Notice2022-14272
Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs): Effects of FTZ Policies and Practices on U.S. Firms Operating in U.S. FTZs and Under Similar Programs in Canada and Mexico; Submission of Questionnaire and Information Collection Plan for Office of Management and Budget Review
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July 5, 2022
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International Trade Commission
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The information requested by the questionnaire is for use by the Commission in connection with Investigation No. 332-588, Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs): Effects of FTZ Policies and Practices on U.S. Firms Operating in U.S. FTZs and Under Similar Programs in Canada and Mexico.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39869-39870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14272]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-588]
Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs): Effects of FTZ Policies and Practices
on U.S. Firms Operating in U.S. FTZs and Under Similar Programs in
Canada and Mexico; Submission of Questionnaire and Information
Collection Plan for Office of Management and Budget Review
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of submission of request for approval of a questionnaire
and information collection to the Office of Management and Budget.
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SUMMARY: The information requested by the questionnaire is for use by
the Commission in connection with Investigation No. 332-588, Foreign
Trade Zones (FTZs): Effects of FTZ Policies and Practices on U.S. Firms
Operating in U.S. FTZs and Under Similar Programs in Canada and Mexico.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are located in the U.S. International
Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission's building is currently closed to the
public. Once the building reopens, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The project leaders for this
investigation are Ann Marie Carton, Fernando Gracia, and Lin Jones. The
Commission is currently unable to accept paper correspondence for this
investigation. Please direct all questions and comments about this
investigation to Ann Marie Carton at 202-205-2781 or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a2c3e306423243c2f393e232d2b3e2325240a3f39233e29642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2741535d094e49514254534e4046534e48496752544e534409404851">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments about the proposal should be provided to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
through the Information Collection Review Dashboard at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a>. All comments should be specific, indicating which part
of the questionnaire is objectionable, describing the concern in
detail, and including specific suggested revisions or language changes.
Copies of any comments should be provided electronically to the
Commission's survey team via an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#137567693d7a7d657660677a7472677a7c7d5366607a67703d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1d0f015512150d1e080f121c1a0f1214153b0e08120f18551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>.
The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the
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Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
General information concerning the Commission may be obtained by
accessing its internet address (<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). Hearing-
impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information requested by the
questionnaire is for use by the Commission in connection with
Investigation No. 332-588, Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs): Effects of FTZ
Policies and Practices on U.S. Firms Operating in U.S. FTZs and Under
Similar Programs in Canada and Mexico, instituted under the authority
of section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). This
investigation and report were requested by the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) on December 14, 2021. This investigation was
initiated on January 26, 2022, and the notice of investigation was
published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2022 (87 FR 4914). The
Commission will deliver its report to USTR by April 14, 2023.
As stated in the notice of investigation, USTR requested that the
Commission's report include detailed data and other information on
firms operating in FTZs in the United States, and under similar
programs in Canada, and Mexico. Such information is not available in
the requested specificity from governmental and other public sources.
The Commission indicated in its notice of investigation that it will
need to obtain much of such data and information through a survey. The
survey will assist the Commission in developing, as requested, an
overview of economic activity and policies and practices in U.S. FTZs
and under similar programs in Canada and Mexico, and the effects of
those policies and practices on the cost competitiveness of products of
firms operating in these programs. Similar programs in Canada include
the Duties Relief Program, Drawback Program, Export Distribution Center
Program, and Exporters of Processing Services Program. Similar programs
in Mexico include Industria Manufacturera, Maquiladora y de Servicios
de Exportaci[oacute]n (IMMEX), Value Added Tax (VAT)/Special Tax on
Production and Services (IEPS) Certification, Programa de
Promoci[oacute]n Sectorial (PROSEC), Rule 8 (Regla 8), and Operadores
Econ[oacute]micos Autorizados (OEA) (previously Nuevo Esquema de
Empresas Certificadas (NEEC)).
The Commission intends to submit the following draft information
collection plan to OMB:
(1) Number of forms submitted: 1.
(2) Title of form: Foreign Trade Zones Questionnaire.
(3) Type of request: New.
(4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data
gathering, scheduled for 2022.
(5) Description of respondents: U.S. firms that have been granted
production authority in a U.S. FTZ and have exercised that authority
since January 1, 2016.
(6) Estimated number of questionnaire requests to be emailed: 400.
(7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire
per respondent: 25 hours.
(8) Information obtained from the questionnaire that qualifies as
confidential business information will be so treated by the Commission
and not disclosed in a manner that would reveal the individual
operations of a business.
Copies of the draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents
may be downloaded from the USITC website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/ftzinvestigation">https://www.usitc.gov/ftzinvestigation</a>.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 28, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-14272 Filed 7-1-22; 8:45 am]
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