80 FR 39829 - Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements With Respect to Goods and Services of Montenegro

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 132 (July 10, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-16955

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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 Montenegro

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing 
Requirements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.

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DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Pietan, Director of 
International Procurement Policy, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, (202) 395-9646.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 29, 2014, the WTO Committee on 
Government Procurement approved the accession of Montenegro to the 
World Trade Organization (``WTO'') Agreement on Government Procurement 
(``GPA''). Montenegro submitted its instrument of accession to the 
Secretary-General of the WTO on June 15, 2015. The GPA will enter into 
force for Montenegro on July 15, 2015. The United States, which is also 
a party to the GPA, has agreed to waive discriminatory purchasing 
requirements for eligible products and suppliers of Montenegro 
beginning on July 15, 2015.
    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. Montenegro 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, Montenegro is so designated for purposes of section 
301(a) of the Trade Agreements Act.
    2. Accordingly, beginning on July 15, 2015, with respect to 
eligible products (namely, those goods and services covered under the 
GPA for procurement by the United States) of Montenegro 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 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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protection of investors and the public change that are filed with the Montenegro on July 15, 2015. The
interest. Such waiver will allow the Commission, and all written United States, which is also a party to
Exchange to immediately return the fees communications relating to the the GPA, has agreed to waive
to the lower levels that existed before proposed rule change between the discriminatory purchasing requirements
SR–NASDAQ–2015–042 and Commission and any person, other than for eligible products and suppliers of
retroactively apply the lower fees so that those that may be withheld from the Montenegro beginning on July 15, 2015.
market participants will not experience public in accordance with the
a fee increase in the absence of the Section 1–201 of Executive Order
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
FPGA hardware upgrade, the cost of available for Web site viewing and 12260 of December 31, 1980 delegated
which was the basis for the fee increase. printing in the Commission’s Public the functions of the President under
Therefore, the Commission hereby Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., sections 301 and 302 of the Trade
waives the 30-day operative delay and Washington, DC 20549 on official Agreements Act of 1979 (‘‘the Trade
designates the proposed rule change to business days between the hours of Agreements Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2511,
be operative upon filing with the 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such 2512) to the United States Trade
Commission.11 filing also will be available for Representative.
At any time within 60 days of the inspection and copying at the principal Determination: In conformity with
filing of the proposed rule change, the offices of the Exchange. All comments sections 301 and 302 of the Trade
Commission summarily may received will be posted without change; Agreements Act, and in order to carry
temporarily suspend such rule change if the Commission does not edit personal out U.S. obligations under the GPA, I
it appears to the Commission that such identifying information from hereby determine that:
action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in submissions. You should submit only
the public interest; (ii) for the protection information that you wish to make 1. Montenegro has become a party to
of investors; or (iii) otherwise in available publicly. All submissions the GPA and will provide appropriate
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. should refer to File Number SR– reciprocal competitive government
If the Commission takes such action, the NASDAQ–2015–067, and should be procurement opportunities to United
Commission shall institute proceedings submitted on or before July 31, 2015. States products and services and
to determine whether the proposed rule suppliers of such products and services.
should be approved or disapproved. For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated In accordance with section 301(b)(1) of
IV. Solicitation of Comments authority.12 the Trade Agreements Act, Montenegro
Brent J. Fields, is so designated for purposes of section
Interested persons are invited to
Secretary. 301(a) of the Trade Agreements Act.
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, [FR Doc. 2015–16861 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am] 2. Accordingly, beginning on July 15,
including whether the proposed rule BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 2015, with respect to eligible products
change is consistent with the Act. (namely, those goods and services
Comments may be submitted by any of covered under the GPA for procurement
the following methods: OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES by the United States) of Montenegro and
Electronic Comments TRADE REPRESENTATIVE suppliers of such products, the
application of any law, regulation,
• Use the Commission’s Internet Determination Regarding Waiver of procedure, or practice regarding
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Discriminatory Purchasing government procurement that would, if
rules/sro.shtml); or Requirements With Respect to Goods applied to such products and suppliers,
• Send an email to rule-comments@ and Services of Montenegro
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– result in treatment less favorable than
NASDAQ–2015–067 on the subject line. AGENCY: Office of the United States that accorded—
Trade Representative. (A) To United States products and
Paper Comments
ACTION: Determination Regarding suppliers of such products, or
• Send paper comments in triplicate Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing (B) To eligible products of another
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Requirements under the Trade foreign country or instrumentality
Commission, 100 F Street NE., Agreements Act of 1979.
Washington, DC 20549–1090. which is a party to the GPA and
DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2015. suppliers of such products, shall be
All submissions should refer to File
waived. This waiver shall be applied by
Number SR–NASDAQ–2015–067. This FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
file number should be included on the all entities listed in United States
Scott Pietan, Director of International
subject line if email is used. To help the Procurement Policy, Office of the Annexes 1 and 3 of GPA Appendix 1.
Commission process and review your United States Trade Representative, 3. The Trade Representative may
comments more efficiently, please use (202) 395–9646. modify or withdraw the designation in
only one method. The Commission will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On paragraph 1 and the waiver in paragraph
post all comments on the Commission’s October 29, 2014, the WTO Committee 2.
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ on Government Procurement approved
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the Michael B.G. Froman,
the accession of Montenegro to the
submission, all subsequent United States Trade Representative.
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World Trade Organization (‘‘WTO’’)
amendments, all written statements Agreement on Government Procurement [FR Doc. 2015–16955 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am]
with respect to the proposed rule (‘‘GPA’’). Montenegro submitted its BILLING CODE P
instrument of accession to the Secretary-
11 For purposes only of waiving the operative
General of the WTO on June 15, 2015.
delay for this proposal, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule’s impact on The GPA will enter into force for
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.
Dates		Effective Date: July 15, 2015.
Contact		Scott Pietan, Director of International Procurement Policy, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 395-9646.
FR Citation		80 FR 39829