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Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: 202–632–6473). The mailing
address is U.S. Department of State, SA–
5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03),
Washington, DC 20522–0505.
Dated: December 3, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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Nusrah Front for the People of the
Levant.
Therefore, pursuant to § 219(b) of the
INA (8 U.S.C. 1189(b)), the Secretary of
State hereby amends the 2004
designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq as a
foreign terrorist organization, to include
the following new alias and other
possible transliterations thereof: AlNusrah Front, Jabhat al-Nusrah, Jabhet
al-Nusra, The Victory Front, Al Nusrah
Front for the People of the Levant.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Secretary of State.
[Public Notice 8104]
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In the Matter of Amendment of the
Designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq, aka
Jam’at al Tawhid wa’al-Jihad, aka The
Monotheism and Jihad Group, aka The
al-Zarqawi Network, aka al-Tawhid, aka
Tanzim Qa‘idat al-Jihad fi Bilad alRafidayn, aka The Organization of alJihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, aka
al-Qaida of Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida
in Iraq, aka al-Qaida in Mesopotamia,
aka al-Qaida in the Land of the Two
Rivers, aka al-Qaida of the Jihad in the
Land of the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida
of Jihad Organization in the Land of
the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida Group of
Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida Group of
Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers,
aka The Organization of Jihad’s Base
in the Country of the Two Rivers, aka
The Organization Base of Jihad/
Country of the Two Rivers, aka The
Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the
Land of the Two Rivers, aka The
Organization Base of Jihad/
Mesopotamia, aka The Organization of
al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the
Land of the Two Rivers, aka Tanzeem
qa’idat al Jihad/Bildad al Raafidaini, as
a Foreign Terrorist Organization
pursuant to Section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act; To
include the aliases Al-Nusrah Front,
Jabhat al-Nusrah, Jabhet al-Nusra, The
Victory Front, Al Nusrah Front for the
People of the Levant
Based upon a review of the
Administrative Record assembled in
this matter pursuant to Section
219(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C.
1189(a)(4)(C)) (‘‘INA’’), and in
consultation with the Attorney General
and the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of State concludes that there
is a sufficient factual basis to find that
al-Qa’ida in Iraq, also known under the
aliases listed above, uses or has used
additional aliases, namely, al-Nusrah
Front, aka Jabhat al-Nusrah, aka Jabhet
al-Nusra, aka The Victory Front, aka Al
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above, uses or has used additional
aliases, namely, al-Nusrah Front, aka
Jabhat al-Nusrah, aka Jabhet al-Nusra,
aka The Victory Front, aka Al Nusrah
Front for the People of the Levant.
Therefore, the Secretary of State
hereby amends the 2004 designation of
al-Qa’ida in Iraq as a Specially
Designated Global Terrorist entity,
pursuant to Executive Order 13224, to
include the following new alias and
other possible transliterations thereof:
Al-Nusrah Front, Jabhat al-Nusrah,
Jabhet al-Nusra, The Victory Front, Al
Nusrah Front for the People of the
Levant.
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Secretary of State.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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[Public Notice 8105]
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In the Matter of the Amendment of the
Designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq, aka
Jam’at al Tawhid wa’al-Jihad, aka The
Monotheism and Jihad Group, aka The
al-Zarqawi Network, aka al-Tawhid, aka
Tanzim Qa‘idat al-Jihad fi Bilad alRafidayn, aka The Organization of alJihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, aka
al-Qaida of Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida
in Iraq, aka al-Qaida in Mesopotamia,
aka al-Qaida in the Land of the Two
Rivers, aka al-Qaida of the Jihad in the
Land of the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida
of Jihad Organization in the Land of
the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida Group of
Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida Group of
Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers,
aka The Organization of Jihad’s Base
in the Country of the Two Rivers, aka
The Organization Base of Jihad/
Country of the Two Rivers, aka The
Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the
Land of the Two Rivers, aka The
Organization Base of Jihad/
Mesopotamia, aka The Organization of
al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the
Land of the Two Rivers, aka Tanzeem
qa’idat al Jihad/Bildad al Raafidaini, as
a Specially Designated Global Terrorist
entity pursuant to Executive Order
13224; To include the aliases AlNusrah Front, Jabhat al-Nusrah,
Jabhet al-Nusra, The Victory Front, Al
Nusrah Front for the People of the
Levant
Based upon a review of the
Administrative Record assembled in
this matter pursuant to Executive Order
13224 and in consultation with the
Attorney General, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of
the Treasury, the Secretary of State
concludes that there is a sufficient
factual basis to find that al-Qa’ida in
Iraq, also known under the aliases listed
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TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WTO/DS449]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding United States ;
Countervailing and Anti-Dumping
Measures on Certain Products From
China
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 November 19,
2012, the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘China’’) requested the establishment
of a dispute settlement panel with the
United States under the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’)
concerning Public Law 112–99, ‘‘An act
to apply the countervailing duty
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to
nonmarket economy countries, and for
other purposes’’ (‘‘Pub. L. 112–99’’), and
the countervailing and anti-dumping
duty determinations and actions by the
Department of Commerce, the U.S.
