80_FR_50535 80 FR 50375 - Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services September 2015 Meeting

80 FR 50375 - Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services September 2015 Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 160 (August 19, 2015)

Page Range50375-50376
FR Document2015-20492

As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the Department of State gives notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services. This Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the American Institute of Architects, Board Room, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006. Any member of the public interested in providing input to the meeting should contact Ms. Shereece Robinson, whose contact information is listed below (see the For Further Information section of this notice). Each individual providing oral input is requested to limit his or her comments to five minutes. Requests to be added to the speakers list must be received in writing (letter or email) prior to the close of business on Wednesday, September 2, 2015; written comments from members of the public for distribution at this meeting must reach Ms. Robinson by letter or email this same date. A member of the public requesting reasonable accommodation should also make their request to Ms. Robinson by September 2. Requests received after that date will be considered but might not be able to be fulfilled. The agenda of the meeting will include: Consideration of postal terminal dues, customs treatment of mail, and Universal Postal Union institutional issues.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50375-50376]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20492]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9229]


Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services 
September 2015 Meeting

SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92-463, the Department of State gives notice of a meeting of the 
Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services. This 
Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the American Institute of Architects, Board 
Room, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006.
    Any member of the public interested in providing input to the 
meeting should contact Ms. Shereece Robinson, whose contact information 
is listed below (see the For Further Information section of this 
notice). Each individual providing oral input is requested to limit his 
or her comments to five minutes. Requests to be added to the speakers 
list must be received in writing (letter or email) prior to the close 
of business on Wednesday, September 2, 2015; written comments from 
members

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of the public for distribution at this meeting must reach Ms. Robinson 
by letter or email this same date. A member of the public requesting 
reasonable accommodation should also make their request to Ms. Robinson 
by September 2. Requests received after that date will be considered 
but might not be able to be fulfilled.
    The agenda of the meeting will include: Consideration of postal 
terminal dues, customs treatment of mail, and Universal Postal Union 
institutional issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Ms. Shereece Robinson 
of the Office of Specialized and Technical Agencies (IO/STA), Bureau of 
International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State, at tel. 
(202) 663-2649, by email at [email protected], or by mail at IO/
STA, Suite L-409 SA-1; U.S. Department of State; Washington, DC 20522.

