Notice2023-15141
Distributional Effects of Trade and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers, 2026 Report
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July 18, 2023
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International Trade Commission
Abstract
Following receipt on January 25, 2023, of a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted Investigation No. 332-599, Distributional Effects of Trade and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers, 2026 Report, for the purpose of providing the first of five reports on the potential distributional effects of goods and services trade and trade policy on U.S. workers and underrepresented and underserved communities. The Trade Representative requested that the report build upon the information gathered by the Commission in its 2022 report on distributional effects. As part of this investigation, the Commission will also host two seminar series on new research related to distributional effects.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45922-45923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15141]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-599]
Distributional Effects of Trade and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers,
2026 Report
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission
ACTION: Notice of investigation.
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SUMMARY: Following receipt on January 25, 2023, of a request from the
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission)
instituted Investigation No. 332-599, Distributional Effects of Trade
and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers, 2026 Report, for the purpose of
providing the first of five reports on the potential distributional
effects of goods and services trade and trade policy on U.S. workers
and underrepresented and underserved communities. The Trade
Representative requested that the report
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build upon the information gathered by the Commission in its 2022
report on distributional effects. As part of this investigation, the
Commission will also host two seminar series on new research related to
distributional effects.
DATES: Week of October 16, 2023, and week of July 15, 2024: Virtual
seminars hosted by the Commission, with presenters invited by the
Commission.
To be determined: Community-based discussions and the symposium
(notification by separate Federal Register notice at a later date)
January 20, 2026: Transmittal of Commission report to the Office of
USTR.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the U.S. International Trade Commission Building,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, U.S. 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 <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Co-Project Leader Jennifer Powell
(202-205-3450 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2349464d4d4a4546510d534c54464f4f6356504a57400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d47484343444b485f035d425a4841416d585e44594e034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>), Co-Project Leader Saad
Ahmad (202-205-3331 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86f5e7e7e2a8e7eeebe7e2c6f3f5eff2e5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89fae8e8eda7e8e1e4e8edc9fcfae0fdeaa7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a>), or Deputy Project Leader
Tamar Khachaturian (202-205-3299 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aadecbc7cbd884c1c2cbc9c2cbdedfd8c3cbc4eadfd9c3dec984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="691d0804081b470201080a01081d1c1b000807291c1a001d0a470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>) for
information specific to this investigation. For information on the
legal aspects of this investigation, contact Brian Allen (202-205-3034
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ae8f8e3ebe4a4ebe6e6efe4cafff9e3fee9a4ede5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ae8f8e3ebe4a4ebe6e6efe4cafff9e3fee9a4ede5">[email protected]</span></a>v) or William Gearhart (202-205-3091 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f98e909595909894d79e9c988b91988b8db98c8a908d9ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35425c59595c54581b525054475d5447417540465c41561b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>) of the Commission's Office of the General
Counsel. The media should contact Jennifer Andberg, Office of External
Relations (202-205-3404 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ff5faf1f1f6f9faedb1fef1fbfdfaedf8dfeaecf6ebfcb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6bcb3b8b8bfb0b3a4f8b7b8b2b4b3a4b196a3a5bfa2b5f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>). 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 website (<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Commission instituted this investigation under
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). The U.S.
Trade Representative, referring to the Commission's 2022 report (USITC,
Distributional Effects of Trade and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers,
Investigation No. 332-587, USITC Publication 5374, October 2022,
<a href="https://www.usitc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/332/pub5374.pdf">https://www.usitc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/332/pub5374.pdf</a>), requested that the Commission, building on that report,
conduct a further investigation on the potential distributional effects
of goods and services trade and trade policy on U.S. workers and
underrepresented and underserved communities. The Trade Representative
requested that the Commission prepare a series of five reports that
synthesize and critically review information on the distributional
effects of goods and services trade and trade policy on U.S. workers
and underrepresented and underserved communities. The Trade
Representative asked that the Commission deliver the first of these
reports on January 20, 2026, and deliver the remaining reports at 3-
year intervals, on January 20, 2029; January 20, 2032; January 20,
2035; and January 20, 2038. The Commission will institute
investigations and publish notices of investigation relating to the
remaining reports at the appropriate time.
The Trade Representative asked that the Commission, in identifying
these effects, gather information through:
1. Community-based open conversations targeted to the interests and
concerns of specific underrepresented and underserved demographic and
geographic communities. These conversations may take a variety of forms
(including, but not limited to, group discussions and informal one-on-
one interviews) and may be on- or off-the-record. They should include
individual community members, workers, and representatives of
organizations that represent and serve specific underrepresented and
underserved communities. Other participants could include members or
representatives of think tanks; academic and other research
institutions; labor unions; State and local governments; non-Federal
governmental entities; civil society organizations; community-based
stakeholders such as minority-owned businesses; business incubators;
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSIs); Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs); Asian
American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
(AANAPISIs); other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs); community
colleges; and local and national civil rights organizations;
2. A symposium focused on academic or similar research on the
distributional effects of trade and trade policy on underrepresented
and underserved communities, including results of existing analysis,
evaluation of methodologies, the use of public and restricted data in
current analysis, identification of gaps in data and/or in the economic
literature, and proposed analysis that could be done with restricted
data; and
3. Economic literature on the distributional effects of trade and
trade policy on underrepresented and underserved communities including,
among other things, the data limitations raised in these analyses.
For the seminars being held the weeks of October 16, 2023, and July
15, 2024, the Commission will invite researchers to present recent work
on topics related to distributional effects of trade and trade policy
in a seminar setting. These seminars may also include relevant research
from related fields outside trade, for example, examining the
distributional effects of other policies on U.S. workers and
underrepresented and undeserved communities, to the extent such
research would be useful in developing ways to analyze the
distributional effects of trade. The Commission expects that all
presentations during these two weeks will be available for public
viewing. Further information regarding these events, as well as
instructions on how the public may view them, will be provided no later
than one month prior to the events through press releases and
information posted on the Commission's website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/ongoing/distributional_effects_332">https://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/ongoing/distributional_effects_332</a>.
The Commission intends to publish a notice in the Federal Register
at a later date, of the time, place, and procedures to be followed for
the community-based discussions and academic symposium and for the
filing of written submissions from interested parties in this first
investigation. As requested by the Trade Representative, the Commission
will deliver the first report on January 20, 2026. Since the Trade
Representative has indicated that her office intends to make this
report available to the public in its entirety, the Commission will not
include confidential business or national security classified
information in its report.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 12, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-15141 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
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