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J. Adam Ereli,
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Claes
Oldenburg: The Street and The Store’’
Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, and Delegation of
Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000
(and, as appropriate, Delegation of
Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I
hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Claes
Oldenburg: The Street and The Store,’’
imported from abroad for temporary
exhibition within the United States, are
of cultural significance. The objects are
imported pursuant to loan agreements
with the foreign owners or custodians.
I also determine that the exhibition or
display of the exhibit objects at the
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New
York, from on or about April 14, 2013,
until on or about August 5, 2013, the
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, from on or about September
14, 2013, until on or about January 14,
2014, and at possible additional
exhibitions or venues yet to be
determined, is in the national interest.
I have ordered that Public Notice of
these Determinations be published in
the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, including a list of
the exhibit objects, contact Paul W.
Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WT/DS455]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding Indonesia Importation of
Horticultural Products, Animals and
Animal Products
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
[Public Notice 8187]
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 13481 C and for
economic injury is 13482 0.
The State which received an EIDL
Declaration # is Georgia.
State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The
mailing address is U.S. Department of
State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite
5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.
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Numbers 59002 and 59008)
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The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is
providing notice that on January 10,
2013, the United States requested
consultations with the Government of
the Republic of Indonesia (‘‘Indonesia’’)
under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’)
concerning certain measures imposed
by Indonesia on the importation of
horticultural products, animals and
animal products. That request may be
found at www.wto.org, contained in a
document designated as WT/DS455/1.
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 14, 2013 to assure timely
consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be
submitted electronically at
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2013–0002. 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:
Arthur Tsao, Assistant General Counsel,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative, (202) 395–3150.
SUMMARY:
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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 a 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Major Issues Raised by the United
States
On January 10, 2013, the United
States requested consultations
concerning certain measures imposed
by Indonesia on the importation of
horticultural products, animals and
animal products into Indonesia.
Indonesia subjects the importation of
horticultural products, animals and
animal products into Indonesia to nonautomatic import licenses and quotas,
thereby restricting imports of goods. In
particular, Indonesia imposes an import
licensing regime for horticultural
products and for animal and animal
products pursuant to which an importer
must complete multiple steps prior to
importing those products into
Indonesia.
The legal instruments through which
Indonesia imposes and administers
these measures include but are not
limited to the following instruments:
Law of the Republic of Indonesia
Number 13 of Year 2010 Concerning
Horticulture; Regulation of the Minister
of Agriculture Number 60/Permentan/
OT.140/9/2012; Regulation of the
Minister of Trade Number 30/M–DAG/
PER/5/2012 Regarding Provisions on
Import of Horticultural Products;
Regulation of the Minister of Trade
Number 60/M–DAG/PER/9/2012
Regarding Second Amendment of
Regulation of the Minister of Trade
Number 30/M–DAG/PER/5/2012
Regarding Provisions on Import of
Horticultural Products; Law of the
Republic of Indonesia Number 18/2009
on Animal Husbandry and Animal
Health; Regulation of the Minister of
Agriculture Number 50/Permentan/
OT.140/9/2011 Concerning
Recommendation for Approval on
Import of Carcasses, Meats, Edible
Offals and/or Processed Products
Thereof to Indonesian Territory; and
Regulation of the Minister of Trade
Number 24/M–DAG/PER/9/2011
Concerning Provisions on the Import
and Export of Animal and Animal
Product. The legal instruments also
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include any amendments, related
measures, or implementing measures.
These licensing regimes have
significant trade-restrictive effects on
imports and are used to implement what
appear to be WTO-inconsistent
measures. The multi-step licensing
process appears to be more
administratively burdensome than
absolutely necessary to administer the
measure. The issuance of licenses
appears to be delayed or refused by the
Indonesian authorities on nontransparent grounds. The Indonesian
licensing measures do not inform
traders of the basis for granting licenses.
The licensing regimes do not appear to
be administered in a uniform, impartial
and reasonable manner, because the
measures are applied inconsistently and
unpredictably.
Through these measures, Indonesia
appears to have acted inconsistently
with its obligations under the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(‘‘GATT 1994’’), the Agreement on
Agriculture (‘‘Agriculture Agreement’’),
and the Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures (‘‘Import Licensing
Agreement’’). Specifically, the United
States asserts that Indonesia’s measures
appear to be inconsistent with the
following provisions of the GATT 1994,
the Agriculture Agreement, and the
Import Licensing Agreement:
1. Articles X:3(a) and XI:1 of the
GATT 1994;
2. Article 4.2 of the Agriculture
Agreement; and
3. Articles 1.2, 3.2 and 3.3 of the
Import Licensing Agreement.
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–2013–0002. 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.
To submit comments via
www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number USTR–2013–0002 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 ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ (For
further information on using the
www.regulations.gov Web site, please
consult the resources provided on the
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Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use
This Site’’ on the left side of the home
page).
The www.regulations.gov Web site
allows users to provide 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 that he
submitted, 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 at
www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in
the docket and will be open to public
inspection.
