Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements With Respect to Goods and Services of the Republic of Moldova, 50045 [2016-17973]
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Decided: July 26, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. Contee,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016–17991 Filed 7–28–16; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36051]
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Progressive Rail Incorporated—
Continuance in Control Exemption—
Iowa Southern Railway Company
Progressive Rail Incorporated (PGR), a
Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of
Iowa Southern Railway Company (ISR),
upon ISR’s becoming a Class III rail
carrier.
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption in Iowa Southern Railway
Company—Lease & Operation
Exemption—Appanoose County
Community Railroad, Docket No. FD
36050, wherein ISR seeks Board
approval to lease and operate
approximately 34.5 miles of rail line
between milepost 0.0 in Centerville,
Appanoose County, Iowa, and milepost
34.5 in Albia, Monroe County, Iowa.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after August 13, 2016, the effective
date of the exemption (30 days after the
notice of exemption was filed).
PGR owns or operates rail lines in
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, and
controls three other Class III rail carriers
that operate rail lines in Minnesota,
Missouri, and Iowa.
PGR represents that: (1) The rail line
to be leased and operated by ISR does
not connect with any of the rail lines of
PGR or of the other three Class III rail
carriers controlled by PGR; (2) the
continuance in control is not a part of
a series of anticipated transactions that
would result in such a connection; and
(3) the transaction does not involve a
Class I carrier. Therefore, the transaction
is exempt from the prior approval
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49
CFR 1180.2(d)(2).
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board
may not use its exemption authority to
relieve a rail carrier of its statutory
obligation to protect the interests of its
employees. Section 11326(c), however,
does not provide for labor protection for
transactions under 11324 and 11325
that involve only Class III rail carriers.
Accordingly, the Board may not impose
labor protective conditions here,
because all of the carriers involved are
Class III carriers.
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If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed by August 5, 2016 (at least
seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
36051, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Thomas J. Litwiler and
Audrey L. Brodrick, Fletcher & Sippel
LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920,
Chicago, IL 60606.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Decided: July 26, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. Contee,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016–17992 Filed 7–28–16; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Determination Regarding Waiver of
Discriminatory Purchasing
Requirements With Respect to Goods
and Services of the Republic of
Moldova
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On September 21, 2015, the
WTO Committee on Government
Procurement approved the accession of
the Republic of Moldova to the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement
on Government Procurement (GPA). The
United States, which also is a party to
the GPA, has agreed to waive
discriminatory purchasing requirements
for eligible products and suppliers of
the Republic of Moldova beginning on
July 14, 2016
DATES: Effective July 14, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Pietan, Director of International
Procurement Policy, Office of the
United States Trade Representative,
202–395–9646.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 21, 2015, the WTO
Committee on Government Procurement
approved the accession of the Republic
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of Moldova to the GPA. The Republic of
Moldova submitted its instrument of
accession to the Secretary-General of the
WTO on June 14, 2016. The GPA will
enter into force for the Republic of
Moldova on July 14, 2016. The United
States, which also is a party to the GPA,
has agreed to waive discriminatory
purchasing requirements for eligible
products and suppliers of the Republic
of Moldova beginning on July 14, 2016.
Section 1–201 of Executive Order
12260 of December 31, 1980, delegated
the functions of the President under
sections 301 and 302 of the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979 (the Trade
Agreements Act) (19 U.S.C. 2511, 2512)
to the United States Trade
Representative.
Determination
In conformity with sections 301 and
302 of the Trade Agreements Act, and
in order to carry out U.S. obligations
under the GPA, I hereby determine that:
1. The Republic of Moldova has
become a party to the GPA and will
provide appropriate reciprocal
competitive government procurement
opportunities to United States products
and services and suppliers of such
products and services. In accordance
with section 301(b)(1) of the Trade
Agreements Act, the Republic of
Moldova is so designated for purposes
of section 301(a) of the Trade
Agreements Act.
2. Accordingly, beginning on July 14,
2016, with respect to eligible products
of the Republic of Moldova, namely,
those goods and services covered under
the GPA for procurement by the United
States, and suppliers of such products,
the application of any law, regulation,
procedure or practice regarding
government procurement that would, if
applied to such products and suppliers,
result in treatment less favorable than
that accorded:
A. to United States products and
suppliers of such products, or
B. to eligible products of another
foreign country or instrumentality
which is a party to the GPA and
suppliers of such products, shall be
waived. This waiver shall be applied by
all entities listed in United States
Annexes 1 and 3 of GPA Appendix 1.
3. The United States Trade
Representative may modify or withdraw
the designation in paragraph 1 and the
waiver in paragraph 2.
Michael B.G. Froman,
United States Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing
Requirements With Respect to Goods and Services of the Republic of
Moldova
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On September 21, 2015, the WTO Committee on Government
Procurement approved the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement
(GPA). The United States, which also is a party to the GPA, has agreed
to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements for eligible products
and suppliers of the Republic of Moldova beginning on July 14, 2016
DATES: Effective July 14, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Pietan, Director of
International Procurement Policy, Office of the United States Trade
Representative, 202-395-9646.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 21, 2015, the WTO Committee on
Government Procurement approved the accession of the Republic of
Moldova to the GPA. The Republic of Moldova submitted its instrument of
accession to the Secretary-General of the WTO on June 14, 2016. The GPA
will enter into force for the Republic of Moldova on July 14, 2016. The
United States, which also is a party to the GPA, has agreed to waive
discriminatory purchasing requirements for eligible products and
suppliers of the Republic of Moldova beginning on July 14, 2016.
Section 1-201 of Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980,
delegated the functions of the President under sections 301 and 302 of
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (the Trade Agreements Act) (19 U.S.C.
2511, 2512) to the United States Trade Representative.
Determination
In conformity with sections 301 and 302 of the Trade Agreements
Act, and in order to carry out U.S. obligations under the GPA, I hereby
determine that:
1. The Republic of Moldova has become a party to the GPA and will
provide appropriate reciprocal competitive government procurement
opportunities to United States products and services and suppliers of
such products and services. In accordance with section 301(b)(1) of the
Trade Agreements Act, the Republic of Moldova is so designated for
purposes of section 301(a) of the Trade Agreements Act.
2. Accordingly, beginning on July 14, 2016, with respect to
eligible products of the Republic of Moldova, namely, those goods and
services covered under the GPA for procurement by the United States,
and suppliers of such products, the application of any law, regulation,
procedure or practice regarding government procurement that would, if
applied to such products and suppliers, result in treatment less
favorable than that accorded:
A. to United States products and suppliers of such products, or
B. to eligible products of another foreign country or
instrumentality which is a party to the GPA and suppliers of such
products, shall be waived. This waiver shall be applied by all entities
listed in United States Annexes 1 and 3 of GPA Appendix 1.
3. The United States Trade Representative may modify or withdraw
the designation in paragraph 1 and the waiver in paragraph 2.
Michael B.G. Froman,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2016-17973 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am]
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