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North American Free Trade
Agreement; Invitation for Applications
for Inclusion on the Chapter 14 Dispute
Settlement Roster
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
[Public Notice 8787]
ACTION:
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations:
‘‘Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the
Classical Age’’
SUMMARY: Chapter Fourteen of the North
American Free Trade Agreement
(‘‘NAFTA’’) provides for the
establishment of a roster of individuals
who would be willing and able to serve
as panelists in dispute settlement
proceedings arising under Chapter
Fourteen (Financial Services) of the
NAFTA. Individuals are appointed for a
term of three years. Applications are
invited from eligible individuals
wishing to be included on the roster.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: 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 ‘‘Assyria to
Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age,’’
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
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
New York, from on or about September
16, 2014, until on or about January 4,
2015, 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.
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Invitation for applications.
Applications should be received
no later than August 25, 2014.
DATES:
Applications should be
submitted (i) electronically to
www.regulations.gov, Docket Number
USTR–2014–0013. If you are unable to
submit an application using
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arthur Tsao, Assistant General Counsel,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative, (202) 395–6987.
USTR is
seeking applications from interested
persons to serve on the Chapter
Fourteen (Financial Services) roster
under the NAFTA. The details for how
to apply are provided below as is a short
description of the roster.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dispute Settlement Arising Under
NAFTA Chapter Fourteen
Procedures under Chapter Twenty of
the NAFTA apply (as modified by
Chapter Fourteen) to the avoidance or
settlement of disputes between the
Parties arising under Chapter Fourteen
of the NAFTA. If the NAFTA Parties
cannot settle a dispute through
consultations, a consulting Party may
refer the matter to the Free Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
established under the NAFTA. If the
matter is not resolved within a specified
time period, the Commission will, upon
the request of a consulting Party,
establish a dispute settlement panel to
consider the matter.
Chapter Fourteen Roster and
Composition of Panels
Article 1414.2 of the NAFTA provides
for a roster of up to 15 persons who are
willing and able to serve as financial
services panelists. Financial services
roster members shall be appointed by
consensus of the Parties for terms of
three years, and may be reappointed. A
separate five-member panel is formed
for each dispute. Where a Party claims
that a dispute arises under Chapter
Fourteen, Article 2011 (Panel Selection)
shall apply, except that: (a) Where the
disputing Parties so agree, the panel
shall be composed entirely of panelists
meeting the qualifications set out in
Article 1414.3 (Dispute Settlement); and
(b) in any other case, each disputing
Party may select panelists meeting the
qualifications set out in Article 1414.3
or in Article 2010.1 (Qualifications of
Panelists), and if the Party complained
against invokes Article 1410
(Exceptions), the chair of the panel shall
meet the qualifications set out in Article
1414.3. For each case, roster members
under consideration to serve as a
panelist will be requested to complete a
disclosure form, which is used to
identify possible conflicts of interest or
appearances thereof. The disclosure
form requests information regarding
financial interests and affiliations,
including information regarding the
identity of any clients the roster member
may have and, if applicable, clients of
the roster member’s firm.
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Criteria for Eligibility for Inclusion on
Chapter Fourteen Roster
Article 1414.3 of the NAFTA provides
that roster members shall (1) have
expertise or experience in financial
services law or practice, which may
include the regulation of financial
institutions; (2) be chosen strictly on the
basis of objectivity, reliability, and
sound judgment; (3) be independent of,
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and not be affiliated with or take
instructions from, any Party; and (4)
comply with the code of conduct
established by the Parties (the ‘‘Code of
Conduct for Dispute Settlement
Procedures Under Chapters 19 and 20’’
https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/
Default.aspx?tabid=99&language=enUS).
Procedures for Selection of Chapter
Fourteen Roster Members
An interagency committee chaired by
the USTR prepares a preliminary list of
candidates eligible for inclusion on the
roster. After consultation with the
Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives and the
Committee on Finance of the Senate, the
USTR selects the final list of individuals
that the United States will nominate for
inclusion on the rosters. The members
of the rosters are appointed by
agreement of the Parties to the NAFTA.
