ITC to Start Accepting Comments on MTB Petitions Jan. 11
The International Trade Commission will accept comments on petitions for duty reductions under the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) process from Jan. 11 to 5:15 p.m. on Feb. 24, the commission said Jan. 6 in guidance for filing comments (here). Any member of the public, including individuals, companies and other entities with an interest in the matter, as well as the party that filed the petition, may also comment on the petitions, the ITC said. Commenters may object, support or take no position on the petitions, using the comment to supply additional information, but commenters may not amend a petition through the process, the agency said. Individuals wishing to file a comment should go to the MTB Petition System (MTBPS) website, locate the desired petition, and select “Comment on Petition,” filing a separate comment for each petition commented on, and completing the comment submission in one session, the commission said. Commenters who want to amend a petition will have to withdraw the original comment and file a new one including changes or corrections, the ITC said.
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All information collected through the MTB portal will be published on the commission’s website, though businesses will be allowed to claim some information as confidential, as long as it qualifies under the definition of confidential business information. The commission may share some of this confidential info with CBP and the departments of Agriculture and Commerce to help in the preparation of a separate report under the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016, the ITC said. “The Commission may post comments to its website as they are received,” the ITC said. “After the close of the comment period, the Commission will publish a notice in the Federal Register directing members of the public to the Commission’s website to view comments received."