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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
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No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as
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J. Adam Ereli,
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Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7677]
Exchange Visitor Program—Cap on
Current Participant Levels and
Moratorium on New Sponsor
Applications for Summer Work Travel
Program
Department of State.
Notice Regarding the Summer
Work Travel Program.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Effective January 1, 2012, the
Department is restricting the size of the
Exchange Visitor Program (J–1visa)
category of Summer Work Travel to
2011 actual participant levels. The
Department is also announcing,
effective immediately, a moratorium on
designation of new Summer Work
Travel sponsor organizations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
A. Ruth, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Acting, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of
State, SA–5, Floor 5, 2200 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20522–0505; Tel: (202)
632–2805. Email: JExchanges@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Summer Work Travel (SWT) program
allows foreign post-secondary students
to come to the United States during
their major academic break for a
SUMMARY:
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maximum of four months to travel and
work in largely unskilled positions. The
program has been in operation since
1963 and helps the Department reach a
segment of the youth demographic that
often does not have the means to visit
the United States unless they can work
to defray their costs. In 2011,
approximately 103,000 foreign students
will have participated in the SWT
program. Roughly one million foreign
post-secondary students have
participated in the past decade. The
SWT program supports public
diplomacy efforts by fostering
constructive, personal ties with foreign
youth and offering them a positive view
of the United States that they can then
share in their home countries.
The Department began an ongoing,
comprehensive review of the Summer
Work Travel program in spring 2010,
which has resulted in significant
changes to the existing regulations that
govern administration of the program. A
pilot program that placed more stringent
requirements on participants from six
countries (Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria,
Belarus, Moldova and Romania) was
implemented for the 2011 season. A
program-wide Interim Final Rule, which
took effect on July 15, 2011: (a)
Strengthens sponsor oversight
requirements with respect to both
program participants for whom sponsors
are responsible and the third parties that
sponsors rely upon to assist them in
administering their programs (i.e., U.S.
employers and foreign agents); (b)
requires that participants from non-Visa
Waiver Program countries be pre-placed
in a job before the Form DS–2019 is
issued; (c) requires sponsors to fully vet
employers and all SWT job offers; and,
(d) requires sponsors to contact current
program participants on a monthly basis
to monitor their welfare and
whereabouts.
Yet, despite these new regulations,
the number of program complaints
received this year continues to remain
unacceptably high and includes, among
other issues, reports of improper work
placements, fraudulent job offers, job
cancellations upon participant arrival in
the United States, inappropriate work
hours, and problems regarding housing
and transportation.
To ensure that these issues are
appropriately addressed, the
Department is continuing and
augmenting its review of the Summer
Work Travel program and its governing
regulations. Until the Department
completes its review and implements
the next steps, currently designated
sponsors may continue to operate under
their present designations and current
regulations at 22 CFR Part 62; however,
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until further notice, SWT program
sponsors in business for the full 2011
calendar year will not be permitted to
expand their number of program
participants beyond their actual total
2011 participant program size. No new
applications from prospective sponsors
for SWT program designation will be
accepted at this time.
Dated: November 1, 2011.
Thomas M. Countryman,
Assistant Secretary of State for International
Security and Nonproliferation.
Dated: October 31, 2011.
Rick A. Ruth,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector
Exchange, Acting, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding United States—AntiDumping Measures on Certain Shrimp
and Diamond Sawblades From China
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
[Public Notice: 7678]
AGENCY:
Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation; Termination of
Chemical and Biological Weapons
(CBW) Proliferation Sanctions Against
a Foreign Person
SUMMARY:
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The United States
Government has decided to terminate
sanctions imposed on a foreign person
who had engaged in CBW proliferation
activities that required the imposition of
sanctions pursuant to the Arms Export
Control Act and the Export
Administration Act of 1979.
