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TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. WTO/DS–360]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding India—Additional and Extra
Additional Duties on Imports
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice that on March 6, 2007,
in accordance with the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing the World
Trade Organization (WTO Agreement),
the United States requested
consultations regarding additional and
extra additional duties India applies to
imports from the United States. India
applies these duties to products that
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include, but are not limited to, imports
of wines and distilled spirits. That
request may be found at www.wto.org
contained in a document designated as
WT/DS360/1. USTR invites written
comments from the public concerning
the issues raised in this dispute.
DATES: Although USTR will accept any
comments received during the course of
the consultations, comments should be
submitted on or before May 7, 2007 to
be assured of timely consideration by
USTR.
Comments should be
submitted (i) electronically, to
FR0706@ustr.eop.gov, with ‘‘India
Alcohol Duties (DS360)’’ in the subject
line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy McKinzy at
(202) 395–3640, with a confirmation
copy sent electronically to the electronic
mail address above, in accordance with
the requirements for submission set out
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy A. Karpel, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC, (202) 395–3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
127(b) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (URAA) (19 U.S.C.
3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and
opportunity for comment be provided
after the United States submits or
receives a request for the establishment
of a WTO dispute settlement panel. In
an effort to provide additional
opportunity for comment, USTR is
providing notice that consultations have
been requested pursuant to the WTO
Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes
(‘‘DSU’’). If such consultations should
fail to resolve the matter and a dispute
settlement panel is established pursuant
to the DSU, such panel, which would
hold its meetings in Geneva,
Switzerland, would be expected to issue
a report on its findings and
recommendations within nine months
after it is established.
ADDRESSES:
Major Issues Raised by the United
States
On March 6, 2007, the United States
requested consultations with India
regarding additional and extra
additional duties India applies to
imports from the United States. India
applies these duties to products that
include, but are not limited to, imports
of wines and distilled spirits. These
duties appear to subject imports to
ordinary customs duties or other duties
or charges in excess of those in India’s
WTO Tariff Schedule. These duties
include the following, as well as any
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amendments and related or
implementing measures:
• Sections 2 and 3, and First
Schedule, of the Customs Tariff Act,
1975; (‘‘basic customs duty,’’
‘‘additional duty’’ and ‘‘extra additional
duty’’).
• Section 12 of the Customs Act, 1962
(‘‘basic customs duty’’).
• Customs Notification No. 5/2004
(January 8, 2004) (‘‘basic customs duty’’
inter alia on spirits);
• Customs Notification No. 20/1997
(March 1, 1997) (‘‘basic customs duty’’
inter alia on wine);
• Customs Notification No. 32/2003
(March 1, 2003) (‘‘additional duty’’ inter
alia on wine and spirits); and
• Customs Notification No. 19/2006
(March 1, 2006) (‘‘extra additional duty’’
inter alia on wine and spirits).
As a result of the duties, products
from the United States do not appear to
be exempt from ordinary customs duties
or other charges in excess of those set
forth in India’s WTO Tariff Schedule
and appear to be accorded less favorable
treatment than that provided for in
India’s WTO Tariff Schedule. Even if
these duties were considered to be
internal taxes applied at the time of
importation, the duties appear to subject
imports from the United States to
internal taxes in excess of those applied
to like domestic products or directly
competitive or substitutable domestic
products
USTR believes these measures are
inconsistent with India’s obligations
under Article II:1(a) and (b), Articles
III:2 and III:4 of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade 1994.
Public Comment: Requirements for
Submissions
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments concerning
the issues raised in the dispute.
Comments should be submitted (i)
electronically, to FR0706@ustr.eop.gov,
with ‘‘India Alcohol Duties (DS360)’’ in
the subject line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395–3640, with a
confirmation copy sent electronically to
the electronic mail address above.
USTR encourages the submission of
documents in Adobe PDF format as
attachments to an electronic mail.
Interested persons who make
submissions by electronic mail should
not provide separate cover letters;
information that might appear in a cover
letter should be included in the
submission itself. Similarly, to the
extent possible, any attachments to the
submission should be included in the
same file as the submission itself, and
not as separate files.
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Comments must be in English. A
person requesting that information
contained in a comment submitted by
that person be treated as confidential
business information must certify that
such information is business
confidential and would not customarily
be released to the public by the
commenter. Confidential business
information must be clearly designated
as such and ‘‘Business Confidential’’
must be marked at the top and bottom
of the cover page and each succeeding
page. Persons who submit confidential
business information are encouraged
also to provide a non-confidential
summary of the information.
