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POLICIES, AND PRACTICES RELATED TO THE IMPORT AND USE OF TIMBER THAT IS  \nILLEGALLY HARVESTED OR TRADED  \n+ + + + +  \nPUBLIC HEARING  \n+ + + + +  \nMONDAY  \nDECEMBER 28, 2020  \n+ + + + +  \nThe hearing was convened via videoteleconference, at 9:30 a .m . , David Lyons and Kimberly Reynolds, Committee Chairs, presiding .  \nHEARING COMMITTEE  \nDAVID LYONS, Office of the U .S . Trade  \nRepresentative  \nKIMBERLY REYNOLDS, Office of the U .S . Trade  \nRepresentative  \nSARAH BONNER, U .S . Small Business Administration GRACE KENNEALLY, Import Trade Administration,  \nU .S . Department of Commerce MATTHEW SULLIVAN, U .S . Department of the  \nTreasury  \nANDREW STEPHENS, U .S . Department of Agriculture STEPHANIE SWINEHART, U .S . Department of  \nAgriculture  \nLUKE THOMPSON, U .S . Department of State CARTER WILBUR, U .S . Department of State ALBERT YAM, U .S . Department of the Treasury  \nNeal R. Gross and Co. , Inc.  \n(202) 234-4433 Washington DC [www.nealrgross.com](www.nealrgross.com)  \n2  \nWITNESSES:  \nPANEL ONE:  \nNGUYEN QUOC KHANH, Handicraft and Wood Industry  \nAssociation of HCMC  \nLE XUAN QUAN, Handicraft and Wood Industry  \nAssociation of Dong Nai  \nTRAN LE HUY, Forest Products Association of Binh Dinh  \nNGO SY HOAI, Vietnam Timber and Forest Product  \nAssociation  \nJOHN LUU, Binh Duong Furniture Association  \nPANEL TWO:  \nTHAO DO, Tien Dat Furniture Corporation  \nLE CONG THANH, Dai Thanh Furniture JSC HUYNH UYEN, Hiep Long Fine Furniture Company PHUONG NGUYEN, Minh Thanh and Van Thinh Phat  \nFurniture  \nPANEL THREE:  \nGAT CAPERTON, Caperton Furnitureworks  \nMARK SCHUMACHER, North American Home Furnishings Association  \nCINDY SQUIRES, International Wood Products  \nAssociation  \nRACHEL STEWART, Gardner-White Furniture ANDREW COUNTS, American Home Furnishings  \nAssociation  \nSHANNON LIANG, Skyline Cabinetry, Inc .  \nPANEL FOUR:  \nMARY TARNOWKA, American Chamber of Commerce DAVID FRENCH, National Retail Federation BLAKE HARDEN, Retail Industry Leaders  \nAssociation  \nBETH HUGHES, American Apparel and Footwear  \nAssociation  \nNATE HERMAN, Travel Goods Association  \nNeal R. Gross and Co. , Inc.  \n(202) 234-4433 Washington DC [www.nealrgross.com](www.nealrgross.com)  \n3  \nC-O-N-T-E-N-T-S  \nPANEL 1:  \nNguyen Quoc Khanh, Handicraft and Wood Industry  \nAssociation of HCMC . . . . . . . . . . . . .10  \nJohn Luu, Binh Duong Furniture Association . . . .15  \nLe Xuan Quan, Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Dong Nai ...........19  \nNgo Sy Hoai, Vietnam Timer & Forest Products Association .................21  \nTran Le Huy, Forest Products Association of Binh Dinh ..................27  \nPANEL 2:  \nLe Cong Thanh, Dai Thanh Furniture J .S .C . . . . . .46  \nThao Do, Tien Dat Furniture Corporation . . . . . .49  \nHuynh Thi, Phuong Uyen, Hiep Long Fine Furniture Company ..............54  \nPhuong Nguyen, Minh Thanh and Van Thinh Phat Furniture ...............57  \nPANEL 3:  \nGat Caperton, Caperton Furnitureworks . . . . . . .70  \nMark Schumacher, North American Home Furnishings Association .................75  \nCindy Squires, International Wood Products Association .................80  \nRachel Stewart, Gardner-White . . . . . . . . . . .86  \nAndrew Counts, American Home Furnishings  \nAlliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89  \nShannon Liang, Skyline Cabinetry, Inc . . . . . . .95  \nPANEL 4:  \nMary Tarnowka, American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam ................ 125  \nDavid French, National Retail Federation . . . . 131  \nBlake Harden, Retail Industry Leaders Association ................ 137  \nBeth Hughes, American Apparel & Footwear Association ................ 144  \nNate Herman, Travel Goods Association . . . . . . 150  \nNeal R. Gross and Co. , Inc.  \n(202) 234-4433 Washington DC [www.nealrgross.com](www.nealrgross.com)  \n4  \n1 P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S  \n2 9:34 a .m .  \n3 CHAIR LYONS: Good morning and welcome .  \n4 The Office of the U .S ","cbCaitNAL1hnf00i","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitNAL1hnf00i","pdf",348372,190,"English","# Proceedings\n## Hearing convened and purpose\n## Investigation scope and Federal Register notices\n## Public comment and committee process\n## Witness panels and testimony schedule","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Section 301 public hearing in this transcript?\",\"answer\":\"To address Vietnam’s acts, policies, and practices related to the import and use of illegally harvested or traded timber, and to consider whether actions are appropriate based on testimony and comments.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the hearing conducted?\",\"answer\":\"The hearing was convened via videoteleconference.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens after witness testimony in the Section 301 process?\",\"answer\":\"The Section 301 Committee carefully considers testimony and reviews written and post-hearing comments, then makes a recommendation to the Trade Representative.\"}]","Vietnam Timber - Section 301 Investigation Public Hearing - Monday December 28, 2020 | PDF",479]