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Notice of Opportunity To Apply for
Nominations to the World Trade
Organization Dispute Settlement
Indicative List of Potential Panelists
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to apply
for nomination by the United States to
the indicative list of non-governmental
potential panelists provided for in
Article 8.4 of the Understanding on
Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (‘‘DSU’’) and in
the Decision on Certain Dispute
Settlement Procedures for the General
Agreement on Trade in Services
(‘‘GATS’’) of the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO’’).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the United
States Trade Representative is seeking to
update the current list of U.S. nongovernmental individuals on the
indicative list of potential panelists
maintained by the WTO Secretariat, as
provided for in Article 8.4 of the DSU.
The DSU provides a mechanism for the
settlement of disputes between the
Members of the WTO. A three-person
panel conducts each dispute settlement
proceeding and issues a report for
consideration by the Dispute Settlement
Body (‘‘DSB’’). The indicative list assists
in selecting panelists for dispute
settlement proceedings; panelists often
are drawn from the indicative list,
although there is no requirement to do
so. Article 8.4 of the DSU also provides
for periodically updating the indicative
list. Section 123(b) of the Uruguay
Round Agreement Act (‘‘URAA’’),
Public Law 103–405, provides that the
Trade Representative shall seek to
ensure that persons appointed to the
WTO indicative list are well-qualified
and that the indicative list includes
persons with expertise in all of the
subject matters covered by the Uruguay
Round Agreements. USTR invites
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citizens of the United States with
appropriate qualifications, discussed
below, to apply for consideration as a
nominee to the indicative list.
DATES: Eligible citizens are encouraged
to apply by October 19, 2007 to be
considered for nomination to the list in
2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information contact Sandy McKinzy,
Litigation Assistant, USTR Office of
Monitoring and Enforcement, (202) 395–
3582. Further information on the
indicative list is available on the WTO
Web site at https://www.wto.org in a
document designated WT/DSB/33.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Article 8.4 of the DSU, the WTO
Secretariat maintains an indicative list
of well-qualified governmental and nongovernmental individuals, including
persons who have served on or
presented a case to a panel, taught or
published on international trade law or
policy, served as a senior trade policy
official of a WTO member country, or
served in the WTO Secretariat. The
indicative list is used to assist in the
selection of panelists for dispute
settlement proceedings. Panel members
are to be selected with a view to
ensuring a sufficiently diverse
background and a wide spectrum of
experience.
The current list dates principally from
2003 (with the addition of some persons
nominated later and approved by the
DSB). In addition to being available on
the WTO Web site, the list is also
reproduced in the USTR Annual Report,
available on the USTR Web site at
https://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/
Reports_Publications/2007/
2007_Trade_Policy_Agenda.
The indicative list includes a special
roster of those with expertise in
particular service sectors, pursuant to
the Decision on Certain Dispute
Settlement Procedures for the GATS
(S/L/2 of 4 April 1995). GATS disputes
could involve, inter alia, one or more of
the following eleven principal sectors:
(1) Business services, including
professional and related services, (for
example, legal, accounting, auditing and
bookkeeping, taxation, medical, dental,
veterinary, engineering, architectural,
and urban planning services), computer
and related services, research and
development services, real estate
services, rental and leasing services, and
advertising and management services;
(2) communication services (including
audio-visual services); (3) construction
and related engineering services; (4)
distribution services; (5) educational
services; (6) environmental services; (7)
financial services, including insurance
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and insurance-related services, banking
and securities services; (8) health
related and social services; (9) tourism
and travel-related services; (10)
recreational, cultural and sporting
services, and (11) transport services.
Panels for GATS disputes are to be
composed of well-qualified
governmental and/or non-governmental
individuals who have experience in
issues related to GATS and/or trade in
services, including associated regulatory
matters. Dispute settlement panels
concerning sectoral matters under the
GATS must have expertise relevant to
the specific service sector to which the
dispute relates. The GATS Annex on
Financial Services further provides that
panels for disputes on prudential issues
and other financial matters must have
the necessary expertise relevant to the
specific financial service under dispute.
USTR currently seeks applications
related to the list of non-governmental
individuals. Persons selected by USTR
will be nominated for inclusion on the
WTO indicative list subject to DSB
approval. Inclusion of a name on the
list, however, does not necessarily mean
that the individual will be selected for
service on a panel. DSU Article 8.2
provides that citizens of WTO Members
who are parties or interested third
parties to a dispute may not serve on the
panel in that dispute unless the parties
agree otherwise. For example, panels for
disputes in which the United States is
a party or interested third party cannot
include any U.S. citizens unless the
parties to the dispute agree otherwise.
