Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 190 / Friday, October 2, 2009 / Notices 50997 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6776] 

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, 

Executive Order 11423, as Amended; 

Notice of Receipt of Application for a 

Presidential Permit for an International 

Pedestrian Bridge on the U.S.-Mexico 

Border Near San Diego, California and 

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

hereby gives notice that, on September 

18, 2009, it received from Otay-Tijuana 

Venture, L.L.C., an application for a 

Presidential permit to authorize the 

construction, operation, and 

maintenance of a new international 

pedestrian bridge called the San DiegoTijuana Airport Cross Border Facility 

(CBF) on the U.S.-Mexico border near 

San Diego, California and Tijuana, Baja 

California, Mexico. According to the 

application, Otay-Tijuana Venture, 

L.L.C., is a company created under 

Delaware law and consists of companies 

owned by American and Mexican 

investors with experience in real estate, 

corporate investing, and airport 

operations. Otay-Tijuana Venture, L.L.C. 

states that it is undertaking the project 

as a for-profit, commercial activity. 

According to the application, the CBF 

would enable ticketed airline passengers 

to travel between Mexico’s Tijuana 

International Airport (TIJ) and San 

Diego, California, via an enclosed, 

elevated pedestrian bridge. The CBF 

will consist of: a main building on the 

U.S. side of the border housing U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

inspection facilities along with shops 

and services to accommodate travelers; 

an approximately 525-foot pedestrian 

bridge from the main building on the 

U.S. side connecting into TIJ’s passenger 

terminal on the Mexican side; and 

parking facilities and areas for car 

rentals and potentially bus service on 

the U.S. side. According to the 

application, the CBF would allow 

passengers to bypass San Diego’s 

congestion-prone ports of entry and 

avoid driving through the City of 

Tijuana. 

The Department’s jurisdiction over 

this application is based upon Executive 

Order 11423 of August 16, 1968, as 

amended. As provided in E.O. 11423, 

the Department is circulating this 

application to relevant Federal and State 

agencies for review and comment. 

Under E.O. 11423, the Department has 

the responsibility to determine, taking 

into account input from these agencies 

and other stakeholders, whether 

issuance of a Presidential permit for this 

proposed bridge would be in the U.S. 

national interest. 

DATES: Interested members of the public 

are invited to submit written comments 

regarding this application on or before 

December 31, 2009 to Mr. Stewart 

Tuttle, U.S.-Mexico Border Affairs 

Coordinator, via e-mail at WHA– 

BorderAffairs@state.gov, or by mail at 

WHA/MEX—Room 3909, Department of 

State, 2201 C St. NW., Washington, DC 

20520. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Stewart Tuttle, U.S.-Mexico Border 

Affairs Coordinator, via e-mail at WHA– 

BorderAffairs@state.gov; by phone at 

202–647–9894; or by mail at WHA/ 

MEX—Room 3909, Department of State, 

2201 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

General information about Presidential 

Permits is available on the Internet at 

http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/permit/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

application and supporting documents 

are available for review in the Office of 

Mexican Affairs during normal business 

hours. 

Dated: September 28, 2009. 

Alex Lee, 

Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–23812 Filed 10–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–29–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket No. WTO/DS399/1] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding United States—Certain 

Measures Affecting Imports of Certain 

Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck 

Tires 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 September 14, 

2009, the People’s Republic of China 

(‘‘China’’) requested consultations with 

the United States under the Marrakesh 

Agreement Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) with 

respect to certain measures affecting the 

import of certain passenger vehicle and 

light truck tires from China (China tires) 

into the United States. That request may 

be found at http://www.wto.org 

contained in a document designated as 

WT/DS399/1. 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 October 30 to be assured of 

timely consideration by USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2009–0035. If you are unable to 

provide submissions by http:// 

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: 

Marı ́a L. Paga ́n, Associate General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, 

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

9626. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is 

providing notice that consultations have 

been requested pursuant to the WTO 

Understanding on Rules and Procedures 

Governing the Settlement of Disputes 

(‘‘DSU’’). If such consultations should 

fail to resolve the matter and a dispute 

settlement panel is established pursuant 

to the DSU, such panel, which would 

hold its meetings in Geneva, 

Switzerland, would be expected to issue 

a report on its findings and 

recommendations within nine months 

after it is established. 

Major Issues Raised by China 

On September 14, 2009, China 

requested consultations regarding 

restrictions recently announced by the 

United States on imports of Chinese 

tires. According to China, these 

restrictions take the form of 

substantially higher tariffs over the next 

three years well in excess of the tariff 

rates permitted under U.S. international 

obligations to China. The restrictions 

were announced on September 11, 2009, 

by U.S. authorities following an 

investigation pursuant to section 421 of 

the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 

U.S.C. 2451). The report by the U.S. 

International Trade Commission issued 

as part of the investigation can be found 

at Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light 

Truck Tires from the People’s Republic 

of China, Investigation No. TA–421–7, 

USITC Publication No. 4085 (July 2009). 

The decision by the President can be 

found in the Proclamation issued by 

President Obama on September 11, 

2009. The measures are to take effect on 

September 26, 2009. The request 

purports to include any other measures 


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