Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 242 / Monday, December 17, 2012 / Notices 74729 

Act (Pub. L. 112–43; 19 U.S.C. 3805 

note), Presidential Proclamation No. 

8894 of October 29, 2012 (77 FR 66505) 

implemented the Panama TPA on behalf 

of the United States and modified the 

HTS to reflect the tariff treatment 

provided for in the Panama TPA. 

Note 35(a) to subchapter XXII of HTS 

chapter 98 provides that USTR is 

required to publish annually in the 

Federal Register a determination of the 

amount of Panama’s trade surplus, by 

volume, with all sources for goods in HS 

subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 

1701.91, 1701.99, 1702.40 and 1702.60, 

except that Panama’s imports of U.S. 

goods classified under subheadings 

1702.40 and 1702.60 that are originating 

goods under the Panama TPA and 

Panama’s exports to the United States of 

goods classified under subheadings 

1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 1701.91 and 

1701.99 are not included in the 

calculation of Panama’s trade surplus. 

Note 35(c) to subchapter XXII of HTS 

chapter 98 provides duty-free treatment 

for certain sugar goods of Panama 

entered under subheading 9822.09.17 in 

an amount equal to the lesser of 

Panama’s trade surplus or the specific 

quantity set out in that note for that 

calendar year. 

During CY 2011, the most recent year 

for which data is available, Panama’s 

imports of the sugar and syrup goods 

and sugar-containing products 

described above exceeded its exports of 

those goods by 531 metric tons 

according to data published by National 

Institute of Statistics and Census, Office 

of the General Comptroller of Panama. 

Based on this data, USTR determines 

that Panama’s trade surplus is negative. 

Therefore, in accordance with U.S. Note 

35(c) to subchapter XXII of HTS chapter 

98, goods of Panama are not eligible to 

enter the United States duty-free under 

subheading 9822.09.17. 

Islam A. Siddiqui, 

Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the 

U.S. Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30249 Filed 12–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F3–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Guidance on Review and Approval of 

Public Charter Prospectuses: 

Extension of Effective Date to January 

14, 2013 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Guidance on Review and 

Approval of Public Charter 

Prospectuses: Extension of Effective 

Date to January 14, 2013. 

SUMMARY: The Department is publishing 

the following notice extending the 

effective date of a prior notice, dated 

November 13, 2012, on policies 

affecting the review and approval of 

public charter filings under 14 CFR part 

380. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicholas Lowry, Attorney, Office of 

Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings 

(C–70), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–9349. 

Guidance on Review and Approval of 

Public Charter Prospectuses: Extension 

of Effective Date to January 14, 2013 

On November 13, 2012, the 

Department of Transportation’s Office of 

International Aviation and the Office of 

Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings 

issued a notice providing guidance on 

the review and approval of public 

charter prospectuses. 77 FR 69692 

(2012). The notice was to have taken 

effect on December 12, 2012. By this 

addendum, we are deferring the 

implementation date until January 14, 

2013. 

The notice was issued in light of the 

bankruptcy of Southern Sky Air & 

Tours, LLC d/b/a Direct Air. Our 

investigation of Direct Air revealed noncompliance with a number of existing 

regulatory requirements designed to 

protect consumers. Based on the Direct 

Air experience, we determined that by 

clarifying certain elements of our public 

charter regulations (14 CFR Part 380) we 

could promote more effective 

compliance with those regulations and 

thereby enhance consumer protection. 

We have received a number of 

comments and questions from members 

of the public regarding the November 

notice. While we are firmly committed 

to enhancing consumer protection and 

preventing a recurrence of the type of 

problems encountered in the Direct Air 

situation, we want to be sure that 

interested parties with questions or 

comments about the notice have been 

afforded a reasonable opportunity to be 

heard, and that we have had the 

opportunity to consider their views 

fully. Therefore, we have decided to 

defer the effective date of our notice for 

30 days, until January 14, 2013. 

Questions and comments regarding our 

November notice may be addressed to 

the Office of Aviation Enforcement and 

Proceedings (C–70), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

An electronic version of this 

document is available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: December 11, 2012. 

Paul L. Gretch, 

Director, Office of International Aviation. 

Samuel Podberesky, 

Assistant General Counsel for Aviation 

Enforcement and Proceedings. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30293 Filed 12–14–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent 

and Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement: I–10 Corridor Improvement 

Study; Maricopa County, AZ 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice to rescind a Notice of 

Intent and Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that we are 

rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) 

and Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for proposed freeway 

improvements along Interstate 10 (I–10) 

from State Route (SR) 51 to the Santan 

Freeway within Maricopa County, 

Arizona. A NOI to prepare an EIS for the 

I–10 Corridor Improvement Study was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 4, 2002, with a subsequent 

correction to the project limits 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 14, 2002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Alan Hansen, Major Projects Manager, 

Federal Highway Administration, 4000 

North Central Avenue, Suite 1500, 

Phoenix, AZ 85012–3500, Telephone: 

(602) 382–8964, Email: 

alan.hansen@dot.gov. 

The FHWA Arizona Division Office’s 

normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 

p.m. (Mountain Standard Time). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 4, 2002, the FHWA, in 

cooperation with the Arizona 

Department of Transportation (ADOT), 

issued an NOI to prepare an EIS for 

proposed freeway improvements along 

I–10 from SR 51 to the Santan Freeway 

in Maricopa County, Arizona. The I–10 

Corridor is in or adjacent to the cities of 

Phoenix, Tempe, and Chandler, as well 

as the Town of Guadalupe. 

In May 2002, the FWHA issued a 

revised NOI to correct the project limits. 

The study area limits for the EIS 

consisted of approximately 15 miles of 

I–10 and segments of I–17, SR 143, and 

US Highway (US) 60. The study area 

primarily extended south along I–10 

from the I–10/SR51/SR202L System 


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