Applications
Eligible individuals who wish to be
included on the Chapter Fourteen roster
for the next term of three years are
invited to submit applications.
Applications may be submitted e
electronically to www.regulations.gov,
docket number USTR–2014–0013.
However, eligible individuals who have
submitted a prior application for one or
more lists under the Dominican
Republic-Central America-United States
Free Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR’’),
chapter 20 of the North American Free
Trade Agreement (‘‘NAFTA’’), the
United States-Peru Trade Promotion
Agreement, the United States-Australia
Free Trade Agreement (‘‘USAFTA’’), the
United States-Colombia Trade
Promotion Agreement (‘‘USCTPA’’), the
United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement (‘‘KORUS’’), the United
States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
(‘‘USMFTA’’), or the United StatesSingapore Free Trade Agreement
(‘‘USSFTA’’) in response to the Federal
Register notices of January 28, 2010 (75
FR 4607) or June 25, 2012 (77 FR 37948)
have the option as explained below of
simply indicating that they would like
their application also to include the
roster under Chapter Fourteen of the
NAFTA and submitting updates (if any)
to their applications on file.
To submit an application via
www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number USTR–2014–0013 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
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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 the ‘‘How to Use
Regulations.gov’’ on the bottom of the
page.)
The www.regulations.gov site
provides the option of providing
comments by filling in a ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field or by attaching a
document. USTR prefers applications to
be provided in an attached document. If
a document is attached, please type
‘‘Application for Inclusion on NAFTA
Chapter Fourteen Roster’’ in the
‘‘Upload File’’ field.
Applications must be typewritten,
and should be headed ‘‘Application for
Inclusion on NAFTA Chapter Fourteen
Roster.’’ Applications should include
the following information, and each
section of the application should be
numbered as indicated:
1. Name of the applicant.
2. Business address, telephone
number, fax number, and email address.
3. Citizenship(s).
4. Current employment, including
title, description of responsibility, and
name and address of employer.
5. Relevant education and
professional training.
6. Fluency in any relevant language
other than English, written and spoken.
7. Post-education employment
history, including the dates and
addresses of each prior position and a
summary of responsibilities.
8. Relevant professional affiliations
and certifications, including, if any,
current bar memberships in good
standing.
9. A list and copies of publications,
testimony, and speeches, if any,
concerning the relevant areas of
expertise. Judges or former judges
should list relevant judicial decisions.
Only one copy of publications,
testimony, speeches, and decisions need
be submitted.
10. Summary of any current and past
employment by, or consulting or other
work for, the Governments of the United
States, Canada, or Mexico.
11. The names and nationalities of all
foreign principals for whom the
applicant is currently or has previously
been registered pursuant to the Foreign
Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. 611
et seq., and the dates of all registration
periods.
12. A list of international trade
proceedings or domestic proceedings
relating to international trade matters or
other relevant matters in which the
applicant has provided advice to a party
or otherwise participated.
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13. A short statement of qualifications
and availability for service on dispute
settlement panels under NAFTA,
including information relevant to the
applicant’s familiarity with
international trade law and willingness
and ability to make time commitments
necessary for service on panels.
14. On a separate page, the names,
addresses, telephone and fax numbers of
three individuals willing to provide
information concerning the applicant’s
qualifications for service, including the
applicant’s character, reputation,
reliability, judgment, and familiarity
with international trade law.
Prior Applicants
As indicated above, an individual
who has submitted an application in
response to the Federal Register notices
of January 28, 2010 (75 FR 4607) or June
25, 2012 (77 FR 37948) need only
indicate that the individual is interested
in having their application also include
the roster under Chapter Fourteen of the
NAFTA, specify under which of the two
Federal Register notices the individual
had previously submitted an
application, and submit updates (if any)
to the individual’s application(s) on file.
Public Disclosure
Applications normally will not be
subject to public disclosure and will not
be posted publicly on
www.regulations.gov. They may be
referred to other federal agencies and
Congressional Committees in the course
of determining eligibility for the roster,
and shared with foreign governments
and the NAFTA Secretariat in the
course of panel selection.
