USTR Seeks Comments on Japan's TPP Entry
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office is seeking public comments on Japan’s potential entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, including on the reduction and elimination of tariffs or non-tariff barriers for articles from Japan listed in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The comments -- along with those at a July public hearing -- will help USTR develop its negotiating objectives with Japan, both in the TPP and in bilateral talks.
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Comments are due June 9 and can be submitted to www.regulations.gov. The public hearing will be on July 2, 9 a.m. EDT at the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. Comments and testimony for the hearing can also address concessions that should be sought by the U.S. from Japan, product-specific objectives and how Japan’s entry into the TPP will affect trade-related priorities like environmental conservation. Comments are also sought on how Japan’s TPP entry might affect some of the new objectives the U.S. is pushing in the TPP, such as increasing small business participation in trade, improving efficient supply chains and promoting innovation and competitiveness.
(Federal Register 5/7/13)