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(0.005 mCi). The physician did not 

prepare a written directive. The 

authorized user noted the error on July 

25, 2006. The licensee estimated a 

whole body dose of 0.0189 Sv (1.89 rem) 

and a dose to the thyroid of 41.4 Sv 

(4,140 rem), based on a 59.2-percent 

uptake. Using the same assumptions, 

the intended dosage of 0.19 MBq (0.005 

mCi) would have given the patient a 

thyroid dose of 0.104 Sv (10.4 rem). The 

patient and referring physician were 

notified of the medical event. The 

patient incurred no adverse health 

effects from the medical event. 

Cause(s)—This medical event was 

caused by inadequate verbal 

communications between the nuclear 

medicine technologist (NMT) and the 

physician and the lack of a written 

directive. 

Actions Taken to Prevent Recurrence. 

Licensee—The licensee reviewed 

previous administrations of radioiodine 

to confirm that this event was an 

isolated occurrence. The licensee added 

additional procedures to ensure proper 

oversight by a physician during all 

future radioidodine administrations. 

State Agency—The State investigated 

the event and concurred with the 

licensee’s dose estimates. The State 

issued a Notice of Violation to the 

licensee. 

* * * * * 

06–06 Dose to an Embryo/Fetus at 

McLeod Regional Medical Center in 

Florence, South Carolina. 

Date and Place—May 26, 2006, 

Florence, South Carolina. 

Nature and Probable Consequences— 

The licensee reported an unintended 

dose to an embryo/fetus. The licensee 

administered 555 MBq (15 mCi) of 

technetium-99m on May 24, 2006, and 

518 KBq (0.014 mCi) of I–131 on May 

25 as a prelude to a thyroid ablation to 

a patient. Prior to the administrations 

and following a detailed explanation 

provided by the physician, the patient 

signed an informed consent indicating 

that she was not pregnant. The 

licensee’s radioactive materials license 

requires that a pregnancy test be done 

on any female of child-bearing age 

undergoing radiation therapy. However, 

the patient convinced the attending 

NMT that she could not possibly be 

pregnant. The NMT did not perform the 

pregnancy test and on May 26, 2006, 

administered 0.548 GBq (14.8 mCi) of I– 

131 to the patient for a thyroid ablation. 

At approximately 32—34 weeks of 

pregnancy, the patient visited an 

obstetrician and mentioned that she had 

undergone a thyroid ablation procedure 

when she was approximately 17 weeks 

pregnant. The obstetrician notified the 

licensee on October 3, 2006. The 

licensee estimated that the fetus 

received a whole body dose of 0.0517 

Gy (5.17 rad) and a thyroid dose of 

139.2 Gy (13,920 rad). The child was 

born in November 2006. The newborn 

appears to have no apparent problems 

resulting from the radiation exposure 

with the exception of an underactive 

thyroid gland (hypothyrodism). The 

child is currently receiving a small 

amount of thyroid supplement. The 

referring physician and patient were 

notified of the event. 

Cause(s)—This event was caused by 

human error. At the time of the 

administration, the patient indicated 

that she was not pregnant, and the 

licensee failed to perform the required 

pregnancy test. 

Actions Taken To Prevent Recurrence. 

Licensee—The licensee provided 

instructions to staff emphasizing its 

policy to administer a pregnancy test to 

female patients of child-bearing age 

prior to undergoing radiation therapy. 

State Agency—The State reviewed 

and approved the corrective actions 

taken by the licensee and will followup 

at the next inspection. The State is in 

the process of issuing a Notice of 

Violation. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day 

of April 2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E7–8551 Filed 5–3–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Special 301 Report: Identification of 

Countries That Deny Adequate 

Protection, or Market Access, for 

Intellectual Property Rights Under 

Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the United States Trade Representative 

(USTR) has submitted its 2007 ‘‘Special 

301 Report,’’ an annual report on the 

identification of those foreign countries 

that deny adequate and effective 

protection of intellectual property rights 

or deny fair and equitable market access 

to United States persons that rely upon 

intellectual property protection, to the 

Committee on Finance of the United 

States Senate and the Committee on 

Ways and Means of the United States 

House of Representatives, pursuant to 

section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 

amended (the Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 

2242). 

