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written comments from the public on

the matters raised in this dispute.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

on or before March 3, 1997, to be

assured of timely consideration by

USTR in preparing its first written

submission to the panel.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted to Ileana Falticeni, Office of

Monitoring and Enforcement, Room

501, Attn: Argentina Textiles, Apparel

and Footwear Dispute, Office of the

United States Trade Representative, 600

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen James Chopra, Deputy Assistant

United States Trade Representative for

the Western Hemisphere, (202) 395–

5190, or Hal S. Shapiro, Assistant

General Counsel, (202) 395–3582.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 22, 1997, the United States

requested establishment of a WTO

dispute settlement panel to examine

whether Argentina’s measures are

inconsistent with Articles II, VII, VIII

and X of the GATT 1994; Articles 1

through 8 of the Agreement on

Implementation of Article VII of the

GATT 1994; and Article 7 of the

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

Major Issues Raised by the United

States and Legal Basis of Complaint

Under the GATT 1994, Argentina has

agreed to a bound tariff rate of 35

percent ad valorem for textiles, apparel

and footwear. Beginning in September

1995, Argentina converted its tariff

regime for textiles, apparel and footwear

to specific duties that are in excess of

Argentina’s bound rate.

Article II of the GATT 1994 provides

that imports shall be exempt from all

other duties or charges of any kind

imposed on or in connection with

importation in excess of those set forth

in a WTO member’s binding and that a

WTO member shall not alter its method

of determining dutiable value so as to

impair the value of its tariff concessions.

Article VII of the GATT 1994 and

Articles 1 through 8 of the Agreement

on Implementation of Article VII of the

GATT 1994 set forth the bases for

determining dutiable value. The United

States contends that Argentina’s specific

duties are inconsistent with these

provisions.

Argentina also imposes a statistical

tax of 3 percent ad valorem on imports.

Article VIII of the GATT 1994 states that

all fees and charges imposed by WTO

members shall be limited to the

approximate cost of services rendered

and shall not represent an indirect

protection to domestic products or a

taxation of imports for fiscal purposes.

In the view of the United States,

Argentina’s statistical tax is not limited

to the amount of any service rendered,

and it is an indirect protection of

domestic products as well as a taxation

of imports.

Finally, Article 7 of the Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing requires WTO

members to take such actions as may be

necessary to achieve improved access to

markets for textile and clothing

products. Argentina’s specific duties

and statistical tax hinder the

achievement of improved import access,

and the United States maintains that

they are contrary to Article 7.

Public Comment

Requirements for Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments concerning

the issues raised in the dispute.

Comments must be in English and

provided in fifteen copies. A person

requesting that information contained in

a comment submitted by that person be

treated as confidential must certify that

such information is business

confidential and would not customarily

be released to the public by the

commenter. Confidential business

information must be clearly marked

‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ in a

contrasting color ink at the top of each

page of each copy.

A person requesting that information

or advice contained in a comment

submitted by that person, other than

business confidential information, be

treated as confidential in accordance

with section 135(g)(2) of the Trade Act

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155)—

(1) must so designate that information

or advice;

(2) must clearly mark the material as

‘‘CONFIDENTIAL’’ in a contrasting

color ink at the top of each page or each

copy; and

(3) is strongly encouraged to provide

a non-confidential summary of the

information or advice.

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the

URAA, USTR will maintain a file on

this dispute settlement proceeding,

accessible to the public, in the USTR

Reading Room: Room 101, Office of the

United States Trade Representative, 600

17th Street, NW. Washington, DC 20508.

The public file will include a listing of

any comments made to USTR from the

public with respect to the proceeding;

the United States submissions to the

panel in the proceeding, the

submissions, or non-confidential

summaries of the submissions, to the

panel received from other participants

in the dispute, as well as the report of

the dispute settlement panel and, if

applicable, the report of the Appellate

Body. An appointment to review the file

(Docket WTO/D–13) may be made by

calling Brenda Webb at (202) 395–6186.

The USTR Reading Room is open to the

public from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon and

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through

Friday.

A. Jane Bradley,

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Monitoring and Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 97–2427 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation

(DOT).

ACTION: Notice and Request for

Comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

abstracted below has been forwarded to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and comment. The

ICR describes the nature of the

information collection and its expected

cost and burden. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following

collection of information was published

November 21, 1996 [FR 61, Page 59271].

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before April 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Richard Cronin. Telephone: (202) 366–

9424.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

Title: Indoor Air Quality Medical

Questionnaire.

OMB Control Number: 2105–0533.

Type of Request: New Collection.

Affected Entities: 5,500 Occupants of

the U.S. Department of Transportation

workers in the Nassif Building.