International Trade Commission and the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on
imports of the products from China
listed below. The panel request may be
found at www.wto.org contained in a
document designated as WT/DS449/2.
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 30, 2012, to be assured
of timely consideration by USTR.
SUMMARY:
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Public comments should be
submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2012–0031. If you are unable to
provide submissions at
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:
Joseph Rieras, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative; or Lisa Wang,
Assistant General Counsel, Office of the
United States Trade Representative.
Contact information is: 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 the establishment
of a WTO dispute settlement panel.
Consistent with this obligation, USTR is
providing notice that China 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 would be expected to
issue a report on its findings and
recommendations within nine months
after it is established.
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ADDRESSES:
Major Issues Raised by China
On November 19, 2012, China
requested the establishment of a panel
concerning Public Law 112–99, ‘‘An act
to apply the countervailing duty
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to
nonmarket economy countries, and for
other purposes’’ (‘‘Pub. L. 112–99’’), and
the concurrent application of antidumping and countervailing duties
under the nonmarket economy
methodology with respect to the
following investigations and reviews
initiated between November 20, 2006
and March 13, 2012 on the following
imports from China: Coated Free Sheet
Paper (C–570–907); Circular Welded
Carbon Quality Steel Pipe (C–570–911);
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube
(C–570–915); Laminated Woven Sacks
(C–570–917); Certain New Pneumatic
Off-The-Road Tires; (C–570–913);
Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road
Tires, Administrative Review (C–570–
913); Raw Flexible Magnets (C–570–
923); Lightweight Thermal Paper (C–
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570–921); Sodium Nitrite (C–570–926);
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless
Pressure Pipe (C–570–931); Certain
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel
Line Pipe (C–570–936); Citric Acid and
Certain Citrate Salts (C–570–938); Citric
Acid and Certain Citrate Salts,
Administrative Review (C–570–938);
Certain Tow Behind Lawn Groomers
and Certain Parts Thereof (C–570–940);
Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and
Racks (C–570–942); Certain Kitchen
Appliance Shelving and Racks,
Administrative Review (C–570–942),
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (C–
570–944), Prestressed Concrete Steel
Wire Strand (C–570–946); Certain Steel
Grating (C–570–948); Wire Decking (C–
570–950); Narrow Woven Ribbons With
Woven Selvedge (C–570–953); Certain
Magnesia Carbon Bricks (C–570–955);
Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy
Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe
(C–570–957); Certain Coated Paper
Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics
Using Sheet-Fed Presses (C–570–959);
Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts (C–
570–963); Drill Pipe (C–570–966);
Aluminum Extrusions (C–570–968);
Multilayered Wood Flooring (C–570–
971); Certain Steel Wheels (C–570–974);
Galvanized Steel Wire (C–570–976);
High Pressure Steel Cylinders (C–570–
978); Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into
Modules, (C–570–980); Utility Scale
Wind Towers (C–570–982); Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks (C–570–984);
Coated Free Sheet Paper (A–570–906);
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel
Pipe (A–570–910); Light-Walled
Rectangular Pipe and Tube (A–570–
916); Laminated Woven Sacks (A–570–
914); Certain New Pneumatic Off-TheRoad Tires (A–570–912); Certain New
Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires,
Administrative Review (A–570–912);
Raw Flexible Magnets (A–570–922);
Lightweight Thermal Paper (A–570–
920); Sodium Nitrite (A–570–925);
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless
Pressure Pipe (A–570–930); Certain
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel
Line Pipe (A–570–935); Citric Acid and
Certain Citrate Salts (A–570–937); Citric
Acid and Certain Citrate Salts,
Administrative Review (A–570–937);
Certain Tow Behind Lawn Groomers
and Certain Parts Thereof (A–570–939);
Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and
Racks (A–570–941); Certain Kitchen
Appliance Shelving and Racks,
Administrative Review (A–570–941);
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (A–
570–943); Prestressed Concrete Steel
Wire Strand (A–570–945); Certain Steel
Grating (A–570–947); Wire Decking (A–
570–949); Narrow Woven Ribbons With
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Woven Selvedge (A–570–952); Certain
Magnesia Carbon Bricks (A–570–954);
Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy
Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe
(A–570–956); Certain Coated Paper
Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics
Using Sheet-Fed Presses (A–570–958);
Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts (A–
570–962); Drill Pipe (A–570–965);
Aluminum Extrusions (A–570–967);
Multilayered Wood Flooring (A–570–
970); Certain Steel Wheels (A–570–973);
Galvanized Steel Wire (A–570–975);
High Pressure Steel Cylinders (A–570–
977); Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into
Modules (A–570–979); Utility Scale
Wind Towers (A–570–981); and Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks (A–570–983).