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False Statements
Pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the
NAFTA Implementation Act, false
statements by applicants regarding their
personal or professional qualifications,
or financial or other relevant interests
that bear on the applicants’ suitability
for placement on the Chapter Fourteen
roster or for appointment to binational
panels, are subject to criminal sanctions
under 18 U.S.C. 1001.
Privacy Act
The following statements are made in
accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). The
authority for requesting information to
be furnished is section 402 of the
NAFTA Implementation Act. Provision
of the information requested above is
voluntary; however, failure to provide
the information will preclude your
consideration as a candidate for the
NAFTA Chapter Fourteen roster. This
information is maintained in a system of
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records entitled ‘‘Dispute Settlement
Panelists Roster.’’ Notice regarding this
system of records was published in the
Federal Register on November 30, 2001.
The information provided is needed,
and will be used by USTR, other federal
government trade policy officials
concerned with NAFTA dispute
settlement, and officials of the other
NAFTA Parties to select well-qualified
individuals for inclusion on the Chapter
Fourteen roster and for service on
Chapter Fourteen dispute settlement
panels.
Daniel E. Brinza,
Senior Counsel for Dispute Settlement.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year
2014 Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw
Cane Sugar
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of country-by-country
reallocations of the FY 2014 in-quota
quantity of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) tariff-rate quota
(TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.
DATES: July 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be delivered
to Ann Heilman-Dahl, Director of
Agricultural Affairs, Office of
Agricultural Affairs, Office of the United
States Trade Representative, 600 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20508.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Heilman-Dahl, Office of the United
States Trade Representative, Office of
Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 202–
395–6127 or facsimile: 202–395–4579.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), the United
States maintains WTO TRQs for imports
of raw cane and refined sugar.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to
allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ
for any agricultural product among
supplying countries or customs areas.
The President delegated this authority
to the United States Trade
Representative under Presidential
Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007).
On September 13, 2013, the Secretary
of Agriculture established the FY 2014
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TRQ for imported raw sugar cane at the
minimum to which the United States
committed to pursuant to the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay
Round Agreements (1,117,195 MTRV).
On September 18, 2013, USTR provided
notice of country-by-country allocations
of the FY 2014 in-quota quantity of the
WTO TRQ for imported raw cane sugar.
Based on consultation with quota
holders, USTR has determined to
reallocate 99,290 MTRV of the original
WTO TRQ quantity from those countries
that have stated they do not plan to fill
their FY 2014 allocated raw cane sugar
quantities. USTR is allocating the
99,290 MTRV to the following countries
in the amounts specified below:
Country
FY 2014
reallocation
Argentina ..............................
Australia ................................
Belize ....................................
Bolivia ...................................
Brazil .....................................
Colombia ...............................
Costa Rica ............................
Dominican Republic ..............
Ecuador ................................
El Salvador ...........................
Fiji .........................................
Guatemala ............................
Guyana .................................
Honduras ..............................
India ......................................
Jamaica ................................
Mozambique .........................
Nicaragua .............................
Panama ................................
Peru ......................................
Philippines ............................
South Africa ..........................
Swaziland .............................
Thailand ................................
Zimbabwe .............................
4,523
8,730
1,157
841
15,251
2,524
1,578
18,512
1,157
2,735
947
5,049
1,262
1,052
841
1,157
1,367
2,209
3,050
4,312
14,199
2,419
1,683
1,473
1,262
These allocations are based on the
countries’ historical shipments to the
United States. The allocations of the raw
cane sugar WTO TRQ to countries that
are net importers of sugar are
conditioned on receipt of the
appropriate verifications of origin.
Certificates of quota eligibility must
accompany imports from any country
for which an allocation has been
provided.
Conversion factor: 1 metric ton =
1.10231125 short tons.
Michael Froman,
United States Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
North American Free Trade Agreement; Invitation for Applications
for Inclusion on the Chapter 14 Dispute Settlement Roster
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Invitation for applications.
