### 57180 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 180 / Monday, September 17, 2012 / Notices

Dated: August 12, 2012. Faye Lipsky, Reports Clearance Director, Social Security
Administration.

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8022]**

**Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Notice of Open**  **Meeting**

The Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) will meet from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, in room 1107 of the Harry S. Truman Building at the U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will be hosted by the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez and Committee Chair Ted Kassinger. The
ACIEP serves the U.S. Government in a solely advisory capacity, and provides advice concerning issues and challenges in international economic policy. The meeting will examine U.S.-Egypt relations. Subcommittee reports will be led by the Investment Subcommittee, the Sanctions Subcommittee, the
Subcommittee on Women in International Economic Policy, and the Stakeholder Advisory Board on the U.S.
National Contact Point for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

This meeting is open to public participation, though seating is limited. Entry to the building is controlled; to obtain pre-clearance for entry, members of the public planning to attend should provide, by Friday, September 28 their name, professional affiliation, valid government-issued ID number (i.e., U.S. Government ID [agency], U.S. military ID [branch], passport [country], or drivers license [state]), date of birth, and citizenship, to Ronelle Jackson by fax (202)647–5936, email ( JacksonRS@state.

gov ), or telephone (202) 647–9204. Participants may enter the Department
of State from the entrance on 23rd Street. Because of escorting requirements, non-Government attendees should plan to arrive 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be made to Ronelle Jackson prior to Wednesday, September 26. Requests made after that date will be considered, but might not be possible to fulfill.

Personal data 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.

For additional information, contact Deputy Outreach Coordinator Greg Maggio, Office of Economic Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, at (202) 647–2231 or MaggioGF@state.gov.

Dated: August 30, 2012.
Shawn Flatt, Acting Director, Office of Economic Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State.

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**OFFICE OF THE TRADE**
**REPRESENTATIVE**

**Fiscal Year 2013 Tariff-rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar,**  **Refined and Specialty Sugar, and Sugar-Containing Products** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of the United States Trade Representative.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of country-by-country allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quotas for imported raw cane sugar, refinedand specialty sugar, and sugarcontaining products.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: October 1, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Inquiries may be mailed or delivered to Ann Heilman-Dahl, Director of Agricultural Affairs, Office of Agricultural Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20508.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ann Heilman-Dahl, Office of Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 202–395–6127 or
facsimile: 202–395–4579.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the United States maintains tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for imports of raw cane sugar and refined sugar. Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 8 to Chapter 17 of the HTS, the United States maintains a TRQ for imports of sugar-containing products.

Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or customs areas. The President delegated this authority
to the United States Trade Representative in Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007).

On September 10, 2012, the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) announced the sugar program provisions for fiscal year (FY) 2013 (Oct. 1, 2012, through Sept. 30, 2013). The Secretary announced an in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for FY 2013 of 1,117,195 metric tons* raw value (MTRV), which is the minimum amount
to which the United States is committed to provide access for under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement. USTR is allocating this quantity (1,117,195 MTRV) to the following countries in the amounts specified
below:

Country FY 2013 Raw
cane sugar allocations

(MTRV)

Argentina .............................. 46,154 Australia ................................ 89,087
Barbados .............................. 7,513 Belize .................................... 11,807
Bolivia ................................... 8,587 Brazil ..................................... 155,634 Colombia ............................... 25,760 Congo ................................... 7,258 Costa Rica ............................ 16,100
Cote d’Ivoire ......................... 7,258 Dominican Republic .............. 188,908 Ecuador ................................ 11,807 El Salvador ........................... 27,907 Fiji ......................................... 9,660 Gabon ................................... 7,258 Guatemala ............................ 51,520 Guyana ................................. 12,880
Haiti ....................................... 7,258 Honduras .............................. 10,733
India ...................................... 8,587 Jamaica ................................ 11,807 Madagascar .......................... 7,258 Malawi ................................... 10,733 Mauritius ............................... 12,880 Mozambique ......................... 13,953 Nicaragua ............................. 22,540 Panama ................................ 31,127 Papua New Guinea .............. 7,258 Paraguay .............................. 7,258 Peru ...................................... 44,007 Philippines ............................ 144,901 South Africa .......................... 24,687
St. Kitts & Nevis ................... 7,258 Swaziland ............................. 17,174 Thailand ................................ 15,027 Trinidad & Tobago ................ 7,513 Uruguay ................................ 7,258 Zimbabwe ............................. 12,880