Information or advice contained in a
comment submitted, other than business
confidential information, may be
determined by USTR to be confidential
in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that
information or advice may qualify as
such, the submitter—
(1) Must clearly so designate the
information or advice;
(2) Must clearly mark the material as
‘‘Submitted In Confidence’’ at the top
and bottom of the cover page and each
succeeding page; and
(3) Is encouraged to provide a nonconfidential summary of the
information or advice.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the
URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will
maintain a file on this dispute
settlement proceeding, accessible to the
public, in the USTR Reading Room,
which is located at 1724 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20508. The public file
will include non-confidential comments
received by USTR from the public with
respect to the dispute; if a dispute
settlement panel is convened or in the
event of an appeal from such a panel,
the U.S. submissions, the submissions,
or non-confidential summaries of
submissions, received from other
participants in the dispute; the report of
the panel; and, if applicable, the report
of the Appellate Body. The USTR
Reading Room is open to the public, by
appointment only, from 10 a.m. to noon
and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday. An appointment to review the
public file (Docket WTO/DS–360, India
Alcohol Duties Dispute) may be made
by calling the USTR Reading Room at
(202) 395–6186.
Daniel Brinza,
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for Monitoring and Enforcement.
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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
CORPORATION
April 19, 2007 Public Hearing
OPIC’s Sunshine Act notice of its
Public Hearing in Conjunction with
each Board meeting was published in
the Federal Register (Volume 72,
Number 59, Page 14627) on March 29,
2007. No requests were received to
provide testimony or submit written
statements for the record; therefore,
OPIC’s public hearing scheduled for 2
PM, April 19, 2007 in conjunction with
OPIC’s April 26, 2007 Board of Directors
meeting has been cancelled.
Contact Person For Information:
Information on the hearing cancellation
may be obtained from Connie M. Downs
at (202) 336–8438, via facsimile at (202)
218–0136, or via e-mail at
cdown@opic.gov.
Dated: April 16, 2007.
Connie M. Downs,
OPIC Corporate Secretary.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title and purpose of information
collection: Self-Employment and
Substantial Service Questionnaire; OMB
3220–0138. Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) provides for
payment of annuities to qualified
employees and their spouses. In order to
receive an age and service annuity,
Section 2(e)(3) states that an applicant
must stop all railroad work and give up
any rights to return to such work.
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However, applicants are not required to
stop non-railroad work or selfemployment.
The RRB considers some work
claimed as ‘‘self-employment’’ to
actually be employment for an
employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or
as work for an employer depends upon
the circumstances of each case. These
circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR
part 216.
Under the 1988 amendments to the
RRA, an applicant is no longer required
to stop work for a ‘‘Last Pre-Retirement
Nonrailroad Employer’’ (LPE). However,
section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that
a portion of the employee’s Tier II
benefit and supplemental annuity be
deducted for earnings from a ‘‘LPE’’
employer.
‘‘LPE’’ is defined as the last person,
company or institution with whom the
employee or spouse applicant was
employed concurrently with, or after,
the applicant’s last railroad employment
and before their annuity beginning date.
If a spouse never worked for a railroad,
the LPE employer is the last person for
whom he or she worked.
The RRB currently utilizes Form AA–
4, Self-Employment and Substantial
Service Questionnaire, when an
applicant claims to be self-employed to
obtain information needed to determine
if the applicant’s work is LPE, railroad
service or self-employment. If the work
is self-employment, the questionnaire
identifies any months in which the
applicant did not perform substantial
service. One response is requested of
each respondent. Completion is
voluntary. However, failure to complete
the form could result in the nonpayment
of benefits.
The RRB proposes editorial and
formatting changes to Form AA–4.
Other non-burden impacting changes
include dividing current items that
currently contain multiple questions
into separate items with Yes/No
responses and skip patterns. Checklists
have also been added to many items to
obtain more standardized responses.
Currently most items cite the possible
options only as examples to prompt the
applicant.
The completion time for the AA–4 is
estimated at between 40 and 70
minutes. The RRB estimates that
approximately 600 AA–4’s are
completed annually.
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, please call the RRB
Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or
send an e-mail request to
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TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. WTO/DS-360]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding India--Additional and
Extra Additional Duties on Imports
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice that on March 6, 2007, in accordance with the
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO
Agreement), the United States requested consultations regarding
additional and extra additional duties India applies to imports from
the United States. India applies these duties to products that include,
but are not limited to, imports of wines and distilled spirits. That
request may be found at www.wto.org contained in a document designated
as WT/DS360/1. USTR invites written comments from the public concerning
the issues raised in this dispute.
