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any amendments, related measures, or
implementing measures:
• The Regulations on the
Administration of the Films Industry;
• The Provisional Rules on the Entry
Criteria for Operating Film Enterprises;
and
• The Provisional Specific
Implementing Rules for Reforming Film
Distribution and Exhibition.
It appears that these measures
establish a dual distribution system for
imported and domestically produced
films for theatrical release. Imported
films can be distributed within China
only by two entities, each of which
operates on a nationwide basis. By
contrast, domestically produced films
can be distributed not only by those
same two entities, but also by many
other entities, including entities that
operate on a local, provincial or other
subnational basis.
Accordingly, the measures at issue
appear to be inconsistent with China’s
obligations under the provisions of
paragraphs 1.2 and 5.1 of Part I of the
Accession Protocol and Article III:4 of
the GATT 1994.
The fourth matter on which the
United States has requested the
establishment of a WTO dispute
settlement panel concerns certain
measures that provide less favorable
distribution opportunities for sound
recordings imported into China in
physical form than for sound recordings
produced in China.
In this regard, the measures at issue
include the following, as well as any
amendments and related or
implementing measures:
• The Interim Regulations on Internet
Culture Administration;
• The Circular of the Ministry of
Culture on Relevant Issues of
Implementation of the Interim
Regulations on Internet Culture
Administration;
• The Catalogue for Guidance of
Foreign Investment Industries;
• The Several Opinions of the
Ministry of Culture, the State
Administration of Radio, Film and
Television, the General Administration
of Press and Publication, the National
Development and Reform Commission
and the Ministry of Commerce on
Introducing Foreign Investment into the
Cultural Sector; and
• The Several Opinions on the
Development and Regulation of
Network Music.
These measures appear to require that
sound recordings imported into China
in physical form but intended for digital
distribution must undergo content
review by the Chinese Government prior
to such distribution within China.
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However, domestically produced sound
recordings appear not to be subject to
this requirement, but can instead be
digitally distributed immediately. It
thus appears that sound recordings
imported into China in physical form
are treated less favorably than sound
recordings produced in China in
physical form.
The foregoing measures appear to
USTR to be inconsistent with China’s
obligations under provisions of
paragraphs 1.2 and 5.1 of Part I of the
Accession Protocol and Article III:4 of
the GATT 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 FR0708@ustr.eop.gov,
with ‘‘China Trading Rights and
Distribution Services (DS363)’’ 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.
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—
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(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–363, China
Trading Rights and Distribution
Services 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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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request for Extension
Without Change, of a Currently
Approved Information Collection: SF
2809
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for extension without
change, of a currently approved
information collection. SF 2809, Health
Benefit Election Form, is used by
Federal employees, annuitants other
than those under the Civil Service
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Retirement System (CSRS) and the
Federal Employees Retirement System
(FERS) including individuals receiving
benefits from the Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, former spouses
eligible for benefits under the Spouse
Equity Act of 1984, and separated
employees and former dependents
eligible to enroll under the Temporary
Continuation of Coverage provisions of
the FEHB law (5 U.S.C. 8905a). A
different form (OPM 2809) is used by
CSRS and FERS annuitants whose
health benefit enrollments are
administered by OPM’s Retirement
Services Program.
Approximately 18,000 SF 2809 forms
are completed annually. Each form takes
approximately 30 minutes to complete.
The annual estimated burden is 9,000
hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, Fax (202) 418–3251 or via E-mail
to MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov.
Please include a mailing address with
your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—Jay Fritz, Insurance Services
Program, Center for Retirement and
Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 3415, Washington, DC
20415; and Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk
Officer, Office of Information &
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, NW., Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503.
For Information Regarding
Administrative Coordination—Contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, (202) 606–
0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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November 15, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. and
10:30 a.m.
Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal
Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin
Room.
PLACE:
STATUS: November 14—12:30 p.m.—
Closed; November 15—8:30 a.m.—
Open; November 15—10:30 a.m.—
Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED
Wednesday, November 14 at 12:30 p.m.
(Closed)
1. Strategic Issues.
2. Audit and Finance Committee
Report and Review of FY 2007 Year-End
Financial Statements.
3. Financial Update.
4. Rate Case Update.
5. Postal Regulatory Commission
Opinion and Recommended Decision in
Negotiated Service Agreement with
Bank of America, Docket No. MC2007–
1.
6. Labor Negotiations Update.
7. Personnel Matters and
Compensation Issues.
8. Governors’ Executive Session—
Discussion of prior agenda items and
Board Governance.
Thursday, November 15 at 8:30 a.m.
(Open)
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting,
September 24–26, 2007.
2. Remarks of the Chairman and Vice
Chairman of the Board.
3. Remarks of the Postmaster general
and CEO Jack Potter.
4. Committee Reports.
5. Quarterly Report on Service
Performance.
6. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2007
Audited Financial Statements.
7. Tentative Agenda for the December
10–11, 2007, meeting in Washington,
DC.
Thursday, November 15 at 10:30 a.m.
(Closed)—if needed.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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1. Continuation of Wednesday’s
closed session agenda.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request for Extension
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995 and 5 CFR part
1320), this notice announces that the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for extension, without change,
of a currently approved collection. RI
25–51, Civil Service Retirement System
(CSRS) Survivor Annuitant Express Pay
Application for Death Benefits, will be
used by the Civil Service Retirement
System solely to pay benefits to the
widow(er) of an annuitant. This
application is intended for use in
immediately authorizing payments to an
annuitant’s widow or widower, based
on the report of death, when our records
show the decedent elected to provide
benefits for the applicant.
Approximately 34,800 RI 25–51 forms
are completed annually. The form takes
approximately 30 minutes to complete.
The annual estimated burden is 17,400
hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or E-mail to
MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov.
Please include your mailing address
with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services Group,
Center for Retirement and Insurance
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
3305, Washington, DC 20415–3500; and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer,
Office of Information & Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
For Information Regarding
Administrative Coordination—Contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, (202) 606–
0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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Wendy A. Hocking, Secretary of the
Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20260–
1000. Telephone (202) 268–4800.
Wendy A. Hocking,
Secretary.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Extension Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Information Collection: SF 2809
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for extension without change, of a currently
approved information collection. SF 2809, Health Benefit Election Form,
is used by Federal employees, annuitants other than those under the
Civil Service
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Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System
(FERS) including individuals receiving benefits from the Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, former spouses eligible for benefits
under the Spouse Equity Act of 1984, and separated employees and former
dependents eligible to enroll under the Temporary Continuation of
Coverage provisions of the FEHB law (5 U.S.C. 8905a). A different form
(OPM 2809) is used by CSRS and FERS annuitants whose health benefit
enrollments are administered by OPM's Retirement Services Program.
Approximately 18,000 SF 2809 forms are completed annually. Each
form takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. The annual estimated
burden is 9,000 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on
(202) 606-8358, Fax (202) 418-3251 or via E-mail to MaryBeth.Smith-
Toomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Jay Fritz, Insurance Services
Program, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3415, Washington, DC
20415; and Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information &
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
For Information Regarding Administrative Coordination--Contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, Publications Team, RIS Support Services/
Support Group, (202) 606-0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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