[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 71 (Monday, April 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 20562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07743]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket Number USTR-2020-0011]


Hearing Cancellation and Extension of Comment Period on 
Negotiating Objectives for a United States-Republic of Kenya Trade 
Agreement

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Cancellation of public hearing and extended deadline to submit 
comments.

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SUMMARY: On March 23, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
(USTR) solicited comments and announced that the Trade Policy Staff 
Committee would hold a public hearing on a proposed U.S.-Republic of 
Kenya trade agreement. Consistent with guidance issued by the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention concerning COVID-19, USTR is 
cancelling the public hearing. USTR is extending the deadline for 
written comments.

DATES: 
    Hearing: The hearing scheduled for April 28, 2020, is cancelled.
    Comments: USTR is extending the deadline for written comments until 
April 28, 2020, and encourages interested persons to file comments and 
supporting documentation via www.regulations.gov, using docket number 
USTR-2020-0011. The instructions for submission are in sections II and 
III of the notice published on March 23, 2020 (85 FR 16450). For 
alternatives to on-line submissions, please contact Yvonne Jamison at 
(202) 395-3475 in advance of the deadline and before transmitting a 
comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For procedural questions concerning 
written comments, please contact Yvonne Jamison at (202) 395-3475. 
Direct all other questions to Alan Treat, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade 
Representative for Africa, at (202) 395-9514.

Edward Gresser,
Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee, Office of the United States 
Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2020-07743 Filed 4-10-20; 8:45 am]
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