Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation; Notice of Meeting, 8176-8177 [2010-3564]

Download as PDF 8176 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / Notices • Appeals Council. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. [FR Doc. 2010–3495 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice Number: 6372] U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy has rescheduled its public meeting to March 15, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the conference room of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) located at 1850 K Street, NW., Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20006. This will replace the previously scheduled February 11 meeting (canceled due to inclement weather) at the same location. The Commissioners will discuss public diplomacy issues, including interagency collaboration in advancing U.S. government public diplomacy efforts. The Commission is a bipartisan panel created by Congress in 1948 to assess public diplomacy policies and programs of the U.S. government and of publicly funded nongovernmental organizations. The Commission reports its findings and recommendations to the President, the Congress, the Secretary of State, and the American people. The public may attend this meeting as seating capacity allows. To attend this meeting and for further information, please contact Carl Chan at (202) 632– 2823; e-mail: chanck@state.gov. Any member of the public requesting reasonable accommodation at this meeting should contact Mr. Chan prior to March 8th. Requests received after that date will be considered, but might not be possible to fulfill. Dated: February 16, 2010. Carl Chan, Executive Director, ACPD. [FR Doc. 2010–3563 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–11–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES [Public Notice 6879] Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday March 9th, 2010, in Room 2415 of the United States Coast Guard Headquarters VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:25 Feb 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 Building, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the sixtieth Session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee to be held at the IMO headquarters in London, United Kingdom, from March 22 to March 26th, 2010. The primary matters to be considered include: —Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water —Recycling of ships —Prevention of air pollution from ships —Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments —Interpretations of and amendments to MARPOL and related instruments —Implementation of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC) and the OPRCHazardous and Noxious Substances Protocol and relevant conference resolutions —Identification and protection of Special Areas and Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas —Inadequacy of reception facilities —Reports of sub-committees —Work of other bodies —Status of conventions —Harmful anti-fouling systems for ships —Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL and related instruments —Technical Cooperation Sub-program for the Protection of the Marine Environment —Role of the human element —Formal safety assessment —Noise from commercial shipping and its adverse impacts on marine life —Work program of the Committee and subsidiary bodies —Application of the Committees’ Guidelines —Consideration of the report of the Committee Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating capacity of the room. To facilitate the building security process, those who plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Brian Moore, by email at brian.e.moore@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1434, by fax at (202) 372–1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG–5224), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593–7126 not later than March 2nd, 2010, 7 days prior to the meeting. A member of the public requesting reasonable accommodation should also make such request prior to March 2nd, PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2010. Requests made after March 2nd, 2010 might not be able to be accommodated. Please note that due to security considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must be presented to gain entrance to the Headquarters building. The Headquarters building is accessible by taxi and privately owned conveyance (public transportation is not generally available). However, parking in the vicinity of the building is extremely limited. Additional information regarding this and other IMO SHC public meetings may be found at: https://www.uscg.mil/ imo. Dated: February 12, 2010. Jon Trent Warner, Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2010–3565 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–09–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6880] Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation; Notice of Meeting Summary: The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation will meet on March 1 and March 2 at the Department of State, 2201 ‘‘C’’ Street NW., Washington, DC. Prior notification and a valid government-issued photo ID (such as driver’s license, passport, U. S. government or military ID) are required for entrance into the building. Members of the public planning to attend must notify Margaret Morrissey, Office of the Historian (202–663–3529) no later than February 25, 2010 to provide date of birth, valid government-issued photo identification number and type (such as driver’s license number/State, passport number/country, or US government ID number/agency or military ID number/ branch), and relevant telephone numbers. If you cannot provide one of the specified forms of ID, please consult with Margaret Morrissey for acceptable alternative forms of picture identification. In addition, any requests for reasonable accommodation should be made No later than February 23, 2010. Requests for reasonable accommodation received after that time will be considered, but might be impossible to fulfill. The Committee will meet in open session from 1:30 p.m. through 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2010, in the Department of State, 2201 ‘‘C’’ Street NW., Washington, DC, in Conference E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / Notices Room 1205, to discuss declassification and transfer of Department of State records to the National Archives and Records Administration and the status of the Foreign Relations series. The remainder of the Committee’s sessions from 2:45 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2010 and 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, will be closed in accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463). The agenda calls for discussions of agency declassification decisions concerning the Foreign Relations series and other declassification issues. These are matters properly classified and not subject to public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the public interest requires that such activities be withheld from disclosure. Questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Ambassador Edward Brynn, Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation, Department of State, Office of the Historian, Washington, DC, 20520, telephone (202) 663–1123, (e-mail history@state.gov). In accordance with 41 CFR 102– 3.150(b), the Department finds exceptional circumstances for giving less than 15 calendar days notice. The meeting must be held on March 1–2 due to the availability of the members of the Advisory Committee; however, publication of the notice was delayed because of unforeseen and exceptional weather emergencies that necessitated closing Federal offices or curtailing government activities for a significant period of time in Washington DC, including at the Department of State and the Office of the Federal Register. Dated: February 16, 2010. Edward Brynn, Executive Secretary, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2010–3564 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–11–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [Docket No. WTO/DS404] mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States—AntiDumping Measures on Certain Shrimp From Viet Nam AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is providing notice that on February 1, 2010, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:25 Feb 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 (‘‘Vietnam’’) requested consultations with the United States under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) concerning a number of antidumping administrative reviews and new shipper reviews conducted by the Department of Commerce on imports of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (Investigation A– 552–801), and various U.S. laws, regulations, administrative procedures, practices, and methodologies. That request may be found at https:// www.wto.org contained in a document designated as WT/DS404/1. 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 dispute settlement proceedings, comments should be submitted on or before March 15, 2010 to be assured of timely consideration by USTR. ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically to https:// www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR–2010–0008. If you are unable to submit comments using https:// www.regulations.gov, please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to arrange for an alternative method of transmission. If (as explained below) the comments contain confidential information, then the comments should be submitted by fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–3640. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Daniel Stirk, Associate General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395–9617. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Vietnam On February 1, 2010, Vietnam requested consultations regarding a number of antidumping administrative reviews and new shipper reviews conducted by the Department of Commerce on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam, referring in particular to the use of what it describes as ‘‘zeroing’’ in those reviews. Vietnam PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8177 challenges the determinations by the Department of Commerce in (1) Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 72 FR 52,052 (September 12, 2007), as well as any assessment instructions and cash deposit requirements issued pursuant thereto; (2) Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results and Final Partial Recission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 73 FR 52,273 (September 9, 2008), as well as any assessment instructions and cash deposit requirements issued pursuant thereto; (3) Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the Second New Shipper Review, 74 FR 24,796 (May 26, 2009), as well as any assessment instructions and cash deposit requirements issued pursuant thereto; (4) Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results and Final Partial Recission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 47,191 (September 15, 2009), as well as any assessment instructions and cash deposit requirements issued pursuant thereto; (5) preliminary and final results of any administrative reviews or other reviews of Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam published in the Federal Register after the date of the request for consultations, including reviews under Section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as well as any assessment instructions and cash deposit requirements issued pursuant thereto; (6) any changes in the final results of any administrative review of Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam issued pursuant to a remand from the U.S. Court of International Trade, as well as any opinion of the Court related to the remand results, and any assessment instructions and cash deposit requirements issued pursuant thereto; and (7) any actions taken by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect definitive antidumping duties at duty assessment rates established in the administrative reviews identified above, including through the issuance of liquidation instructions and notices. Vietnam also challenges various U.S. laws, regulations, administrative procedures, practices, and methodologies, including (1) the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in particular sections 736, 751, 771(35)(A) and (B), and 777A(c) and (d) (19 U.S.C. 1673e, 1675, 1677(35)(A) and (B), and 1677f(c) and (d)); (2) the Statement of E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8176-8177]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-3564]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6880]


Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation; Notice 
of Meeting

    Summary: The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic 
Documentation will meet on March 1 and March 2 at the Department of 
State, 2201 ``C'' Street NW., Washington, DC.
    Prior notification and a valid government-issued photo ID (such as 
driver's license, passport, U. S. government or military ID) are 
required for entrance into the building. Members of the public planning 
to attend must notify Margaret Morrissey, Office of the Historian (202-
663-3529) no later than February 25, 2010 to provide date of birth, 
valid government-issued photo identification number and type (such as 
driver's license number/State, passport number/country, or US 
government ID number/agency or military ID number/branch), and relevant 
telephone numbers. If you cannot provide one of the specified forms of 
ID, please consult with Margaret Morrissey for acceptable alternative 
forms of picture identification. In addition, any requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made No later than February 23, 
2010. Requests for reasonable accommodation received after that time 
will be considered, but might be impossible to fulfill.
    The Committee will meet in open session from 1:30 p.m. through 2:30 
p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2010, in the Department of State, 2201 ``C'' 
Street NW., Washington, DC, in Conference

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Room 1205, to discuss declassification and transfer of Department of 
State records to the National Archives and Records Administration and 
the status of the Foreign Relations series. The remainder of the 
Committee's sessions from 2:45 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 
2010 and 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, will be closed 
in accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463). The agenda calls for discussions of agency 
declassification decisions concerning the Foreign Relations series and 
other declassification issues. These are matters properly classified 
and not subject to public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the 
public interest requires that such activities be withheld from 
disclosure. Questions concerning the meeting should be directed to 
Ambassador Edward Brynn, Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on 
Historical Diplomatic Documentation, Department of State, Office of the 
Historian, Washington, DC, 20520, telephone (202) 663-1123, (e-mail 
history@state.gov).
    In accordance with 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), the Department finds 
exceptional circumstances for giving less than 15 calendar days notice. 
The meeting must be held on March 1-2 due to the availability of the 
members of the Advisory Committee; however, publication of the notice 
was delayed because of unforeseen and exceptional weather emergencies 
that necessitated closing Federal offices or curtailing government 
activities for a significant period of time in Washington DC, including 
at the Department of State and the Office of the Federal Register.

    Dated: February 16, 2010.
Edward Brynn,
Executive Secretary, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-3564 Filed 2-22-10; 8:45 am]
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