Since the United States is a party or
third party to almost every dispute, very
few U.S. citizens have served as
panelists.
Functions of Panels
WTO dispute settlement panels
consist of three persons (unless the
parties agree to have five panelists)
whose function is to make an objective
assessment of the matter under dispute,
including an objective assessment of the
facts of the case, the applicability of the
relevant WTO agreements and the
conformity of the measure under
consideration with the obligations of
those agreements. In addition, panels
are to make such other findings as will
assist the DSB in making the
recommendations provided for in the
WTO agreements. Panelists must act in
strict conformity with the provisions of
the WTO agreements, including
application of the appropriate standard
of review. Panels are responsible for
providing a report to the DSB, including
recommendations if necessary, on the
conformity of the matter under dispute
with WTO obligations. Panelists must
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also comply with the WTO Rules of
Conduct (available at https://
www.wto.org in a document designated
WT/DSB/RC/1) relating to conflicts of
interest and conduct as a panelist.
Procedures for Application
Non-governmental U.S. citizens (i.e.,
individuals not currently employed
fulltime by the U.S. Federal government
or a state or local government) meeting
the qualifications of Article 8 of the
DSU and possessing expertise in
international trade in goods, services,
intellectual property rights or other
matters covered by the WTO agreements
are invited to file an application for
nomination to the WTO list.
Applications must be submitted (i)
Electronically, to FR0719@ustr.eop.gov,
with ‘‘Indicative List Application’’ 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.
Applicants are to provide the
following information to the extent
applicable, and should bear in mind the
information on the ‘‘Summary
Curriculum Vitae for Persons Proposed
for the Indicative List’’ at the end of the
document designated WTO/DSB/33:
1. Name of the applicant;
2. Business address, telephone
number and, if available, fax number
and e-mail address;
3. Citizenship(s);
4. Foreign language fluency, spoken
and written;
5. Current employment, including
title, description of responsibilities, and
name and address of employer;
6. Relevant education and
professional training, including
particular service-sector expertise, if
any;
7. Post-education employment
history, including the dates and address
of each prior position and a summary of
responsibilities;
8. Relevant professional affiliations
and certifications;
9. List of publications and speeches;
teaching experience in the area of trade;
also, one copy of any speeches and
publications relevant to the subject
matter of the WTO agreements or
service sector;
10. List of international trade
proceedings or domestic proceedings
relating to international trade (WTO)
matters in which the person has
provided advice or otherwise
participated, including judicial or
administrative proceedings over which
that person has presided;
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11. The names and nationalities of all
foreign principals for whom the
applicant is currently or has previously
been registered pursuant to the Foreign
Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. 611
et seq., and the dates of all registration
periods;
12. Names, addresses, telephone and,
if available, email addresses of three
individuals authorized to provide
information to USTR concerning the
applicant’s qualifications for service,
including the applicant’s familiarity
with international trade laws and other
areas of expertise, character, reliability
and judgment; and
13. A short statement of qualifications
in light of Article 8.1 of the DSU,
including information relevant to the
applicant’s familiarity with
international trade, services or other
issues covered by the WTO agreements,
and availability for service.
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.
Information provided by applicants
will be used by USTR for the purpose
of selecting candidates for nomination
to the WTO list. Further information
concerning potential conflicts may be
requested from individuals and the
possibility of significant conflicts will
be taken into consideration in
evaluating applicants.
U.S. citizens who are current
members of the WTO list and are
interested in continuing to serve on the
list need not reapply in response to this
notice. Individuals who have previously
applied but have not been selected for
nomination may reapply. USTR will
contact applicants that qualify for
further consideration as nominees
regarding any additional information
that may be required.
This notice contains a collection of
information provision subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) which
has been approved by OMB.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no person is required to respond to
nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
requirements of the PRA unless that
collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB number. This
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burden is only for those persons who
wish to voluntarily apply for
nomination to the WTO list. It is
expected that the collection of
information burden will be under 3
hours. This is a one-time-only collection
of information, and contains no annual
reporting and recordkeeping burden.
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approved by OMB under OMB Control
Number 0350–0014. Send comments
regarding the collection of information
burden or any other aspect of the
information collection to USTR at the
address above.
The following statements are made in
accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a).
Provision of the information requested
above is voluntary; however, failure to
provide the information will preclude
consideration of the applicant as a
candidate for the WTO list. The
information may be disclosed to
government officials, including
members of the TPSC Subcommittee on
Monitoring and Enforcement, for the
purpose of evaluation of applications.
