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Dated: April 18, 2012. 

Robert Downes, 

Senior Foreign Service Officer, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9999 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7856] 

Waiver and Certification of Statutory 

Provisions Regarding the Palestine 

Liberation Organization Office 

Pursuant to the authority vested in me 

as Deputy Secretary of State, including 

by section 7086(b)(1) of the Department 

of State, Foreign Operations, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

2012 (Pub. L. 112–74, Div. I), the 

Delegation of Authority in the 

President’s Memorandum of July 21, 

2010, and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority No. 245–1, I 

hereby determine and certify that the 

Palestinians have not, since the date of 

enactment of that Act, obtained in the 

UN or any specialized agency thereof 

the same standing as member states or 

full membership as a state outside an 

agreement negotiated between Israel and 

the Palestinians, and waive the 

provisions of section 1003 of the AntiTerrorism Act of 1987, Public Law 100– 

204, Title X. 

This waiver shall be effective for a 

period of six months. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress promptly and published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: April 9, 2012. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9932 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Implementation of United StatesColombia Trade Promotion Agreement 

Tariff-Rate Quota for Imports of Sugar 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: USTR is providing notice that 

the tariff-rate quota for sugar established 

by the United States-Colombia Trade 

Promotion Agreement will be 

administered using certificates of quota 

eligibility. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 15, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or 

delivered to Ann Heilman-Dahl, 

Director of Agriculture Affairs, Office of 

the United States Trade Representative, 

600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Heilman-Dahl, Office of Agriculture 

Affairs, telephone: (202) 395–6127 or 

facsimile: (202) 395–4579. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 22, 2006, the United States 

entered into the United States-Colombia 

Trade Promotion Agreement (the 

‘‘Agreement’’) and, on June 28, 2007, the 

Parties to the Agreement signed a 

protocol amending the Agreement. 

Congress approved the Agreement as 

amended in section 101(a) of the United 

States-Colombia Trade Promotion 

Agreement Implementation Act (the 

‘‘Implementation Act’’) (Pub. L. 112–42, 

125 Stat. 462) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). The 

President is authorized under section 

201(d) of the Implementation Act to take 

such action as may be necessary in 

implementing the tariff-rate quotas set 

forth in Appendix I to the General Notes 

to the Schedule of the United States to 

Annex 2.3 of the Agreement to ensure 

the orderly marketing of commodities in 

the United States. Under a tariff-rate 

quota, the United States applies one 

tariff rate, known as the ‘‘in-quota tariff 

rate,’’ to imports of a product up to a 

particular amount, known as the ‘‘inquota quantity,’’ and a different, higher 

tariff rate, known as the ‘‘over-quota 

tariff rate,’’ to imports of the product in 

excess of that amount.) Appendix I of 

the Agreement establishes a tariff-rate 

quota for imports of sugar from 

Colombia. 

USTR is providing notice that the 

United States, consistent with Note 9(a) 

of Appendix I, is administering the 

duty-free quantities of sugar established 

under the Agreement through a 

certificate system substantially similar 

to that described in 15 CFR 2011.102(c) 

(2006). Consistent with 15 CFR 

2011.102(c), no sugar that is the product 

of Colombia may be permitted entry 

under the in-quota tariff-rate established 

for imports of sugar from Colombia 

unless at the time of entry the person 

entering such sugar presents to the 

appropriate customs official a valid and 

properly executed certificate of quota 

eligibility for such sugar. The Secretary 

of Agriculture will issue such 

certificates of quota eligibility to the 

Government of Colombia. These 

certificates, when duly executed and 

issued by the certifying authority of 

Colombia, will authorize entry into the 

United States at the in-quota tariff-rate 

established under the Agreement. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved the information 

collection requirements related to this 

notice in accordance with 44 U.S.C 

Chapter 25, and OMB control number 

0551–0014 has been assigned with 

corresponding clearance effective 

through May 31, 2013. 

Ronald Kirk, 

United States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9964 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee Meeting on Transport 

Airplane and Engine Issues 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the FAA’s Aviation 

Rulemaking Advisory Committee 

(ARAC) to discuss transport airplane 

and engine (TAE) issues. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012, starting at 9 

a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Arrange for 

oral presentations by May 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: FAA—Northwest Mountain 

Region, Fred Isaac conference room, 

1601 Lind Ave. SW., Renton, WA 

98057. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ralen Gao, Office of Rulemaking, ARM– 

209, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone 

(202) 267–3168, Fax (202) 267–5075, or 

email at ralen.gao@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463; 5 U.S.C. app. III), notice is given of 

an ARAC meeting to be held May 16, 

2012. 

The agenda for the meeting is as 

follows: 

• Opening Remarks, Review Agenda 

and Minutes. 

• FAA Report. 

• Executive Committee Report. 

• Transport Canada Report. 

• EASA Report. 

• Avionics Harmonization Working 

Group Report. 

