WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding Certain Measures Providing Export-Contingent Subsidies to Enterprises in Several Industrial Sectors in China, 16493-16494 [2015-07011]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WT/DS489]
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WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding Certain Measures Providing
Export-Contingent Subsidies to
Enterprises in Several Industrial
Sectors in China
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is
providing notice that on February 11,
2015, the United States requested
consultations with the Government of
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the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘China’’) under the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’)
concerning certain measures providing
export-contingent subsidies to
enterprises in several industrial sectors
in China. That request may be found at
www.wto.org, contained in a document
designated as WT/DS489/1. 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 April 15, 2015 to assure timely
consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be
submitted electronically at
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2015–0004. 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.
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 pursuant to Article 12
of the DSU.
Major Issues Raised by the United
States
On February 11, 2015, the United
States requested consultations with
China concerning certain measures
providing export-contingent subsidies to
enterprises in several industrial sectors
in China. It appears that China provides
export-contingent subsidies through a
program establishing ‘‘Foreign Trade
Transformation and Upgrading
Demonstration Bases’’ (‘‘Demonstration
Bases’’) and ‘‘Common Service
Platforms’’. Demonstration Bases are
industrial clusters of enterprises in
several Chinese industries, including
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the textiles, agriculture, medical
products, light industry, special
chemical engineering, new materials,
and hardware and building materials
industries. Common Service Platforms
are service suppliers designated by
China to provide services to enterprises
in Demonstration Bases. China
designates an industrial cluster of
enterprises in a particular industry as a
Demonstration Base and then provides
export-contingent subsidies to the
enterprises located in the Demonstration
Base. These subsidies include the
provision of discounted or free services
through Common Service Platforms or
the provision of cash grants. In addition,
it appears that China provides certain
other export-contingent subsidies to
Chinese manufacturers, producers, and
farmers.
The Demonstration Base/Common
Service Platform program and the export
subsidies at issue are reflected in legal
instruments that include, but are not
limited to, the instruments set out in the
consultations request.
Because the Demonstration Base/
Common Service Platform program and
the export subsidies at issue provide
subsidies contingent upon export
performance to enterprises located in
China, the measures appear to be
inconsistent with Article 3.1(a) of the
SCM Agreement, and China appears to
have acted inconsistently with Article
3.2 of the SCM 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–2015–0004. 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–2015–0004 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
Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use
This Site’’ on the left side of the home
page).
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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–
2015–0004, accessible to the public at
www.regulations.gov. 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
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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.
Annelies Winborne,
Deputy Assistant United States Trade
Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map: Alexandria
International Airport, Alexandria,
Louisiana
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure
maps submitted by the England
Economic and Industrial Development
District for Alexandria International
Airport under the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 47503 et. seq (Aviation Safety
and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR
part 150 are in compliance with
applicable requirements.
