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The public file will include nonconfidential 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 nonconfidential 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. 

Juan Milla ́n, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Monitoring and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03667 Filed 2–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F3–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

National Freight Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of 

National Freight Advisory Committee 

(NFAC or Committee) and Solicitation 

of Nominations for Membership. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 9(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (5 U.S.C., App. 2.), and in 

accordance with Title 41, Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 102–3.65, 

and following consultation with the 

Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the NFAC will be 

established for a 2-year period. 

The Committee will provide advice 

and recommendations to the Secretary 

of Transportation on matters related to 

freight transportation in the United 

States, including: (1) Implementation of 

the freight transportation requirements 

of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 

21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112–141); (2) 

establishment of the National Freight 

Network; (3) development of a National 

Freight Strategic Plan; (4) development 

of strategies to help States implement 

State Freight Advisory Committees and 

State Freight Plans; (5) development of 

measures of conditions and performance 

in freight transportation; (6) 

development of freight transportation 

investment, data, and planning tools; 

and (7) legislative recommendations. 

Additionally, the establishment of the 

NFAC is necessary for the Department 

to carry out its mission and is in the 

public interest. The Committee will 

operate in accordance with the 

provisions of the FACA and the rules 

and regulations issued in 

implementation of that Act. 

This notice also requests nominations 

for members of the Committee to ensure 

a wide range of member candidates and 

a balanced Committee. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

on or before midnight E.D.T. on March 

21, 2013. The Department encourages 

nominations submitted any time before 

the deadline. 

ADDRESSES: All nomination materials 

should be emailed to freight@dot.gov or 

faxed to the attention of Shira Bergstein 

at (202) 366–0263, or mailed to Shira 

Bergstein, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of the Secretary 

Office of Policy, Room W84–317, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. Any person needing 

accessibility accommodations should 

contact Shira Bergstein at (202) 366– 

1999. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shira Bergstein, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of the Secretary 

Office of Policy, Room W84–317, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590; phone (202) 366–1999; email: 

freight@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Transportation is hereby 

soliciting nominations for members of 

the NFAC. The Secretary of 

Transportation will appoint at least 25 

committee members. Members will be 

selected with a view toward achieving 

varied perspectives on freight 

transportation, including (1) modes of 

transportation; (2) regional 

representation; (3) relevant policy areas 

such as economic competitiveness, 

safety, labor, and environment; (4) 

freight customers and providers; and (5) 

government bodies. Specifically, the 

Committee will seek to balance the 

following interests to the extent 

practicable: State Departments of 

Transportation; State, local, and tribal 

elected officials; local planning offices; 

shippers, businesses, and economic 

development; air cargo, freight 

forwarder, rail, maritime, ports, 

trucking, and pipelines; labor union, 

and safety, the environment, and equity 

communities. Committee members may 

serve for a term of 2 years or less and 

may be reappointed for successive 

terms, with no more than 2 successive 

terms. The Chair and Vice Chair of the 

Committee will be appointed by the 

Under Secretary of Transportation for 

Policy from among the selected 

members, and the Committee is 

expected to meet approximately three 

times per year or as necessary. 

Subcommittees may be formed to 

address specific freight transportation 

issues. Some Committee members may 

be appointed as representative 

members; other Committee members 

may be appointed as Special 

Government Employees and will be 

subject to certain ethical restrictions, 

and such members will be required to 

submit certain information in 

connection with the appointment 

process. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Individuals can selfnominate or be nominated by any 

individual or organization. For 

nominators’ convenience, a sample 

template for submitting nominations 

can be downloaded from http:// 

www.freight.dot.gov. To be considered 

for the NFAC, nominators should 

submit the following information: 

(1) Contact Information for the 

nominee, consisting of: 

a. Name 

b. Title 

c. Organization or Affiliation 

d. Address 

e. City, State, Zip 

f. Telephone number 

g. Email address 

(2) Statement of interest limited to 

250 words on why the nominee wants 

to serve on the NFAC and the unique 

perspectives and experiences the 

nominee brings to the NFAC; 

(3) Re ́sume ́ limited to 3 pages 

describing professional and academic 

expertise, experience, and knowledge, 

including any relevant experience 

serving on advisory committees, past 

and present; 

(4) An affirmative statement that the 

nominee is not a federally registered 

lobbyist, and that the nominee 

understands that if, appointed, the 

nominee will not be allowed to continue 

to serve as a Committee member if the 

nominee becomes a federally registered 

lobbyist; and 

(5) Optional letters of support. 

Please do not send company, trade 

association, organization brochures, or 

any other promotional information. 