Information on nominees will be
furnished to the WTO pursuant to
requirements under the DSU.
Daniel E. Brinza,
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for Monitoring and Enforcement.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Opportunity To Apply for Nominations to the World Trade
Organization Dispute Settlement Indicative List of Potential Panelists
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to apply for nomination by the United
States to the indicative list of non-governmental potential panelists
provided for in Article 8.4 of the Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (``DSU'') and in the
Decision on Certain Dispute Settlement Procedures for the General
Agreement on Trade in Services (``GATS'') of the World Trade
Organization (``WTO'').
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative is
seeking to update the current list of U.S. non-governmental individuals
on the indicative list of potential panelists maintained by the WTO
Secretariat, as provided for in Article 8.4 of the DSU. The DSU
provides a mechanism for the settlement of disputes between the Members
of the WTO. A three-person panel conducts each dispute settlement
proceeding and issues a report for consideration by the Dispute
Settlement Body (``DSB''). The indicative list assists in selecting
panelists for dispute settlement proceedings; panelists often are drawn
from the indicative list, although there is no requirement to do so.
Article 8.4 of the DSU also provides for periodically updating the
indicative list. Section 123(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreement Act
(``URAA''), Public Law 103-405, provides that the Trade Representative
shall seek to ensure that persons appointed to the WTO indicative list
are well-qualified and that the indicative list includes persons with
expertise in all of the subject matters covered by the Uruguay Round
Agreements. USTR invites
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citizens of the United States with appropriate qualifications,
discussed below, to apply for consideration as a nominee to the
indicative list.
DATES: Eligible citizens are encouraged to apply by October 19, 2007 to
be considered for nomination to the list in 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information contact Sandy McKinzy,
Litigation Assistant, USTR Office of Monitoring and Enforcement, (202)
395-3582. Further information on the indicative list is available on
the WTO Web site at https://www.wto.org in a document designated WT/DSB/
33.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Article 8.4 of the DSU, the WTO
Secretariat maintains an indicative list of well-qualified governmental
and non-governmental individuals, including persons who have served on
or presented a case to a panel, taught or published on international
trade law or policy, served as a senior trade policy official of a WTO
member country, or served in the WTO Secretariat. The indicative list
is used to assist in the selection of panelists for dispute settlement
proceedings. Panel members are to be selected with a view to ensuring a
sufficiently diverse background and a wide spectrum of experience.
The current list dates principally from 2003 (with the addition of
some persons nominated later and approved by the DSB). In addition to
being available on the WTO Web site, the list is also reproduced in the
USTR Annual Report, available on the USTR Web site at https://
www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/2007/2007_Trade_
Policy_Agenda.
The indicative list includes a special roster of those with
expertise in particular service sectors, pursuant to the Decision on
Certain Dispute Settlement Procedures for the GATS (S/L/2 of 4 April
1995). GATS disputes could involve, inter alia, one or more of the
following eleven principal sectors: (1) Business services, including
professional and related services, (for example, legal, accounting,
auditing and bookkeeping, taxation, medical, dental, veterinary,
engineering, architectural, and urban planning services), computer and
related services, research and development services, real estate
services, rental and leasing services, and advertising and management
services; (2) communication services (including audio-visual services);
(3) construction and related engineering services; (4) distribution
services; (5) educational services; (6) environmental services; (7)
financial services, including insurance and insurance-related services,
banking and securities services; (8) health related and social
services; (9) tourism and travel-related services; (10) recreational,
cultural and sporting services, and (11) transport services. Panels for
GATS disputes are to be composed of well-qualified governmental and/or
non-governmental individuals who have experience in issues related to
GATS and/or trade in services, including associated regulatory matters.
Dispute settlement panels concerning sectoral matters under the GATS
must have expertise relevant to the specific service sector to which
the dispute relates. The GATS Annex on Financial Services further
provides that panels for disputes on prudential issues and other
financial matters must have the necessary expertise relevant to the
specific financial service under dispute.
USTR currently seeks applications related to the list of non-
governmental individuals. Persons selected by USTR will be nominated
for inclusion on the WTO indicative list subject to DSB approval.
Inclusion of a name on the list, however, does not necessarily mean
that the individual will be selected for service on a panel. DSU
Article 8.2 provides that citizens of WTO Members who are parties or
interested third parties to a dispute may not serve on the panel in
that dispute unless the parties agree otherwise. For example, panels
for disputes in which the United States is a party or interested third
party cannot include any U.S. citizens unless the parties to the
dispute agree otherwise. Since the United States is a party or third
party to almost every dispute, very few U.S. citizens have served as
panelists.
