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The TRHCA of 2006 extended the 

expiration of the ATPA to June 30, 2007. 

See section 7002(a) of the TRHCA 2006. 

H.R. 1830 further extended the 

expiration of the ATPA to February 29, 

2008. H.R. 5264 further extended the 

expiration of the ATPA to December 31, 

2008. H.R. 7222, 110th Cong. (2008), 

further extended the expiration of the 

ATPA to December 31, 2009. H.R. 4284, 

111th Cong. (2009), further extended the 

expiration of the ATPA to December 31, 

2010. 

For the period beginning on October 

1, 2010 and extending through 

December 31, 2010, preferential tariff 

treatment is limited under the regional 

fabric provision to imports of qualifying 

apparel articles in an amount not to 

exceed 5 percent of the aggregate square 

meter equivalents of all apparel articles 

imported into the United States in the 

preceding 12-month period for which 

data are available. For the purpose of 

this notice, the 12-month period for 

which data are available is the 12-month 

period that ended July 31, 2010. In 

Presidential Proclamation 7616 

(published in the Federal Register on 

November 5, 2002, 67 FR 67283), the 

President directed CITA to publish in 

the Federal Register the aggregate 

quantity of imports allowed during each 

period. 

For the period beginning on October 

1, 2010 and extending through 

December 31, 2010, the aggregate 

quantity of imports eligible for 

preferential treatment under the 

regional fabric provision is 

1,238,203,339 square meters equivalent. 

Apparel articles entered in excess of this 

quantity will be subject to otherwise 

applicable tariffs. 

This quantity is calculated using the 

aggregate square meter equivalents of all 

apparel articles imported into the 

United States, derived from the set of 

Harmonized System lines listed in the 

Annex to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 

(ATC), and the conversion factors for 

units of measure into square meter 

equivalents used by the United States in 

implementing the ATC. 

Kim Glas, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free 

Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled 

in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African 

Countries From Regional and ThirdCountry Fabric 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration. 

ACTION: Publishing the New 12–Month 

Cap on Duty- and Quota-Free Benefits. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don 

Niewiaroski, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the 

Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA 

2000), Pub. L. 106–200, as amended by 

Division B, Title XXI, section 3108 of the 

Trade Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–210; Section 

7(b)(2) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 

2004, Pub. L. 108–274; Division D, Title VI, 

section 6002 of the Tax Relief and Health 

Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA 2006), Pub. L. 109– 

432; Presidential Proclamation 7350 of 

October 2, 2000 (65 FR 59321); Presidential 

Proclamation 7626 of November 13, 2002 (67 

FR 69459). 

Background 

Title I of TDA 2000 provides for dutyand quota-free treatment for certain 

textile and apparel articles imported 

from designated beneficiary subSaharan African countries. Section 

112(b)(3) of TDA 2000 provides dutyand quota-free treatment for apparel 

articles wholly assembled in one or 

more beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

countries from fabric wholly formed in 

one or more beneficiary countries from 

yarn originating in the U.S. or one or 

more beneficiary countries. This 

preferential treatment is also available 

for apparel articles assembled in one or 

more lesser-developed beneficiary subSaharan African countries, regardless of 

the country of origin of the fabric used 

to make such articles, subject to 

quantitative limitation. Title VI of the 

TRHCA 2006 extended this special rule 

for lesser-developed countries through 

September 30, 2012. 

The AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 

provides that the quantitative limitation 

for the twelve-month period beginning 

October 1, 2010 will be an amount not 

to exceed 7 percent of the aggregate 

square meter equivalents of all apparel 

articles imported into the United States 

in the preceding 12-month period for 

which data are available. See Section 

112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of TDA 2000, as 

amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the 

AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004. Of this 

overall amount, apparel imported under 

the special rule for lesser-developed 

countries is limited to an amount not to 

exceed 3.5 percent of all apparel articles 

imported into the United States in the 

preceding 12-month period. See Section 

112(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, as 

amended by Section 6002(a) of TRHCA 

2006. Presidential Proclamation 7350 of 

October 2, 2000 directed CITA to 

publish the aggregate quantity of 

imports allowed during each 12-month 

period in the Federal Register. 

For the one-year period, beginning on 

October 1, 2010, and extending through 

September 30, 2011, the aggregate 

quantity of imports eligible for 

preferential treatment under these 

provisions is 1,733,484,674 square 

meters equivalent. Of this amount, 

866,742,337 square meters equivalent is 

available to apparel articles imported 

under the special rule for lesserdeveloped countries. Apparel articles 

entered in excess of these quantities will 

be subject to otherwise applicable 

tariffs. 

These quantities are calculated using 

the aggregate square meter equivalents 

of all apparel articles imported into the 

United States, derived from the set of 

Harmonized System lines listed in the 

Annex to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 

(ATC), and the conversion factors for 

units of measure into square meter 

equivalents used by the United States in 

implementing the ATC. 