DATES: The 2007 Special 301 Report was 

released on April 30, 2007. The 2007 

Special 301 Report is available on 

USTR’s Web site at http://www.ustr.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Choe Groves, Director for 

Intellectual Property and Chair of the 

Special 301 Committee at (202) 395– 

4510. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974, 

as amended by the Omnibus Trade and 

Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act 

(enacted in 1994), under Special 301 

provisions, USTR must identify those 

countries that deny adequate and 

effective protection for intellectual 

property rights (IPR) or deny fair and 

equitable market access for persons that 

rely on intellectual property protection. 

Countries that have the most onerous or 

egregious acts, policies, or practices and 

whose acts, policies, or practices have 

the greatest adverse impact (actual or 

potential) on the relevant U.S. products 

must be designated as ‘‘Priority Foreign 

Countries.’’ 

Priority Foreign Countries are 

potentially subject to an investigation 

under the Section 301 provisions of the 

Trade Act of 1974. USTR may not 

designate a country as a Priority Foreign 

Country if it is entering into good faith 

negotiations or making significant 

progress in bilateral or multilateral 

negotiations to provide adequate and 

effective protection of IPR. 

USTR must decide whether to 

identify countries within 30 days after 

issuance of the annual National Trade 

Estimate Report. In addition, USTR may 

identify a trading partner as a Priority 

Foreign Country or remove such 

identification whenever warranted. 

USTR has created a ‘‘Priority Watch 

List’’ and ‘‘Watch List’’ under Special 

301 provisions. Placement of a trading 

partner on the Priority Watch List or 

Watch List indicates that particular 

problems exist in that country with 

respect to IPR protection, enforcement, 

or market access for persons relying on 

intellectual property. Countries placed 

on the Priority Watch List are the focus 

of increased bilateral attention 

concerning the problem areas. 

Additionally, under Section 306, 

USTR monitors a country’s compliance 

with bilateral intellectual property 

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resolving an investigation under Section 

301. USTR may apply sanctions if a 

country fails to satisfactorily implement 

an agreement. 

The interagency Trade Policy Staff 

Committee that advises USTR on the 

implementation of Special 301 obtains 

information from and holds 

consultations with affected industry 

groups and other private sector 

representatives, foreign governments, 

Congressional leaders, and interagency 

coordination within the United States 

Government, among other sources. 

The Special 301 Report is available on 

USTR’s Web site at http://www.ustr.gov. 

Following extensive research and 

analysis, the USTR has designated 43 

countries in the categories of Priority 

Watch List, Watch List, and/or Section 

306 Monitoring status. The Report 

affirms the Administration’s continuing 

commitment to address weak IPR 

protection and enforcement, particularly 

in Russia and China. 

With respect to Russia, the Special 

301 Report describes the Bilateral 

Market Access Agreement between the 

United States and Russia, concluded in 

November 2006, which includes a letter 

setting out important commitments that 

will strengthen IPR protection and 

enforcement in Russia. The Report 

continues heightened scrutiny of Russia 

by maintaining Russia on the Priority 

Watch List and announcing plans for an 

Out-of-Cycle Review in 2007. 

With respect to China, the Special 301 

Report describes the United States’ plan 

to maintain China on the Priority Watch 

List, to continue Section 306 

Monitoring, and to pursue World Trade 

Organization dispute settlement with 

China on a number of IPR protection 

and enforcement issues. In addition, the 

Report contains a section entitled 

‘‘Special Provincial Review of China,’’ in 

which the Administration reports on 

IPR protection and enforcement at 

China’s provincial level following an 

unprecedented review conducted over 

the past year. 