Materials submitted should total five 

pages or less and must be formatted in 

Microsoft Word or PDF. Should more 

information be needed, DOT staff will 

contact the nominee, obtain information 

from the nominee’s past affiliations, or 

obtain information from publicly 

available sources, such as the Internet. 


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Nominations may be emailed to 

freight@dot.gov or faxed to the attention 

of Shira Bergstein at (202) 366–0263, or 

mailed to Shira Bergstein, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

the Secretary Office of Policy, Room 

W84–317 (P–40), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Nominations must be received on or 

before midnight E.D.T. on March 21, 

2013. The Department encourages 

nominations submitted any time before 

the deadline. The Department is not 

responsible for any technical difficulties 

submitting a nomination form. 

Nominees selected for appointment to 

the Committee will be notified by return 

email and by a letter of appointment. 

A selection team comprising 

representatives from several DOT offices 

will review the nomination packages. 

The selection team will make 

recommendations regarding 

membership to the Under Secretary of 

Transportation for Policy based on 

criteria including (1) professional or 

academic expertise, experience, and 

knowledge; (2) stakeholder 

representation; (3) availability and 

willingness to serve; and (4) relevant 

experience in working in committees 

and advisory panels. The Under 

Secretary of Transportation for Policy 

will submit a list of recommended 

candidates to the Secretary of 

Transportation for review and final 

selection of Committee members. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical disability, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations to the Secretary 

of Transportation take into account the 

needs of the diverse groups served by 

DOT, membership shall include, to the 

extent practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. Please note, however, that 

federally registered lobbyists are 

ineligible for nomination. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 13, 

2013. 

Ray LaHood, 

Secretary of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03759 Filed 2–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Aviation Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee (ARAC) meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of the 

ARAC. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 5, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Federal Aviation Administration, 

800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, 5th Floor, 

Conference Room 5 A/B/C. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Renee Butner, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267- 5093; fax (202) 

267–5075; email Renee.Butner@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), we are 

giving notice of a meeting of the ARAC 

taking place on March 5, 2012, at the 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, 20591. The Agenda 

includes: 

1. ARAC Bylaws Discussion and 

Approval 

2. Status Reports From Active Working 

Groups 

a. Airman Testing Standards and 

Training Working Group (ARAC) 

b. Flight Controls Harmonization 

Working Group (Transport Airplane 

and Engine Subcommittee [TAE]) 

c. Airworthiness Assurance Working 

Group (TAE) 

3. New Tasks 

a. Engine Bird Ingestion 

Requirements—Revision of Section 

33.76 

b. Transport Airplane Performance 

and Handling Characteristics 

4. ARAC Tasking Template 

5. Proposed Rulemaking for Part 21 

6. Status Report From the FAA 

a. Rulemaking Prioritization Working 

Group (RPWG) 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to the space 

available. The FAA will arrange 

teleconference service for individuals 

wishing to join in by teleconference if 

we receive notice by February 26. 

Arrangements to participate by 

teleconference can be made by 

contacting the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Callers outside the Washington 

metropolitan area are responsible for 

paying long-distance charges. 

The public must arrange by February 

26 to present oral statements at the 

meeting. The public may present 

written statements to the Aviation 

Rulemaking Advisory Committee by 

providing 25 copies to the Designated 

Federal Officer, or by bringing the 

copies to the meeting. 

If you are in need of assistance or 

require a reasonable accommodation for 

this meeting, please contact the person 

listed under the heading FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8, 

2013. 

Lirio Liu, 

Designated Federal Officer, Aviation 

Rulemaking Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03406 Filed 2–14–13; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No FMCSA–2011–0097] 

Pilot Project on NAFTA Trucking 

Provisions 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On September 12, 2011, 

FMCSA announced and requested 

public comment on data and 

information concerning the PreAuthorization Safety Audit (PASA) for 

Grupo Behr de Baja California SA de CV 

(Grupo Behr), USDOT# 861744, a motor 

carrier that applied to participate in the 

Agency’s long-haul pilot program. That 

action was required by the ‘‘U.S. Troop 

Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina 

Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 

Appropriations Act, 2007’’ and all 

subsequent appropriations. While 

Grupo Behr successfully completed the 

PASA process, commenters raised 

concerns about the company’s safety 

record. In addition, during the Agency’s 

safety vetting process, an operating 

authority violation was discovered. As a 

result, the Agency placed Grupo Behr’s 

application on hold. The purpose of this 

notice is to respond to the comments 

received in response to the September 

12, 2011, notice, and to explain the 

enforcement action that the Agency took 

as a result of the operating authority 

violation. In addition, this notice 

advises that the Agency will now issue 

provisional authority to Grupo Behr for 

participation in the long-haul pilot 

program. 

ADDRESSES: 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room W12–140 on the ground floor of 


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