USTR may determine that information
or advice contained in a comment
submitted, other than business
confidential information, is 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 at www.regulations.gov. The
non-confidential summary will be
placed in the docket and will be 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, docket number USTR–
2013–0002, accessible to the public at
www.regulations.gov.
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The public file will include nonconfidential comments received by
USTR from the public regarding the
dispute. If a dispute settlement panel is
convened, or in the event of an appeal
from such a panel, the following
documents will be made available to the
public at www.ustr.gov: The United
States’ submissions, any nonconfidential submissions received from
other participants in the dispute, and
any non-confidential summaries of
submissions received from other
participants in the dispute. In the event
that a dispute settlement panel is
convened, or in the event of an appeal
from such a panel, the report of the
panel, and, if applicable, the report of
the Appellate Body, will also be
available on the Web site of the World
Trade Organization at www.wto.org.
Comments open to public inspection
may be viewed at www.regulations.gov.
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Juan Millan,
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for Monitoring and Enforcement.
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National Freight Advisory Committee
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Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of
National Freight Advisory Committee
(NFAC or Committee) and Solicitation
of Nominations for Membership.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 9(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C., App. 2.), and in
accordance with Title 41, Code of
Federal Regulations, Section 102–3.65,
and following consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration, notice
is hereby given that the NFAC will be
established for a 2-year period.
The Committee will provide advice
and recommendations to the Secretary
of Transportation on matters related to
freight transportation in the United
States, including: (1) Implementation of
the freight transportation requirements
of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112–141); (2)
establishment of the National Freight
Network; (3) development of a National
Freight Strategic Plan; (4) development
of strategies to help States implement
State Freight Advisory Committees and
State Freight Plans; (5) development of
measures of conditions and performance
in freight transportation; (6)
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development of freight transportation
investment, data, and planning tools;
and (7) legislative recommendations.
Additionally, the establishment of the
NFAC is necessary for the Department
to carry out its mission and is in the
public interest. The Committee will
operate in accordance with the
provisions of the FACA and the rules
and regulations issued in
implementation of that Act.
This notice also requests nominations
for members of the Committee to ensure
a wide range of member candidates and
a balanced Committee.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before midnight E.D.T. on March
21, 2013. The Department encourages
nominations submitted any time before
the deadline.
ADDRESSES: All nomination materials
should be emailed to freight@dot.gov or
faxed to the attention of Shira Bergstein
at (202) 366–0263, or mailed to Shira
Bergstein, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary
Office of Policy, Room W84–317, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590. Any person needing
accessibility accommodations should
contact Shira Bergstein at (202) 366–
1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shira Bergstein, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary
Office of Policy, Room W84–317, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590; phone (202) 366–1999; email:
freight@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Transportation is hereby
soliciting nominations for members of
the NFAC. The Secretary of
Transportation will appoint at least 25
committee members. Members will be
selected with a view toward achieving
varied perspectives on freight
transportation, including (1) modes of
transportation; (2) regional
representation; (3) relevant policy areas
such as economic competitiveness,
safety, labor, and environment; (4)
freight customers and providers; and (5)
government bodies. Specifically, the
Committee will seek to balance the
following interests to the extent
practicable: State Departments of
Transportation; State, local, and tribal
elected officials; local planning offices;
shippers, businesses, and economic
development; air cargo, freight
forwarder, rail, maritime, ports,
trucking, and pipelines; labor union,
and safety, the environment, and equity
communities. Committee members may
serve for a term of 2 years or less and
may be reappointed for successive
terms, with no more than 2 successive
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terms. The Chair and Vice Chair of the
Committee will be appointed by the
Under Secretary of Transportation for
Policy from among the selected
members, and the Committee is
expected to meet approximately three
times per year or as necessary.
Subcommittees may be formed to
address specific freight transportation
issues. Some Committee members may
be appointed as representative
members; other Committee members
may be appointed as Special
Government Employees and will be
subject to certain ethical restrictions,
and such members will be required to
submit certain information in
connection with the appointment
process.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Individuals can selfnominate or be nominated by any
individual or organization. For
nominators’ convenience, a sample
template for submitting nominations
can be downloaded from https://
www.freight.dot.gov. To be considered
for the NFAC, nominators should
submit the following information:
(1) Contact Information for the
nominee, consisting of:
a. Name
b. Title
c. Organization or Affiliation
d. Address
e. City, State, Zip
f. Telephone number
g. Email address
(2) Statement of interest limited to
250 words on why the nominee wants
to serve on the NFAC and the unique
perspectives and experiences the
nominee brings to the NFAC;
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(3) Resume limited to 3 pages
describing professional and academic
expertise, experience, and knowledge,
including any relevant experience
serving on advisory committees, past
and present;
(4) An affirmative statement that the
nominee is not a federally registered
lobbyist, and that the nominee
understands that if, appointed, the
nominee will not be allowed to continue
to serve as a Committee member if the
nominee becomes a federally registered
lobbyist; and
(5) Optional letters of support.