DATES: Although USTR will accept any comments received during the
course of the consultations, comments should be submitted on or before
May 7, 2007 to be assured of timely consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted (i) electronically, to
FR0706@ustr.eop.gov, with ``India Alcohol Duties (DS360)'' in the
subject line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-3640, with
a confirmation copy sent electronically to the electronic mail address
above, in accordance with the requirements for submission set out
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Karpel, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC, (202) 395-3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 127(b) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (URAA) (19 U.S.C. 3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and
opportunity for comment be provided after the United States submits or
receives a request for the establishment of a WTO dispute settlement
panel. In an effort to provide additional opportunity for comment, USTR
is providing notice that consultations have been requested pursuant to
the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement
of Disputes (``DSU''). If such consultations should fail to resolve the
matter and a dispute settlement panel is established pursuant to the
DSU, such panel, which would hold its meetings in Geneva, Switzerland,
would be expected to issue a report on its findings and recommendations
within nine months after it is established.
Major Issues Raised by the United States
On March 6, 2007, the United States requested consultations with
India regarding additional and extra additional duties India applies to
imports from the United States. India applies these duties to products
that include, but are not limited to, imports of wines and distilled
spirits. These duties appear to subject imports to ordinary customs
duties or other duties or charges in excess of those in India's WTO
Tariff Schedule. These duties include the following, as well as any
amendments and related or implementing measures:
Sections 2 and 3, and First Schedule, of the Customs
Tariff Act, 1975; (``basic customs duty,'' ``additional duty'' and
``extra additional duty'').
Section 12 of the Customs Act, 1962 (``basic customs
duty'').
Customs Notification No. 5/2004 (January 8, 2004) (``basic
customs duty'' inter alia on spirits);
Customs Notification No. 20/1997 (March 1, 1997) (``basic
customs duty'' inter alia on wine);
Customs Notification No. 32/2003 (March 1, 2003)
(``additional duty'' inter alia on wine and spirits); and
Customs Notification No. 19/2006 (March 1, 2006) (``extra
additional duty'' inter alia on wine and spirits).
As a result of the duties, products from the United States do not
appear to be exempt from ordinary customs duties or other charges in
excess of those set forth in India's WTO Tariff Schedule and appear to
be accorded less favorable treatment than that provided for in India's
WTO Tariff Schedule. Even if these duties were considered to be
internal taxes applied at the time of importation, the duties appear to
subject imports from the United States to internal taxes in excess of
those applied to like domestic products or directly competitive or
substitutable domestic products
USTR believes these measures are inconsistent with India's
obligations under Article II:1(a) and (b), Articles III:2 and III:4 of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994.
Public Comment: Requirements for Submissions
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning the issues raised in the dispute. Comments should be
submitted (i) electronically, to FR0706@ustr.eop.gov, with ``India
Alcohol Duties (DS360)'' in the subject line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395-3640, with a confirmation copy sent electronically
to the electronic mail address above.
USTR encourages the submission of documents in Adobe PDF format as
attachments to an electronic mail. Interested persons who make
submissions by electronic mail should not provide separate cover
letters; information that might appear in a cover letter should be
included in the submission itself. Similarly, to the extent possible,
any attachments to the submission should be included in the same file
as the submission itself, and not as separate files.
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Comments must be in English. A person requesting that information
contained in a comment submitted by that person be treated as
confidential business information must certify that such information is
business confidential and would not customarily be released to the
public by the commenter. Confidential business information must be
clearly designated as such and ``Business Confidential'' must be marked
at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page.
Persons who submit confidential business information are encouraged
also to provide a non-confidential summary of the information.
Information or advice contained in a comment submitted, other than
business confidential information, may be determined by USTR to be
confidential in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that information
or advice may qualify as such, the submitter--
(1) Must clearly so designate the information or advice;
(2) Must clearly mark the material as ``Submitted In Confidence''
at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page; and
(3) Is encouraged to provide a non-confidential summary of the
information or advice.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR
will maintain a file on this dispute settlement proceeding, accessible
to the public, in the USTR Reading Room, which is located at 1724 F
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508. The public file will include non-
confidential comments received by USTR from the public with respect to
the dispute; if a dispute settlement panel is convened or in the event
of an appeal from such a panel, the U.S. submissions, the submissions,
or non-confidential summaries of submissions, received from other
participants in the dispute; the report of the panel; and, if
applicable, the report of the Appellate Body. The USTR Reading Room is
open to the public, by appointment only, from 10 a.m. to noon and 1
p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. An appointment to review the
public file (Docket WTO/DS-360, India Alcohol Duties Dispute) may be
made by calling the USTR Reading Room at (202) 395-6186.
Daniel Brinza,
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E7-7376 Filed 4-17-07; 8:45 am]
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