Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 112 / Monday, June 11, 2018 / Notices 27069 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments in 

section III below. The docket number is 

USTR–2018–0013. For alternatives to 

on-line submissions, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Assistant General Counsel Dax Terrill at 

(202) 395–4739. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

USTR is providing notice that 

consultations have been requested 

pursuant to the World Trade 

Organization (WTO) Understanding on 

Rules and Procedures Governing the 

Settlement of Disputes (DSU). If these 

consultations do not resolve the matter, 

Korea could request that the WTO 

establish a dispute settlement panel 

pursuant to the DSU, which would hold 

its meetings in Geneva Switzerland, and 

issue a report on its findings. 

II. Major Issues Raised by Korea 

On May 14, 2018, Korea requested 

consultations concerning a safeguard 

measure the United States implemented 

on solar products under section 201 of 

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 

et seq.) following a determination of the 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

that solar products are being imported 

into the United States in such increased 

quantities as to be a substantial cause of 

serious injury to the domestic industry 

producing an article like or directly 

competitive with the imported article. 

Korea alleges that United States has 

implemented a safeguard measure that 

does not comply with Articles 1, 2.1, 

3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.4, 8.1, 

12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the Agreement on 

Safeguards and Articles X, XIII, and XIX 

of the General Agreement on Tariffs and 

Trade 1994. 

III. Public Comments: Requirements for 

Submissions 

USTR invites written comments 

concerning the issues raised in this 

dispute. All submissions must be in 

English and sent electronically via 

www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments via www.regulations.gov, 

enter docket number USTR–2018–0013 

on the home page and click ‘‘search.’’ 

The site will provide a search-results 

page listing all documents associated 

with this docket. Find a reference to this 

notice by selecting ‘‘notice’’ under 

‘‘document type’’ on the left side of the 

search-results page, and click on the 

link entitled ‘‘comment now!’’ For 

further information on using the 

www.regulations.gov website, please 

consult the resources provided on the 

website by clicking on ‘‘How to Use 

Regulations.gov’’ on the bottom of the 

home page. 

The www.regulations.gov website 

allows users to provide comments by 

filling in a ‘‘type comment’’ field, or by 

attaching a document using an ‘‘upload 

file’’ field. USTR prefers that comments 

be provided in an attached document. If 

a document is attached, it is sufficient 

to type ‘‘see attached’’ in the ‘‘type 

comment’’ field. USTR prefers 

submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or 

Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the submission 

is in an application other than those 

two, please indicate the name of the 

application in the ‘‘type comment’’ 

field. 

For any comments submitted 

electronically containing business 

confidential information, the file name 

of the business confidential version 

should begin with the characters ‘‘BC’’. 

Any page containing business 

confidential information must be clearly 

marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ 

on the top of that page and the 

submission should clearly indicate, via 

brackets, highlighting, or other means, 

the specific information that is business 

confidential. If you request business 

confidential treatment, you must certify 

in writing that disclosure of the 

information would endanger trade 

secrets or profitability, and that the 

information would not customarily be 

released to the public. Filers of 

submissions containing business 

confidential information also must 

submit a public version of their 

comments. The file name of the public 

version should begin with the character 

‘‘P’’. The ‘‘BC’’ and ‘‘P’’ should be 

followed by the name of the person or 

entity submitting the comments. If these 

procedures are not sufficient to protect 

business confidential information or 

otherwise protect business interests, 

please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 

395–9483 to discuss whether alternative 

arrangements are possible. 

USTR may determine that information 

or advice contained in a comment, other 

than business confidential information, 

is confidential in accordance with 

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

1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(g)(2)). If a 

submitter believes that information or 

advice is confidential, s/he must clearly 

designate the information or advice as 

confidential and mark it as 

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the 

top and bottom of the cover page and 

each succeeding page, and provide a 

non-confidential summary of the 

information or advice. 

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 

U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a 

docket on this dispute settlement 

proceeding, docket number USTR– 

2018–0013, accessible to the public at 

www.regulations.gov. The public file 

will include non-confidential public 

comments USTR receives regarding the 

dispute. If a dispute settlement panel is 

convened, or in the event of an appeal 

from a panel, USTR will make the 

following documents publicly available 

at www.ustr.gov: The U.S. submissions 

and any non-confidential summaries of 

submissions received from other 

participants in the dispute. If a dispute 

settlement panel is convened, or in the 

event of an appeal from a panel, the 

report of the panel, and, if applicable, 

the report of the Appellate Body, will 

also be available on the website of the 

World Trade Organization, at 

www.wto.org. 

Juan Millan, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Monitoring and Enforcement, Office of 

the U.S. Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12446 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket Number USTR–2018–0014; Dispute 

Number WT/DS546] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding United States—Safeguard 

Measure on Imports of Large 

Residential Washers 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) is 

providing notice that on May 14, 2018, 

the Republic of Korea requested 

consultations with the United States 

under the Marrakesh Agreement 

Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (WTO Agreement) 

concerning the safeguard measure in 

effect on imports of large residential 

washers. That request is available at 

www.wto.org in a document designated 

as WT/DS546/1. USTR invites written 

comments from the public concerning 

the issues raised in this dispute. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the dispute settlement proceedings, you 

should submit your comment on or 

before Friday, June 22, 2018, to be 

assured of timely consideration by 

USTR. 

ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers 

electronic submissions made through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 


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27070 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 112 / Monday, June 11, 2018 / Notices 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments in 

section III below. The docket number is 

USTR–2018–0014. For alternatives to 

on-line submissions, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Assistant General Counsel Juli Schwartz 

at (202) 395–3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

USTR is providing notice that Korea 

has requested consultations pursuant to 

the WTO Understanding on Rules and 

Procedures Governing the Settlement of 

Disputes (DSU), the General Agreement 

on Tariffs and Trade 1994, and the 

Agreement on Safeguards (SGA). If 

these consultations do not resolve the 

matter, Korea could request that the 

WTO establish a dispute settlement 

panel pursuant to the DSU, which 

would hold its meetings in Geneva, 

Switzerland, and issue a report on its 

findings. 

II. Major Issues Raised by Korea 

On May 14, 2018, Korea requested 

consultations concerning the safeguard 

measure in effect pursuant to 

Proclamation 9594 of January 23, 

2018—To Facilitate a Positive 

Adjustment to Competition from 

Imports of Large Residential Washers, 

83 FR 3553 (Jan. 25, 2018). Korea alleges 

that the United States’ safeguard action 

is inconsistent with Articles I:1, II, X:3, 

and XIX:1 of the GATT 1994 and 

Articles 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 

7.1, 7.4, 8.1, 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the 

SGA. 

III. Public Comments: Requirements for 

Submissions 

USTR invites written comments 

concerning the issues raised in this 

dispute. All submissions must be in 

English and sent electronically via 

www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments via www.regulations.gov, 

enter docket number USTR–2018–0014 

on the home page and click ‘‘search.’’ 

The site will provide a search-results 

page listing all documents associated 

with this docket. Find a reference to this 

notice by selecting ‘‘notice’’ under 

‘‘document type’’ on the left side of the 

search-results page, and click on the 

link entitled ‘‘comment now!’’ For 

further information on using the 

www.regulations.gov website, please 

consult the resources provided on the 

website by clicking on ‘‘How to Use 

Regulations.gov’’ on the bottom of the 

home page. 

The www.regulations.gov website 

allows users to provide comments by 

filling in a ‘‘type comment’’ field, or by 

attaching a document using an ‘‘upload 

file’’ field. USTR prefers that comments 

be provided in an attached document. If 

a document is attached, it is sufficient 

to type ‘‘see attached’’ in the ‘‘type 

comment’’ field. USTR prefers 

submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or 

Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the submission 

is in an application other than those 

two, please indicate the name of the 

application in the ‘‘type comment’’ 

field. 

For any comments submitted 

electronically containing business 

confidential information, the file name 

of the business confidential version 

should begin with the characters ‘‘BC’’. 

Any page containing business 

confidential information must be clearly 

marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ 

on the top of that page and the 

submission should clearly indicate, via 

brackets, highlighting, or other means, 

the specific information that is business 

confidential. If you request business 

confidential treatment, you must certify 

in writing that disclosure of the 

information would endanger trade 

secrets or profitability, and that the 

information would not customarily be 

released to the public. Filers of 

submissions containing business 

confidential information also must 

submit a public version of their 

comments. The file name of the public 

version should begin with the character 

‘‘P’’. The ‘‘BC’’ and ‘‘P’’ should be 

followed by the name of the person or 

entity submitting the comments or 

rebuttal comments. If these procedures 

are not sufficient to protect business 

confidential information or otherwise 

protect business interests, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

discuss whether alternative 

arrangements are possible. 

USTR may determine that information 

or advice contained in a comment, other 

than business confidential information, 

is confidential in accordance with 

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

1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(g)(2)). If a 

submitter believes that information or 

advice is confidential, s/he must clearly 

designate the information or advice as 

confidential and mark it as 

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the 

top and bottom of the cover page and 

each succeeding page, and provide a 

non-confidential summary of the 

information or advice. 

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 

U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a 

docket on this dispute settlement 

proceeding, docket number USTR– 

2018–0014, accessible to the public at 

www.regulations.gov. The public file 

will include non-confidential public 

comments USTR receives regarding the 

dispute. If a dispute settlement panel is 

convened, or in the event of an appeal 

of a panel report, USTR will make the 

following documents publicly available 

at www.ustr.gov: The U.S. submissions 

and any non-confidential summaries of 

submissions received from other 

participants in the dispute. If a dispute 

settlement panel is convened, the report 

of the panel, and, in the event of an 

appeal of a panel report, the report of 

the Appellate Body, will also be 

available on the website of the World 

Trade Organization, at www.wto.org. 

Juan Millan, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Monitoring and Enforcement Office of the 

U.S. Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12447 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F8–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0030] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes Mellitus 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 41 individuals for an 

exemption from the prohibition in the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons 

with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus 

(ITDM) operating a commercial motor 

vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. If 

granted, the exemptions would enable 

these individuals with ITDM to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 11, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2018–0030 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., 


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