73732 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 238 / Tuesday, December 11, 2012 / Notices 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202–632–6473). The mailing 

address is U.S. Department of State, SA– 

5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), 

Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: December 3, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29736 Filed 12–10–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8104] 

In the Matter of Amendment of the 

Designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq, aka 

Jam’at al Tawhid wa’al-Jihad, aka The 

Monotheism and Jihad Group, aka The 

al-Zarqawi Network, aka al-Tawhid, aka 

Tanzim Qa‘idat al-Jihad fi Bilad alRafidayn, aka The Organization of alJihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, aka 

al-Qaida of Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida 

in Iraq, aka al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, 

aka al-Qaida in the Land of the Two 

Rivers, aka al-Qaida of the Jihad in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida 

of Jihad Organization in the Land of 

the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, 

aka The Organization of Jihad’s Base 

in the Country of the Two Rivers, aka 

The Organization Base of Jihad/ 

Country of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization Base of Jihad/ 

Mesopotamia, aka The Organization of 

al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka Tanzeem 

qa’idat al Jihad/Bildad al Raafidaini, as 

a Foreign Terrorist Organization 

pursuant to Section 219 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act; To 

include the aliases Al-Nusrah Front, 

Jabhat al-Nusrah, Jabhet al-Nusra, The 

Victory Front, Al Nusrah Front for the 

People of the Levant 

Based upon a review of the 

Administrative Record assembled in 

this matter pursuant to Section 

219(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 

1189(a)(4)(C)) (‘‘INA’’), and in 

consultation with the Attorney General 

and the Secretary of the Treasury, the 

Secretary of State concludes that there 

is a sufficient factual basis to find that 

al-Qa’ida in Iraq, also known under the 

aliases listed above, uses or has used 

additional aliases, namely, al-Nusrah 

Front, aka Jabhat al-Nusrah, aka Jabhet 

al-Nusra, aka The Victory Front, aka Al 

Nusrah Front for the People of the 

Levant. 

Therefore, pursuant to § 219(b) of the 

INA (8 U.S.C. 1189(b)), the Secretary of 

State hereby amends the 2004 

designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq as a 

foreign terrorist organization, to include 

the following new alias and other 

possible transliterations thereof: AlNusrah Front, Jabhat al-Nusrah, Jabhet 

al-Nusra, The Victory Front, Al Nusrah 

Front for the People of the Levant. 

Dated: November 20, 2012. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29870 Filed 12–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8105] 

In the Matter of the Amendment of the 

Designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq, aka 

Jam’at al Tawhid wa’al-Jihad, aka The 

Monotheism and Jihad Group, aka The 

al-Zarqawi Network, aka al-Tawhid, aka 

Tanzim Qa‘idat al-Jihad fi Bilad alRafidayn, aka The Organization of alJihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, aka 

al-Qaida of Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida 

in Iraq, aka al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, 

aka al-Qaida in the Land of the Two 

Rivers, aka al-Qaida of the Jihad in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida 

of Jihad Organization in the Land of 

the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, 

aka The Organization of Jihad’s Base 

in the Country of the Two Rivers, aka 

The Organization Base of Jihad/ 

Country of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization Base of Jihad/ 

Mesopotamia, aka The Organization of 

al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka Tanzeem 

qa’idat al Jihad/Bildad al Raafidaini, as 

a Specially Designated Global Terrorist 

entity pursuant to Executive Order 

13224; To include the aliases AlNusrah Front, Jabhat al-Nusrah, 

Jabhet al-Nusra, The Victory Front, Al 

Nusrah Front for the People of the 

Levant 

Based upon a review of the 

Administrative Record assembled in 

this matter pursuant to Executive Order 

13224 and in consultation with the 

Attorney General, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, and the Secretary of 

the Treasury, the Secretary of State 

concludes that there is a sufficient 

factual basis to find that al-Qa’ida in 

Iraq, also known under the aliases listed 

above, uses or has used additional 

aliases, namely, al-Nusrah Front, aka 

Jabhat al-Nusrah, aka Jabhet al-Nusra, 

aka The Victory Front, aka Al Nusrah 

Front for the People of the Levant. 

Therefore, the Secretary of State 

hereby amends the 2004 designation of 

al-Qa’ida in Iraq as a Specially 

Designated Global Terrorist entity, 

pursuant to Executive Order 13224, to 

include the following new alias and 

other possible transliterations thereof: 

Al-Nusrah Front, Jabhat al-Nusrah, 

Jabhet al-Nusra, The Victory Front, Al 

Nusrah Front for the People of the 

Levant. 

Dated: November 20, 2012. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29868 Filed 12–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Dispute No. WTO/DS449] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding United States ; 

Countervailing and Anti-Dumping 

Measures on Certain Products From 

China 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is 

providing notice that on November 19, 

2012, the People’s Republic of China 

(‘‘China’’) requested the establishment 

of a dispute settlement panel with the 

United States under the Marrakesh 

Agreement Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) 

concerning Public Law 112–99, ‘‘An act 

to apply the countervailing duty 

provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to 

nonmarket economy countries, and for 

other purposes’’ (‘‘Pub. L. 112–99’’), and 

the countervailing and anti-dumping 

duty determinations and actions by the 

Department of Commerce, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission and the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 

imports of the products from China 

listed below. The panel request may be 

found at www.wto.org contained in a 

document designated as WT/DS449/2. 

USTR invites written comments from 

the public concerning the issues raised 

in this dispute. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the dispute settlement proceedings, 

comments should be submitted on or 

before December 30, 2012, to be assured 

of timely consideration by USTR. 


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