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• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
• Form Number: Forms DS–2053,
DS–2054, DS–3024, DS–3030, DS–3025,
DS–3026.
• Respondents: Immigrant or Refugee
Applicant.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
660,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
660,000.
• Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
660,000.
• Frequency: Once Per respondent.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection:
Forms for this collection are
completed by panel physicians for
refugees and aliens seeking immigrant
visas to the U.S. The collection records
medical information necessary to
determine whether refugees or
immigrant visa applicants have medical
conditions affecting the public health
and requiring treatment.
Methodology: A panel physician,
contracted by the consular post in
accordance with instructions issued by
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),
performs the medical examination of the
applicant and completes the forms. The
CDC also provides panel physicians
with technical instructions (TIs) for
completing the form. Panel physicians
follow either the 1991 version or the
2007 version of the TIs. Forms DS–2053
and DS–3024 correspond with the 1991
TIs; Form DS–2054 and Form DS–3030
correspond with the 2007 TIs. Forms
DS–3025 and DS–3026 correspond with
both sets of TIs. Upon completing the
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applicant’s medical examination, the
examining panel physician submits a
report to the consular officer on Form
DS–2053 or DS–2054.
Dated: February 27, 2014.
Edward Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WTO/DS414]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding China—Countervailing and
Anti-Dumping Duties on Grain
Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel
From the United States—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 February 13,
2014, the United States requested the
establishment of a dispute settlement
panel under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade
Organization with the People’s Republic
of China (‘‘China’’) concerning China’s
continuing imposition of anti-dumping
and countervailing duties on grain
oriented flat-rolled electrical steel from
the United States. That request may be
found at www.wto.org in a document
designated as WT/DS414/16. 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 31, 2014, to be assured of
timely consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be
submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2014–0006.
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 H. Rieras, Assistant General
SUMMARY:
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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 the establishment
of a World Trade Organization (‘‘WTO’’)
dispute settlement panel. Pursuant to
this provision, USTR is providing notice
that the United States has requested a
panel pursuant to Article 21.5 of the
WTO Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of
Disputes (‘‘DSU’’). Once it is
established, the panel will hold its
meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, and
could issue a report on its findings
within nine months after its
establishment.
Major Issues Raised by the United
States
On November 16, 2012, the WTO
Dispute Settlement Body (‘‘DSB’’)
adopted its recommendations and
rulings in the dispute China—
Countervailing and Anti-Dumping
Duties on Grain Oriented Flat-rolled
Electrical Steel from the United States
(‘‘China—GOES’’) (DS414). The DSB
found that China imposed antidumping
and countervailing duties on U.S.
exports of grain oriented flat-rolled
electrical steel (‘‘GOES’’) in a manner
that breached China’s obligations under
the Agreement on Implementation of
Article VI of the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade 1994 (‘‘AD
Agreement’’) and the Agreement on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
(‘‘SCM Agreement’’). The DSB
recommended that China bring its
measures into conformity with its
obligations under these Agreements.
On November 30, 2012, China
announced its intention to implement
the DSB’s recommendations and rulings
in this dispute and stated that it would
need a reasonable period of time in
which to do so. On May 3, 2013, the
arbitrator appointed under Article
21.3(c) of the DSU issued an Award
providing China eight months and 15
days to implement the DSB’s
recommendations and rulings, expiring
on July 31, 2013. On July 31, 2013,
China issued a re-determination in
relation to the duties at issue in this
dispute, as set forth in China’s Ministry
of Commerce (MOFCOM) Public Notice
[2013] No. 51, including its annexes.
This re-determination continues the
imposition of antidumping and
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countervailing duties on imports of
GOES from the United States.
The United States considers that
China has failed to bring its measures
into conformity with the covered
agreements. 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. Specifically, the United
States considers that China’s measures
continuing to impose antidumping and
countervailing duties on GOES from the
United States, as set forth in MOFCOM
Public Notice [2013] No. 51, including
its annexes, and in MOFCOM Public
Notice No. 21 [2010], including its
annexes, are inconsistent with Articles
1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 6.9, 12.2, and 12.2.2
of the AD Agreement; Articles 10, 12.8,
15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 22.3, and 22.5 of
the SCM Agreement; and Article VI of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade 1994 (‘‘GATT 1994’’).
Although the parties agreed that
consultations were not required under
the DSU, on January 13, 2014, the
United States requested consultations
with China consistent with the parties’
understanding on procedures under
Articles 21 and 22 of the DSU. That
request may be found at www.wto.org
contained in a document designated as
WT/DS414/15.
The United States and China held
consultations on January 24, 2014, but
the consultations did not resolve the
matter.
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–2014–0006. 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–2014–0006 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
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Regulations.gov Site’’ on the bottom of
the page.)
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 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 nonconfidential summary will be placed in
the docket and 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 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–2014–0006.
