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Industry Advisory Group: Notice of
Charter Renewal
The charter for the U.S. Department of
State Bureau of Overseas Buildings
Operations’ (OBO) Industry Advisory
Group has been renewed for an
additional two-year period. The group’s
annual meeting is held in the Harry S.
Truman Building at the U.S. Department
of State, located at 2201 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC. Each meeting is
devoted to an exchange of ideas
between OBO’s senior management and
the group members on issues relating to
property management; site acquisition;
project planning; design and
engineering; construction; facility
maintenance; and building operations.
The meetings are generally open to
the public and are subject to advance
registration and provision of required
security information. Procedures for
registration are included with each
meeting announcement, no later than
fifteen business days before each
meeting.
OBO’s mission is to provide safe,
secure and functional facilities that
represent the U.S. government to the
host nation and support our staff in the
achievement of U.S. foreign policy
objectives. These facilities represent
American values and the best in
American architecture, engineering,
technology, sustainability, art, culture,
and construction execution.
For further information, please
contact Christine Foushee at
FousheeCT@state.gov or (703) 875–
4131.
Dated: August 11, 2015.
Lydia Muniz,
Director, Overseas Buildings Operations, U.S.
Department of State.
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[Docket No. USTR–2015–0016]
2015 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review
of Notorious Markets: Request for
Public Comments
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR)
requests written comments from the
public identifying Internet and physical
markets based outside the United States
that should be included in the 2015
Notorious Markets List. In 2010, USTR
began publishing the Notorious Markets
List separately from the annual Special
301 Report as an ‘‘Out-of-Cycle
Review.’’ The Notorious Markets List
(List) identifies online and physical
marketplaces that reportedly engage in
and facilitate substantial copyright
piracy and trademark counterfeiting.
DATES: The deadline for interested
parties to submit written comments is
11:59 p.m. (EDT) on October 5, 2015.
Interested parties who wish to provide
rebuttal or other information to be
considered during the review may do so
through this docket until 11:59 p.m.
(EDT) on October 12, 2015.
ADDRESSES: All written comments
should be filed electronically via
www.regulations.gov, Docket Number
USTR–2015–0016, and be consistent
with the requirements set forth below.
When filing a submission, please
include the phrase ‘‘2015 Out-of-Cycle
Review of Notorious Markets’’ in the
‘‘Type Comment’’ field.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Peterson, Director for
Intellectual Property and Innovation,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative, at Special301@
ustr.eop.gov. Information on the Special
301 Review, including the Notorious
Markets List, is available at
www.ustr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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1. Background
The United States is concerned with
trademark counterfeiting and copyright
piracy on a commercial scale because
they cause significant financial losses
for rights holders, legitimate businesses,
and governments, undermine critical
U.S. comparative advantages in
innovation and creativity to the
detriment of American workers, and
potentially pose significant risks to
consumer health and safety as well as
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privacy and security. The List identifies
select online and physical marketplaces
that reportedly engage in or facilitate
substantial copyright piracy and
trademark counterfeiting.
Beginning in 2006, USTR identified
notorious markets in the annual Special
301 Report. In 2010, pursuant to the
Administration’s 2010 Joint Strategic
Plan on Intellectual Property
Enforcement, USTR announced that it
would begin publishing the List as an
Out-of-Cycle Review, separately from
the annual Special 301 Report. USTR
published the first such List in February
2011. USTR develops the annual List
based upon public comments solicited
through the Federal Register and in
consultation with other Federal agencies
that serve on the Special 301
Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff
Committee.
The United States encourages owners
and operators of markets reportedly
involved in piracy and counterfeiting to
adopt business models that rely on the
licensed distribution of legitimate
content and products and to work with
rights holders and enforcement officials
to address infringement. We also
encourage responsible government
authorities to intensify their efforts to
investigate reports of piracy and
counterfeiting in such markets, and to
pursue appropriate enforcement actions.
The List does not purport to reflect
findings of legal violations, nor does it
reflect the United States Government’s
analysis of the general intellectual
property rights (IPR) protection and
enforcement climate in the country or
countries concerned. For an analysis of
the IPR climate in particular countries,
please refer to the annual Special 301
Report, published each spring no later
than 30 days after USTR submits the
National Trade Estimate to Congress.
2. Public Comments
a. Written Comments
USTR invites written comments from
the public concerning examples of
Internet and physical notorious markets,
including foreign trade zones that
allegedly facilitate substantial trademark
counterfeiting and copyright piracy.
Commenters are requested to support
their nominations with the information
listed in Section 2.b.
b. Requirements for Comments
To receive full consideration, written
comments should be as detailed as
possible. Comments must clearly
identify the market and the reason or
reasons why the commenter considers
that the market should be included in
the Notorious Markets List.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 9266]
Industry Advisory Group: Notice of Charter Renewal
The charter for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas
Buildings Operations' (OBO) Industry Advisory Group has been renewed
for an additional two-year period. The group's annual meeting is held
in the Harry S. Truman Building at the U.S. Department of State,
located at 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC. Each meeting is devoted
to an exchange of ideas between OBO's senior management and the group
members on issues relating to property management; site acquisition;
project planning; design and engineering; construction; facility
maintenance; and building operations.
The meetings are generally open to the public and are subject to
advance registration and provision of required security information.
Procedures for registration are included with each meeting
announcement, no later than fifteen business days before each meeting.
OBO's mission is to provide safe, secure and functional facilities
that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and support our
staff in the achievement of U.S. foreign policy objectives. These
facilities represent American values and the best in American
architecture, engineering, technology, sustainability, art, culture,
and construction execution.
For further information, please contact Christine Foushee at
FousheeCT@state.gov or (703) 875-4131.
Dated: August 11, 2015.
Lydia Muniz,
Director, Overseas Buildings Operations, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-22880 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am]
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