• Materials Flammability Working 

Group Report. 

• Aging Airplanes Working Group 

Report. 

• Flight Controls Harmonization 

Working Group Report. 

• Action Item Review. 

Attendance is open to the public, but 

will be limited to the availability of 


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meeting room space. Please confirm 

your attendance with the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section no later than May 9, 

2012. Please provide the following 

information: Full legal name, country of 

citizenship, and name of your industry 

association, or applicable affiliation. If 

you are attending as a public citizen, 

please indicate so. 

For persons participating by 

telephone, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section by email or phone for 

the teleconference call-in number and 

passcode. Anyone calling from outside 

the Renton, WA, metropolitan area will 

be responsible for paying long-distance 

charges. 

The public must make arrangements 

by May 9, 2012, to present oral 

statements at the meeting. Written 

statements may be presented to the 

ARAC at any time by providing 25 

copies to the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

or by providing copies at the meeting. 

Copies of the documents to be presented 

to ARAC may be made available by 

contacting the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

If you need assistance or require a 

reasonable accommodation for the 

meeting or meeting documents, please 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Sign and oral interpretation, as well as 

a listening device, can be made 

available if requested 10 calendar days 

before the meeting. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 

2012. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9954 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Buy America Waiver Notification 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information regarding the FHWA’s 

finding that a Buy America waiver is 

appropriate for the use of non-domestic 

45′ and 55′ Pre-stressed Spun Concrete 

Transmission and Distribution Power 

Poles in the Territory of Guam for 

synchronization of the existing system. 

DATES: The effective date of the waiver 

is April 26, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, please 

contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA 

Office of Program Administration, (202) 

366–1562, or via email at 

gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. Michael 

Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–4928, or via email at 

michael.harkins@dot.gov. Office hours 

for the FHWA are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http:// 

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http:// 

www.gpo.gov. 

Background 

The FHWA’s Buy America policy in 

23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic 

manufacturing process for any steel or 

iron products (including protective 

coatings) that are permanently 

incorporated in a Federal-aid 

construction project. The regulation also 

provides for a waiver of the Buy 

America requirements when the 

application would be inconsistent with 

the public interest or when satisfactory 

quality domestic steel and iron products 

are not sufficiently available. This 

notice provides information regarding 

the FHWA’s finding that a Buy America 

waiver is appropriate to use nondomestic 45′ and 55′ Pre-stressed Spun 

Concrete Transmission and Distribution 

Power Poles in the Territory of Guam. 

In accordance with Division A, 

section 123 of the ‘‘Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2010’’ (Pub. L. 111– 

117), the FHWA published a notice of 

intent to issue a waiver on its Web site 

for 45′ and 55′ Pre-stressed Spun 

Concrete Transmission and Distribution 

Power Poles in the Territory of Guam 

(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/ 

contracts/waivers.cfm?id=66) on March 

12. The FHWA received one comment 

in response to the publication. The 

comment supports approval of the 

waiver request. During the 15-day 

comment period, the FHWA conducted 

additional nationwide review to locate 

potential domestic manufacturers of 45′ 

and 55′ Pre-stressed Spun Concrete 

Transmission and Distribution Power 

Poles in the Territory of Guam. Based on 

all the information available to the 

agency, the FHWA concludes that there 

are no domestic manufacturers of 45′ 

and 55′ Pre-stressed Spun Concrete 

Transmission and Distribution Power 

Poles. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU 

Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. 

L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572), the FHWA 

is providing this notice as its finding 

that a waiver of Buy America 

requirements is appropriate. The FHWA 

invites public comment on this finding 

for an additional 15 days following the 

effective date of the finding. Comments 

may be submitted to the FHWA’s Web 

site via the link provided to the 

Territory of Guam waiver page noted 

above. 

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110– 

161, 23 CFR 635.410) 

Issued on: April 13, 2012. 

Gregory G. Nadeau, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9872 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Safety Advisory 2012–02; Restricted 

Speed 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory. 

SUMMARY: FRA is issuing Safety 

Advisory 2012–02 to remind railroads 

and their employees of the importance 

of compliance with relevant railroad 

operating rules when trains and 

locomotives are to be operated at 

restricted speed. This safety advisory 

contains a preliminary discussion of 

recent train accidents involving a failure 

to operate at restricted speed and makes 

recommendations to railroads to ensure 

employee compliance with the 

requirements of restricted speed 

operating rules. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Douglas H. Taylor, Staff Director, 

Operating Practices Division, Office of 

Railroad Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

telephone (202) 493–6255; or Joseph St. 

Peter, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief 

Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE., Washington, DC 20590, telephone 

(202) 493–6047. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The overall safety of railroad 

operations has improved in recent years. 

However, a series of accidents has 

highlighted the need for railroads to 

review, reemphasize, and adhere to 

railroad operating rules and procedures 

governing the requirements of restricted 


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