The public file will include nonconfidential comments received by
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USTR from the public with respect to
the dispute. The following documents
will be made available to the public at
www.ustr.gov: the U.S. submissions, any
non-confidential summaries or
submissions received from other
participants in the dispute. The report
of the panel in this proceeding, and, if
applicable, the report of the Appellate
Body, will be available on the Web site
of the WTO, at www.wto.org. Comments
open to public inspection may be
viewed on the www.regulations.gov Web
site.
Juan Millan,
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for Monitoring and Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Application of Harris Aircraft Services,
Inc. for Commuter Air Carrier Authority
AGENCY:
Department of Transportation.
Notice of Order to Show Cause
(Order 2014–3–2); Docket DOT–OST–
2013–0089.
ACTION:
The Department of
Transportation is directing all interested
persons to show cause why it should
not issue an order finding Harris
Aircraft Services, Inc., fit, willing, and
able, and awarding it commuter air
carrier authority to conduct scheduled
commuter service.
SUMMARY:
Persons wishing to file
objections should do so no later than
March 18, 2014.
DATES:
Objections and answers to
objections should be filed in Docket
DOT–OST–2013–0089 and addressed to
Docket Operations, (M–30, Room W12–
140), U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, and
should be served upon the parties listed
in Attachment A to the order.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Snoden, Air Carrier Fitness
Division (X–56, Room W86–471), U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590, (202) 366–4834.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Susan L. Kurland,
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and
International Affairs.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WTO/DS414]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding China--Countervailing
and Anti-Dumping Duties on Grain Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel
From the United States--Recourse by the United States to Article 21.5
of the DSU
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 February 13, 2014, the United
States requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under
the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization with
the People's Republic of China (``China'') concerning China's
continuing imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on
grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel from the United States.
That request may be found at www.wto.org in a document designated as
WT/DS414/16. 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 31, 2014, to be assured of timely
consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2014-0006.
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 H. Rieras, 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)(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 World Trade
Organization (``WTO'') dispute settlement panel. Pursuant to this
provision, USTR is providing notice that the United States has
requested a panel pursuant to Article 21.5 of the WTO Understanding on
Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (``DSU'').
Once it is established, the panel will hold its meeting in Geneva,
Switzerland, and could issue a report on its findings within nine
months after its establishment.
Major Issues Raised by the United States
On November 16, 2012, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (``DSB'')
adopted its recommendations and rulings in the dispute China--
Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties on Grain Oriented Flat-rolled
Electrical Steel from the United States (``China--GOES'') (DS414). The
DSB found that China imposed antidumping and countervailing duties on
U.S. exports of grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel (``GOES'')
in a manner that breached China's obligations under the Agreement on
Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade 1994 (``AD Agreement'') and the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures (``SCM Agreement''). The DSB recommended that
China bring its measures into conformity with its obligations under
these Agreements.
On November 30, 2012, China announced its intention to implement
the DSB's recommendations and rulings in this dispute and stated that
it would need a reasonable period of time in which to do so. On May 3,
2013, the arbitrator appointed under Article 21.3(c) of the DSU issued
an Award providing China eight months and 15 days to implement the
DSB's recommendations and rulings, expiring on July 31, 2013. On July
31, 2013, China issued a re-determination in relation to the duties at
issue in this dispute, as set forth in China's Ministry of Commerce
(MOFCOM) Public Notice [2013] No. 51, including its annexes. This re-
determination continues the imposition of antidumping and
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countervailing duties on imports of GOES from the United States.
The United States considers that China has failed to bring its
measures into conformity with the covered agreements. 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. Specifically, the United States considers that China's
measures continuing to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on
GOES from the United States, as set forth in MOFCOM Public Notice
[2013] No. 51, including its annexes, and in MOFCOM Public Notice No.
21 [2010], including its annexes, are inconsistent with Articles 1,
3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 6.9, 12.2, and 12.2.2 of the AD Agreement; Articles
10, 12.8, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 22.3, and 22.5 of the SCM Agreement;
and Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(``GATT 1994'').
Although the parties agreed that consultations were not required
under the DSU, on January 13, 2014, the United States requested
consultations with China consistent with the parties' understanding on
procedures under Articles 21 and 22 of the DSU. That request may be
found at www.wto.org contained in a document designated as WT/DS414/15.
The United States and China held consultations on January 24, 2014,
but the consultations did not resolve the matter.
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-2014-
0006. 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-2014-0006 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.)
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 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 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 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-2014-0006.
The public file will include non-confidential comments received by
USTR from the public with respect to the dispute. The following
documents will be made available to the public at www.ustr.gov: the
U.S. submissions, any non-confidential summaries or submissions
received from other participants in the dispute. The report of the
panel in this proceeding, and, if applicable, the report of the
Appellate Body, will be available on the Web site of the WTO, at
www.wto.org. Comments open to public inspection may be viewed on the
www.regulations.gov Web site.
Juan Millan,
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
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