16754 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 52 / Monday, March 18, 2013 / Notices 

addition, in the third sentence after the 

words ‘‘Agency Strategic Plan’’ insert 

http://ssa.gov/asp/plan-2013-2016.pdf. 

Paul Kryglik, 

Director, Office of Regulations, Social 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06089 Filed 3–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8240] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law (ACPIL): Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Study Group on Choice of Law 

in International Commercial Contracts 

The Office of the Assistant Legal 

Adviser for Private International Law, 

Department of State, hereby gives notice 

of a public meeting of the Study Group 

on Choice of Law in International 

Commercial Contracts. A working group 

of experts from various countries was 

established by the Hague Conference on 

Private International Law to develop 

non-binding principles relevant to the 

choice of law in international 

commercial contracts. The draft 

principles prepared by that group were 

considered at a Special Commission of 

the Hague Conference held November 

12–16, 2012. We expect that the Council 

on General Affairs and Policy of the 

Hague Conference will request that the 

working group of experts prepare a 

detailed commentary to accompany the 

principles. 

The purpose of the public meeting is 

to obtain the views of concerned 

stakeholders in advance of the Council 

meeting in April. This is not a meeting 

of the full Advisory Committee. The 

Draft Hague Principles as approved by 

the November 2012 Special Commission 

meeting on choice of law in 

international contracts, and 

Recommendations for the commentary 

and other relevant documents can be 

found at the following link: http:// 

www.hcch.net/ 

index_en.php?act=text.display&tid=49. 

Time and Place: The meeting of the 

ACPIL Study Group will take place on 

April 1, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 

p.m. EDT in Room 240, South Building, 

State Department Annex 4. Participants 

should arrive at the Navy Hill gate at the 

corner of 23rd Street NW. and D Street 

NW before 10:00 a.m. for visitor 

screening. Persons arriving later will 

need to make arrangements for entry 

using the contact information provided 

below. If you are unable to attend the 

public meeting and would like to 

participate from a remote location, 

teleconferencing will be available. 

Public Participation: This meeting is 

open to the public, subject to the 

capacity of the meeting room. Access to 

Navy Hill is strictly controlled. For preclearance purposes, those planning to 

attend in person are requested to email 

or phone Tricia Smeltzer 

(smeltzertk@state.gov, 202–776–8423) or 

Niesha Toms (tomsnn@state.gov, 202– 

776–8420) and provide your full name, 

address, date of birth, citizenship, 

driver’s license or passport number, 

affiliation, and email address. This will 

greatly facilitate entry. Participants will 

be met at the Navy Hill gate at 23rd and 

D Streets NW., and will be escorted to 

the South Building. 

A member of the public needing 

reasonable accommodation should 

advise Ms. Smeltzer or Ms. Toms not 

later than March 25, 2013. Requests 

made after that date will be considered, 

but might not be able to be fulfilled. If 

you would like to participate by 

telephone, please contact Ms. Smeltzer 

or Ms. Toms to obtain the call-in 

number and other information. 

Data from the public is requested 

pursuant to Public Law 99–399 

(Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; 

Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT 

Act); and Executive Order 13356. The 

purpose of the collection is to validate 

the identity of individuals who enter 

Department facilities. The data will be 

entered into the Visitor Access Control 

System (VACS–D) database. Please see 

the Security Records System of Records 

Notice (State-36) at http:// 

www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 

103419.pdf for additional information. 

Dated: March 7, 2013. 

Michael Dennis, 

Office of Private International Law, Office 

of the Legal Adviser, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06185 Filed 3–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Dispute No. WTO/DS429] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding United States—AntiDumping Measures on Certain Shrimp 

From Vietnam 

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 the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam (‘‘Vietnam’’) has 

requested the establishment of a dispute 

settlement panel under the Marrakesh 

Agreement Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’). That 

request may be found at www.wto.org 

contained in a document designated as 

WT/DS429/3. 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 April 16, 2013 to be assured of 

timely consideration by USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2012–0003. If you are unable to 

provide submissions at 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

If (as explained below) the comment 

contains confidential information, then 

the comment should be submitted by 

fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 

395–3640. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew P. Jaffe, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395– 

3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

127(b) of the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’) (19 U.S.C. 

3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and 

opportunity for comment be provided 

after the United States submits or 

receives a request for the establishment 

of a WTO dispute settlement panel. 

Consistent with this obligation, USTR is 

providing notice that a dispute 

settlement panel has been established 

pursuant to the WTO Dispute 

Settlement Understanding (‘‘DSU’’). The 

panel will hold its meetings in Geneva, 

Switzerland. 

Major Issues Raised by Vietnam 

In its January 17, 2013 panel request, 

Vietnam makes a number of allegations 

relating to certain antidumping 

administrative reviews and a sunset 

review conducted by the Department of 

Commerce on certain frozen warmwater 

shrimp from Vietnam. Specifically, 

Vietnam challenges: the imposition of 

antidumping duties and cash deposit 

requirements pursuant to the final 

results of the fourth administrative 

review for the period from February 1, 

2008, to January 31, 2009, in Certain 

Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final 


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