DATES: Effective: The effective date of
the FAA’s determination on the noise
exposure maps is March 20, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DOT/FAA Southwest Region, Tim
Tandy, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Louisiana/New Mexico
Airports District Office, ASW–640D,
2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth,
Texas 76137. Telephone (817) 222–
5644.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted
for Alexandria International Airport are
in compliance with applicable
requirements of Part 150, effective
March 20, 2015. Under 49 U.S.C. 47503
of the Aviation Safety and Noise
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Abatement Act (hereinafter referred to
as ‘‘the Act’’), an airport operator may
submit to the FAA noise exposure maps
which meet applicable regulations and
which depict non-compatible land uses
as of the date of submission of such
maps, a description of projected aircraft
operations, and the ways in which such
operations will affect such maps. The
Act requires such maps to be developed
in consultation with interested and
affected parties in the local community,
government agencies, and persons using
the airport. An airport operator who has
submitted noise exposure maps that are
found by FAA to be in compliance with
the requirements of Federal Aviation
Regulations (FAR) Part 150,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may
submit a noise compatibility program
for FAA approval which sets forth the
measures the operator has taken or
proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the
introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of
the noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation
submitted by the England Economic and
Industrial Development District. The
documentation that constitutes the
‘‘noise exposure maps’’ as defined in
section 150.7 of Part 150 includes:
Figure 3.3, 2013 Existing Conditions
North Flow Flight Tracks; Figure 3.4,
2013 Existing Conditions South Flow
Flight Tracks; Figure 4.1, 2013 Existing
Condition Noise Exposure Map; Figure
5.1, 2019 Future Condition North Flow
Flight Tracks; Figure 5.2, 2019 Future
Condition South Flow Flight Tracks;
Figure 6.1, 2019 Future Condition Noise
Exposure Map; Figure J.1., Existing &
Future North Flow Flight Tracks; Figure
J.2, Existing & Future South Flow Flight
Tracks; Figure J.3, 2013 Existing
Condition Noise Exposure Map; 2019
Future Condition Noise Exposure Map;
Table 3.1, Historical Annual Operations
from ATADS; Table 3.2, Historical
Annual Operations from TFMSC; Table
3.3, Total Operations from NOP; Table
3.4, Total Number of Operations for
2013; Table 3.5, Calculated Scaling
Factor by Operational Category; Table
3.6, 2013 Runway and Helipad
Utilization Rate; Table 4.1, 2013
Existing Condition Noise Exposure
Estimates; Table 5.1, Total Number of
Operations for 2019; Table 5.2, 2019
Runway and Helipad Utilization Rate;
Table 6.1, 2019 Future Condition Noise
Exposure Estimates. The FAA has
determined that these noise exposure
maps and accompanying documentation
are in compliance with applicable
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WT/DS489]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding Certain Measures
Providing Export-Contingent Subsidies to Enterprises in Several
Industrial Sectors in China
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(``USTR'') is providing notice that on February 11, 2015, the United
States requested consultations with the Government of the People's
Republic of China (``China'') under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade Organization (``WTO Agreement'')
concerning certain measures providing export-contingent subsidies to
enterprises in several industrial sectors in China. That request may be
found at www.wto.org, contained in a document designated as WT/DS489/1.
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 April 15, 2015 to assure timely consideration by
USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically at
www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2015-0004. 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.
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 pursuant to
Article 12 of the DSU.
Major Issues Raised by the United States
On February 11, 2015, the United States requested consultations
with China concerning certain measures providing export-contingent
subsidies to enterprises in several industrial sectors in China. It
appears that China provides export-contingent subsidies through a
program establishing ``Foreign Trade Transformation and Upgrading
Demonstration Bases'' (``Demonstration Bases'') and ``Common Service
Platforms''. Demonstration Bases are industrial clusters of enterprises
in several Chinese industries, including the textiles, agriculture,
medical products, light industry, special chemical engineering, new
materials, and hardware and building materials industries. Common
Service Platforms are service suppliers designated by China to provide
services to enterprises in Demonstration Bases. China designates an
industrial cluster of enterprises in a particular industry as a
Demonstration Base and then provides export-contingent subsidies to the
enterprises located in the Demonstration Base. These subsidies include
the provision of discounted or free services through Common Service
Platforms or the provision of cash grants. In addition, it appears that
China provides certain other export-contingent subsidies to Chinese
manufacturers, producers, and farmers.
The Demonstration Base/Common Service Platform program and the
export subsidies at issue are reflected in legal instruments that
include, but are not limited to, the instruments set out in the
consultations request.
Because the Demonstration Base/Common Service Platform program and
the export subsidies at issue provide subsidies contingent upon export
performance to enterprises located in China, the measures appear to be
inconsistent with Article 3.1(a) of the SCM Agreement, and China
appears to have acted inconsistently with Article 3.2 of the SCM
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-
2015-0004. 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-2015-0004 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).
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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. Sec. 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-2015-0004, accessible to the public at
www.regulations.gov. 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.
Annelies Winborne,
Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
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