Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11), 12413-12414 [2013-04155]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2013 / Notices sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES present oral testimony must be accompanied by a written brief or summary statement, in English, and also must be received by 5 p.m., March 14, 2013. Oral testimony before the GSP Subcommittee will be limited to fiveminute presentations that summarize or supplement information contained in briefs or statements submitted for the record. Post-hearing briefs or statements will be accepted if they conform with the regulations cited below and are submitted, in English, by 5 p.m., April 18, 2013. Parties not wishing to appear at the public hearing may submit prehearing and post-hearing briefs or comments by the aforementioned deadlines. The GSP Subcommittee strongly encourages submission of all posthearing briefs or statements by the April 18, 2013 deadline in order to receive timely consideration in the GSP Subcommittee’s review of the subject petitions. 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To ensure their timely and expeditious receipt and consideration, submissions in response to this notice must be submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov using the appropriate country-specific docket number(s) listed below. Bangladesh (worker rights): USTR– 2012–0036; Georgia (worker rights): USTR–2013– 0009; Niger (worker rights): USTR–2013– 0005; Philippines (worker rights): USTR– 2013–0006; Uzbekistan (worker rights): USTR– 2013–0007; Russia (IPR): USTR–2013–0008; and Uzbekistan (IPR): USTR–2013–0014. Hand-delivered submissions will not be accepted. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:18 Feb 21, 2013 Jkt 229001 To make a submission using https:// www.regulations.gov, enter the countryspecific docket number in the ‘‘Search for’’ field on the home page and click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will provide a search-results page listing all documents associated with this docket. 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Confidential business information must be clearly designated as such. The submission must be marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page, and the submission should indicate, via brackets, the specific information that is confidential. PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12413 Additionally, ‘‘Business Confidential’’ must be included in the ‘‘Type Comment’’ field. For any submission containing business confidential information, a non-confidential version must be submitted separately (i.e., not as part of the same submission with the confidential version), indicating where confidential information has been redacted. The non-confidential version will be placed in the docket and open to public inspection. Public Viewing of Review Submissions Submissions in response to this notice, except for information granted ‘‘business confidential’’ status under 15 CFR 2003.6, will be available for public viewing pursuant to 15 CFR 2007.6 at https://www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing, usually within two weeks of the relevant due date or date of the submission. Such submissions may be viewed by entering the country-specific docket number in the search field at: https:// www.regulations.gov. William D. Jackson, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Generalized System of Preferences, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. [FR Doc. 2013–04039 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3290–F3–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC–11) Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice of a Partially Opened Meeting. AGENCY: The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting on Monday, March 4, 2013. The meeting will be opened to the public from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 4, 2012 unless otherwise notified. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite M800, Training Room A, Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at (202) 482–3222, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agenda topics to be discussed are: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 12414 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2013 / Notices —Export.gov 2.0 Launch —Doing Business in Africa Initiative —Metropolitan Export Initiative Tiffany Enoch, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, For Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement. [FR Doc. 2013–04155 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3290–F3–P 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 a dispute settlement panel has been established pursuant to the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding (‘‘DSU’’). The panel will hold its meetings in Geneva, Switzerland. Major Issues Raised by Argentina Due to the presence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Argentina, the United States Department of Agriculture’s [Dispute No. WTO/DS447] Animal and Plant Health Inspection WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Service (APHIS) does not permit the Regarding United States—Measures import of fresh bovine meat (beef) from Affecting the Importation of Animals, Argentina. In December 2002, Argentina Meat and Other Animal Products From submitted an application for Argentina authorization to import fresh beef that is either chilled or frozen from the subAGENCY: Office of the United States national region of Argentina north of the Trade Representative. 42nd parallel. In September 2003, ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Argentina submitted an application for FMD disease-free status (which would SUMMARY: The Office of the United include permission to import fresh beef States Trade Representative (AUSTR@) that is either chilled or frozen) with is providing notice that Argentina has requested the establishment of a dispute respect to a sub-national region designated as Patagonia South. In settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade December 2008, Argentina submitted an application to APHIS requesting FMD Organization (AWTO Agreement@). disease-free status (which would That request may be found at include permission to import fresh beef www.wto.org contained in a document that is either chilled or frozen) with designated as WT/DS447/2. USTR respect to a sub-national region invites written comments from the designated as Patagonia North B. No public concerning the issues raised in final decision has been reached on these this dispute. applications. DATES: Although USTR will accept any In its request for the establishment of comments received during the course of a panel, Argentina alleges that the the dispute settlement proceedings, regulations and other measures of comments should be submitted on or APHIS as applied to Argentina’s request before March 21, 2013, to be assured of for import authorization breach various timely consideration by USTR. provisions of the Agreement on the ADDRESSES: Public comments should be Application of Sanitary and submitted electronically to Phytosanitary Measures (SPS www.regulations.gov, docket number Agreement) and the General Agreements USTR–2013–0003. If you are unable to on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994). provide submissions at For instance, Argentina asserts that www.regulations.gov, please contact APHIS’s existing prohibition on the Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to importation of animals, meat and other arrange for an alternative method of animal products in connection to FMD transmission. lacks scientific justification and is If (as explained below) the comment discriminatory. In addition, Argentina contains confidential information, then argues that APHIS has not processed the comment should be submitted by Argentina’s applications in a timely fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202) manner. 395–3640. Public Comment: Requirements for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Chen, Assistant General Counsel, Submissions Office of the United States Trade Interested persons are invited to Representative, 600 17th Street NW., submit written comments concerning Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395–3150. the issues raised in this dispute. Persons may submit public comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section electronically to www.regulations.gov 127(b) of the Uruguay Round docket number USTR–2013–0003. If you Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’) (19 U.S.C. are unable to provide submissions by 3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and www.regulations.gov, please contact opportunity for comment be provided sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:18 Feb 21, 2013 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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–2013–0003 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 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 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/she 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 to 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 E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12413-12414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04155]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on 
Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11)

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of a Partially Opened Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority 
Business (ITAC-11) will hold a meeting on Monday, March 4, 2013. The 
meeting will be opened to the public from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 4, 2012 unless otherwise 
notified.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan International 
Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite M800, Training Room A, 
Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC-11 at 
(202) 482-3222, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agenda topics to be discussed are:


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--Export.gov 2.0 Launch
--Doing Business in Africa Initiative
--Metropolitan Export Initiative

Tiffany Enoch,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, For Intergovernmental 
Affairs and Public Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2013-04155 Filed 2-21-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3290-F3-P

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