81_FR_74694 81 FR 74487 - Release of Waybill Data

81 FR 74487 - Release of Waybill Data

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 207 (October 26, 2016)

Page Range74487-74487
FR Document2016-25898

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 74487]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25898]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD


Release of Waybill Data

    The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from a 
professor of Political Economy at the University of Texas at Austin 
(WB16-48--10/19/16) for permission to use certain unmasked data from 
the Board's 2000-2014 Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of this request 
may be obtained from the Office of Economics.
    The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data; 
therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file 
their objections with the Director of the Board's Office of Economics 
within 14 calendar days of the date of this notice. The rules for 
release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9.
    Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 245-0319.

Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-25898 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                     SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                          electronic submissions, you also may
                                                                                                                                                                  submit your application by fax, to
                                                    [Public Notice: 9774]                                   Release of Waybill Data                               Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–3640.
                                                                                                              The Surface Transportation Board has                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    U.S. Department of State Advisory                       received a request from a professor of                Katherine Wang, Assistant General
                                                    Committee on Private International                      Political Economy at the University of                Counsel, Katherine_E_Wang@
                                                    Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on                          Texas at Austin (WB16–48—10/19/16)                    ustr.eop.gov, (202) 395–6214.
                                                    Insolvency-Related Judgments and                        for permission to use certain unmasked                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Enterprise Group Insolvency Issues                      data from the Board’s 2000–2014
                                                                                                                                                                  Binational Panel Reviews Under NAFTA
                                                       The Office of the Assistant Legal                    Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of this
                                                                                                                                                                  Chapter 19
                                                    Adviser for Private International Law,                  request may be obtained from the Office
                                                    Department of State, gives notice of a                  of Economics.                                            Article 1904 of the NAFTA provides
                                                    public meeting to discuss ongoing work                    The waybill sample contains                         that a party involved in an AD/CVD
                                                    in the United Nations Commission on                     confidential railroad and shipper data;               proceeding may obtain review by a
                                                    International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)                      therefore, if any parties object to these             binational panel of a final AD/CVD
                                                    related to the recognition and                          requests, they should file their                      determination of one NAFTA Party with
                                                    enforcement of insolvency-derived                       objections with the Director of the                   respect to the products of another
                                                    judgments and the insolvency of cross-                  Board’s Office of Economics within 14                 NAFTA Party. Binational panels decide
                                                    border enterprise groups. The public                    calendar days of the date of this notice.             whether AD/CVD determinations are in
                                                    meeting will take place on Tuesday,                     The rules for release of waybill data are             accordance with the domestic laws of
                                                    November 22, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. until                  codified at 49 CFR 1244.9.                            the importing NAFTA Party using the
                                                    12:00 p.m. EST. This is not a meeting                     Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202)                standard of review that would have
                                                    of the full Advisory Committee.                         245–0319.                                             been applied by a domestic court of the
                                                       For its last several sessions,                                                                             importing NAFTA Party. A panel may
                                                                                                            Jeffrey Herzig,
                                                    UNCITRAL’s Working Group V has been                                                                           uphold the AD/CVD determination, or
                                                                                                            Clearance Clerk.                                      may remand it to the national
                                                    focused on two projects: A model law                    [FR Doc. 2016–25898 Filed 10–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    on the recognition and enforcement of                                                                         administering authority for action not
                                                    insolvency-related judgments, and
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4915–01–P                                inconsistent with the panel’s decision.
                                                    model legislative provisions that would                                                                       Panel decisions may be reviewed in
                                                    assist courts in addressing the cross-                                                                        specific circumstances by a three-
                                                                                                            OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES                           member extraordinary challenge
                                                    border insolvency of enterprise groups.
                                                                                                            TRADE REPRESENTATIVE                                  committee, selected from a separate
                                                    In December 2016, Working Group V
                                                    will continue to discuss the draft texts                [Docket Number USTR–2016–0020]                        roster composed of 15 current or former
                                                    for both projects. Along with documents                                                                       judges.
                                                    from past sessions, the Secretariat                     North American Free Trade                                Article 1903 of the NAFTA provides
                                                    papers for the December session will be                 Agreement; Invitation for Applications                that a NAFTA Party may refer an
                                                    made available at http://                               for Inclusion on the Chapter 19 Roster                amendment to the AD/CVD statutes of
                                                    www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/                                                                                 another NAFTA Party to a binational
                                                                                                            AGENCY:  Office of the United States                  panel for a declaratory opinion as to
                                                    commission/working_groups/                              Trade Representative.
                                                    5Insolvency.html.                                                                                             whether the amendment is inconsistent
                                                                                                            ACTION: Invitation for applications.                  with the General Agreement on Tariffs
                                                       The purpose of the public meeting is
                                                    to obtain the views of concerned                                                                              and Trade (GATT), the GATT
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:    Chapter 19 of the North                   Antidumping or Subsidies Codes,
                                                    stakeholders on updated drafts prepared                 American Free Trade Agreement
                                                    by the UNCITRAL Secretariat on both                                                                           successor agreements, or the object and
                                                                                                            (NAFTA) provides for the establishment                purpose of the NAFTA with regard to
                                                    topics: The recognition and enforcement                 of a roster of individuals to serve on
                                                    of insolvency-related judgments and the                                                                       the establishment of fair and predictable
                                                                                                            binational panels convened to review                  conditions for the liberalization of trade.
                                                    insolvency of cross-border enterprise                   final determinations in antidumping or
                                                    groups.                                                                                                       If the panel finds that the amendment is
                                                                                                            countervailing duty (AD/CV’’)                         inconsistent, the two NAFTA Parties
                                                       Time and Place: The meeting will                     proceedings and amendments to AD/
                                                    take place on November 22, 2016, from                                                                         must consult and seek to achieve a
                                                                                                            CVD statutes of a NAFTA Party. The                    mutually satisfactory solution.
                                                    9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. via a                        United States annually renews its
                                                    teleconference. Those who cannot                        selections for the Chapter 19 roster. The             Chapter 19 Roster and Composition of
                                                    participate but wish to comment are                     Office of the United States Trade                     Binational Panels
                                                    welcome to do so by email to Tim                        Representative (USTR) invites                            Annex 1901.2 of the NAFTA provides
                                                    Schnabel at SchnabelTR@state.gov.                       applications from eligible individuals                for the maintenance of a roster of at least
                                                       Public Participation: This meeting is                wishing to be included on the roster for              75 individuals for service on Chapter 19
                                                    open to the public. If you would like to                the period April 1, 2017, through March               binational panels, with each NAFTA
                                                    participate by telephone, please email                  31, 2018.                                             Party selecting at least 25 individuals. A
                                                    pil@state.gov to obtain the call-in                     DATES: USTR must receive your                         separate five-person panel is formed for
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                                                    number and other information.                           application by November 17, 2016.                     each review of a final AD/CVD
                                                      Dated: October 17, 2016.                              ADDRESSES: You should submit your                     determination or statutory amendment.
                                                    Timothy R. Schnabel,                                    application through the Federal                       To form a panel, the two NAFTA Parties
                                                    Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private                     eRulemaking Portal: http://                           involved each appoint two panelists,
                                                    International Law, Office of Legal Adviser,             www.regulations.gov, docket number                    normally by drawing upon individuals
                                                    Department of State.                                    USTR–2016–0020. Follow the                            from the roster. If the Parties cannot
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–25890 Filed 10–25–16; 8:45 am]            instructions for submitting comments                  agree upon the fifth panelist, one of the
                                                    BILLING CODE 7410–08–P                                  below. While USTR strongly prefers                    Parties, decided by lot, selects the fifth


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 74487 

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