Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 187 / Friday, September 26, 1997 / Notices 50651

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2606]

International Telecommunications

Advisory Committee (ITAC) Ad Hoc on

Administrative Preparations for the

1998 Plenipotentiary Conference

Meeting Notice

The Department of State announces a

meeting, under the International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC), of its Ad Hoc Group

on administrative preparations for the

next ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, to

be hosted by the United States in

Minneapolis in October/November

1998. The Ad Hoc meeting will be held

Thursday, October 9, 1997, at 10 a.m. In

Room 1207 of the Department of State,

22nd and C Street, NW., Washington,

DC.

The purpose of ITAC is to advise the

Department on policy, technical and

operational matters and to provide

strategic telecommunications and

information issues. To assist in

preparations for specific international

events and issues, the Department may

establish an ITAC Ad Hoc group. The

purpose of the upcoming Ad Hoc

meeting is to provide an update on

preparations for the 1998

Plenipotentiary Conference of the

International Telecommunications

Union (ITU).

Working group chairpersons of the Ad

Hoc will report on past and upcoming

activities. The telecommunications

requirements for the Plenipotentiary

Conference will be reviewed. Questions

regarding the agenda may be directed to

Anne Jillson, Department of State (202)

647–9117, fax number (202) 736–4933.

All participants may join in

discussions, subject to instructions of

the chair. In this regard, entry to the

building is controlled. If you wish to

attend, please send a fax to (202) 647–

5957 at least 24 hours before the

meeting, providing name, affiliation,

date of birth and social security number,

to arrange for pre-clearance. One of the

following valid photo ID’s is required

for admittance: U.S. driver’s license

with picture, passport, government ID

(company IDs are not accepted). Enter

the ‘‘C’’ Street Main Lobby.

Dated: September 16, 1997.

Richard E. Shrum,

ITAC Executive Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2607]

International Telecommunications

Advisory Committee;

Telecommunications Development

Sector (ITAC–D) Group Meeting Notice

The Department of State announces

the United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC) Telecommunications

Development Sector (ITAC–D) Group

will meet over the next several months

to prepare for the upcoming

International Telecommunications

Union (ITU) World Telecommunication

Development Conference scheduled for

March 23–April 1, 1998 in Valletta,

Malta. First preparatory meeting is

scheduled for Friday, October 17, 1997,

Room 1408, U.S. Department of State.

The agenda for the preparatory

meeting is to discuss and review

proposals to the Conference regarding

the Development Sector’s mission and

strategic plan, its structure and methods

of work and the priorities for the

programme 1999–2003. U.S. proposals

for new Study Group questions will also

be discussed. It is expected that ad hoc

committees will be formed at the first

meeting to work on specialized or

specific topics.

Questions regarding the meeting may

be addressed to Ms. Doreen McGirr at

202–647–0201. If you wish to attend

please send a fax to 202–647–7407 no

later than two days before the scheduled

meeting. Please include your name,

Social Security number and date of

birth. One of the following valid photo

ID’s will be required for admittance:

U.S. driver’s license with picture, U.S.

passport, U.S. Government ID (company

ID’s are no longer accepted by

Diplomatic Security). Enter from the

‘‘C’’ Street Main Lobby.

Dated: September 17, 1997.

Doreen F. McGirr,

Chair of ITAC–D.

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket No. 301–102]

Determinations Under Section 304 of

the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to

Certain Canadian Practices Affecting

Periodicals

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of determinations,

termination and monitoring.

SUMMARY: The United States Trade

Representative (USTR) has determined

pursuant to section 304(a)(1)(A)(ii) of

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

2414(a)(1)(A)(ii)) (‘‘the Trade Act’’) that

certain acts, policies and practices of the

Government of Canada that restrict or

prohibit imports of certain periodicals

into Canada and apply discriminatory

treatment to certain imported

periodicals violates, or otherwise denies

benefits to which the United States is

entitled to under, the General

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

1994. This determination is based on

the report of a dispute settlement panel

convened under the World Trade

Organization (WTO), at the request of

the United States, to examine the

Canadian measures at issue. That report,

as modified by a report of the WTO

Appellate Body, and adopted by the

WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB),

found four Canadian measures affecting

periodicals to be inconsistent with

Canada’s obligations under GATT 1994.

Following the adopting of this report

by the DSB, Canada submitted a letter

to the DSB announcing its commitment

to meet its obligations under the WTO

with regard to this matter and comply

with the panel and Appellate Body

reports within a reasonable period of

time. Thus, pursuant to section

304(a)(1)(B) of the Trade Act, the USTR

has determined that, by making this

commitment, Canada is taking

satisfactory measures to grant the rights

of the United States under the GATT.

Therefore, the USTR will not take action

under section 301 of the Trade Act at

this time and has terminated this

investigation, but will monitor under

section 306 of the Trade Act Canada’s

implementation of this commitment.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: 600 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Kane, Associate General

Counsel, (202) 395–6800; or Megan

Waters, Director for Canadian Affairs,

(202) 395–3412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

11, 1996, the United States Trade

Representative initiated an investigation

under section 302(b)(1) of the Trade Act

of 1974 (‘‘the Trade Act’’) regarding

certain measures adopted by the

Government of Canada affecting

periodicals and requested public

comment on the issues raised in the

investigation and the determinations to

be made under section 304 of the Trade

Act. 61 FR 11067 (March 18, 1996).