(4) A description of the principal 

measures affecting China’s agricultural 

imports, including tariffs and non-tariff 

measures such as sanitary and 

phytosanitary measures and technical 

barriers to trade, and; 

(5) A quantitative analysis of the 

economic effects of China’s MFN tariffs, 

preferential tariffs negotiated under 

China’s free trade agreements, and 

China’s non-tariff measures on U.S. 

agricultural exports to China and on 

imports from the rest of the world. 

The Committee asked that the 

Commission’s report cover the period 

2005–2009, or the period 2005 to the 

latest year for which data are available. 

The Committee requested that the 

Commission deliver its report by March 

1, 2011. 

Public Hearing: The Commission will 

hold a public hearing in connection 

with this investigation at the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. 

on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Requests to 

appear at the public hearing should be 

filed with the Secretary no later than 

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