China alleges that the United States
acted inconsistently with Articles VI,
X:1, X:2, X:3 of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (‘‘GATT
1994’’), Articles 10, 15, 19, 21 and 32 of
the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures (‘‘SCM
Agreement’’), and Articles 9 and 11 of
the Agreement on Implementation of
Article VI of the GATT 1994 (‘‘AD
Agreement’’). The challenged
investigations and reviews are available
at the following Web page of the
Department of Commerce: https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/.
The panel request was largely similar
to the consultations request filed on
September 17, 2012.
Public Comment: Requirements for
Submissions
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments concerning
the issues raised in this dispute. Persons
may submit public comments
electronically to www.regulations.gov
docket number USTR–2012–0031. If you
are unable to provide submissions at
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
To submit comments via
www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number USTR–2012–0031 on the home
page and click ‘‘search’’. The site will
provide a search-results page listing all
documents associated with this docket.
Find a reference to this notice by
selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document
Type’’ on the left side of the searchresults page, and click on the link
entitled ‘‘Comment Now!.’’ (For further
information on using the
www.regulations.gov Web site, please
consult the resources provided on the
Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use
Regulations.gov Site’’ on the bottom of
the page.)
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The www.regulations.gov site
provides the option of providing
comments by filling in a ‘‘Type
Comments’’ field, or by attaching a
document using an ‘‘Upload File’’ field.
It is expected that most comments will
be provided in an attached document. If
a document is attached, it is sufficient
to type ‘‘See attached’’ in the ‘‘Type
Comments’’ field.
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
submitter. Confidential business
information must be clearly designated
as such and the submission must be
marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’
at the top and bottom of the cover page
and each succeeding page. Any
comment containing business
confidential information must be
submitted by fax to Sandy McKinzy at
(202) 395–3640. A non-confidential
summary of the confidential
information must be submitted to
www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in
the docket and open to public
inspection.
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—
(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) Must provide a non-confidential
summary of the information or advice.
Any comment containing confidential
information must be submitted by fax. A
non-confidential summary of the
confidential information must be
submitted to www.regulations.gov. The
non-confidential summary will be
placed in the docket and open to public
inspection.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a
docket on this dispute settlement
proceeding accessible to the public at
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2012–0031. 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
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event of an appeal from such a panel,
the U.S. submissions, any nonconfidential submissions, or nonconfidential summaries of submissions,
received from other participants in the
dispute, will be made available to the
public on USTR’s Web site at
www.ustr.gov, and the report of the
panel, and, if applicable, the report of
the Appellate Body, will be available on
the Web site of the World Trade
Organization, www.wto.org.
Comments open to public inspection
may be viewed on the
www.regulations.gov Web site.
Juan Millan,
Acting Assistant United States Trade
Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2000–7257; Notice No. 72]
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee;
Notice of Meeting
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Announcement of Railroad
Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC)
meeting.
AGENCY:
FRA announces the fortyeighth meeting of the RSAC, a Federal
Advisory Committee that develops
railroad safety regulations through a
consensus process. The RSAC meeting
topics will include opening remarks
from the FRA Administrator and status
reports will be provided by the Fatigue
Management, Rail Failure, and Risk
Reduction Working Groups. Status
reports will also be provided by the
Engineering and System Safety Task
Forces. This agenda is subject to change,
including the possible addition of
further proposed tasks under the Rail
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA).