DATES: Effective Date: Upon publication
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile,
Biological, and Chemical
Nonproliferation, Bureau of
International Security and
Nonproliferation, Department of State,
Telephone (202) 647–4930.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Sections 81(d) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2798(d)) and
Section 11C(d) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, as amended
(50 U.S.C. app. 2410c(d)), the Under
Secretary of State for Arms Control and
International Security determined and
certified to Congress that reliable
information indicated that the following
foreign person has ceased to aid or abet
any foreign government, project, or
entity in its efforts to acquire chemical
or biological weapons capability:
SUMMARY:
Gerhard Merz
This determination and certification
terminates the sanctions imposed on
this foreign person in 1994 pursuant to
Section 81(a) and (c) of the Arms Export
Control Act and Section 11C(a) and (c)
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The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is
providing notice that the People’s
Republic of China has requested the
establishment of a dispute settlement
panel under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’). That
request may be found at www.wto.org
contained in a document designated as
WT/DS422/3. 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 December 7, 2011, to be assured
of timely consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be
submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2011–0002. If you are unable to
provide submissions by
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
If (as explained below) the comment
contains confidential information, then
the comment should be submitted by
fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202)
395–3640.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jared Wessel, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative, 600 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20508, (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
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7677]
Exchange Visitor Program--Cap on Current Participant Levels and
Moratorium on New Sponsor Applications for Summer Work Travel Program
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice Regarding the Summer Work Travel Program.
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SUMMARY: Effective January 1, 2012, the Department is restricting the
size of the Exchange Visitor Program (J-1visa) category of Summer Work
Travel to 2011 actual participant levels. The Department is also
announcing, effective immediately, a moratorium on designation of new
Summer Work Travel sponsor organizations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick A. Ruth, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Acting, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, SA-5, Floor 5, 2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20522-0505; Tel: (202) 632-2805. Email: JExchanges@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Summer Work Travel (SWT) program allows
foreign post-secondary students to come to the United States during
their major academic break for a
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maximum of four months to travel and work in largely unskilled
positions. The program has been in operation since 1963 and helps the
Department reach a segment of the youth demographic that often does not
have the means to visit the United States unless they can work to
defray their costs. In 2011, approximately 103,000 foreign students
will have participated in the SWT program. Roughly one million foreign
post-secondary students have participated in the past decade. The SWT
program supports public diplomacy efforts by fostering constructive,
personal ties with foreign youth and offering them a positive view of
the United States that they can then share in their home countries.
The Department began an ongoing, comprehensive review of the Summer
Work Travel program in spring 2010, which has resulted in significant
changes to the existing regulations that govern administration of the
program. A pilot program that placed more stringent requirements on
participants from six countries (Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Belarus,
Moldova and Romania) was implemented for the 2011 season. A program-
wide Interim Final Rule, which took effect on July 15, 2011: (a)
Strengthens sponsor oversight requirements with respect to both program
participants for whom sponsors are responsible and the third parties
that sponsors rely upon to assist them in administering their programs
(i.e., U.S. employers and foreign agents); (b) requires that
participants from non-Visa Waiver Program countries be pre-placed in a
job before the Form DS-2019 is issued; (c) requires sponsors to fully
vet employers and all SWT job offers; and, (d) requires sponsors to
contact current program participants on a monthly basis to monitor
their welfare and whereabouts.
Yet, despite these new regulations, the number of program
complaints received this year continues to remain unacceptably high and
includes, among other issues, reports of improper work placements,
fraudulent job offers, job cancellations upon participant arrival in
the United States, inappropriate work hours, and problems regarding
housing and transportation.
To ensure that these issues are appropriately addressed, the
Department is continuing and augmenting its review of the Summer Work
Travel program and its governing regulations. Until the Department
completes its review and implements the next steps, currently
designated sponsors may continue to operate under their present
designations and current regulations at 22 CFR Part 62; however, until
further notice, SWT program sponsors in business for the full 2011
calendar year will not be permitted to expand their number of program
participants beyond their actual total 2011 participant program size.
No new applications from prospective sponsors for SWT program
designation will be accepted at this time.
Dated: October 31, 2011.
Rick A. Ruth,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Exchange, Acting, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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