USTR again designates Paraguay for 

Section 306 monitoring to ensure its 

compliance with the commitments 

made to the United States under 

bilateral intellectual property 

agreements. 

In the Report, USTR also announces 

the placement of 12 trading partners on 

the Priority Watch List: China, Russia, 

Argentina, Chile, Egypt, India, Israel, 

Lebanon, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, 

and Venezuela. In addition, USTR 

places 30 trading partners on the Watch 

List: Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, 

Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, 

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 

Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, 

Jamaica, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malaysia, 

Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, 

Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, 

Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Tajikistan, 

Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and 

Vietnam. The Report announces that 

several countries are being removed 

from the Special 301 list completely: 

Bahamas, Bulgaria, Croatia, European 

Union, and Latvia. Finally, the Report 

notes that USTR will conduct Out-ofCycle Reviews of Brazil, the Czech 

Republic, Pakistan, and Russia. 

Victoria Espinel, 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 

Intellectual Property and Innovation. 

[FR Doc. E7–8496 Filed 5–3–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W7–P 

PEACE CORPS 

New System of Records 

ACTION: Notice to add a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) 

the Peace Corps is giving notice of a 

new system of records, PC–22, titled 

Financial Management System. 

DATES: This action will be effective 

without further notice on June 18, 2007 

unless comments are received by June 4, 

2007 that would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by e-mail to sglasow@peacecorps.gov. 

You may also submit comments by mail 

to Suzanne Glasow, Office of the 

General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 

8200, 1111 20th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20526. Contact 

Suzanne Glasow for copies of 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Glasow, Associate General 

Counsel, 202–692–2150, 

sglasow@peacecorps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

552a provides that the public be given 

a 30-day period in which to comment 

on the new system. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), which 

has oversight responsibility under the 

Act, requires a 40-day period in which 

to review the proposed system. In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a, Peace 

Corps has provided a report on this 

system to OMB and the Congress. 

System name: PC–22, Financial 

Management System (FMS). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The financial system is located at the 

Peace Corps Headquarters. Authorized 

staff in Peace Corps offices, including 

those overseas, can access the 

automated system or its components. 

The Peace Corps office locations include 

Headquarters; Regional Recruitment 

offices; and Peace Corps overseas Posts. 

The number of Peace Corps recruiting 

offices is 11. The number of overseas 

offices (posts) fluctuates, from about 67 

to about 71. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals the Peace Corps owes 

money to or who receives a payment 

from the Peace Corps and those who 

owe money to the United States. These 

individuals consist of current and 

former Employees; Peace Corps 

Volunteers, Crisis Corps Volunteers; 

United Nations Volunteers; and 

returned Volunteers; Personal Services 

(PSC) and Other Contractors, 

Consultants, and Vendors who travel or 

perform certain services for PC; Donors; 

and Individuals whom Peace Corps 

Volunteers and Crisis Corps Volunteers 

have designated to receive their W–2 

forms. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

When applicable, information in the 

system includes, but is not limited to: 

Name, address, country of assignment, 

employee number, vendor number, 

social security number; Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN), including 

background and supporting 

documentation for most categories of 

individuals; banking data, PSC vendor 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number; contract numbers and 

contracts, invoice and payment records; 

travel payment records; Peace Corps, 

Crisis Corps, and United Nations 

Volunteer ID number, telephone 

numbers; date of birth, contacts, account 

numbers and payment records; claims, 

donors (Federal and non-federal), donor 

numbers and donation history. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM

(INCLUDES ANY REVISIONS OR AMENDMENTS): 

Budget and Accounting Procedures 

Act of 1950; Federal Managers Financial 

Integrity Act; and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circular A–127, The Peace Corps Act, 

22 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., Debt Collection 

Improvement Act of 1996. 

PURPOSE: 

To support the financial functions 

required to track financial events, 

provide financial information 

significant to the financial management 

of Peace Corps and/or required for the 

preparation of financial statements and 

other federally-mandated reports and for 

the issuance of payments. 


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