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SUMMARY: Chapter Fourteen of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(``NAFTA'') provides for the establishment of a roster of individuals
who would be willing and able to serve as panelists in dispute
settlement proceedings arising under Chapter Fourteen (Financial
Services) of the NAFTA. Individuals are appointed for a term of three
years. Applications are invited from eligible individuals wishing to be
included on the roster.
DATES: Applications should be received no later than August 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted (i) electronically to
www.regulations.gov, Docket Number USTR-2014-0013. If you are unable to
submit an application using www.regulations.gov, please contact Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Tsao, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 395-
6987.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is seeking applications from interested
persons to serve on the Chapter Fourteen (Financial Services) roster
under the NAFTA. The details for how to apply are provided below as is
a short description of the roster.
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Dispute Settlement Arising Under NAFTA Chapter Fourteen
Procedures under Chapter Twenty of the NAFTA apply (as modified by
Chapter Fourteen) to the avoidance or settlement of disputes between
the Parties arising under Chapter Fourteen of the NAFTA. If the NAFTA
Parties cannot settle a dispute through consultations, a consulting
Party may refer the matter to the Free Trade Commission
(``Commission'') established under the NAFTA. If the matter is not
resolved within a specified time period, the Commission will, upon the
request of a consulting Party, establish a dispute settlement panel to
consider the matter.
Chapter Fourteen Roster and Composition of Panels
Article 1414.2 of the NAFTA provides for a roster of up to 15
persons who are willing and able to serve as financial services
panelists. Financial services roster members shall be appointed by
consensus of the Parties for terms of three years, and may be
reappointed. A separate five-member panel is formed for each dispute.
Where a Party claims that a dispute arises under Chapter Fourteen,
Article 2011 (Panel Selection) shall apply, except that: (a) Where the
disputing Parties so agree, the panel shall be composed entirely of
panelists meeting the qualifications set out in Article 1414.3 (Dispute
Settlement); and (b) in any other case, each disputing Party may select
panelists meeting the qualifications set out in Article 1414.3 or in
Article 2010.1 (Qualifications of Panelists), and if the Party
complained against invokes Article 1410 (Exceptions), the chair of the
panel shall meet the qualifications set out in Article 1414.3. For each
case, roster members under consideration to serve as a panelist will be
requested to complete a disclosure form, which is used to identify
possible conflicts of interest or appearances thereof. The disclosure
form requests information regarding financial interests and
affiliations, including information regarding the identity of any
clients the roster member may have and, if applicable, clients of the
roster member's firm.
Criteria for Eligibility for Inclusion on Chapter Fourteen Roster
Article 1414.3 of the NAFTA provides that roster members shall (1)
have expertise or experience in financial services law or practice,
which may include the regulation of financial institutions; (2) be
chosen strictly on the basis of objectivity, reliability, and sound
judgment; (3) be independent of, and not be affiliated with or take
instructions from, any Party; and (4) comply with the code of conduct
established by the Parties (the ``Code of Conduct for Dispute
Settlement Procedures Under Chapters 19 and 20'' https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Default.aspx?tabid=99&language=en-US).
Procedures for Selection of Chapter Fourteen Roster Members
An interagency committee chaired by the USTR prepares a preliminary
list of candidates eligible for inclusion on the roster. After
consultation with the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the USTR
selects the final list of individuals that the United States will
nominate for inclusion on the rosters. The members of the rosters are
appointed by agreement of the Parties to the NAFTA.
Applications
Eligible individuals who wish to be included on the Chapter
Fourteen roster for the next term of three years are invited to submit
applications. Applications may be submitted e electronically to
www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2014-0013. However, eligible
individuals who have submitted a prior application for one or more
lists under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free
Trade Agreement (``CAFTA-DR''), chapter 20 of the North American Free
Trade Agreement (``NAFTA''), the United States-Peru Trade Promotion
Agreement, the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement
(``USAFTA''), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
(``USCTPA''), the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (``KORUS''),
the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (``USMFTA''), or the
United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (``USSFTA'') in response
to the Federal Register notices of January 28, 2010 (75 FR 4607) or
June 25, 2012 (77 FR 37948) have the option as explained below of
simply indicating that they would like their application also to
include the roster under Chapter Fourteen of the NAFTA and submitting
updates (if any) to their applications on file.
