Extension of Comment Period for Section 302 Investigation Concerning European Community Banana Import Regime

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket No. 301-941]

Extension of Comment Period for Section 302 Investigation

Concerning European Community Banana Import Regime

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Extension of comment period for an investigation under section

302(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act).

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SUMMARY: On October 17, 1994, the United States Trade Representative

(USTR) initiated an investigation under Section 302(a) of the Trade

Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2412(a)), concerning the European Union's

practices with respect to the importation of bananas (59 Fed. Reg.

53495). Interested persons have requested that USTR extend the period

for comment. In response to this request, USTR has decided to extend

the closing date for the comment period from November 17, 1994 until

December 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward Kaska, Director for European Services and Agriculture, (202)

395-3320; or Irving Williamson, Deputy General Counsel, (202) 395-3432.

For further information regarding filing procedures, contact Sybia

Harrison, Special Assistant to the Section 301 Committee, (202) 395-

3432.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments must be filed in accordance with

the requirements set forth in 15 CFR 2006.8(b) (55 FR 20593) and must

be filed by noon on December 1, 1994. Comments must be in English and

provided in twenty copies to: Chairman, Section 301 Committee, room

223, USTR, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20506.

Comments will be placed in a file (Docket 301-94) open to public

inspection pursuant to 15 CFR 2006.13, except confidential business

information exempt from public inspection in accordance with 15 CFR

2006.15. Confidential business information submitted in accordance with

15 CFR 2006.15 must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' in a

contrasting color ink at the top of each page on each of 20 copies, and

must be accompanied by a nonconfidential summary of the confidential

information. The nonconfidential summary shall be placed in the file

that is open to public inspection.

Irving A. Williamson,

Chairman, Section 301 Committee.

[FR Doc. 94-28597 Filed 11-18-94; 8:45 am]

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