    Dated: August 13, 2015.
Joseph P. Murphy,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on International Postal 
and Delivery Services, Office of Specialized and Technical Agencies, 
Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-20492 Filed 8-18-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 160 / Wednesday, August 19, 2015 / Notices 50375 to be appropriate and publishes its should refer to File Number SR–BATS– the public may also participate via reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which 2015–57, and should be submitted on or teleconference, up to the capacity of the the Exchange consents, the Commission before September 9, 2015. teleconference phone line. To facilitate will: For the Commission, by the Division of the building security process, and to (A) By order approve or disapprove Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated request reasonable accommodation, such proposed rule change, or authority.16 those who plan to attend, or participate (b) Institute proceedings to determine Brent J. Fields, via the teleconference line, should whether the proposed rule change contact the meeting coordinator, Ms. Secretary. should be disapproved. Amy Parker, by email at Amy.M.Parker@ [FR Doc. 2015–20421 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am] IV. Solicitation of Comments uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1423, or BILLING CODE 8011–01–P in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Interested persons are invited to Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC submit written data, views, and 20593–7509, not later than August 24, arguments concerning the foregoing, DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2015, or 7 business days prior to the including whether the proposed rule meeting. Requests made after August 24, [Public Notice 9226] change, as modified by Amendment No. 2015 might not be able to be 1, is consistent with the Act. Comments Notice of Public Meeting accommodated. Please note that due to may be submitted by any of the security considerations, a valid, following methods: The Department of State will conduct government issued photo identification an open meeting at 9 a.m. on must be presented to gain entrance to Electronic Comments Wednesday, September 2, 2015, in the DOT Headquarters building. DOT • Use the Commission’s Internet Conference Room 8–9–10 of the comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Headquarters is accessible by metro via Department of Transportation (DOT) the Navy Yard Metrorail Station, taxi, rules/sro.shtml); or Headquarters Conference Center, West • Send an email to rule-comments@ and privately owned conveyance. Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., However, parking in the vicinity of the sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– Washington, DC 20590. The primary BATS–2015–57 on the subject line. building is extremely limited. purpose of the meeting is to prepare for Additional information regarding this Paper Comments the second Session of the International and other IMO-related public meetings Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub- • Send paper comments in triplicate may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo. Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Dated: August 10, 2015. Containers to be held at the IMO Commission, 100 F Street NE., Jonathan W. Burby, Headquarters, United Kingdom, Washington, DC 20549–1090. September 14–18, 2015. Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean All submissions should refer to File The agenda items to be considered and Polar Affairs Department of State. Number SR–BATS–2015–57. This file include: [FR Doc. 2015–20490 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am] number should be included on the BILLING CODE 4710–09–P subject line if email is used. To help the —Adoption of the agenda —Decisions of other IMO bodies Commission process and review your —Amendments to the IGF Code and comments more efficiently, please use development of guidelines for low- DEPARTMENT OF STATE only one method. The Commission will flashpoint fuels post all comments on the Commission’s [Public Notice 9229] —Safety requirements for carriage of Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ liquefied hydrogen in bulk Advisory Committee on International rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the —Amendments to the IMSBC Code and supplements Postal and Delivery Services submission, all subsequent —Amendments to the IMDG Code and September 2015 Meeting amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule supplements SUMMARY: As required by the Federal —Amendments to CSC 1972 and associated change that are filed with the Advisory Committee Act, Public Law circulars Commission, and all written —Revised Guidelines for packing of cargo 92–463, the Department of State gives communications relating to the transport units notice of a meeting of the Advisory proposed rule change between the —Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO Committee on International Postal and Commission and any person, other than safety, security and environment related Delivery Services. This Committee will those that may be withheld from the Conventions meet on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, public in accordance with the —Consideration of reports of incidents from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be involving dangerous goods or marine Time at the American Institute of available for Web site viewing and pollutants in packaged form on board ships Architects, Board Room, 1735 New York or in port areas printing in the Commission’s Public Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006. —Mandatory requirements for classification Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., and declaration of solid bulk cargoes as Any member of the public interested Washington, DC 20549 on official harmful to the marine environment in providing input to the meeting business days between the hours of —Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for should contact Ms. Shereece Robinson, 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such CCC 3 whose contact information is listed filing also will be available for —Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman below (see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION inspection and copying at the principal for 2016 section of this notice). Each individual —Any other business tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES offices of the Exchange. All comments providing oral input is requested to received will be posted without change; —Report to the Committees limit his or her comments to five the Commission does not edit personal Members of the public may attend minutes. Requests to be added to the identifying information from this meeting up to the seating capacity speakers list must be received in writing submissions. You should submit only of the room. Upon request, members of (letter or email) prior to the close of information that you wish to make business on Wednesday, September 2, available publicly. All submissions 16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 2015; written comments from members VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Aug 18, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1

