Announcement of Entry Into Force of the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty Between the United States and the United Kingdom, 23538-23539 [2012-9451]

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[FR Doc. 2012–9455 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #13054 and #13055] West Virginia Disaster Number WV– 00027 U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Amendment 1. AGENCY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA–4061–DR), dated 03/22/2012. SUMMARY: 13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:10 Apr 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides. Incident Period: 03/15/2012 through 03/31/2012. Effective Date: 03/31/2012. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/21/2012. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/24/2012. ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of the President’s major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia, dated 03/22/2012 is hereby amended to establish the incident period for this disaster as beginning 03/ 15/2012 and continuing through 03/31/ 2012. All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008) James E. Rivera, Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance. [FR Doc. 2012–9456 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 7851] RIN 1400–AC95 Announcement of Entry Into Force of the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty Between the United States and the United Kingdom ACTION: Notice. On April 13, 2012, the United States and the United Kingdom exchanged diplomatic notes bringing the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation (Treaty Doc. 110–7) into force. This Notice announces the entry into force of the Treaty. This Notice also announces April 13, 2012 as the effective date of the rule published on March 21, 2012 (77 FR 16592) implementing the Treaty and making other updates to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 76 / Thursday, April 19, 2012 / Notices DATES: This notice is effective April 19, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah J. Heidema, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522–0112, telephone (202) 663–2809, email at heidemasj@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 21, 2012, the Department of State published a rule (77 FR 16592) amending the ITAR to implement the Treaty, and identify via a supplement the defense articles and defense services that may not be exported pursuant to the Treaty. The rule also amended the ITAR section pertaining to the Canadian exemption and added Israel to the list of countries and entities that have a shorter Congressional notification certification time period and a higher dollar value reporting threshold. This rule indicated it would become effective upon the entry into force of the Treaty and that the Department of State would publish a rule document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of this rule. This notice is being published to make such announcement. Dated: April 13, 2012. Beth M. McCormick, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense Trade and Regional Security, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 2012–9451 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–25–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [Dispute No. WTO/DS316] WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding European Communities and Certain Member States—Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft—Recourse by the United States to Article 21.5 of the DSU Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is providing notice that on March 30, 2012, the United States requested 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/DS316/23. USTR invites written comments from the public concerning the issues raised in this dispute. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:10 Apr 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 Although USTR will accept any comments received during the course of the dispute settlement proceedings, comments should be submitted on or before May 21, 2012 to be assured of timely consideration by USTR. ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically to www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR–2012–007. If you are unable to provide submissions to 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: Willis S. Martyn, Associate General Counsel, or Frank J. Schweitzer, Associate General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395–3150. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 127(b)(1) 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 establishment of a WTO dispute settlement panel. Consistent with this obligation, USTR is providing notice that it has requested a panel pursuant to the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (‘‘DSU’). Once it is established, the panel will hold its meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, and could issue a report on its findings and recommendations as soon as three months after its establishment. DATES: Major Issues Raised by the United States On June 1, 2011, the Dispute Settlement Body (‘‘DSB’’) adopted its recommendations and rulings in the dispute European Communities and Certain Member States—Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (DS316) (‘‘EC—Large Civil Aircraft’’). The DSB ruled that the following are specific subsidies within the meaning of Articles 1 and 2 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (‘‘SCM Agreement’’) that caused adverse effects to U.S. interests within the meaning of Articles 5(c) and 6.3(a), (b), and (c) of that Agreement: • Grants of launch aid/member State financing (‘‘LA/MSF’’) by the European Union (‘‘EU’’) member state governments of France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom to Airbus for PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23539 the A300, A310, A320, A330, A340, A330–200, A340–500/600, and A380; ¨ • The provision of the Muhlenberger Loch site and the lengthened Bremen Airport Runway; • Grants by authorities in Germany and Spain for the construction of manufacturing and assembly facilities in Nordenham, Germany, and Sevilla, La Rinconada, Toledo, Puerto de Santa Maria, and Puerto Real, Spain, and by the government of Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha to Airbus in Puerto Real, Sevilla, and Illescas (Toledo); • The 1989 acquisition by ¨ Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (‘‘KfW’’) of a 20 percent equity interest in Deutsche Airbus and the 1992 transfer by KfW of its 100 percent equity interest in Deutsche Airbus to Messerschmitt¨ Bolkow-Blohm GmbH (‘‘MBB’’); and • The 1987, 1988, 1992, and 1994 ´ equity infusions to Aerospatiale. The DSB recommended that the EU and certain member States bring their WTO-inconsistent measures into compliance with their obligations under the SCM Agreement. On December 1, 2011, the EU transmitted a document (‘‘EU Notification’’) to the United States and the DSB claiming that the EU had brought its measures fully into conformity with the DSB recommendations and rulings. The EU notification included a list of 36 ‘‘appropriate steps’’ taken by the EU to bring its measures into conformity with the EU’s WTO obligations. Upon review of the notification, the United States did not agree with the EU’s position that the EU had fully complied with the DSB recommendations and rulings. Accordingly, the United States requested consultations on December 9, 2011. The United States and the EU held consultations on January 13, 2012. The consultations failed to resolve the dispute. Article 7.8 of the SCM Agreement provides that a Member found to maintain measures inconsistent with Article 5(c) and 6.3 of the SCM Agreement ‘‘shall take appropriate steps to remove the adverse effects or shall withdraw the subsidy.’’ The United States considers that the EU has done neither of these with regard to the measures identified above. As there is ‘‘disagreement as to the existence or consistency with a covered agreement of measures taken to comply with the recommendations and rulings’’ of the DSB, the United States is seeking recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU. The United States has requested that the Article 21.5 panel consider the following matters. With respect to the measures the EU has identified in the E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23538-23539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9451]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7851]
RIN 1400-AC95


Announcement of Entry Into Force of the Defense Trade Cooperation 
Treaty Between the United States and the United Kingdom

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On April 13, 2012, the United States and the United Kingdom 
exchanged diplomatic notes bringing the Treaty between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade 
Cooperation (Treaty Doc. 110-7) into force. This Notice announces the 
entry into force of the Treaty. This Notice also announces April 13, 
2012 as the effective date of the rule published on March 21, 2012 (77 
FR 16592) implementing the Treaty and making other updates to the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

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DATES: This notice is effective April 19, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah J. Heidema, Office of Defense 
Trade Controls Policy, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of 
Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 
20522-0112, telephone (202) 663-2809, email at heidemasj@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 21, 2012, the Department of State 
published a rule (77 FR 16592) amending the ITAR to implement the 
Treaty, and identify via a supplement the defense articles and defense 
services that may not be exported pursuant to the Treaty. The rule also 
amended the ITAR section pertaining to the Canadian exemption and added 
Israel to the list of countries and entities that have a shorter 
Congressional notification certification time period and a higher 
dollar value reporting threshold. This rule indicated it would become 
effective upon the entry into force of the Treaty and that the 
Department of State would publish a rule document in the Federal 
Register announcing the effective date of this rule. This notice is 
being published to make such announcement.

    Dated: April 13, 2012.
Beth M. McCormick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense Trade and Regional Security, Bureau 
of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-9451 Filed 4-18-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-25-P
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