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be provided to any person subject to this 

determination who might have a 

constitutional presence in the United 

States, because to do so would render 

ineffectual the measures authorized in 

the Order. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: August 3, 2011. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21268 Filed 8–18–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7561] 

Determination on Imposition and 

Waiver of Sanctions Under Sections 

603 and 604 of the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 

(Pub. L. 107–228) 

Consistent with the authority 

contained in section 604 of the Foreign 

Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 

2003 (Pub. L. 107–228) (the ‘‘Act’’), the 

Delegation of Authority in the April 30, 

2009, Memorandum for the Secretary of 

State, and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority No. 245–1, and 

with reference to the determinations set 

out in the Report to the Congress 

transmitted pursuant to section 603 of 

that Act, regarding the extent of 

noncompliance by the Palestine 

Liberation Organization (PLO) or 

Palestinian Authority with certain 

commitments, I hereby impose the 

sanction set out in section 604(a)(2), 

‘‘Downgrade in Status of the PLO Office 

in the United States.’’ This sanction is 

imposed for a period of 180 days from 

the date that the report under section 

603 of the Act is transmitted to the 

Congress or until such time as the next 

report under section 603 is required to 

be transmitted to the Congress, 

whichever is later. 

Furthermore, I hereby determine that 

it is in the national security interest of 

the United States to waive that sanction, 

pursuant to section 604(c) of the Act. 

This waiver shall be effective for a 

period of 180 days from the date hereof 

or until such time as the next report 

under section 603 of the Act is required 

to be transmitted to Congress, 

whichever is later. 

This determination shall be reported 

to Congress promptly and published in 

the Federal Register. 

Dated: August 10, 2011. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21270 Filed 8–18–11; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Dispute No. WTO/DS422] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding United States—AntiDumping Measures on Diamond 

Sawblades and Parts Thereof 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 July 22, 2011, 

the People’s Republic of China 

requested consultations with the United 

States under the Marrakesh Agreement 

Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) 

concerning anti-dumping measures 

regarding diamond sawblades and parts 

thereof from China. That request may be 

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

in a document designated as WT/ 

DS422/1/Add.1. USTR invites written 

comments from the public concerning 

the issues raised in China’s July 22, 

2011 consultation request. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the dispute settlement proceedings, 

comments should be submitted on or 

before September 19, 2011, to be 

assured of timely consideration by 

USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2011–0002. 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: 

Jared Wessel, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, 

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

3150. 

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 July 22, 2011, China requested 

consultations regarding the 

antidumping duty investigation 

conducted by the Department of 

Commerce on diamond sawblades and 

parts thereof from China, referring in 

particular to the use of what it calls 

‘‘zeroing’’ in that proceeding. 

Specifically, China requested 

consultations regarding the 

determination by the Department of 

Commerce in (1) Final Determination of 

Sales at Less than Fair Value and Final 

Partial Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances: Diamond 

Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the 

People’s Republic of China, 71 FR 29303 

(May 22, 2006) and the accompanying 

May 15, 2006, Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, as well as any 

amendments, replacements and/or 

implementing measures issued pursuant 

thereto; and (2) Diamond Sawblades 

and Parts Thereof from the People’s 

Republic of China and Republic of 

Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 

57145 (November 4, 2009), as well as 

any amendments, replacements and/or 

implementing measures issued pursuant 

thereto. 

China asserts that the present request 

for consultations constitutes an 

addendum to, and must be read together 

with, its consultation request dated 

February 28, 2001 regarding antidumping measures on certain frozen 

warmwater shrimp from China, WTO/ 

DS422/1. (See WTO Dispute Settlement 

Proceeding Regarding United States— 

Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain 

Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From China, 

76 FR 17985 (March 31, 2011)). 

China alleges that so-called zeroing is 

inconsistent with Articles VI:1 and VI:2 

of the General Agreement on Tariffs and 

Trade 1994 and Articles 1, 2.1, 2.4, 

2.4.2, 5.8, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4 of the 

Agreement on Implementation of Article 

VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs 

and Trade 1994. 

Public Comment: Requirements for 

Submissions 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written comments concerning 

the issues raised in this dispute. Persons 

may submit public comments 

electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov docket number 

USTR–2011–0002. If you are unable to 

provide submissions by http:// 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 


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