To submit an application via www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number USTR-2014-0013 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 the ``How
to Use Regulations.gov'' on the bottom of the page.)
The www.regulations.gov site provides the option of providing
comments by filling in a ``Type Comment'' field or by attaching a
document. USTR prefers applications to be provided in an attached
document. If a document is attached, please type ``Application for
Inclusion on NAFTA Chapter Fourteen Roster'' in the ``Upload File''
field.
Applications must be typewritten, and should be headed
``Application for Inclusion on NAFTA Chapter Fourteen Roster.''
Applications should include the following information, and each section
of the application should be numbered as indicated:
1. Name of the applicant.
2. Business address, telephone number, fax number, and email
address.
3. Citizenship(s).
4. Current employment, including title, description of
responsibility, and name and address of employer.
5. Relevant education and professional training.
6. Fluency in any relevant language other than English, written and
spoken.
7. Post-education employment history, including the dates and
addresses of each prior position and a summary of responsibilities.
8. Relevant professional affiliations and certifications,
including, if any, current bar memberships in good standing.
9. A list and copies of publications, testimony, and speeches, if
any, concerning the relevant areas of expertise. Judges or former
judges should list relevant judicial decisions. Only one copy of
publications, testimony, speeches, and decisions need be submitted.
10. Summary of any current and past employment by, or consulting or
other work for, the Governments of the United States, Canada, or
Mexico.
11. The names and nationalities of all foreign principals for whom
the applicant is currently or has previously been registered pursuant
to the Foreign Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq., and the
dates of all registration periods.
12. A list of international trade proceedings or domestic
proceedings relating to international trade matters or other relevant
matters in which the applicant has provided advice to a party or
otherwise participated.
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13. A short statement of qualifications and availability for
service on dispute settlement panels under NAFTA, including information
relevant to the applicant's familiarity with international trade law
and willingness and ability to make time commitments necessary for
service on panels.
14. On a separate page, the names, addresses, telephone and fax
numbers of three individuals willing to provide information concerning
the applicant's qualifications for service, including the applicant's
character, reputation, reliability, judgment, and familiarity with
international trade law.
Prior Applicants
As indicated above, an individual who has submitted an application
in response to the Federal Register notices of January 28, 2010 (75 FR
4607) or June 25, 2012 (77 FR 37948) need only indicate that the
individual is interested in having their application also include the
roster under Chapter Fourteen of the NAFTA, specify under which of the
two Federal Register notices the individual had previously submitted an
application, and submit updates (if any) to the individual's
application(s) on file.
Public Disclosure
Applications normally will not be subject to public disclosure and
will not be posted publicly on www.regulations.gov. They may be
referred to other federal agencies and Congressional Committees in the
course of determining eligibility for the roster, and shared with
foreign governments and the NAFTA Secretariat in the course of panel
selection.
False Statements
Pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the NAFTA Implementation Act,
false statements by applicants regarding their personal or professional
qualifications, or financial or other relevant interests that bear on
the applicants' suitability for placement on the Chapter Fourteen
roster or for appointment to binational panels, are subject to criminal
sanctions under 18 U.S.C. 1001.
Privacy Act
The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). The authority for requesting
information to be furnished is section 402 of the NAFTA Implementation
Act. Provision of the information requested above is voluntary;
however, failure to provide the information will preclude your
consideration as a candidate for the NAFTA Chapter Fourteen roster.
This information is maintained in a system of records entitled
``Dispute Settlement Panelists Roster.'' Notice regarding this system
of records was published in the Federal Register on November 30, 2001.
The information provided is needed, and will be used by USTR, other
federal government trade policy officials concerned with NAFTA dispute
settlement, and officials of the other NAFTA Parties to select well-
qualified individuals for inclusion on the Chapter Fourteen roster and
for service on Chapter Fourteen dispute settlement panels.
Daniel E. Brinza,
Senior Counsel for Dispute Settlement.
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