Please do not send company, trade
association, organization brochures, or
any other promotional information.
Materials submitted should total five
pages or less and must be formatted in
Microsoft Word or PDF. Should more
information be needed, DOT staff will
contact the nominee, obtain information
from the nominee’s past affiliations, or
obtain information from publicly
available sources, such as the Internet.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WT/DS455]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding Indonesia Importation
of Horticultural Products, Animals and Animal Products
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 January 10, 2013, the United
States requested consultations with the Government of the Republic of
Indonesia (``Indonesia'') under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing
the World Trade Organization (``WTO Agreement'') concerning certain
measures imposed by Indonesia on the importation of horticultural
products, animals and animal products. That request may be found at
www.wto.org, contained in a document designated as WT/DS455/1. 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 14, 2013 to assure timely consideration by
USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically at
www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2013-0002. 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: Arthur Tsao, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 395-
3150.
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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 a 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 the United States
On January 10, 2013, the United States requested consultations
concerning certain measures imposed by Indonesia on the importation of
horticultural products, animals and animal products into Indonesia.
Indonesia subjects the importation of horticultural products, animals
and animal products into Indonesia to non-automatic import licenses and
quotas, thereby restricting imports of goods. In particular, Indonesia
imposes an import licensing regime for horticultural products and for
animal and animal products pursuant to which an importer must complete
multiple steps prior to importing those products into Indonesia.
The legal instruments through which Indonesia imposes and
administers these measures include but are not limited to the following
instruments: Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 13 of Year 2010
Concerning Horticulture; Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture
Number 60/Permentan/OT.140/9/2012; Regulation of the Minister of Trade
Number 30/M-DAG/PER/5/2012 Regarding Provisions on Import of
Horticultural Products; Regulation of the Minister of Trade Number 60/
M-DAG/PER/9/2012 Regarding Second Amendment of Regulation of the
Minister of Trade Number 30/M-DAG/PER/5/2012 Regarding Provisions on
Import of Horticultural Products; Law of the Republic of Indonesia
Number 18/2009 on Animal Husbandry and Animal Health; Regulation of the
Minister of Agriculture Number 50/Permentan/OT.140/9/2011 Concerning
Recommendation for Approval on Import of Carcasses, Meats, Edible
Offals and/or Processed Products Thereof to Indonesian Territory; and
Regulation of the Minister of Trade Number 24/M-DAG/PER/9/2011
Concerning Provisions on the Import and Export of Animal and Animal
Product. The legal instruments also include any amendments, related
measures, or implementing measures.
These licensing regimes have significant trade-restrictive effects
on imports and are used to implement what appear to be WTO-inconsistent
measures. The multi-step licensing process appears to be more
administratively burdensome than absolutely necessary to administer the
measure. The issuance of licenses appears to be delayed or refused by
the Indonesian authorities on non-transparent grounds. The Indonesian
licensing measures do not inform traders of the basis for granting
licenses. The licensing regimes do not appear to be administered in a
uniform, impartial and reasonable manner, because the measures are
applied inconsistently and unpredictably.
Through these measures, Indonesia appears to have acted
inconsistently with its obligations under the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (``GATT 1994''), the Agreement on Agriculture
(``Agriculture Agreement''), and the Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures (``Import Licensing Agreement''). Specifically, the United
States asserts that Indonesia's measures appear to be inconsistent with
the following provisions of the GATT 1994, the Agriculture Agreement,
and the Import Licensing Agreement:
1. Articles X:3(a) and XI:1 of the GATT 1994;
2. Article 4.2 of the Agriculture Agreement; and
3. Articles 1.2, 3.2 and 3.3 of the Import Licensing Agreement.
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-
2013-0002. 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.
To submit comments via www.regulations.gov, enter docket number
USTR-2013-0002 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 ``Submit a Comment'' (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 This
Site'' on the left side of the home page).
The www.regulations.gov Web site allows users to provide 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 that
he submitted, 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 at www.regulations.gov. The
non-confidential summary will be placed in the docket and will be open
to public inspection.
USTR may determine that information or advice contained in a
comment submitted, other than business confidential information, is
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 at www.regulations.gov. The non-confidential summary will
be placed in the docket and will be 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, docket number USTR-2013-0002, accessible to the public at
www.regulations.gov.
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The public file will include non-confidential comments received by
USTR from the public regarding the dispute. If a dispute settlement
panel is convened, or in the event of an appeal from such a panel, the
following documents will be made available to the public at
www.ustr.gov: The United States' submissions, any non-confidential
submissions received from other participants in the dispute, and any
non-confidential summaries of submissions received from other
participants in the dispute. In the event that a dispute settlement
panel is convened, or in the event of an appeal from such a panel, the
report of the panel, and, if applicable, the report of the Appellate
Body, will also be available on the Web site of the World Trade
Organization at www.wto.org. Comments open to public inspection may be
viewed at www.regulations.gov.
Juan Mill[aacute]n,
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2013-03667 Filed 2-15-13; 8:45 am]
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