Abstract: The Department of

Transportation (DOT) is announcing a 3-

year voluntary health questionnaire to

conduct surveys to provide medical

evaluations of DOT workers in the

Nassif Building. Participation is entirely

voluntary. Health surveys of the Nassif

Building occupants will be conducted to

help determine the role that the

building conditions play in employees
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health. In several weeks, a survey will

be conducted to establish a baseline of

information. The same survey will be

conducted again after the cleaning and

repair of the building is complete to

further identify the link between

employees’ symptoms and building

conditions. The results of the survey

will provide updated data on the status

of employees’ health as it relates to the

Nassif Building.

Estimated Total Burden on

Respondents: 1,500 hours.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention OST

Desk Officer. As it relates to this

information collection comments are

invited on: Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Department, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; the accuracy of the

Department’s estimate of the burden of

the proposed information collection;

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27,

1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–2370 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Aviation Proceedings; Agreements

Filed During the Week Ending 1/24/97

The following Agreements were filed

with the Department of Transportation

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C 412

and 414. Answers may be filed within

21 days of date of filing.

Docket Number: OST–97–2084.

Date filed: January 21, 1997.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC3 0042 dated December

10, 1996; Japan/Korea-South East Asia

(incl. U.S. Territories); (Summary

attached.); Intended effective date:

February 1, 1997.

Docket Number: OST–97–2099.

Date filed: January 24, 1997.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC12 USA-EUR Fares 0022

dated January 24, 1997; US-UK Add-on

Amounts; Intended effective date: April

1, 1997.

Docket Number: OST–97–2100.

Date filed: January 24, 1997.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: COMP Telex Reso 024f; Local

Currency Fare Changes—South Africa;

Intended effective date: January 24,

1997.

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief, Documentary Services.

[FR Doc. 97–2465 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Notice of Applications for Certificates

of Public Convenience and Necessity

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed

Under Subpart Q During the Week

Ending January 24, 1997

The following Applications for

Certificates of Public Convenience and

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier

Permits were filed under Subpart Q of

the Department of Transportation’s

Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR

302.1701 et. seq.). The due date for

Answers, Conforming Applications, or

Motions to modify Scope are set forth

below for each application. Following

the Answer period DOT may process the

application by expedited procedures.

Such procedures may consist of the

adoption of a show-cause order, a

tentative order, or in appropriate cases

a final order without further

proceedings.

Docket Number: OST–97–2092.

Date filed: January 23, 1997.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: February 20, 1997.

Description: Application of Emery

Worldwide Airlines, Inc., pursuant to 49

U.S.C. Section 41102 and Subpart Q of

the Regulations, applies for certificate

authority authorizing Emery Air to

provide scheduled foreign air

transportation of property and mail

between (1) Dayton, Ohio, and the coterminal points Guadalajara and Mexico

City, Mexico, and (2) Laredo, Texas, and

Monterrey, Mexico.

Docket Number: OST–97–2097.

Date filed: January 24, 1997.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: February 21, 1997.

Description: Application of Flying

Colours Airlines, Limited, pursuant to

49 U.S.C. 41301, and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, applies for a foreign air

carrier permit to engage in charter

foreign air transportation of persons and

property as follows: between any point

or points in the United Kingdom and

any point or points in the United States,

either directly or via intermediate or

beyond points in other countries, with

or without stopovers; between any point

or points in the United States and any

point or points not in the United

Kingdom or the United States; and, any

other charter flights authorized pursuant

to Part 212 of the Department’s

regulations.

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief Documentary Services.

[FR Doc. 97–2464 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

(#97–03–C–00–JAC) To Impose and

Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Jackson Hole

Airport, Submitted by the Jackson

Hole Airport Board, Jackson, Wyoming

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use PFC

revenue at Jackson Hole Airport under

the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and

Part 158 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Alan E. Wiechmann, Manager;

Denver Airports District Office, DEN–

ADO; Federal Aviation Administration;

26805 E. 68th Avenue, Suite 224;

Denver, CO 80249–6361.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. George

Larson, Airport Manager, at the

following address: Jackson Hole Airport,

P.O. Box 159, Jackson, WY 83001.

Air Carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to Jackson Hole

Airport, under section 158.23 of Part

158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Christopher Schaffer, (303) 342–

1258; Denver Airports District Office,

DEN–ADO; Federal Aviation

Administration; 26805 68th Avenue,

Suite 224; Denver, CO 80249–6361. The

application may be reviewed in person

at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application (#97–03–C–

00–JAC) to impose and use PFC revenue

at Jackson Hole Airport, under the