Notice2024-01023
Notice of Conforming Amendment To Reinstated Exclusion: China's Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
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Published
January 19, 2024
Issuing agencies
Trade Representative, Office of United States
Abstract
Effective January 1, 2024, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) implemented certain changes to statistical reporting categories in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). As a result of these changes, USTR is making a conforming amendment to one previously reinstated exclusion associated with the Section 301 investigation of China Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3703-3704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01023]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Conforming Amendment To Reinstated Exclusion: China's
Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer,
Intellectual Property, and Innovation
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Effective January 1, 2024, the U.S. International Trade
Commission (USITC) implemented certain changes to statistical reporting
categories in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). As a result of these changes, USTR is making a conforming
amendment to one previously reinstated exclusion associated with the
Section 301 investigation of China Acts, Policies and Practices Related
to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation.
DATES: The conforming amendment in the Annex to this notice is
applicable as of January 1, 2024. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this
notice, contact Senior Associate General Counsel Philip Butler or
Assistant General Counsel Rachel Hasandras at (202) 395-5725. For
specific questions on customs classification or implementation of the
product exclusion identified in the Annex to this notice, contact
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74000615101106111911100d341716045a101c075a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32464053565740575f57564b725150421c565a411c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Effective January 1, 2024, the USITC implemented certain changes to
ten-digit statistical reporting categories of the HTSUS in accordance
with its responsibility under section 484(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
19 U.S.C. 1484(f). One of the previously reinstated exclusions in the
Section 301 investigation of China's Acts, Policies and Practices
Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and
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Innovation, as set out at 87 FR 17380 (March 28, 2022), is affected by
the amended statistical reporting categories.
B. Conforming Amendment To Reinstated Exclusion Extension
To maintain the pre-existing product coverage of the China 301
actions, one conforming amendment to the corresponding note provision
in the HTSUS is required. In particular, the Annex to this notice makes
one conforming amendment to U.S. note 20(ttt)(iii)(27) to subchapter
III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as set out in the Annex at 87 FR 17380
(March 28, 2022).
Annex
Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or
withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern standard time on January 1, 2024, and before 11:59 p.m. eastern
daylight time on May 31, 2024, U.S. note 20(ttt)(iii)(27) to subchapter
III of Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States is amended by deleting ``2929.90.5090'' and by inserting
``2929.90.5090 prior to January 1, 2024; described in statistical
reporting number 2929.90.5095 effective January 1, 2024'' in lieu
thereof.
Juan Millan,
Acting General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
[FR Doc. 2024-01023 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
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