[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 62 (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17938-17939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06049]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket Number USTR-2020-0010]
Postponement of Field Hearings Regarding Trade Distorting
Policies That May Be Affecting Seasonal and Perishable Products in U.S.
Commerce
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Postponement of public hearings and extended deadline to submit
comments.
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SUMMARY: On March 10, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
(USTR) announced that USTR and the Departments of Agriculture and
Commerce would convene public hearings in Florida and Georgia to hear
firsthand from interested persons on trade distorting policies that may
be causing harm to U.S. seasonal and perishable producers. Consistent
with guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's concerning COVID-19, USTR is postponing the public
hearings and will announce rescheduled dates. USTR will continue to
accept written comments.
DATES:
Field Hearings: The field hearings scheduled for April 7, 2020, in
Plant City, Florida, and April 9, 2020, in Valdosta, Georgia are
postponed and will be rescheduled at later date.
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Comments: USTR is waiving the March 26, 2020, submission deadline
and encourages interested persons to file comments and supporting
documentation via www.regulations.gov, using docket number USTR-2020-
0010. The instructions for submission are in section II of the notice
published on March 10, 2020 (85 FR 13973). For alternatives to online
submissions, please contact Trey Forsyth in advance of the submission
deadline at (202) 395-8583.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trey Forsyth at (202) 395-8583.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2020-06049 Filed 3-30-20; 8:45 am]
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