Trade Representative, Office of United States
As part of an ongoing country practice review, the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is considering whether to recommend that duty-free treatment accorded to imports from Bangladesh under the U.S. GSP program be withdrawn, suspended, or limited on the grounds that Bangladesh has not implemented long- standing commitments to the United States to allow its national labor law to be applied in its Export Processing Zones (EPZs). The GSP Subcommittee is seeking public comments on which products of Bangladesh should no longer be eligible for GSP duty-free treatment if the Subcommittee decides to recommend limiting Bangladesh's GSP benefits. All Public comments must be received by May 12, 2004.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of the United States Trade Representative AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). ACTION: Request for public comments. SUMMARY: As part of an ongoing country practice review, the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is considering whether to recommend that duty-free treatment accorded to imports from Bangladesh under the U.S. GSP program be withdrawn, suspended, or limited on the grounds that Bangladesh has not implemented long-standing commitments to the United States to allow its national labor law to be applied in its Export Processing Zones (EPZs). The GSP Subcommittee is seeking public comments on which products of Bangladesh should no longer be eligible for GSP duty-free treatment if the Subcommittee decides to recommend limiting Bangladesh's GSP benefits. All Public comments must be received by May 12, 2004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GSP Subcommittee, Office of the United States Trade Representative, USTR Annex, 1724 F Street, NW., Room F220, Washington, DC 20508 (Tel. 202-395-6971). Public versions of all documents relating to this review are available for public inspection by appointment in the USTR public reading room (Tel. 202-395-6186). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP program is authorized pursuant to Title V of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (“the Trade Act”) ( 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq. ). The GSP program grants duty-free treatment to designated eligible articles that are imported from d…
Citation: 69 FR 19258