DATES: The RSAC meeting is scheduled
to commence at 9:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, January 9, 2013, and will
adjourn by 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be
held at the National Housing Center,
located at 1201 15th Street NW.,
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to
the public on a first-come, first-served
basis, and is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. Sign and oral
interpretation can be made available if
requested 10 calendar days before the
meeting.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Woolverton, RSAC Administrative
Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6212;
or Robert Lauby, Deputy Associate
Administrator for Regulatory and
Legislative Operations, FRA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6474.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463), FRA is giving notice of a meeting
of the RSAC. The RSAC was established
to provide advice and recommendations
to FRA on railroad safety matters. The
RSAC is composed of 54 voting
representatives from 32 member
organizations, representing various rail
industry perspectives. In addition, there
are non-voting advisory representatives
from the agencies with railroad safety
regulatory responsibility in Canada and
Mexico, the National Transportation
Safety Board, and the Federal Transit
Administration. The diversity of the
Committee ensures the requisite range
of views and expertise necessary to
discharge its responsibilities. See the
RSAC Web site for details on prior
RSAC activities and pending tasks at:
https://rsac.fra.dot.gov/. Please refer to
the notice published in the Federal
Register on March 11, 1996 (61 FR
9740), for additional information about
the RSAC.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5,
2012.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
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Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2011–0027; Notice No. 5]
Northeast Corridor Safety Committee;
Notice of Meeting
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Announcement of a Northeast
Corridor Safety Committee (NECSC)
meeting.
AGENCY:
FRA announces the third
meeting of the NECSC, a Federal
Advisory Committee mandated by
Section 212 of the Passenger Rail
Investment and Improvement Act of
2008 (PRIIA). The Committee is made
up of stakeholders operating on the
SUMMARY:
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TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WTO/DS449]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States ;
Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Products From China
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(``USTR'') is providing notice that on November 19, 2012, the People's
Republic of China (``China'') requested the establishment of a dispute
settlement panel with the United States under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade Organization (``WTO Agreement'')
concerning Public Law 112-99, ``An act to apply the countervailing duty
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries,
and for other purposes'' (``Pub. L. 112-99''), and the countervailing
and anti-dumping duty determinations and actions by the Department of
Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection on imports of the products from China listed
below. The panel request may be found at www.wto.org contained in a
document designated as WT/DS449/2. 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 30, 2012, to be assured of timely
consideration by USTR.
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ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2012-0031. If you are unable to
provide submissions at 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: Joseph Rieras, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative; or Lisa
Wang, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade
Representative. Contact information is: 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 the establishment of a WTO dispute settlement
panel. Consistent with this obligation, USTR is providing notice that
China 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 would be expected to issue a report on its findings
and recommendations within nine months after it is established.
Major Issues Raised by China
On November 19, 2012, China requested the establishment of a panel
concerning Public Law 112-99, ``An act to apply the countervailing duty
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries,
and for other purposes'' (``Pub. L. 112-99''), and the concurrent
application of anti-dumping and countervailing duties under the
nonmarket economy methodology with respect to the following
investigations and reviews initiated between November 20, 2006 and
March 13, 2012 on the following imports from China: Coated Free Sheet
Paper (C-570-907); Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe (C-570-
911); Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube (C-570-915); Laminated
Woven Sacks (C-570-917); Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires; (C-
570-913); Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires, Administrative
Review (C-570-913); Raw Flexible Magnets (C-570-923); Lightweight
Thermal Paper (C-570-921); Sodium Nitrite (C-570-926); Circular Welded
Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe (C-570-931); Certain Circular Welded
Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe (C-570-936); Citric Acid and Certain
Citrate Salts (C-570-938); Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts,
Administrative Review (C-570-938); Certain Tow Behind Lawn Groomers and
Certain Parts Thereof (C-570-940); Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving
and Racks (C-570-942); Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks,
Administrative Review (C-570-942), Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
(C-570-944), Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand (C-570-946);
Certain Steel Grating (C-570-948); Wire Decking (C-570-950); Narrow
Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge (C-570-953); Certain Magnesia Carbon
Bricks (C-570-955); Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard,
Line, and Pressure Pipe (C-570-957); Certain Coated Paper Suitable for