Kimberly Glas, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: International Trade 

Administration (ITA). 

Title: Implementation of Tariff Rate 

Quota Established Under Title V of the 

Trade and Development Act of 2000 as 

Amended for Imports of Certain 

Worsted Wool. 

OMB Control Number: 0625–0240. 

Form Number(s): ITA–4139P and 

ITA–4140P. 


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Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 160. 

Number of Respondents: 30. 

Average Hours per Response: 3 hours, 

Application for TRQ License; and 1 

hour, Request for Reallocation of Tariff 

Rate Quota. 

Needs and Uses: Title V of the Trade 

and Development Act of 2000 (‘‘the 

Act’’) as amended by the Trade Act of 

2002, the Miscellaneous Trade Act of 

2004, the Pension Protection Act of 

2006, and the Emergency Economic 

Stabilization Act of 2008 contains 

several provisions to assist the wool 

products industries. These include the 

establishment of tariff rate quotas (TRQ) 

for a limited quantity of worsted wool 

fabrics. The Act requires the President 

to fairly allocate the TRQ to persons 

who cut and sew men’s and boys’ 

worsted wool suits and suit-like jackets 

and trousers in the United States, and 

who apply for an allocation based on 

the amount of suits they produced in 

the prior year. The Department must 

collect certain information in order to 

fairly allocate the TRQ to eligible 

persons. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, 

(202) 395–3647. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk 

Officer, Fax number (202) 395–5167 or 

via the Internet at 

Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: September 24, 2010. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary; National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration; International Trade 

Administration; National Institute of 

Standards and Technology 

[Docket No. 100921457–0457–01] 

RIN 0660–XA20 

Global Free Flow of Information on the 

Internet 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Commerce; National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce; International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce; and National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force 

is examining issues related to the global 

free flow of information on the Internet. 

Specifically, the Department seeks 

public comment from all stakeholders, 

including the commercial, academic, 

and civil society sectors, on government 

policies that restrict information flows 

on the Internet. The Task Force seeks to 

understand why these restrictions have 

been instituted; what, if any, impact 

they have had on innovation, economic 

development, global trade and 

investment; and how best to address 

negative impacts. After analyzing the 

comments responding to this Notice, the 

Department intends to publish a report 

which will contribute to the 

Administration’s domestic policy and 

international engagement on these 

issues. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

November 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by mail to the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration at U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Room 4701, Washington, DC 

20230. Submissions may be in any of 

the following formats: HTML, ASCII, 

Word (.doc and .docx), .odf, .rtf, or .pdf. 

Online submissions in electronic form 

may be sent to freeflow-noi2010@ntia.doc.gov. Paper submissions 

should include a three and one-half 

inch computer diskette or compact disc 

(CD). Diskettes or CDs should be labeled 

with the name and organizational 

affiliation of the filer and the name of 

the word processing program used to 

create the document. Comments will be 

posted at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ 

internetpolicytaskforce/gffi/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this Notice contact: 

Chris Hemmerlein, Office of 

International Affairs, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Room 4706, Washington, DC 

20230; telephone (202) 482–1885; e-mail 

chemmerlein@ntia.doc.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office 

of Public Affairs at (202) 482–7002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Recognizing the vital importance of 

the Internet to U.S. prosperity, 

education and political and cultural life, 

the Department of Commerce has made 

it a top priority to ensure that the 

Internet remains open for innovation. 

The Department has created an Internet 

Policy Task Force (Task Force) to 

identify leading public policy 

challenges in the Internet environment. 

The Task Force leverages expertise 

across many bureaus at the Department, 

including those responsible for 

domestic and international information 

and communications policy, 

international trade, cybersecurity 

standards and best practices, 

intellectual property, business 

advocacy, and export control. This is 

one in a series of inquiries from the 

Task Force. Other reviews include 

Internet privacy, cybersecurity, and 

online copyright protection issues. The 

Task Force may explore additional areas 

in the future. 

The Department of Commerce 

launched the Internet Policy Task Force 

to identify and examine the impact that 

restrictions on the flow of information 

over the Internet have on American 

businesses and global commerce. 

Businesses, emerging entrepreneurs and 

consumers alike benefit from the ability 

to transmit information quickly and 

efficiently both domestically and 

internationally. The Department aims to 

assist industry, and other stakeholders 

to operate in varying Internet 

environments and to identify policies 

that will advance economic growth and 

create jobs and opportunities for the 

American people. 

Many countries have recognized that 

the free flow of information over the 

Internet is integral to economic growth 

and vibrancy, as well as to the 

promotion of democratic values that are 

essential to free markets and free 

societies. In 2008, members of the 

Organization for Economic Co-operation 

and Development (OECD) issued the 


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