Functions of Panels
WTO dispute settlement panels consist of three persons (unless the
parties agree to have five panelists) whose function is to make an
objective assessment of the matter under dispute, including an
objective assessment of the facts of the case, the applicability of the
relevant WTO agreements and the conformity of the measure under
consideration with the obligations of those agreements. In addition,
panels are to make such other findings as will assist the DSB in making
the recommendations provided for in the WTO agreements. Panelists must
act in strict conformity with the provisions of the WTO agreements,
including application of the appropriate standard of review. Panels are
responsible for providing a report to the DSB, including
recommendations if necessary, on the conformity of the matter under
dispute with WTO obligations. Panelists must also comply with the WTO
Rules of Conduct (available at https://www.wto.org in a document
designated WT/DSB/RC/1) relating to conflicts of interest and conduct
as a panelist.
Procedures for Application
Non-governmental U.S. citizens (i.e., individuals not currently
employed fulltime by the U.S. Federal government or a state or local
government) meeting the qualifications of Article 8 of the DSU and
possessing expertise in international trade in goods, services,
intellectual property rights or other matters covered by the WTO
agreements are invited to file an application for nomination to the WTO
list. Applications must be submitted (i) Electronically, to
FR0719@ustr.eop.gov, with ``Indicative List Application'' 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.
Applicants are to provide the following information to the extent
applicable, and should bear in mind the information on the ``Summary
Curriculum Vitae for Persons Proposed for the Indicative List'' at the
end of the document designated WTO/DSB/33:
1. Name of the applicant;
2. Business address, telephone number and, if available, fax number
and e-mail address;
3. Citizenship(s);
4. Foreign language fluency, spoken and written;
5. Current employment, including title, description of
responsibilities, and name and address of employer;
6. Relevant education and professional training, including
particular service-sector expertise, if any;
7. Post-education employment history, including the dates and
address of each prior position and a summary of responsibilities;
8. Relevant professional affiliations and certifications;
9. List of publications and speeches; teaching experience in the
area of trade; also, one copy of any speeches and publications relevant
to the subject matter of the WTO agreements or service sector;
10. List of international trade proceedings or domestic proceedings
relating to international trade (WTO) matters in which the person has
provided advice or otherwise participated, including judicial or
administrative proceedings over which that person has presided;
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11. The names and nationalities of all foreign principals for whom
the applicant is currently or has previously been registered pursuant
to the Foreign Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq., and the
dates of all registration periods;
12. Names, addresses, telephone and, if available, email addresses
of three individuals authorized to provide information to USTR
concerning the applicant's qualifications for service, including the
applicant's familiarity with international trade laws and other areas
of expertise, character, reliability and judgment; and
13. A short statement of qualifications in light of Article 8.1 of
the DSU, including information relevant to the applicant's familiarity
with international trade, services or other issues covered by the WTO
agreements, and availability for service.
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.
Information provided by applicants will be used by USTR for the
purpose of selecting candidates for nomination to the WTO list. Further
information concerning potential conflicts may be requested from
individuals and the possibility of significant conflicts will be taken
into consideration in evaluating applicants.
U.S. citizens who are current members of the WTO list and are
interested in continuing to serve on the list need not reapply in
response to this notice. Individuals who have previously applied but
have not been selected for nomination may reapply. USTR will contact
applicants that qualify for further consideration as nominees regarding
any additional information that may be required.
This notice contains a collection of information provision subject
to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) which has been approved by OMB.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to
respond to nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to
comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of
the PRA unless that collection of information displays a currently
valid OMB number. This notice's collection of information burden is
only for those persons who wish to voluntarily apply for nomination to
the WTO list. It is expected that the collection of information burden
will be under 3 hours. This is a one-time-only collection of
information, and contains no annual reporting and recordkeeping burden.
This collection of information was approved by OMB under OMB Control
Number 0350-0014. Send comments regarding the collection of information
burden or any other aspect of the information collection to USTR at the
address above.
The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). Provision of the information
requested above is voluntary; however, failure to provide the
information will preclude consideration of the applicant as a candidate
for the WTO list. The information may be disclosed to government
officials, including members of the TPSC Subcommittee on Monitoring and
Enforcement, for the purpose of evaluation of applications. Information
on nominees will be furnished to the WTO pursuant to requirements under
the DSU.
Daniel E. Brinza,
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 07-4597 Filed 9-14-07; 8:45 am]
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