50376 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 160 / Wednesday, August 19, 2015 / Notices of the public for distribution at this beneficiary developing country, and that, as provided in section 503(b) of the meeting must reach Ms. Robinson by 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 23, 2015 Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(b)), certain letter or email this same date. A member for the submission of petitions articles may not be designated as of the public requesting reasonable requesting CNL waivers. The lists of eligible articles under GSP. accommodation should also make their petitions accepted for review will be As specified in 15 CFR part 2007.1, all request to Ms. Robinson by September announced in the Federal Register at a product petitions must include, inter 2. Requests received after that date will later date. alia, a detailed description of the be considered but might not be able to ADDRESSES: Public comments should be product and the eight-digit subheading be fulfilled. submitted electronically to of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of The agenda of the meeting will www.regulations.gov in docket number the United States (HTSUS) under which include: Consideration of postal USTR–2015–0013. the product is classified. terminal dues, customs treatment of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Country Practices Review Petitions mail, and Universal Postal Union GSP Program at the Office of the United institutional issues. Any interested party may submit a States Trade Representative. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: petition to review the GSP eligibility of telephone number is (202) 395–2974, Please contact Ms. Shereece Robinson of the fax number is (202) 395–9674, and any beneficiary developing country with the Office of Specialized and Technical the email address is gsp@ustr.eop.gov. respect to any of the designation criteria Agencies (IO/STA), Bureau of listed in sections 502(b) or 502(c) of the International Organization Affairs, U.S. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(b) and (c)). Department of State, at tel. (202) 663– I. The 2015 Annual GSP Review 2649, by email at RobinsonSA2@ Competitive Need Limitations The GSP regulations (15 CFR part state.gov, or by mail at IO/STA, Suite L– Any interested party may submit a 2007.3) provide the timetable for 409 SA–1; U.S. Department of State; petition seeking a waiver of the 2015 conducting an annual review, unless Washington, DC 20522. CNL for individual beneficiary otherwise specified by notice in the Dated: August 13, 2015. Federal Register. Notice is hereby given developing countries with respect to Joseph P. Murphy, that, in order to be considered in the specific GSP-eligible articles (these Designated Federal Officer, Advisory 2015 Annual GSP Review, relevant limits do not apply to least-developed Committee on International Postal and petitions must be received by the GSP beneficiary developing countries or Delivery Services, Office of Specialized and Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff AGOA beneficiary countries). Before Technical Agencies, Bureau of International Committee by the following deadlines: submitting petitions for CNL waivers, Organization Affairs, Department of State. prospective petitioners may wish to Friday, October 16, 2015, 5:00 p.m.: [FR Doc. 2015–20492 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am] Petitions to modify the list of articles review the 2015 year-to-date import BILLING CODE 4710–19–P eligible for duty-free treatment under trade data for products of interest. This GSP. data is available via the U.S. Friday, October 16, 2015, 5:00 p.m.: International Trade Commission’s OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES Petitions to review the GSP status of any ‘‘Dataweb’’ database at http:// TRADE REPRESENTATIVE beneficiary developing country. dataweb.usitc.gov/. For more Monday, November 23, 2015, 5:00 information on CNLs and how they Generalized System of Preferences p.m.: Petitions requesting waivers of apply to the GSP program, please visit (GSP): Notice of Initiation of the 2015 CNLs. the GSP page of the USTR Web site at Annual GSP Product and Country Petitions submitted after the above- https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/trade- Practices Review; Deadlines for Filing listed deadlines will not be considered development/preference-programs/ Petitions for review. Decisions on which petitions generalized-system-preference-gsp. AGENCY: Office of the United States are accepted for review, along with a II. Requirements for Submissions Trade Representative. schedule for any related public hearings and the opportunity for the public to All submissions for the GSP Annual ACTION: Notice of procedures for provide comments, will be announced Review must conform to the GSP submission of petitions from the public. in the Federal Register at a later date. regulations set forth at 15 CFR part SUMMARY: This notice announces that 2007, except as modified below. These the Office of the United States Trade GSP Product Review Petitions regulations are available on the USTR Representative (USTR) is prepared to Interested parties, including foreign Web site at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/ receive petitions to modify the list of governments, may submit petitions to: trade-development/preference- products that are eligible for duty-free (1) Designate additional articles as programs/generalized-system- treatment under the Generalized System eligible for GSP benefits, including to preference-gsp/gsp-program-inf. of Preferences (GSP) program and to designate articles as eligible for GSP All submissions in response to this modify the GSP status of certain GSP benefits only if imported from countries notice must be in English and must be beneficiary developing countries designated as least-developed submitted electronically via http:// because of country practices. USTR is beneficiary developing countries, or www.regulations.gov, using docket also prepared to receive petitions only from countries designated as number USTR–2015–0013. Hand- requesting waivers of competitive need beneficiary sub-Saharan African delivered submissions will not be limitations (CNLs). This notice provides countries under the African Growth and accepted. Submissions that do not tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES that, pursuant to 15 CFR part 2007.3, the Opportunity Act (AGOA); (2) withdraw, provide the information required by following deadlines apply with respect suspend or limit the application of duty- sections 2007.0 and 2007.1 of the GSP to the 2015 review: 5:00 p.m., Friday, free treatment accorded under the GSP regulations will not be accepted for October 16, 2015 for the submission of with respect to any article; and (3) review, except upon a detailed showing petitions to modify the list of articles otherwise modify GSP coverage. in the submission that the petitioner eligible for duty-free treatment under Petitioners seeking to add products to made a good faith effort to obtain the GSP or to review the GSP status of any eligibility for GSP benefits should note information required. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Aug 18, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1


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ContactPlease contact Ms. Shereece Robinson of the Office of Specialized and Technical Agencies (IO/STA), Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State, at tel. (202) 663-2649, by email at [email protected], or by mail at IO/ STA, Suite L-409 SA-1; U.S. Department of State; Washington, DC 20522.
FR Citation80 FR 50375 
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