ITC to Take Series of Actions for Rollout of MTB Petition Process
The International Trade Commission is planning to roll out systems and mechanisms in the next few weeks to facilitate its consideration of petitions for duty suspensions and reductions under the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) petitions process, the ITC said (here).…
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MTBInfo, the “pre-launch” site for MTB-related information, will debut in early September and publish updates about the MTB process before it goes live Oct. 14, including educational and contact info, filing and commenting tips, and official document postings, the ITC said. Further, the ITC expects to issue MTB rules and procedures on MTBInfo and in the Federal Register in September, the commission said. The ITC will provide more information in early October on the introduction of its web-based MTB portal -- currently being developed -- to be used for filing and commenting on petitions. All “pre-launch” information will remain accessible through links after the petition process software debuts, the ITC said.