High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses (C-570-959);
Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts (C-570-963); Drill Pipe (C-570-966);
Aluminum Extrusions (C-570-968); Multilayered Wood Flooring (C-570-
971); Certain Steel Wheels (C-570-974); Galvanized Steel Wire (C-570-
976); High Pressure Steel Cylinders (C-570-978); Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, (C-570-980);
Utility Scale Wind Towers (C-570-982); Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks (C-
570-984); Coated Free Sheet Paper (A-570-906); Circular Welded Carbon
Quality Steel Pipe (A-570-910); Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube
(A-570-916); Laminated Woven Sacks (A-570-914); Certain New Pneumatic
Off-The-Road Tires (A-570-912); Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road
Tires, Administrative Review (A-570-912); Raw Flexible Magnets (A-570-
922); Lightweight Thermal Paper (A-570-920); Sodium Nitrite (A-570-
925); Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe (A-570-930);
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe (A-570-935);
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts (A-570-937); Citric Acid and
Certain Citrate Salts, Administrative Review (A-570-937); Certain Tow
Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof (A-570-939); Certain
Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks (A-570-941); Certain Kitchen
Appliance Shelving and Racks, Administrative Review (A-570-941);
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (A-570-943); Prestressed Concrete
Steel Wire Strand (A-570-945); Certain Steel Grating (A-570-947); Wire
Decking (A-570-949); Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge (A-570-
952); Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks (A-570-954); Certain Seamless
Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe (A-570-956);
Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using
Sheet-Fed Presses (A-570-958); Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts (A-
570-962); Drill Pipe (A-570-965); Aluminum Extrusions (A-570-967);
Multilayered Wood Flooring (A-570-970); Certain Steel Wheels (A-570-
973); Galvanized Steel Wire (A-570-975); High Pressure Steel Cylinders
(A-570-977); Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules (A-570-979); Utility Scale Wind Towers (A-570-
981); and Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks (A-570-983). China alleges that
the United States acted inconsistently with Articles VI, X:1, X:2, X:3
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (``GATT 1994''),
Articles 10, 15, 19, 21 and 32 of the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures (``SCM Agreement''), and Articles 9 and 11 of
the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (``AD
Agreement''). The challenged investigations and reviews are available
at the following Web page of the Department of Commerce: https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/.
The panel request was largely similar to the consultations request
filed on September 17, 2012.
Public Comment: Requirements for Submissions
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning the issues raised in this dispute. Persons may submit public
comments electronically to www.regulations.gov docket number USTR-2012-
0031. If you are unable to provide submissions at www.regulations.gov,
please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an
alternative method of transmission.
To submit comments via www.regulations.gov, enter docket number
USTR-2012-0031 on the home page and click ``search''. The site will
provide a search-results page listing all documents associated with
this docket. Find a reference to this notice by selecting ``Notice''
under ``Document Type'' on the left side of the search-results page,
and click on the link entitled ``Comment Now!.'' (For further
information on using the www.regulations.gov Web site, please consult
the resources provided on the Web site by clicking on ``How to Use
Regulations.gov Site'' on the bottom of the page.)
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The www.regulations.gov site provides the option of providing
comments by filling in a ``Type Comments'' field, or by attaching a
document using an ``Upload File'' field. It is expected that most
comments will be provided in an attached document. If a document is
attached, it is sufficient to type ``See attached'' in the ``Type
Comments'' field.
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 submitter.
Confidential business information must be clearly designated as such
and the submission must be marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top
and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page. Any comment
containing business confidential information must be submitted by fax
to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-3640. A non-confidential summary of the
confidential information must be submitted to www.regulations.gov. The
non-confidential summary will be placed in the docket and open to
public inspection.
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--
(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) Must provide a non-confidential summary of the information or
advice.
Any comment containing confidential information must be submitted
by fax. A non-confidential summary of the confidential information must
be submitted to www.regulations.gov. The non-confidential summary will
be placed in the docket and open to public inspection.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a docket on this dispute settlement
proceeding accessible to the public at www.regulations.gov, docket
number USTR-2012-0031. 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, any non-confidential
submissions, or non-confidential summaries of submissions, received
from other participants in the dispute, will be made available to the
public on USTR's Web site at www.ustr.gov, and the report of the panel,
and, if applicable, the report of the Appellate Body, will be available
on the Web site of the World Trade Organization, www.wto.org.
Comments open to public inspection may be viewed on the
www.regulations.gov Web site.
Juan Millan,
Acting Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2012-29872 Filed 12-10-12; 8:45 am]
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